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Voice for All: How Two Students Took Disability Inclusion From Classroom to Assembly
By Eshal Amin and Hana Marfani In most Model United Nations rooms in Pakistan, a delegate raises a placard, the chair nods, and a speech begins. It is so ordinary that no one notices how much it assumes: that every delegate can see the placard, hear the chair, read the draft resolution, and follow the debate as it moves. For blind and deaf children, each of those assumptions is a locked door. We started Voice for All to unlock them. When we began working with students at Ida Rieu School,Read More
Norwegian envoy appreciates CDA efforts for beautification of Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, OCT 21 /DNA/ – Sigvald Hauge, Ambassador of Norway to Pakistan, called on Mr. Sohail Ashraf, Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Chief Commissioner Islamabad, at CDA Headquarters, Islamabad. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, avenues for cooperation, and opportunities to further strengthen bilateral engagement were discussed. Chairman CDA Sohail Ashraf highlighted Islamabad’s significance as Pakistan’s capital and emphasized CDA’s vision of transforming the city into a modern, beautiful, sports, tourist-friendly, and environmentally sustainable capital. He apprised the Ambassador on CDA’s ongoing initiatives aimed at urban development, infrastructureRead More
HEC facilitates five Pakistan, Maldives University MOUs
ISLAMABAD, OCT 21 /DNA/ – Building bridges through higher education collaboration, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) welcomed the honorable Vice Chancellor of Maldives National University – Dr. Aishath Shehenaz Adam to Pakistan and facilitated the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) between the Maldives National University and five Pakistani universities to strengthen bilateral academic and research cooperation, academic exchange, institutional partnership, and knowledge sharing. In this connection, HEC organised an MoU signing ceremony at its Secretariat, wherein Vice Chancellor Maldives National University Dr. Aishath Shehenaz Adam signed MoUs with theRead More
The Chemicals That Outlast Your Makeup
By Raneem Sajid The Chemicals That Outlast Your MakeupPick up any long-wear lipstick or waterproof mascara and turn it over. Somewhere on that ingredient list there might be a chemical that will outlast you, your grandchildren, and quite possibly the building you are standing in. You probably won’t be able to find it. In a 2021 study of 231 cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada, only 8 percent of the products screened actually listed a fluorinated ingredient on the label. The lab results told a different story. TheRead More
Maldives President Muizzu arrives in Islamabad on three-day state visit
ISLAMABAD, OCT 20 /DNA/ – The President of the Republic of Maldives, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, arrived in Islamabad today on a three-day State Visit to Pakistan (20–22 October 2026), accompanied by First Lady Madam Sajidha Mohamed and a high-level delegation comprising Cabinet Ministers and senior officials. Mr. Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs along with Ms. Wajiha Qamar, Federal Minister of State for Ministry of Federal Education & Professional Training warmly received the distinguished guests at the airport. The visit, the first by a President of MaldivesRead More
Maldives President arrives in Pakistan
Saifullah Ansar ISLAMABAD: Maldives President Dr Mohamed Muizzu arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday for a three-day state visit at the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Dr Muizzu was accompanied by First Lady Madam Sajidha Mohamed and a high-level delegation comprising cabinet ministers and senior officials.Upon arrival at Islamabad International Airport, the Maldives president and the first lady were accorded a 21-gun salute. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, Dr Muizzu will be accorded an official welcome tomorrow at the Prime Minister’s House. The visiting dignitary is onRead More