170 Fulbright Scholarship students to depart for USA

Mon, 17 Jul 2023, 4:48 PM

ISLAMABAD, Jul 17 (APP):The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) Monday announced that 170 accomplished Pakistanis had been awarded the prestigious ‘Fulbright Scholarship’ to study and conduct advanced research at leading U.S. universities.

The flagship academic exchange program of the U.S. Government, the Fulbright Program, enabled students from around the world to attend universities across the United States, said a press release issued here on Monday.

The 2023 cohort gathered for a two-day pre-departure orientation to prepare for their educational journey and learn about the American culture, life on campus, and opportunities for exchange students in the United States.

U.S. Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, William Ostick congratulated the students on securing the scholarship and advised them to connect with fellow students and learn from each other’s experiences.

“In the United States, the students will be cultural ambassadors, strengthening ties between the peoples of Pakistan and the United States. They will connect with Americans eager to learn more about Pakistan. And when return, the student can help explain America – its people, its values, and its character their communities,” he added.

This year’s 170 participants belong to 44 public and private universities. Among these are 129 Master’s and 41 PhD students and 7 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) fellows.

Women represent 61 percent of this year’s departing cohort. The recipients will begin their educational journey this fall at 81 U.S. universities in various disciplines, including engineering, energy management, and social sciences.

“This year’s cohort of Fulbrighters continues to represent the rich diversity of Pakistan with grantees drawn from every province and region of the country. The prestigious scholarship is merit-based, but the merit is not just grades and examination results. Fulbrighters are selected for their potential to contribute to the social and economic development of Pakistan and for their ability to represent and build bridges between our two cultures. We hope that bright and gifted individuals studying and teaching at universities across Pakistan will be encouraged to consider applying if they have a vision for how their higher education in the United States can help them uplift and support their communities in the future,” William Ostick said.

Operated in 160 countries, the Fulbright Program is administered by binational commissions and U.S. embassies.

The Fulbright Commission in Pakistan, also known as USEFP, manages the largest program in the world in terms of U.S. government contribution.

The Government of Pakistan, through the Higher Education Commission (HEC), also provides significant financial support. To strengthen the partnership in the education sector, the HEC funds 25 PhD grantees annually.

Since 2005, 2,785 Pakistanis have received the Fulbright award to study, conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.

USEFP is a bi-national commission established in 1950 by the governments of the United States and Pakistan.

Since its inception, more than 9,621 Pakistanis and over 941 Americans have participated in USEFP-managed exchange programs. For more information, visit www.usefp.org.

A bird is sitting on the eggs at her nest

Khuram Maryam

Mon, 17 Jul 2023, 4:25 PM

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Khuram Maryam

Mon, 17 Jul 2023, 4:25 PM

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Khuram Maryam

Mon, 17 Jul 2023, 4:25 PM

Registered voters cross 126m figure: ECP reports

NNPS Desk

Mon, 17 Jul 2023, 4:03 PM

ISLAMABAD, Jul 17 (APP):The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday issued a report that revealed the number of registered voters in the country had reached over 126 million, as of June 30, 2023.

The ECP also released the percentage of voters in terms of age, according to which, the highest number of voters remained within the age group of 26 to 35 years.

According to the report, the ratio of male and female voters in Pakistan stood at 54.02 per cent and 45.98 per cent respectively.

The total number of registered voters in Islamabad was over one million while Punjab topped with 71.60 million voters.

The number of registered voters in Balochistan is over 5.27 million of which 2.96 million are male and 2.31 million are female.

The number of registered voters in K-P is over 21.62 million of which 11.79 million are male while 9.82 million are female.

In Punjab, the largest province of the country population-wise, the number of registered voters is 71.60 million, of which 38.41 million are men and 33.19 million are women.

Similarly, the number of registered voters in Sindh is 26.52 million, of which 14.38 million are male and 12.14 million are female.

Domestic edible oil, ghee output grew by 12.75% and 10.44% in 11 months

NNPS Desk

Mon, 17 Jul 2023, 3:45 PM

ISLAMABAD, Jul 17 (APP): Domestic production of cooking oil, and vegetable ghee during the 11 months of the financial year that ended on June 30, 2023, increased by 12.57 per cent and 10.44 per cent respectively as compared to the output of the corresponding period of last year.

During the period from July-May, 2022-23 about 513,206 metric tons of edible oil were produced locally in order to fulfil the domestic requirements as compared to the manufacturing of 455,884 metric tons of same period last year.

Meanwhile, during the period under review, about 1.421 million tons of vegetable ghee were locally manufactured as against the production of 1.286 million tons in the same period last year, which was up by 10.44 per cent, according to the data of the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.

The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) in the country grew by 5.88 per cent during the month of May 2023 as compared to the previous month of (April). The Quantum Index Numbers of Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (QIM) for May 2023 estimated at 110.60 as compared to 104.46 during April 2023.

The provisional quantum indices of LSMI for May 2023 with the base year 2015-16 have been developed on the basis of the latest data supplied by the source agencies including Oil Companies Advisory Committee (OCAC), Ministry of Industries and Production, Ministry of Commerce and Provincial Bureaus of Statistics.

In 11 months 27, 728 tractors were locally assembled as compared to the assembling of 51,772 tractors in the corresponding period of last year.

Meanwhile, 2,083 tractors were assembled during the month of May 2023 as compared to the production to 4,362 tractors of the same month of last year.

The LSMI production during July-May 2022-23 as compared to the corresponding period of last year has increased in wearing apparel, furniture and other manufacturing (football), while it decreased in food, tobacco, textile, coke & petroleum products, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, non-metallic mineral products, machinery and equipment, automobiles and other transport equipment.

Pervez Khattak ready to announce his political party

Raiq Qureshi

Mon, 17 Jul 2023, 3:43 PM

PESHAWAR, Jul 17 (APP):Pervez Khattak, former senior member and president of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was likely to soon announce the foundation of his own political party.

According to recent political and media reports, Khattak has been meeting with significant political players in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Islamabad, including former PTI members who have previously been elected to assemblies.

The media reports said that Khattak has also held meetings with political figures from PTI who allegedly did not vote for the party in the Senate election, besides those ignored for party ticket during the last general election.

Khattak is expected to make the formal announcement of his new political party with the name of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf Parliamentarian in a press conference. Khattak has also chosen the party flag with half white and half green color.

While Khattak’s political goals have shifted, his two sons, who remain affiliated with the PTI, have stated their determination to follow their father’s path in terms of their own political future. Their choice is subject to Khattak’s upcoming announcement.

Liaquat Khattak, Pervez Khattak’s brother and former KP assembly member, had left the party earlier in 2021 and joined the PPP. Later, in 2022, he jumped to the JUI-F.

Khattak revealed his exit from the PTI in a phone call with the media on Sunday. He stressed that even if his efforts to join a new party fail, he will not revert to his previous political allegiance.
Khattak was terminated from PTI membership after failing to answer a notice about allegedly trying to break away PTI members in KP.

Banking Mohtasib provides Rs 3b relief to customers during four years

Ishtiaq Rao

Mon, 17 Jul 2023, 3:42 PM

ISLAMABAD, Jul 17 (APP): The Banking Mohtasib has provided the monitoring relief worth over Rs 3 billion during April 2019 to July 2023 to the banking customers by disposing of a total of 106,486 cases.

The performance of the institution was discussed as Banking Mohtasib Muhammad Kamran Shehzad paid a farewell call on President Dr Arif Alvi, at Aiwan-e-Sadr here.

The Mohtasib apprised the president about the steps taken by him for providing financial relief to the banking customers by disposing of a large number of cases during his tenure.

He highlighted that the institution provided financial relief amounting to Rs 2.3 billion to the banking customers during 13 years (2005 and 2018) whereas during his tenure (April 2019- 17th July 2023) he had provided over 3 billion rupees to the banking customers.

President Alvi deeply appreciated the efforts made by Banking Mohtasib for providing over Rs. 3 billion financial relief to the people.

IRSA releases 319,400 cusecs water

NNPS Desk

Mon, 17 Jul 2023, 3:39 PM

ISLAMABAD, Jul 17 (APP): Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Monday released 319,400 cusecs of water from various rim stations with an inflow of 357,400 cusecs.

According to the data released by IRSA, the water level in River Indus at Tarbela Dam was 1514.77 feet and was 116.77 feet higher than its dead level of 1,398 feet. Water inflow and outflow in the dam was recorded as 176,700 cusecs and 180,000 cusecs respectively.

The water level in River Jhelum at Mangla Dam was 1205.65 feet, which was 155.65 feet higher than its dead level of 1,050 feet. The inflow and outflow of water was recorded at 51,300 cusecs and 10,000 cusecs respectively.

The release of water at Kalabagh, Taunsa, Guddu and Sukkur was recorded as 215,200, 166,500, 139,100 and 77,300 cusecs respectively.

Similarly, from River Kabul, a total of 45,700 cusecs of water released at Nowshera and 55,500 cusecs released from River Chenab at Marala.

ECP dismisses baseless claims about EMS software

NNPS Desk

Mon, 17 Jul 2023, 3:38 PM

Political parties asked to submit statement of accounts by August 29

ISLAMABAD, Jul 17 (APP):The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) spokesperson on Monday refuted all rumours circulating in the media regarding the Electronic Management System (EMS).

According to the spokesperson, the EMS software was functioning perfectly, and there were no issues with its operations.

The spokesperson emphasized that the reason behind the delay in EMS training lied with the data entry operators who were scheduled to participate.

These operators are responsible for data entry, validation, transmission, and accuracy, and they have been assigned duties until July 20, 2023.

The spokesperson firmly stated that such claims held no validity and urged the public not to be swayed by misinformation.

The election commission urged all stakeholders to rely on accurate information from official sources and avoid being misled by false reports.

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170 Fulbright Scholarship students to depart for USA

A bird is sitting on the eggs at her nest

A farmer ploughing field in a traditional way with the help of bulls for next crop in the outskirts of the city

Street vendor selling colorful balloons at a roadside

Registered voters cross 126m figure: ECP reports

Domestic edible oil, ghee output grew by 12.75% and 10.44% in 11 months

Pervez Khattak ready to announce his political party

Banking Mohtasib provides Rs 3b relief to customers during four years

IRSA releases 319,400 cusecs water

ECP dismisses baseless claims about EMS software

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