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.
Experts see rising digitisation in age of Covid
Conference on ‘Sustainable Development in the Times of Covid-19’ discusses various aspects of pandemic impact
A digitised SME attracts the best available talent and digitisation also helps in retention of that talent. photo: file
ISLAMABAD:
Speakers and experts in diverse fields discuss different aspects of Covid-19 impact on Pakistan and its people, at the inaugural plenary of 4-day 23rd Sustainable Development Conference (SDC), highlighting that the silver lining in this grim scenario is the acceleration of digital transformation in all sectors of life.
The conference, titled ‘Sustainable Development in the Times of Covid-19’, was organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) in Islamabad on Monday. The event also included a penal discussion on social protection and a concurrent session on media’s role.