Tuesday, April 28th, 2026
The Innovation Chasm: Why Pakistan Needs a Mandated Framework for Academia-Industry Synergy
Dr. Jam Muhammad Zafar For Pakistan’s higher education sector, we stand at a precipice of paradox. Our universities produce a deluge of research scholars and project proposals, yet our national innovation quotient remains stagnant. Graduates leave campuses with degrees, but often without the practical know-how that industries desperately need. The critical bottleneck is the absence of a prescribed, legally-binding framework for academia-industry linkage. For faculty members and research supervisors, the mandate to secure “industrial support letters” for national and international funding is becoming a Sisyphean task, creating an eligibility paradoxRead More
Pakistan keen to reinforce engagement with EU: PM
EU business delegation calls on the Prime Minister; assurea the EU delegation of the Government of Pakistan’s firm resolve to continue working towards the stabilization of the economy, despite regional challenges, including the recent spike in oil prices due to the situation in the Middle East Saifullah Ansar ISLAMABAD, APR 28 /DNA/ – A delegation of senior officials of the European Union and business representatives from prominent European companies, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister House this morning. The delegation was led by Mr. PeterisRead More
Low awareness mars EU-Pakistan business forum
Staff Report/DNA ISLAMABAD: The first-ever High-Level EU–Pakistan Business Forum was inaugurated here on Tuesday, aiming to open new avenues for trade, investment, and technology cooperation between Pakistan and the European Union. The two-day event, organised in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan, has brought together senior policymakers, business leaders, investors, and financial institutions from both sides. However, despite its strategic importance, participation from several major European companies remained limited, with many staying away reportedly due to ongoing regional tensions and the broader impact of conflicts in the Gulf and MiddleRead More
The Lucky Irani Circus and the Ceasefire in Islamabad: A Personal Reflection
by Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal In the quiet recesses of memory, there are places that time never quite succeeds in erasing. In the heart of Lahore’s old Ichhra, where narrow lanes wind through a living tapestry of history, one such memory continues to breathe with remarkable freshness. It belongs to a man who, having moved with his family from Delhi Gate in 1976, found his childhood shaped by the rhythms and rituals of a neighbourhood deeply rooted in tradition. Among the most vivid of these recollections is the annual Urs ofRead More
New Al-Shifa eye hospital opens in Haveli Lakha
RAWALPINDI, APR 28 /DNA/ – Al-Shifa Trust’s new eye hospital in Haveli Lakha, Okara, has begun serving patients ahead of a formal inauguration scheduled for May 04, bringing specialist eye care within reach of five districts in South Punjab for the first time. The facility, built on two acres of donated land, will serve patients from Haveli Lakha, Depalpur, Pakpatan, Sahiwal, and Bahawalnagar, areas long deprived of specialised eye treatment. The total project cost is Rs162 million, including Rs122 million for construction and Rs40 million for medical equipment. The project wasRead More