Monday, September 7th, 2026
Acting president inaugurates Founders’ Wall at ISE Towers
DNA Islamabad, Sept 7: The Acting President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Chairman, Senate of Pakistan, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, today inaugurated the Founders’ Wall at ISE (Islamabad Stock Exchange) Towers Limited, Islamabad. The Founders’ Wall has been established to preserve and honour the legacy of the founders and key contributors to the Islamabad Stock Exchange’s historic journey now existing as ISE REIT Management Company and ISE Towers Limited. The Acting President was received by Mr. Haroon Ihsan Piracha, Chairman ISE REIT Management Company along with other BoardRead More
Has the EU lost its allure?
Khaled Abou Zahr Does the EU still make people and nations dream of joining? Following Iceland’s vote to reject a return to accession negotiations last week, many are stating this openly. The EU has become a bureaucratic dictatorship that is destroying national identities and sovereignty. Now, for insular countries such as Iceland and the UK, which exited the EU in 2020, that might be true. Part of it is undoubtedly true: to keep the bloc together, Brussels has become more top-down than bottom-up in terms of representation. Members of theRead More
Japan grants 2.6 billion yen for Pakistan flood protection
ISLAMABAD, SEP 7 /DNA/ – Japan has extended a grant aid of 2.6 billion Japanese Yen to Pakistan for the Project for Flood Protection and Dike Improvement on Indus River in Sindh Province. Notes to this effect were signed and exchanged between H.E. Mr. AKAMATSU Shuichi, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan and Humair Karim, Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, in Islamabad on September 7, 2026. Subsequently, Grant Agreement of the Project was also signed and exchanged between Mr. SUGAWARA Takayuki, Senior Representative of JICA Pakistan Office and Ms.Read More
HEC concludes artificial intelligence training
ISLAMABAD, SEP 7 /DNA/ – The National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE), Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan, has concluded a three-day Tier-I Faculty Training Programme on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Lecturers and Assistant Professors serving in public sector higher education institutions (HEIs). The programme titled “AI Literacy for Educators: Building AI-Ready Institutions,” aims to strengthen faculty capacity to understand, critically evaluate, and responsibly integrate AI into teaching, learning, research, assessment, and academic practice. NAHE has so far trained around 400 faculty members of universities, including 332 in cohort-I and nearly 64 in cohort-II. TheRead More
Iran warns South Korea against involvement in Hormuz
TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign ministry on Monday warned South Korea against military deployment or involvement in US operations in the Strait of Hormuz, saying such a move would have “serious consequences.” On Friday, Seoul said it was considering “contributions” to US security efforts in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has largely controlled since the outbreak of war against the United States on February 28. South Korea said it would consider the move provided that its own military readiness was not compromised, but added that no decision had been made.Read More
Trump suggests renaming New Mexico state ‘New America’
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s name-changing spree found an unlikely new target on Sunday when he suggested the state of New Mexico could become “New America.” His proposal, which was immediately dismissed by the state’s governor, comes days after he signed an order to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” in the middle of a trade war with neighboring Canada. “Many people suggested changing the name of New Mexico… to NEW AMERICA,” the Republican president posted on social media. “So much more prestigious and beautiful for the people of thatRead More