Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
Pak students to visit Japan under the JENESYS Program
Mahnoor Ansar Islamabad: 27 Feb: On the invitation by the Government of Japan, a group of eight Pakistani undergraduate students (four from Islamabad and three from Karachi) will be visiting Japan from March 5 to 12, 2024 under the JENEYSYS (Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths) program. A total of 49 youths have been invited from the SAARC countries to participate in this program which is being held under the theme of Environment . JENESYS is a youth exchange program between Japan and the Asia Pacific regionRead More
Ambassador Blome commends PUAN’s involvement in fight against human trafficking
ISLAMABAD, FEB 27 (DNA) – It is a real honor to inaugurate this important conference and I am particularly pleased by the involvement of PUAN (Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network). I find members of our alumni network almost everywhere I go in Pakistan and doing all kinds of important work. And I am always proud when I see it. Human trafficking is an appalling and pervasive crime. It deprives millions worldwide of their dignity and freedom. It is a global crisis that touches every country, including Pakistan and the United States. ByRead More
Pakistan’s ‘fair’ election, underway peaceful power transfer exemplify its democratic tradition: FS Qazi tells UN body
GENEVA, Feb 27 (APP/DNA): Pakistan’s ongoing peaceful transition of power following the February 8 “fair” election demonstrated the strength of the country’s democratic tradition and values, Foreign Secretary Syrus Sajjad Qazi has said. “Tens of millions of Pakistani citizens freely exercised their fundamental right to vote,” Qazi told the high-level segment of the United Nations Human Rights Council ‘s 55th session which began in Geneva on Monday. Pakistan, he said, was a staunch supporter in promoting universal respect for human rights, and remains a strong voice for protection, and indivisibilityRead More
Jose Luis Piexoto terms his visit to Pakistan as an eye opener
AB Khan Salt and Pepper hairdo, pierced ears and eyebrows, leaned body and honey dew tone and tenor may confuse oneself for a heavy rock band star ready to hit the notes. However, the gentleman sitting comfortably on a sofa is in fact, Jose Luis Piexoto, the Portuguese most acclaimed and bestselling novelist, a literature Wizkid when introduced. His resume is more than impressive. The list of his accomplishments in fiction, non-fiction, poetry and children’s literature far surpasses many of his peers and even contemporaries. Recipient of Jose Saramago Literary award, LibroRead More
Jordan keen to expand trade relations with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, FEB 27 (DNA) – Maen Khreasat, Ambassador of Jordan visited the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry and during an interaction with the business community, said that his country is keen to expand trade relations with Pakistan so that both countries can achieve mutually profitable outcomes. He said that Jordan and Pakistan can cooperate in many areas including tourism, IT, sports, vocational training for youth, agriculture, and others. He said that there is a good potential for cooperation between the women entrepreneurs of both countries to achieve mutual profits.Read More
The first Algerian literary work in the Urdu language in Pakistan
Dr. Fadila Melhag The first literary work, an Algerian novel published in the Urdu language in Pakistan (When Life Desires You) by the great Algerian writer Dr. Fadila Melhaq, is a historical precedent and a pioneering step in establishing a bridge of cultural communication between two great brotherly countries, Algeria in North Africa and Pakistan in South Asia, and the entire Indian subcontinent. The novel was published by the Karachi Editor’s Club, in Urdu language, translated by Dr. Lubna Farah, Head of the Translation Department at the National University ofRead More