NUST inks MoA with IPO to become digital partners

ISLAMABAD:National University of Science and Technology (NUST) and Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) Pakistan have signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to collaborate on different projects, especially development of a state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based system for efficient examination of IP applications. A high-level delegation from IPO, headed by Ms Shazia Adnan, Director General IPO, visited NUST H-12 […]

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Court adjourns reference against ex-sec till Dec 20

ISLAMABAD:An Accountability Court (AC) on Thursday adjourned hearing till December 20, on a reference against ex-secretary interior pertaining illegal allotment of plot owned by National Police Foundation (NPF). The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) couldn’t file its comments against acquittal pleas of the accused and requested the court to grant more time in this regard. AC-II […]

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Incompetent PML-N loses political credibility among masses: Gill

ISLAMABAD:Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill Wednesday said the incompetent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had lost its all political credibility among masses by telling a lie unabatedly. Reacting on a statement of PML-N’s senior leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the SAPM said the incompetent opposition kept the public trapped […]

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Pakistan-Russia approach conducive to regional peace: Prof Cheng Xizhong

BEIJING:Nowadays, it is in the interests of all stakeholders to promote the situation in Afghanistan towards lasting peace and stability. At this critical moment, Pakistan is actively playing the key role. As far as the Afghan issue is concerned, Pakistan and Russia are both important countries. Constantly deepening Pakistan-Russia cooperative relations is conducive to the […]

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Fawad lauds ECP decision to form committees on EVMs, expats vote

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Thursday appreciated Election Commission’s decision to form a technical committees on electronic voting machines and expatriates’ vote. In a tweet, he said that the decisions of Parliament precede all institutions. The minister said that the role of the chairman and members of the ECP in elections […]

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Coordinated efforts required to improve the state of child rights in Pakistan: Ejaz Alam Augustine

ISLAMABAD:Save the Children Pakistan organized a closing ceremony for the Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) funded CSOs Appropriation Program at a local hotel on Thursday to commemorate the successful completion of its five-year intervention, which focused on working with partner Civil Society Organizations, alliances and networks on the thematic areas of Child Protection and […]

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IHC asks CDA to decide land acquisition dispute under law

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday instructed the Capital Development Authority (CDA)’s board to decide the matter under the law pertaining acquiring of land of two widows for DHA. The court asked the civic body to submit report to it on next hearing after viewing the matter. Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the petition […]

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