RAWALPINDI, 28 Feb: /DNA/ – Security forces conducted an intelligence based operation in North Waziristan District, on reported presence of terrorists. During the conduct of operation, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and the terrorists, as a result of which six terrorists were sent to hell, while one soldier also got injured. Weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities including target killing as well as extortion & abduction of innocent civilians. Sanitization operation is being conductedRead More

VIENNA: /DNA/ – Pakistan Hands Over Chairpersonship of the Group of 77 & China and Reiterates Its Commitment to Continue Efforts to Protect and Enhance the Group’s Collective and Shared Interests in Vienna Based Organizations. Today, in a formal ceremony held at the United Nations Office in Vienna (UNoV), Pakistan handed over the Chairpersonship of the Group of 77 and China’s Vienna Chapter to the Republic of Colombia. Speaking on the occasion via a video message, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani, highlighted that the Group was aRead More

ISLAMABAD, FEB 28 (DNA) — The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has signed a contract worth Rs. 46.5 million with Quality Solutions Technologies (QST) (Pvt) Ltd for consultancy services for the digitization of significant rock carvings in the direct area of impact of the Diamer Basha Dam, along with modelling and preparation of data for 3D printing. The major scope of services included site documentation through terrestrial scanners and consolidation as well as archiving and modelling of scanned data for various applications. The duration of the contract isRead More

ISLAMABAD, Feb 28 /DNA/ – Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan has entered into a significant partnership with the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) through an MoU signed on Wednesday at the HEC Secretariat. This collaboration falls under HEC’s scholarship programme “Empower Future Female Afghan Leaders – EFFAL Pakistan track initiative.” The MoU, signed by Ms. Aayesha Ikram, Director General (Scholarships) HEC and Mr. Muhammad Khaskeia, Head of DAAD Government Scholarship Programmes, MENA Region, has two components. It includes 150 scholarships for Afghan refugees for two-year Master’s studies in HEC-recognised universitiesRead More

DNA Islamabad – Pakistan needs a clear strategy for employing tobacco taxation as a tool to protect public health and boost revenue and absence of a clear strategy  results in a loss of Rs 567 billion in past seven years. Indus Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) has exposed the staggering loss to national exchequer in a policy paper titled Rethinking Tobacco Taxation in Pakistan: A Call for Immediate Reforms. The study has quoted Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) revenue targets from the cigarette industry and the tax collected in seven years. TheRead More