Monday, August 21st, 2023
British HC celebrates anniversary of Chevening scholarships

ISLAMABAD, AUG 21 /DNA/ – British High Commissioner Jane Marriott CMG OBE celebrated Pakistanis awarded Chevening and Commonwealth scholarships today (21 August 2023). This year, the UK awarded Chevening scholarships to 46 outstanding Pakistani scholars through a highly competitive selection process. This includes two female Hindu students, and one trans woman. 23 Commonwealth scholars have also been selected from Pakistan with 21 scholars pursuing a Master’s programme and two pursuing a PhD programme. These brilliant scholars were selected from across Pakistan. To honour the legacy of the late human rightsRead More
Bill Controversy: President offloads his secretary

DNAIslamabad, AUG 21: In view of the definite statement of yesterday, President’s Secretariat has written a letter to the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister that the services of Mr Waqar Ahmed, Secretary to the President, are no more required and are surrendered to the Establishment Division, immediately. It has also been desired that Ms Humaira Ahmed, a BPS-22 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service, may be posted as Secretary to the President.
China boosts in-depth integration of information technology into transportation sector

By Han Xin, People’s Daily China is making great efforts to promote the in-depth integration of information technology (IT) into its transportation sector. With new products and new business models continuously emerging across the country, people across China are benefiting from improved travel experiences in various scenarios – from city streets to intercity expressways. This summer, many people in China have found that map apps can display shaded “sun protection” routes for pedestrians in real-time and automatically recommend a shady route based on user’s destination. “By leveraging remote sensing technology,Read More
Chinese film market booms this summer

By Liu Yang, People’s Daily The Chinese box office is extraordinary and unprecedented this summer. Multiple domestically produced films sparked waves of buzz as genre films reached new heights. Gong Kanning in Beijing took her child to the animated film “Chang An” featuring some of China’s most well-known poets. She told People’s Daily that the audience in the cinema erupted into a standing ovation when the film ended, with some even reciting Tang Dynasty (618-907) poems. Zhou Kun, a resident in southwest China’s Chongqing municipality, watched the inspirational comedy “OneRead More
2023 K-POP Festival in Pakistan

The 2023 K-POP Festival in Pakistan, organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea was held at the Pakistan National Council of Arts, in Islamabad on 18th August, 2023. The K-POP Festival was a big success as a huge number of people attended and enjoyed the exhilarating performances of young K-POP fans. The 2023 K-POP Festival in Pakistan was attended by the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, H.E. Mr. Park Kijun, the Head of the Department of Korean Language and Culture Mr. Ahtisham Hussain, representatives from different KoreanRead More
Global South confident in building equal, orderly multi-polar world

By Huan Yuping, People’s Daily For some time, discussions on the “Global South” have proliferated around the world. The term refers to the whole of emerging economies and developing countries, and mirrors their collective emergence on the international stage. As profound changes unseen in a century are evolving rapidly in the world today, these discussions signal an intensifying aspiration of these nations for independent development, solidarity, and cooperation. These countries are becoming a non-negligible force in the international landscape. I. In the 1950s and 1960s, some countries that had brokenRead More