Kazakh envoy visits PU to improve varsities’ ties

LAHORE:Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin paid a visit to Punjab University (PU) to strengthen relations among universities of both the countries here on Thursday. PU Pro Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Saleem Mazhar welcomed the delegation. Regional Integration Centre Director Dr Fauzia Hadi Ali and deans of various faculties were also present. Addressing the meeting, […]

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Urgent need to address mental health effects of climate change, report

ISLAMABAD: With a large majority of Americans concerned about climate change and an increasing number expressing alarm and distress, it is past time to address this burgeoning public health crisis at the individual, community and societal levels, according to a report from the American Psychological Association and ecoAmerica. “Our climate is changing at an unprecedented […]

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LCCI demands uninterrupted gas supply to industry

LAHORE:Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) Thursday urged the government to take immediate measures and ensure uninterrupted gas supply to the industry during the winter season. LCCI President Mian Nauman Kabir, Senior Vice President Mian Rehman Aziz Chan and Vice President Haris Ateeq told the media here that most of the industrial units use […]

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Happy Cow Cheese Polo for Peace: Two semifinals on Friday

LAHORE:Two important semifinals of the Happy Cow Cheese Polo for Peace Cup 2021 will be played on Friday here at the Jinnah Polo Fields (JPF). In the first semifinal to be played at 2:15 pm, Diamond Paints will compete against Barry’s. Team Diamond Paints consists of Husnain Monnoo, Adnan Jalil Azam, Mir Shoaib Ahmad and […]

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Dengue control possible with joint efforts: PGMI principal

LAHORE:Post-graduate Medical Institute (PGMI) Principal Prof Dr Sardar Muhammad Al-Fareed Zafar Thursday said the dengue disease could be controlled only with joint efforts of the public health experts and people, and it was a responsibility of every citizen to play its role in this regard. He expressed these views while addressing the participants in a […]

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64 international students admitted to GCU

LAHORE:As many as 64 international students from 13 countries are admitted to the Government College University (GCU) Lahore this year in different disciplines. These international students include 13 females as well. Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi disclosed this while chairing a meeting of the University’s International Students Office to review arrangements for these foreign […]

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Ambassador stresses the need to establish direct communication with local communities

LAHORE:Kazakhstan Ambassador in Pakistan Yerzhan Kistafin said on Thursday that it was very important to establish good direct communication with local communities. Briefing the media persons about his three days visit to the provincial capital here, he said that during his visit, various meetings were held with business communities, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), […]

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