Wednesday, August 30th, 2023
Mental health problems in a school setting in children and adolescents
Zahra Ali This piece of writing aims to explain factors in a school setting that affect mental health and the importance of mental health problems for students’ scholastic development. In education, teaching quality and school leadership are most important factors in raising students’ academic achievement. Teacher juggle an overwhelming number of unfamiliar issues such as classroom management, students’ learning difficulties, instructional methodologies, curriculum, parent relations, interaction with students, and when they are left to themselves they are vulnerable in developing counterproductive behaviors. There are manifold reasons as to why thereRead More
Pak economy linked with IT development: Arif Alvi
Faisal Sheikh ISLAMABAD, President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday stressed the need to equip youth with skills of latest technology saying that Pakistan’s economy was linked with the development of Information Technology in the country. He said Pakistan had become the second largest free lance market in the world, however the people were facing issues related to financial transactions. He underlined that by easing the financial movement and financial transactions in Pakistan, the country’s economy could further boost and its GDP growth rate could increase by 2-3%. Addressing the closingRead More
Prime Minister’s letter from Jail to the President
By Qamar Bashir On the evening of August 29, 2023, during a dinner-time talk show, I had the privilege of hearing an intriguing discussion about a prominent historical figure, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy. He was not only a former Prime Minister but also a key figure in the Muslim League, second only to Jinnah himself. He laid the foundation of PML in Bengal and played a pivotal role in its success. However, his legacy was marred by multiple arrests and the painful charge of being a traitor. Fueled by curiosity, IRead More
ICCI, WFP discuss cooperation to address food insecurity issues
ISLAMABAD, AUG 30 /DNA / – Rei Ishii, Head of Supply Chain, World Food Program (WFP) visited Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) and discussed areas of collaboration between WFP and ICCI to address the food insecurity issues in the region. Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomed the visiting guest and said that WFP is providing critical relief and nutrition support to vulnerable segments of society in Pakistan, which is commendable. He assured that ICCI is ready to mobilize its member companies to joinRead More
HEC Trains Batch-I of Varsity Focal Persons on Undergraduate Education Policy
ISLAMABAD, AUG 30 /DNA/ – The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan held an orientation session for the first batch of 30 focal persons from 23 universities to provide them with a training on the Undergraduate Education Policy (UEP) V1.1. Organised by HEC Curriculum Division, the training session was attended by Executive Director HEC Dr. Shaista Sohail as chief guest. Advisor (Academics & Curriculum) Engr. Muhammad Raza Chohan chaired the session. In his briefing on the policy, Advisor (Academics & Curriculum) HEC highlighted the transformation process linking the previous policies andRead More
Vanuatu to host ICC Women’s T20 WC 2024 EAP qualifier
ISLAMABAD, Aug 30 (DNA): The road to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 continues in September with the East Asia Pacific (EAP) regional qualifying event taking place in Port Vila, Vanuatu. One team would book their spot in the Global Qualifier, where they will hope to qualify for the World Cup, said a press release. The island nation has qualified for the event and plays host to the Cook Islands, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa. Vanuatu, which earlier this year was hit by two major cyclonesRead More