Sarwar says no hurdle in PDM long march
National
January 9, 2021
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar Friday said if the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) would hold a long march, the government would not create any hurdle in it.
However, he warned, the opposition alliance would not gain anything from it.
He said the PDM was facing visible divisions in its ranks, as every party was trying to safeguard its political and personal interests. “No matter how hard they try, they will have to come to the negotiating table,” he said, while talking to the media at Governor’s House after meeting different delegations here.
Workshop
January 7, 2021
Rawalpindi : Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), under the leadership of Vice Chancellor, Dr. Saima Hamid has been awarded with the Academic without Border (AWB) project for the establishment of a Centre for Learning Excellence (CLE).
Academic Administrative workshop is being held from January 4 to 12, 2021 is one of the key components of this collaboration.
This workshop is organised in collaboration with the Centre of Learning Excellence (CLE) and the Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization (ORIC) at FJWU. This workshop will focus on academic administration [the Head of Departments/ Incharges and emerging leaders] from each of the departments at FJWU.
New US law for more higher education scholarships for women
More Pakistani women are poised to gain access to higher education through scholarships funded by the United States after the US Senate on 1 January adopted an act requiring the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to include at least 50% women in its Merit and Needs-based Scholarship Program.
The programme is being implemented in Pakistan in collaboration with 30 local universities and the Higher Education Commission (HEC).
After the Senate vote, the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act is expected to be signed by US President Donald Trump before he leaves office this month. It was passed by the House of Representatives in March last year.
by Shafique Khokhar
For Archbishop Arshad, this gives him feelings of joy and happiness because the people of this city are preparing for the birth of Christ despite the pandemic. “I really feel that this Christmas must bring happiness to the whole world and that we will soon solve all our problems,” he said.
Rawalpindi (AsiaNews) – Many people in Pakistan decorate Christmas trees and put stars and nativity scenes in churches, homes and streets to celebrate the Christmas season and prepare for the birth of Jesus.
In Rawalpindi, Christians erected a huge Christmas tree in centrally located Kacheri Chowk, which comes under the Rawalpindi Development Authority.
Digitisation crucial to rebuilding economy
SCO official says cross-border e-commerce will boost competitiveness of economies
ISLAMABAD:
Although the Covid-19 outbreak has wreaked enormous damage on the global economy, it has also brought new opportunities, said Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary-General Vladimir Norov.
Speaking at plenary of the four-day 23rd Sustainable Development Conference titled “Sustainable Development in Times of Covid-19” on Monday, Norov said that the digital economy and cross-border e-commerce would play an increasingly important role in rebuilding the world economy after Covid-19 in terms of achieving economic growth, increasing competitiveness of economies and improving quality of lives, thus contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).