LAHORE: November 24
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LAHORE: November 24 – A large number of People selecting and purchasing second hand warm clothes and different winter stuff from the vendors at Landa Bazar. APP/MTF/ABB/ZID
A large number of People selecting and purchasing second hand warm clothes and different winter stuff from the vendors at Landa Bazar
LAHORE: November 24
DG FWO Maj-General Abdul Sami in a meeting with Chief minister GB Haji Gul Bar Khan provisional Minister Interior Shams Lone also present
ISLAMABAD: November 24
UoS seminar, walk against corruption
SARGODHA, Nov 24 (APP):The University of Sargodha (UoS) organized a seminar and awareness walk under the theme “Role of Universities in the Eradication of Corruption,” in collaboration with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The event was aimed to promote the message of “Say No to Corruption.”
The awareness walk led by Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Qaisar Abbas, and Deputy Director NAB Lahore, Mr. Muhammad Sajid were actively participated by students, faculty and staff members.
Addressing the seminar, Prof. Dr. Qaisar Abbas welcomed the distinguished guest for sparing his time to visit UoS for this event. He highlighted the importance of the youth as the frontline fighter in the battle against corruption. He urged students to take a stand and contribute to shape a corruption-free Pakistan, emphasizing their crucial responsibility in this endeavor.
In a keynote address, Muhammad Sajid shed light on the societal problems caused by corruption and encouraged students to play an active role in the fight against this menace. Emphasizing the significant role of the youth, he declared corruption a substantial obstacle to the country’s development and prosperity.
“Our mission is to eliminate corruption through awareness, prevention, and enforcement,” said Mr. Sajid, underscoring the need for collective efforts to create a corruption-free society.
The seminar concluded with expressions of gratitude from Prof. Qaisar Abbas to the esteemed guests, recognizing the significance of collaborative efforts between educational institutions and organizations like NAB in fostering awareness and actively combating corruption.
Pakistan Army, FC install three hydropower turbines in Buner
PESHAWAR, Nov 24 (APP): The Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps North, supported by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, have installed three hydropower turbines in the Elum Valley of Buner district, addressing the essential needs of the neglected areas.
These recent installations would prove a milestone in ensuring a consistent power supply to 1500 households in an area that had been without electricity for the past seventy years.
Among the installations, a 150-kilowatt hydroelectric turbine now lights up 500 homes in Ellum Kalay and Karapa Kalay.
Another 200-kilowatt turbine provides electricity to 500 homes in Jobra Kalay and Sheen Dhand, while a 250-kilowatt turbine in Elum serves 500 homes in Char Kalay.
Overcoming the remote and challenging terrain, the Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps North have achieved successful outcomes, including the installation of turbines, transformers, and transmission line poles.
They navigated difficulties by laying transmission lines in streams and using winching techniques to transfer heavy pipes.
The local population has expressed gratitude for these efforts that have brought much-needed electricity to their communities.
Minister stresses awareness about family planning in rural areas
LAHORE, Nov 24 (APP):Punjab Minister for Population Welfare Dr. Jamal Nasir emphasized the necessity of raising awareness about family planning among the rural population and ensuring easy access to necessary facilities.
He addressed the closing session of the 24th annual conference organized by the Population Association of Pakistan as the chief guest on Friday. Dr. Nasir stressed the importance of gaining support from religious scholars to dispel misconceptions about population planning, highlighting a consensus among them regarding the need for appropriate intervals between children to enhance the health of both mother and child.
Expressing concern about Pakistan’s rapidly growing population, the minister cited the alarming implications on poverty, unemployment, and social issues resulting from the imbalance of population and resources. He pointed out the challenges posed by climate change and population growth, noting the adverse effects on agriculture, forests, biodiversity, and food cultivation in the country. Dr. Nasir warned that failure to control population growth would lead to severe impacts on food production, water scarcity, and overall environmental sustainability.
Highlighting the need for collective efforts from all societal stakeholders, the minister emphasized the importance of implementing effective population management policies and programs. He lamented the historical neglect of population welfare and environmental sectors, asserting that these areas cannot be overlooked when planning future development projects. Dr. Nasir stressed the significance of financial resources, effective planning, and a clear roadmap to achieve population management objectives. He assured that the Population Welfare department would allocate necessary resources to empower people to actively engage in family planning.
The event was also attended by Director General of the Population Welfare department, Punjab, Ms. Saman Rai and addressed by President of the association Dr. Nasira Shah, Rector of FCC University Dr. Jonathan, Minhaj-ul-Haq, Dr. Zahir Gul, and others.
HEC project team discusses measures for teachers capacity building with Secy HED Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 24 (APP):The Higher Education Development in Pakistan (HEDP) project team of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Friday met with Secretary Higher Education Department, Balochistan, Zafar Buledi to discuss the way forward in building the professional capacity of teachers and student assessment for implementing the revised Undergraduate Education Policy (UEP) 2020.
The officials explored opportunities for collaboration in uplifting the standard of higher education in affiliated colleges in Balochistan, ensuring their on-ground support to the HEDP team in reaching out to the far-flung areas of the province to equip teachers with new methodologies and technologies, said a press release issued here.
All affiliated colleges, constituting the tertiary education system of Pakistan, are under the administrative control of provinces, and the project is rolling out its activities in close collaboration with all provincial departments nationwide.
Consultant HEC, Dr. Syed Afaq Husain introduced the salient features of the revised UEP by emphasising that the successful implementation of the policy depended on the preparedness of teachers, who constituted the foundation of an education system.
It is imperative that the faculty of higher education institutes can use new teaching methodologies and technologies to manage this paradigm shift from earlier 2-year degrees to new associate degree and bachelor’s degree programmes.
Principals were also briefed on the new Learning Skills Assessment Test (LSAT) developed with the support of HEDP, which will be conducted throughout the country for a large sample of undergraduate students.
This test will help compare the learning skills of students and gauge the learning achievements through revised UEP.
The meeting was followed by an orientation session at the Government Post Graduate College Quetta Cantt, jointly organized by the Director of Colleges and Higher Education, Dr. Kaleem Ullah Zahid, and the Office of the Deputy Director of Admin Colleges, HED Balochistan.
Thirty principals of colleges from Quetta and its suburbs attended the orientation session, including sixteen of whom were female.
The revised UEP 2020 was approved by the HEC and is being implemented from Fall 2023; however, the success of a policy depends on the preparedness of teachers who constitute the foundation of an education system.
For the successful implementation of the UEP, the faculty of higher education institutes must understand it well and be prepared to implement it in letter and spirit.
The affiliated colleges are undergoing a transition from an annual system to a semester system under the education policy 2020.
The introduction of associate degree programmes and bachelor’s degree programmes requires significant procedural and regulation changes in student admission, enrolment, registration, advisement system, internship, capstone project, assessment methods, attendance system, course design and conduct, learning management system, and using technology in teaching and assessment.
For this, HEC is reaching out to all affiliated colleges across Pakistan to orient them.
ECO announces Youth Award in art, culture, sports fields for member countries
ISLAMABAD, Nov 24 (APP): The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) has announced the ECO Youth Award in the fields of research projects including arts – preferably regional – culture and sports fields for the member states.
The youths from the 10 member states will be eligible for the award including Iran, Pakistan, Turkiye, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, according to a message received from Pakistan Embassy in Tehran, where the ECO headquarters is also located.
A total ten awards, one from each member state will be announced every year with a cash award of USD1,000 amongst the youth of 18-30 years of age, selected from the nominations made by each member state.
The need for the expansion of relations among the peoples in the ECO region, along with the significant role of youth as a major driving force for the ECO countries development, has increased the importance of planning to maximize their optimal participation in the activities implemented by the ECO Cultural Institute (ECOCI).
The Youth Award initiative has been proposed with the aim to discover young talent and to pave the way to further popularize ECO Cultural Institute.
As there will be one winner from each member country, there will be no competition between countries.
The award is presented annually to the winners selected from the nominations made by the ECO member countries on occasions such as the ECO Day.
In order to identify the ECO top youth, call for nominations will be published on ECOCI website and the Ministry of Culture of each ECO member state will nominate up to a maximum of three persons.
The Award Committee, comprising the Cultural Attachés of ECO member states in Tehran will judge and select one winner from each country.
The ECO Award will be presented during a ceremony on the occasion of ECOCI Day/ECO Day.
Pakistan National Cricket Team players participating in practice session at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
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RAWALPINDI: November 24 – Pakistan National Cricket Team players participating in practice session for Cricket Series in Australia at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. APP/ADZ/ABB
RAWALPINDI: November 24 – Pakistan National Cricket Team players participating in practice session for Cricket Series in Australia at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. APP/ADZ/ABB
RAWALPINDI: November 24 – Pakistan National Cricket Team players participating in practice session for Cricket Series in Australia at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. APP/ADZ/ABB
RAWALPINDI: November 24 – Pakistan National Cricket Team players participating in practice session for Cricket Series in Australia at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. APP/ADZ/ABB
Non-custom paid goods worth 130 million seized
DG KHAN, Nov 24 (APP):The customer authority seized a truck loaded with non-custom paid goods worth Rs. 13 million during checking.
According to SSP Patroling Tanveer Ahmed, the truck was caught at Tonvi Mor which loaded with coal in which huge quantity of goods including 130 bags china salt, 59 bags almond, 130 bags dry milk seven bags, seven bags shopping bag, 360 bags betlenet and 31 bags cashew were stuffed secretly.
The seized quantity of goods was headed over to the customer authority.
The driver was taken into custody along with the truck for carrying out further investigation, said the SSP.
Kerb currency market
KARACHI, Nov 24 (APP):Following were the Opening Rates of foreign currencies in kerb market issued by the Forex Association
of Pakistan (FAP), here on Friday.
F.C. LOW RATE HIGH RATE
U.S $ (Inter Bank) 285.00 285.25
U.S $ (Cash Free Market) 283.25 286.25
SAUDIA RIYAL 75.70 76.50
UAE DIRHAM 77.70 78.50
EURO 309.00 312.00
UK POUND 354.50 358.00
AUD $ 185.50 188.00
CAD $ 205.50 208.00
CHINESE YUAN 40.00 42.50