Day: September 16, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiative, Asad Umer said on Wednesday that democracy was the best system and solution to all problems lied in democratic system. While addressing a seminar on International Democracy, he said there was always room for improvement in the system and we wanted to continue defending the democracy. The […]

ISLAMABAD: Through the medium of a remote virtual event, Huawei Pakistan, working together with the Higher Education Commission, took part in the official closing ceremony for the ‘Seeds for the Future’ program, 2021. The event was attended by Executive Director HEC, Dr. Shaista Sohail, Vice President Huawei Middle East, Space Lee, President National Youth Assembly, […]

ISLAMABAD: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Tuesday released 219103 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 189966 cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, water level in the Indus River at Tarbela Dam was 1530.82 feet, which was 138.08 feet higher than its dead level 1392 feet. Water inflow and outflow in […]

ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) is expanding its educational network in remote and low literacy areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, especially in the merged tribal districts, to provide equal education opportunities to its people and equip them with modern education. This was stated by the Vice Chancellor, AIOU, Prof. Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum during a meeting […]

ISLAMABAD: The Hanns Seidel Foundation, Pakistan, a German-based organization, has announced to launch the HS Scholarship Program (HSSP) for children of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan. The HSSP, funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, would be launched in October 2021. The academic support program aimed to strengthen and promote stability in […]

ISLAMABAD: First language or the mother tongue always plays a vital role in shaping identity and world views of native speakers other than protecting their local values, cultural and literary heritage, indigenous knowledge and folk wisdom. The rapid changes during the last few decades have posed serious challenges to the survival of many languages spoken […]

ISLAMABAD: The powers of social media in the digital era could not be ruled out as it helped out to create awareness among the masses about their due rights, highlighting injustice in society etc. “Platform of social media should be handled with care and may not be used for misinformation or to create hate, ” […]

ISLAMABAD: The national tally on Wednesday of total deaths from coronavirus was 73, with 2, 714 more people tested positive for the deadly virus during the last 24 hours. A total 73 corona patients have died during past 24 hours, 65 of whom died in hospital and 8 died out of hospital on 14 September, […]