RAWALPINDI, Nov 16 (APP): Rawalpindi Arts Council (RAC) is making efforts to identify and develop budding talent through training and courses in visual and performing art.
Junaid to lead Pakistan A squad against England Lions
ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (APP): Pacer Junaid Khan will lead Pakistan A squad for the five-match Twenty20 series against England Lions scheduled to be played at Dubai in December.
Bodla’s name inducted in Guinness book
ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (APP): Pakistan Taekwondo Black Belt Ahmad Amin Bodla’s name has been inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records 2016 for his records of one minute and one hour kicks.
Pakistan U16 team tour to Australia
ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (APP): The Pakistan Under-16 team will play three one-day and T20 matches each against their Australian counterpart from November 21 there.
Asia’s first Smartphone film festival to kick off from Dec 19
ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (APP): The Asia’s first Smartphone Film Festival,
organized by the iSmart Films is set to begin on December 19 in Karachi.
Former Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh calls on Fatemi
ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (APP): The former Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, Ambassador (rtd) Farooq Sobhan, called on the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs (SAPM), Syed Tariq Fatemi here on Monday.
The Special Assistant highlighted Prime Minister’s policy of peaceful
neighborhood and his strong desire for building a constructive and forward-looking relationship with all regional countries.
He underscored that improved relations between the countries of the
region will unlock the enormous economic and geo-strategic potential of the region, through greater regional connectivity, and will help unite the region to face many new and emerging challenges and threats.
Ambassador (rtd) Sobhan, who is currently the President of Bangladesh
Enterprise Institute, welcomed the efforts of the Government of Pakistan for peace and stability in the entire region, and stressed that foreign policy analysts and academicianscan play an important role in shaping government policies and public opinion, towards lasting peace in the region.
Third phase of PM’s Youth Skill Development Programme to commence soon: Cheema
ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (APP): The training courses of Prime Minister’s Youth Skill Development Programme (third phase) would be initiated soon, said Executive Director National Vocational and Training Commission (NAVTTC) Zulfikar Ahmed Cheema.
Pakistan cricket team coach Waqar Younis turns 44
ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (APP): Ace fast bowler and present head coach of Pakistan cricket team Waqar Younis turned 44 Monday.Born on 16 November 1971 in Vihari, he is regarded as one of the greatest and fastest bowlers of all time.
Economic progress is linked to technology and research:Tanveer Hussain
LAHORE, Nov 16 (APP): Federal Minister for Science & Technology and Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain has said that scientists and researchers are asset of
the country as they play great role in the development of the country.
AIOU introduces online tracking system to check degrees status
ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (APP): Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has introduced an online tracking system for facilitation of students to check status of their degrees and certificates.
This is the part of the University efforts to expedite the process of issuing provisional certificates and degrees to the students.
The status of the applications submitted by the students for provisional result cards and degrees could now be checked through the newly installed website (dts.aiou.edu.pk), said a University senior official.
The applications received from the students are immediately acknowledged through the text message and email given by the students.
The new IT-based mechanism was developed in order to minimize
the coordination and communication gap among the applicants and
the Examination Department.
In the past, the objections raised by the department on the
students applications were only communicated through post, but
there was no online tracking of those objections.
According to the official, the new system is time and cost
effective, expediting the whole process of issuing PCs and
degrees to the students.
The AIOU has recently introduced a number of initiatives
to bring about qualitative improvement in the entire admission,
examination and delivery system, under the policy-guideline given
by the Vice Chancellor Dr. Shahid Siddiqui, he added.