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PESHAWAR: Total 890 students were awarded degrees in engineering and non-engineering programmes at the 21st convocation of the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar, here on Saturday.UET Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Iftikhar Hussain conferred the degrees on graduating students of postgraduate and undergraduate programmes.In total, 890 students were awarded degrees in engineering and non-engineering programs including 860 BSc degrees, eight PhD degrees while 22 students were awarded MSc degrees.At the convocation, 41 gold medals were conferred upon graduates of undergraduate programmes who achieved top positions.The leading local industries, Kohat Cement Ltd and Fast Cables Ltd also awarded three cash prizes to the toppers of Electrical Engineering of UET Mardan, Inamullah Jauhar and Waleed Khan from Mechanical Engineering Department, UET Peshawar.Addressing the convocation, Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Iftikhar Hussain congratulated the graduates and their parents on their ach

NOWSHERA: Jamaat-e-Islami head Senator Sirajul Haq on Saturday accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government of creating controversy over the chief of the army staff issue.Talking to reporters here, he said the PTI government intentionally complicated the issues in a bid to disgrace national institutions. He added that the Supreme Court had placed the burden on the Parliament, but the government was in no mood to sort things out and was instead creating one crisis after another. “The government wants political martyrdom, but we will not allow it to hide behind lame excuses,” the Jamaat-e-Islami leader said. He maintained that the government had miserably failed to honour the pledges made by it with the people. He said the government had lost the confidence of the people as it did not have the competence to steer the country out of the prevailing crises. Sirajul Haq claimed that the government had yet to provide any relief to the people and control inflation. He said the people

PESHAWAR: The Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) have decided to separate the Hayatabad Industrial Estate from feeder of Tribal Electric Supply Company (Tesco) to overcome power theft and tripping issue.The decision was taken during a meeting between SCCI president Engr Maqsood Anwar Pervaiz and Pesco Chief Executive Engr Dr Muhammad Amjad at the Chambers House here on Saturday, said a press release.Speaking on the occasion, Maqsood Pervaiz said that Shahkas, a vicinity of Khyber district, was in close proximity to Hayatabad Industrial Estate, due to which difficulties were being faced in smooth power supply to industrial units there as power theft and tripping was a routine in the area.He urged the Pesco to take action against electricity thieves and corrupt officials to ensure smooth power supply and resolve tripping issue as well as make the Pesco as a profit-making power distribution company.The SCCI chief demanded exemption

MANSEHRA: People of Darband took to the streets and fastened their cattle at the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, symbolically changing it into a cattle pen in protest against shortage of doctors and healthcare services.“We have been protesting over the years to ask the health department to fill the vacancies of doctors, paramedics and others whose posts are lying vacant since long, but to no avail,” HabibSakhi, former Darband neighbourhood nazim, told protesters.The protesters with their cattle marched through the main bazaar of Darbandup to the Tehsil Hospital and also “inaugurated” the health facility as a cattle pen.The protesters raised slogans against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) government and local lawmakers.“Had there been a doctor, the life of a minor girl who was pulled alive from a dry well after having gone missing four for days could have been saved,” said HabibSakhi.He warned that if the vacant posts of doctors, medics and others were not filled within a week, they wou

BATKHELA: Two persons of a familywere killed and four others sustained injuries in an accident between a car and dumper near Serai Khwar on Swat Expressway on Saturday.According to Alladhand Levies Post report, a car bearing registration number LZH-2625 was on way to Swat from Islamabad when hit by a dumper (C-1093).As a result, Awais Khan and Saheema, who were stated to be brother and sister, killed on the spot while car driver Sajjad Khan, Ubaidur Rahman, Saeedur Rahman and Abdal, residents of Qambar area in Swat, sustained serious injuries. The personnel of Levies force shifted the dead and injured to the hospital from where three injured were referred to a hospital in Peshawar because of their precarious condition.The Malakand Levies has impounded the dumper and registered a case while the driver has fled the scene after the accident.The dead and injured belonged to the same family. The family members had gone to Islamabad to receive Awais Khan after coming from Saudi Arabia. fro

PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Saturday directed the Finance Department to ensure timely release of required funds for all development schemes in the province.Chairing two different meetings on development schemes of Swat and other districts, he also directed for realistic alignment for the Matta bypass road.Chief Minister was briefed in detail regarding the status of works on different development schemes in Swat and Asian Development Bank assisted projects in the province, said a handout.The chief minister also called for separate detailed presentations regarding the status of work on Swat Expressway and JICA assisted projects of rural roads throughout the province.With regards to the status of roads in Swat, the chief minister was informed that the construction work on Mangwaltan to Toha road has been completed for which Rs127 million were released out of the total allocated amount of Rs136 million.The chief minister directed the Finance Department to ensure release of Rs1

HARIPUR: Federal Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan said on Saturday that the government set the direction of real development and prosperity of the country which had encouraged the trend of investment in the country. He expressed these views while talking to participants of public meetings that he addressed after the inauguration of gas supply project in Pind Gujran and Khalabat township areas here on Saturday.He claimed that when the PTI took over, the national exchequer was almost depleted and the national economy was facing worst-ever melt down. “But the well-planned policies of the sitting government have put the country on the track to real development,” he claimed, adding that the country was now investment-friendly and that trend was on the rise.He said that the team led by Prime Minister Imran Khan was working diligently on the economic turnaround and the policies devised by the government would soon usher in a new era of development and prosperity.About his constituency, he t

MANSEHRA: Officials of Puma Energy Pakistan launched a Green Pakistan campaign here on Saturday. A team of Puma Energy led by regional manager Tariq Didar visited here and planted a sapling at Faisal Petroleum, formally launching Green Pakistan campaign in the district. The team also distributed gifts among participants of the ceremony and motivated them to play an active role in planting saplings across the district. Didar said it was high time that people work for a pollution-free environment in the country for the sake of the future generations. from The News International - Peshawar https://ift.tt/37WPbHo

NOWSHERA: Awami National Party (ANP) general secretary and Rehbar Committee member Mian Iftikhar Hussain has said that those who imposed Imran Khan as the prime minister on the nation should also have taught him about how to run the country’s affairs.Addressing a rally under the Plan-C of JUI-F at Shobra Chowk, Mian Iftikhar said that the incumbent rulers were pushing the country into more crises, instead of resolving issues the country has been facing.On the occasion, JUI-F leaders Qari Muhammad Aslam and Mufti Hakim Ali Haqqani, PML-N’s Ikhtyar Wali, ANP’s Jamal Khattak and Engr Hamid Khan, and QWP’s Waliur Rehman also addressed the rally.He said that the prime minister was still doing the politics of containers and he was not trying to resolve issues with the opposition through talks.He said that the government’s poor policies have damaged the country’s economy. “Plan-C will result in the removal of the incumbent rulers,” he claimed.On the occasion, the demonstrators also demanded t

WANA: Hundreds of trees were reduced to ashes after a fire broke out at a jungle in Kaniguram valley in Ladha tehsil of South Waziristan tribal district, local sources said on Saturday.They said that a group of local young men led by one Malik Kashif Burki made hectic efforts to bring the fire under control.The Pakistan Army’s 55 Brigade also helped doused the fire. It could not be known how the fire started. However, it is believed that some local people may have lit the fire to warm themselves, but it went out of control and spread to the entire jungle. from The News International - Peshawar https://ift.tt/2R67ZOj

ISLAMABAD: The domestic sector has become one of the biggest clients of RLNG in the country and in this winter season, the costly RLNG of 1.362 billion cubic feet is once again being injected to avoid loadshedding in four months of winter season, but and the diversion of gas to domestic consumers has so far caused huge surge in circular debt of about Rs108 billion, reveals official documents available with The News.“The diversion of RLNG to domestic sector to avert gas loadshedding will aggravate circular debt situation more in RLNG sector,” a senior official at Petroleum Division told The News. “However the government is left with no option but to inject RLNG to domestic sector to keep away gas loadshedding,” he argued.He said Sui Northern has emerged as the biggest victim of the circular debt in LNG sector as its payables to Pakistan State Oil (PSO) and Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) have soared to Rs108 billion in toto. Last year, the cost of RLNG amounting to over Rs19 billion has not

JHANG: The district administration Saturday sought a report from the District Sports Officer (DSO) for misuse of a playground.According to sources, the District Sports Office is handling the Shahfqat Shaheed public playground and paying electricity bills of the tube-well of the playground.Reportedly, the DSO for financial favours allowed a transportation company to use the playground. A private institution was also granted permission to hold a variety programme in the playground. There are reports of huge heaps of garbage after the function in the playground and pictures of the unauthorised activities and garbage in the playground also went viral. When contacted, DSO Muhammad Imran said he allowed the functions inside the playground with restriction not to damage grass of the playground.The district administration sought a report about holding private functions in playground.Anti-polio drive from Dec 16: A five-day anti-polio drive will start in the district from Dec 16.During the driv

Islamabad :Executive Director of Institute of Urbanism (IU), Mome Saleem has said that because of expansion of unplanned residential area accessibility to facilities has reduced, hence there is congestion on roads.Mome Saleem was speaking at a workshop on ‘Research on reshaping urban mobility in Islamabad’ organised by IU here.Ms Mome said that the issue is exacerbated due to non-availability of mass transit facility. Due to increase in transport, we have to seek solution to handle traffic congestion.She said that her researchers would collect data from three areas in twin-city to resolve the issue.A participant said that air pollution falls in areas like E-11.After the group discussion, the participants were told that private schools should also have buses to reduce private cars. Government can also start buses for such students. He also proposed car pooling. He asked for putting motorcycles to be forced to use their dedicated lanes.The participants proposed sending students to educat

Islamabad :Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has promised a 1000 per cent increase in science and technology budget in the next fiscal.In a tweet, the minister said the federal government increased the science and technology funding in the current year's budget by 600 percent.He added that he would try to get that funding increased by 1000 percent in the budget for the next financial year.The minister said the ministry had brought Pakistan back to the realm of research and technology with the support of Prime Minister Imran Khan.He said Pakistan was forming ministerial commissions with Russia after China."Our attention is now towards European Union and America," he said.The minister said it was Pakistanis failure that they didn't make engines."We will make solar panels and lithium batteries in the next three years to change the whole system of power," he said.The minister said the proposed Jhelum biotech park would be the biggest her

Islamabad :Some 320 children and adolescents died every day from AIDS-related causes in 2018, says Unicef’s annual statistical update on children, HIV and AIDS, released ahead of the World AIDS Day - falling today (Sunday).According to a UN press statement here Saturday, low access to antiretroviral treatment, in addition to limited prevention efforts, is a leading cause for these deaths, with only 54 per cent of children aged 0-14 living with HIV in 2018 - or 790,000 children - receiving lifesaving antiretroviral therapy.“The world is on the cusp of making great gains in the battle against HIV and AIDS, but we must not rest on the laurels of progress made,” said Unicef Executive Director Henrietta Fore. “Neglecting testing and treatment initiatives for children and adolescents is a matter of life and death, and for them, we must choose life.”In Pakistan, a joint United Nations team led the investigation into the HIV outbreak earlier this year in Larkana district of Sindh. Unsafe injec

Rawalpindi :The dengue fever outbreak that has badly hit population in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi this year is losing intensity after the sharp fall in mercury in this region of the country however the three teaching hospitals in town are still receiving five to 10 confirmed patients of the infection per day on average.Data collected by ‘The News’ on Saturday has revealed that the three allied hospitals in town including Holy Family Hospital, Benazir Bhutto Hospital and District Headquarters Hospital received as many as 58 confirmed cases of dengue fever within last one week while in last 24 hours, only six confirmed cases have been reported at the teaching hospitals in town.For the last two weeks, the infection has not claimed any life at the allied hospitals though at least 41 deaths had already been reported at the three hospitals from September 5 to November 15 this year due to the infection.To date, the three teaching hospitals have tested as many as 11,983 patien

Islamabad :The Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) – an inter-governmental organization based in Islamabad has partnered with The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Italy, and The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Turkey, to organize the International workshop titled ‘Learning about Sustainability, SDGs and Global Challenges’. The event, which is being hosted by TUBITAK, will be held on 3-5 December 2019, in Gebze, Turkey, says a press release.The aim of the workshop is to provide an overview and training on the concept of sustainable development, the rationale of SDGs, importance of targets set as benchmarks for monitoring the progress of the implementation processes; and on the planetary boundaries.The focus is on the Least Developed Countries and S&T Lagging countries, especially those that are members of COMSATS and TWAS. The workshop is based on presentations by four experts on the topics of SD

Islamabad :Ambassador Romania Nicolae Goia has said Romania is eager to work with friendly Pakistan for taking forward the bilateral agenda, as well the cooperation within the EU-Pakistan framework and in multilateral formats, especially in the UN.“I warmly welcome the spirit of Romania-Pakistan relations, characterized by friendship and collaboration and the new dynamism witnessed in the recent years with a result-driven political dialogue reflecting a clear desire of both states for developing a pragmatic relationship in fields of mutual interests”.The Romanian ambassador expressed these views while speaking on the occasion of 101 anniversary of National Day of Romania.Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaisar attended the event as chief guest. It was Asad Qaisar’s first diplomatic event after assuming charge of the Speaker of the National Assembly.Apart from him, Minister Sheharyar Afridi attended the event as guest of honour while a number of other Federal and State Ministers, Senators

Islamabad :The peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue is going to be a long struggle requiring a lot of patience, proactive approach, innovative thinking and devising of well-coordinated, carefully planned, multidimensional strategies, aimed at attracting global attention while maintaining effective engagement of as many people, international organizations and states as possible.This was the crux of a declaration on Kashmir issue that was signed as the conclusion of an international seminar titled ‘The Crisis in Kashmir amidst Regional and Global Dynamics’.The event was organized in Muzaffarabad, AJ&K by Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad, in collaboration with Policy Research Forum (PRF), AJK and Maritime Studies Forum (MSF).The declaration was signed by Prime Minister of AJ&K Raja Farooq Haider.The other signatories of the document comprised Khalid Rahman, Executive President IPS, Dr Syed Muhammad Anwer, law expert and president MSF, Mansoor Qadir Dar, Acting Chairman

Islamabad :Austrian director/screenwriter Dominik Hartl describes short films as ‘Little treasures in the shadow of big productions.’ The good news is that now more watchable short films are being made and invitees to the First Central-European Short Movie event were lucky to view four - each of a different genre - at the Marriott Hotel hosted by the embassies of the four countries falling in the central European category - Hungary; Poland; Czech Republic and Austria. The guest of honor was Islamabad Mayor Sheikh Ansar Aziz.The evening began with the chief guest saying a few words about how films are a means to educate, inform and understand other peoples and appreciate their culture; music; art and architecture in all its beauty and complexity.Before each film, envoys of each country said a few words about it and the directors. The first film to be screened was ‘Sing’, which, Hungarian Ambassador Szabo informed, won the Academy Award for the best ‘Live Action Short Film’ in 2017. Zsóf

Islamabad :Country Director Pak-Turk Maarif International Schools and Colleges has said that the National Olympiad is a medium for exchange of academic culture and strengthening the bond between management and administration, teachers, and students across different private and government schools of Pakistan and in order to motivate students we have arranged Maarif Inter Schools Math Olympiad - MISMO 2019 which is a unique competition and provides a great chance for the students of Grade 5 to 8 to show their incredible potential in Mathematics and get rewarded by the institution. He stated Bugra Ozler Country Coordinator Academic & Education was coordinator for this mega event. from The News International - Islamabad https://ift.tt/2LoSmhp

Some parts of the city have been bearing a disproportionate amount of the danger. The number of pedestrians’ injuries and deaths on old airport road has risen ever since Dhok Hafiz traffic signal was removed to facilitate VVIPs. Public anxiety is growing but the city authorities’ response continues to fall short.“The absence of traffic signal is taking its toll. The cherry to this pudding are the over speeding vehicles that have been adding to the misery of those trying to cross over to the other side of the road,” says Aadila Batool.“Increasingly urgent public safety measures are needed. Almost every day, a pedestrian is hit. Several people have been hit by cars and bikes, yet it generates not even a small fraction of the concerned authority’s concern. Given the scale of the injuries, the issue should receive serious attention,” says Ali Asghar.“The problem is getting worse. Over the past years, the number of deaths has leaped. Especially women crossing this road daily are worried abo

Islamabad :The three-day event Millennial Model United Nations (MMUN) 2019 was opened at the Flagship Millennium College, I/9-3 Campus, here last day says a press release.More than 1,200 students from across the country participated in the event. The MMUN 2019 is the outcome of the aspirant students of Millennium College, I-9/3 Campus.The opening ceremony was presided over by Rolf M Hey Holmboe, ambassador of the Royal Danish Embassy & Founder Chairman The Millennium Education Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq TI. Principal Millennium College I-9/3 Campus, Muneeze Muzaffar in her introductory speech expressed the fact that the purpose of this intellectual exercise is to foster teamwork, encourage work force, engage the youth of Pakistan in the most organized scholastic event which is recognised worldwide.Ambassador Rolf M. Hey Holmboe in his speech to the delegates expressed his pleasure to witness the event and stressed that education is the best investment concerning the future of the coun

Islamabad : Islamabad is ranked the safest city in Pakistan at the 244th position by World Crime Index, while Karachi is the most crime-prone city of the country ranked at 71st position.The ranking of Lahore has improved in the latest report of the World Crime Index. The previous report that came out at the start of 2019 ranked the city in the 174th position among 328 total cities measured across the world.The security condition in Lahore has improved which is the major reason for its improved ranking, reported Research Snipers.News.The most dangerous city in the world as per the World Crime Index is Caracas in Venezuela. The safest city in the world is Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates having 89.39 points on safety index. On the crime index, the city scored 10.61.The crime index and safety index of Islamabad are 30.47, and 69.53 respectively. The crime and safety index of Lahore is 38.43, and 61.57 while Karachi’s crime and safety index are 56.79, and 43.21 respectively.The topmost

Islamabad :Director-General of Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (PEPA) Farzana Altaf Shah has said that short, medium and long-term Urbanisation planning goals would go a long way forward to resolve the issues of mobility, health and environment in the capital city. She said that we need to evolve institution for urban planning and go for empirical research to come out the issue of mobility in the city.Dr Altaf was speaking on the concluding day of Dialogue on ‘Reshaping Urban Mobility in Islamabad’ organised by Institute of Urbanism at Sangra village in Haripur district.Dr Altaf She said that probably thousands of the vehicle daily enter in Islamabad on major arteries where official, workers and student came, adding that proper strategy needed to resolve the issue which created the environmental hazards in capital city.Ms Altaf said that the record unhealthy air in the federal capital was mainly due to unplanned transport and abrupt entry of vehicle in early hours. She said that

Rawalpindi :The winter has set in but still there is a great variation in temperature between day and night in this region of the country that may cause serious health threats both to healthy persons and chronic patients particularly those suffering from heart disease, hypertension, high blood pressure and other chronic ailments.The phenomenon may pose mild to moderate health threats to healthy persons but the chronic patients may suffer from serious complications due to exposure to sharp fall in mercury at night and early in the morning.Majority of people do not take extra care while spending time outside homes and offices late at night or early in the morning when temperature drops sharply to a significant level.Almost all healthcare facilities in public and private sectors in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have been receiving extraordinary burden of patients with seasonal ailments including upper and lower respiratory tract infections that take the shape of epidemic in

Islamabad :The Islamabad Police have arrested 38 persons during the last 24 hours in its crackdown against criminal elements and recovered narcotics and weapons from them, the police spokesman said.Aabpara Police arrested two accused Nawaz and Adnan Khalid and recovered 260 gram hashish from them while another accused Qasir Masih was held for decanting gas in cylinders. Secretariat Police also arrested Rizwan involved in decanting gas in cylinders.Kohsar Police arrested two accused Saleem and Shahnawaz and recovered a total of 990 gram hashish from them. Banigala Police arrested Bashrat, Ramash, Imran, Khalid Mehmood, Tanveer, Gulrez and recovered 16 wine bottles from them. Police also arrested accused Iftikhar and Zia-Ur-Rehman and recovered SMG gun from him while three Afghans, Aman-Ullah, Dilwar and Farhad were nabbed for residing illegally in the country.Golra Police arrested two accused Abdul Ghafar and Asim Iqbal and recovered 115 gram heroin and stolen mobile phone from them.Tar

A fresh wave of student activism has been sweeping through the country. Its goals are very high and its definition subject to different interpretations. But the student processions that hit the roads of Islamabad are generated by totally different reasons. Simply put, these protesters live in private hostels which stand in violation of law due to their location. Since, business activity is prohibited in residential areas, the law came into action and they were to be evicted from these hostels in one way or the other. To protest this eviction, they are now on the roads demanding that their rights be protected.But the issue is not as simple as this. Consider: Universities are meant to educate and facilitate creation of knowledge. Islamabad has the distinction of housing the country’s top-notched universities; hence, becoming a magnate for students from across the country. Though the city managers have allocated enough land to public sectors universities to build hostels properly, they ar

Islamabad: In order to pay tribute and inculcate the philosophy of Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal in young generation, first National Conference on Iqbal’s philosophy was organised by Bahria University at Islamabad Campus.Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi was chief guest on the occasion.The theme of the two days conference, held in connection with 142nd birth anniversary, was ‘Inclusiveness of lqbal’s Philosophy and its Potential for Personal and Social Change’ included key note addresses, speeches, panel discussions and research paper presentations. Eminent speakers participating in the conference included renowned scholars and academia who shared their intellectual thoughts on the subject.During the conference, speakers deeply explored lqbal’s philosophical thought and its practical guidance for implementation in different domains of Islamic States. Speakers also shared lqbal’s concepts of self-awareness, self-empowerment through a journey of self-discovery and knowled

Islamabad Art Festival 19 and Embassy of Iran have collaborated with the best contemporary screen gems.Some of the titles offered from Iran included: Season of Narges (Fasle Narges), Zero Platform (Safar ta Saku), We Have Guests (Ma Meehman Dareem), Sweetheart (Dilbari), Raana Silence (Sokute Raana) and Mermaid (Pari Daryani).The challenges brought on screen by filmmakers here are commendable and well appreciated by the Islamabad moviegoers. The themes here are rich, thought-provoking and entertaining. Three women with their own stories (Season of Narges), different attitudes of parents reaching to a point where the children begin to fear from the selfish world around them, and, then one must now overcome this fear (Sweetheart) and truth coming out when a son is brought back from the hospital (We Have Guests). from The News International - Islamabad https://ift.tt/2OWqySb

Islamabad: Arabic Department of National University Of Modern Languages (NUML) organised ‘Seerat-un-Nabi’ Conference here on Thursday.Mufti Syed Adnan Kaka Khel and Shuja-ud-Din Shaikh, Director Quran Academy were the guest speakers While Director General NUML Brig Muhammad Ibrahim, Dean Languages Dr. Safeer Awan, Heads of Departments, guests, faculty members and large number of students attended the conference.Renowned speakers highlighted the points of ‘Seerat’ of Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) and stressed that only describing the Seerah of Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). from The News International - Islamabad https://ift.tt/2OyoW27

Islamabad :Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan, who campaigns globally to bring attention to the criticality of good nutrition in the first 1,000 days from conception to a child’s second birthday, appreciated Pakistan’s commitment to address the malnutrition emergency here on Friday.Princess Sarah was in a meeting with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Nets Dr. Sania Nishtar for a discussion on current projects aimed at fighting malnutrition in Pakistan. Tackling malnutrition is also a core focus of Ehsaas, the government’s pioneering poverty alleviation programme.“Malnutrition has long-lasting consequences for families and countries. The Government of Pakistan’s commitment to address malnutrition is commendable. “I highly appreciate the multisectoral programmatic steps being taken by the Government of Pakistan under Ehsaas to achieve nutrition driven outcomes,” stated Princess Sarah, who is a Special Advisor to the World Food Programme (WFP) on

Islamabad :Around 2 billion jobs will disappear by 2030 and 75 per cent of companies are going to vanish in the next 5 years, out of which 50 per cent are not born yet.85 per cent of the jobs that will exist in 2030 have not been invented yet. What does this data tell us? These statistics are indicating that we are not ready for the changing dynamics of the future employment. Most of the employers complain that they cannot find the right person for the job."Organisations spend almost 50 per cent of their expenditure on trainings and they are not happy about it. University graduates are not ready to cope with the industry. We need to get smart, innovative, creative, and work on the skill development of our youth," said Dr. Nadeem Ahmed Khan, Head of the Department of Business Studies, PIDE, Islamabad, while talking to Pak-Afghan Youth, during a workshop, organised by Afghan Studies Centre.The data generated in the last two years is more than all the data ever produced in the e

Rawalpindi :The investiture ceremony of the newly elected student council was held on Friday, in the Salma Masud Auditorium of F.G Postgraduate College for Women, Kashmir Road, Rawalpindi.Maj. General Muhammad Asghar Warraich HI(M), director general FGEI(C/G), Directorate was the chief guest. The ceremony started with the recitation of Quranic verses by Hafsa Mudassir. English Translation of the verses presented by Naima Asif. Na’at (SAW) was presented by Beenish Mustafa. Sajjar, Muneeba, Beenish and Nighat presented college anthem.Speaking on this occasion the Principal, Mrs. Rana Arshad Qazi highlighted the role of student council in character building through better coordination between the students and administration. She advised the newly elected council members to set an example of discipline and good behaviour by practicing the virtues of tolerance, grace and humility. She further said that “The students, the parents and the teachers are the real troika for a positive and constr

Islamabad :Secretary, Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division Shaista Sohail launched a draft legislative bill related to rights of street vendors. She said that Ehsaas programme of the Prime Minster Imran Khan will be engaging for this social welfare cause. She said that for the implementation of 134 policy actions, Ehsaas programme will be engaging more than 45 government agencies at federal, provincial and local levels.Shaista Sohail was speaking at an event organised by Prime Institute the mover of this drafted bill. She was of the view that this new legislation will take its course through the parliamentary process.“However, administrative actions for betterment of street vendors can be undertaken early. These administrative measures can be given legal cover under the new law”, she recalled. The Secretary said that Ehsaas has launched Solution Challenge Programme for engaging university students for the design of innovative solutions for poverty alleviation. “Government wil

Islamabad :Minister for Narcotics Control & SAFRON Shehryar Khan Afridi Friday urged the Christian scholars to raise their voice for eight million Kashmiris who have been caged in the biggest human prison ever by India’s fascist regime, says a press release.These views were expressed by Shehryar Afridi during a meeting with a delegation from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who called on the minister here. Peter F Merus, Asia President, Bradley R Hansen, Mission President and Imran Shaukat, President Pakistan were part of the delegation.Shehryar Afridi said that the Christian leadership needs to build pressure over the Modi government to lift siege in Kashmir where around one million Indian security officials were committing worst crimes against humanity. He said that it is unfortunate to note that the United Nations has failed to take action against India over recovery of mass graves in Indian Occupied Kashmir and unfortunately no practical steps have been taken by

Islamabad :The Department of Art and Design, COMSATS University, Islamabad, held a series of academic lectures and talks on ‘Traditional Art vs Modern Art; Reciprocity and Dichotomy’.The lectures and talks were delivered by well-known international and national artists, architects and designers. The sessions brought together the diverse thinking of various artists, designers and architects in the month.The speakers included Ustad Aqeel Solangi on the fresco painting of Pakistan, the lecture concluded with a lively discussion with the students.The second lecture was given by Dr. Vicky Clark, an American curator and art historian. Dr Clark talked about the art of the non-white artists and the feminist concerns in the American art scene.The third lecture was given by prominent Islamabad architects; Suhail Abbasi and Fawad Abbasi. from The News International - Islamabad https://ift.tt/2DwrFmi

Islamabad :Awareness and right protective measures would be a key to stop growing sexual abuse of vulnerable adults and children. Unfortunately, the presence of this menace in our society was quite alarming. Hence, it’s time for students, teachers and parents to be more aware and vigilant to stop such heinous crimes. This was the crux of a daylong activity with several interactive sessions with the male and female children organised by Nomad Art Gallery in collaboration here at Saya School Golra.The activity to raise awareness among the children on sexual abuse was the part of the series of the campaign under 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, which is a global movement initiated by Rutgers University – US. The theme for 2019 is ‘Generation equality stands against rape'.A documentary ‘Sahar Batool Insaaf Maangte Hai,’ produced by Nageen Hyat, Director Nomad, was screened during the event that unveiled the hidden aspects of child abuse in our society.Nageen, who is a

Rawalpindi :Under the Punjab Literacy Programme, 19 adult literacy centers (ALCs) have been established in Rawalpindi, which include 11 ALCs for prisoners in Adiala Jail, two ALCs for transgender, one for Hindu community set up in a temple in Lalkurti area and five ALCs have been set up for Christian community in various parts of Rawalpindi.This was said by District Officer Literacy Rawalpindi Ghulam Ahmed Akash while briefing on the Punjab Literacy Programme. He said minorities, transgender and prisoners have been specially focused in the literacy programme of Punjab formed under the supervision of Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar and Provincial Minister for Informal Education Raja Rashid Hafiz. He said these all 19 ALCs have start functioning from November 15 where illiterate adults are taught special syllabus of Punjab Informal Education department for three months to make them literate citizens. He said in ALCs qualified teachers have been recruited who take classes for tw

The common man in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad goes to market happily to buy food items but returns unhappy. He curses the hoarder and the profiteer for unjustified price hike.It was not tomato only that went sky high but also other kitchen items like onion and garlic.One can recall that onion rose so high that people raised voice of protest. The head of the administration, General Zia-ul-Haq took notice of the unrest among consumers, and onion price came down from two rupees to 75 paisa. The ordinary citizen welcomed the step.Also worth recalling is a sports event.Years ago, one as senior editorial staff member of The Pakistan Times, Rawalpindi-Islamabad, also holding the position of commerce editor, predicted “this young promising cricketer, who is making choka and chhikka today, will rise one day as prime minister. And that is he today.Common people say Satan is not happy over what Imran is trying to achieve for the motherland whose treasury reportedly was emptied by

Islamabad :The abrogation of the so-called autonomous status of Indian occupied Kashmir has exposed the true nature of false Indian democracy and brought the subcontinent to the brink of a nuclear war.If not resolved peacefully and timely, the conflict can not only jeopardize the stability of the region but it will also have implications far beyond the continent.The crisis has remained unresolved for decades for want of more efforts that are led and owned by Kashmiris.This was the crux of the thoughts expressed at an international seminar on “The Crisis in Kashmir amidst Regional and Global Dynamics” here.The event was organised by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad in collaboration with Policy Research Forum AJK and Maritime Studies Forum to dig deep into the Kashmir crisis and come up with policy imperatives.It was attended by a variety of international and national leaders, experts and scholars including AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider, Executive President of IPS

Islamabad :Graduation ceremony of the 47th batch of PAF Finishing School was held at the Officers' Mess, PAF Complex here on Friday.Dr Sania Nishtar, special assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Poverty Alleviation & Social Safety Division was the chief guest at the occasion.Wife of Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, president Pakistan Air Force Women Association & Patron-in-Chief of PAF Finishing School was also present at the occasion.The chief guest awarded certificates to the graduating students. Dr Sania Nishtar congratulated the students on successful completion of their personality development programme at this unique institution of the country. She also praised the standard of training at this premier institution and lauded the efforts of the faculty members in grooming the womenfolk of our society. She added that the personality development programme would bring about all-round refinement in the lives of students and help them play a vital role in the

Islamabad :The 26th Convocation of NUST Military College of Signals (MCS) was held here Friday to confer undergraduate degrees upon 199 students in Electrical (Telecom) Engineering and Software Engineering and postgraduate degrees upon 105 students in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, System Engineering and Information Security.Lt Gen Sher Afgan, Inspector General Training and Evaluation (IGT&E) graced the occasion as chief guest, who congratulated the graduating students as their efforts had come to fruition.He extolled NUST for maintaining a high standard of education and research in all its constituent schools and colleges and for its ever-rising position amongst world-renowned universities.Speaking to the audience, Lt Gen Naweed Zaman, (r), Rector NUST, advised the students to play their role in the nation-building, being graduates of Pakistan's premier science and technology university.He particularly spoke high of MCS, one of the pioneer institutions of NUST,

Islamabad :An enchanting poetry evening was organized in honour of celebrated poet Hasan Abbas Raza by the well-known literary organization Sada-e-Sukhan in collaboration with CASHT University at National Press Club (NPC) Library Hall.The evening was presided over by the prominent poet, intellectual and critic Professor Dr. Waheed Ahmad. The guests included Sadia Kamal from National Press Club (NPC) and MD CASHT Tayyab Hussain Malik.The evening started with recitation of verses from the Holy Quran by anchor-person Shahid Naseem. It was dexterously moderated by Shahid Nasim and Chairman Sada-e-Sukhan M. A. Doshi respectively.At the outset, Shahid Nasim briefly apprised the gathering about the aims of Sada-e-Sukhan, and the personalities of Sadr-e-Mushaira and Sahib-e-Shaam Hasan Abbas Raza, afterward Chairman Sada-e-Sukhan M. A. Doshi conducted the proceedings.In acknowledgement of Hasan Abbas Raza’s passionate services to Urdu poetry, Chairman ‘Sada-e-Sukhan’ M. A. Doshi gave ‘Sukhan A

Islamabad :Iqra University is now listed among the Worldwide International University Ranking and became the only private university in Sindh to achieve this honor, says a press release.According to QS World University Ranking, Iqra University has achieved 264th position in Asia University RankingIqra University is the only private university in Sindh to receive this prestigious ranking award. The QS World University Rankings include 29 public and private universities in Pakistan, out of which four are the private universities from Punjab while there are no private universities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.Iqra University has achieved this milestone within only 18 years of its establishment. In addition, Iqra University has been cited for the best faculty-student ratio in this ranking.The QS World University Rankings compile this ranking based on various indicators which include the University’s academic credentials, faculty student ratio, PhD teachers, research posts citation

Rawalpindi :Secretary Forest, Wildlife and Fisheries Captain (r) Mohammad Mahmood has said that in order to protect land of Lohi Bheer Wildlife Park from land mafia, boundary pillars be erected and especially seek guidance from the map prepared by the Survey of Pakistan to protect the park’s land adjacent to Korang Town.He directed the concerned officers to ensure removal of encroachments from the land of Park and in this regard department should approach the Supreme Court through Advocate General. He emphasised the Forest officials to restore the Chak Plantation scheme throughout the province and to establish large-scale plant nurseries and accelerate the process of tree plantation. He also directed the Fisheries officials that a comparative report regarding production of fish hatcheries and expenditures be presented to him and TORs should be framed to outsource the fisheries nursery units and hatcheries.He gave these directions during his visit to Lohi Bheer and Bansra Gali Wildlife

PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) would hold the death anniversary events of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, commonly known as Bacha Khan, and Khan Abdul Wali Khan across the province in January 2020.The decision was taken at a meeting of the ANP’s provincial executive council at the Bacha Khan Markaz, the headquarters of the party.It was decided that the death anniversaries of the party leaders would be held in Peshawar on January 20, Malakand division January 26, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s southern districts on January 22, and Hazara division on January 24.The meeting decided to arrange stalls at the Bacha Khan Markaz to highlight the services of the party leaders for Pakhtuns. The meeting also discussed a visit of the provincial cabinet and other leaders to Jalalabad, Afghanistan where Bacha Khan was buried according to his will.It also decided to organise a peace march to Waziristan, with an aim to raise awareness about the peaceful nature of Pakhtuns.The ANP executive council announced that

PESHAWAR: Police recovered two explosive devices in fields of Tapu village. An official said police and experts of BDU rushed to the spot after receiving information of explosives in the fields. The BDU defused the two explosives. from The News International - Peshawar https://ift.tt/34wVS0v

MANSEHRA: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has threatened to stage a protest against the delay in the acquisition of land for a graveyard for which former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had transferred an amount of Rs200 million to the district administration three years ago.“No space has been left for burial at existing graveyards in the city. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had transferred an amount of Rs200 million but the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government wants to divert this money anywhere else which we would never allow,” Mian Ibrar Hussain, a local PML-N leader and former tehsil councillor, told a press conference here on Thursday.A group of PML-N workers led by Hussain announced to hold protest demonstrations if the land is not acquired for the graveyards.He said that his party had taken up the core issue faced by people in four urban union councils of Mansehra with Nawaz Sharif and he released the grant for acquisition of land for the graveyards but PTI government wa

MINGORA: A senior official on Thursday directed the heads of all government departments to expedite the pace of work on the ongoing uplift projects to facilitate people in Malakand Division.“The heads of government department must keep a vigil on the quality and speed of work on the development projects to ensure judicious use of public taxes and facilitate masses in the area,” Riaz Khan Mehsud, the Commissioner Malakand Division, said while presiding over a meeting to review the ongoing projects in the division.District Development Advisory Committee (DDAC) Chairman Fazal Hakim Khan and heads of all government departments attended the meeting. The commissioner expressed satisfaction over the quality of work on the uplift projects and said that these schemes should be completed on an emergency basis to facilitate people as quick as possible.Earlier, the commissioner was briefed on the district prison, agriculture university, women university in Swat and Jehanzeb College Swat and all sm

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Communication and Works Akbar Ayub Khan on Thursday said that road from Changla to Islamabad would be constructed on international standard which would help promote tourism.He expressed these views while presiding over a review meeting held on the construction and design of Islamabad Makhniyal road from Changla and said that deforestation should be avoided during the construction of the road and special consideration should be given to the locals.Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) from Abbottabad Nazir Ahmed Abbasi, Secretary C&W Muhammad Shahab Khattak, XENs Haripur and Abbottabad were present on the occasion. The XEN Abbottabad briefed minister on the construction and design of the road, said a handout. The minister said that the road was the shortest route between Islamabad and Galiyat and the completion of it would revolutionise the tourism sector in the province. from The News International - Peshawar https://ift.tt/2rF36AT

MARDAN: Police on Thursday launched the dispute resolution council in Rustam Circle for the settlement of minor disputes at community level with an aim to provide relief to people and minimise the burden of police and courts.The launching ceremony was held at the newly built DRC Hall at Charguli Police Post in Rustam, where the council members took oath of their responsibilities.Regional Police Officer (RPO) Sher Akbar Khan, District Police Officer (DPO) Mohammad Sajjad Khan, Member National Assembly (MNA) Mujahid Khan, Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Tufail Anjum and other officials were also present in the launching ceremony. The RPO on the occasion administered oath to the newly established DRC members. Speaking on the occasion, the RPO said that the concept of dispute resolution by local elders already exists in Pashtun culture, but in the previous government of PTI in 2013, the former IG Nasir Khan Durrani used the concept in an effective manner.The non-political elders of DRC in