ISLAMABAD, May 22 (APP): Lok Virsa would organize a “Dholak Geet Contest” in Islamabad on May 26 to revive the use of Dholak in our celebrations.
According to an official of the Lok Virsa, students of various educational institutions have been invited to participate in the contest, adding that some schools and collages have already registered for the contest.
He said an audio CD of ‘Dholak Geet’ will also be launched on the occasion.
By Akram Malik
ANKARA, May 22 (APP): As the first ever 2-day World Humanitarian Summit opens in Istanbul on Monday, 2.7 million Syrian refugees, living in Turkey have their sights set on the world leaders for taking solid steps for their return home and an end to their agony of living away from the family.
Turkey which has spent $ 10 billion on their wellbeing since 2011 and educating over 75 thousand children in their own language and curriculum, is hosting the Summit from May 23-24 to bring spotlight on the humanitarian crisis – with no end in sight to the raging Syrian conflict.
They were given “all services as we consider them our guests under temporary protection,” said Vice Governor of Gaziantep city Halil UYUMAZ while briefing a group of journalists from Asia-Pacific before they were herded to NIZIP camp – just 45 km away from the Syrian border in Northern Turkey.
LAHORE, May 22 (APP): The Punjab Education Department has announced summer vacation from May 24 in educational institutions in the province.
Summer vacation will start from May 24 and continue up to
August 14. Earlier, the Education department had fixed June 1 for summer vacation. However, keeping in view the hotness, and difficulties of children and their parents, the Education department has decided to start summer vacations from May 24.
Provincial Minister for Education Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan expressed these views while addressing a press conference at the committee room of Schools Education Department, on Sunday.
ISLAMABAD, May 22 (APP): National Highway Authority (NHA) is taking all possible measures to ensure the early completion of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
An NHA official told APP Sunday that CPEC was the name of building roads from Khunjerab to Gwadar. “The CPEC project, comprises modern highway and railway transportation system linking Kashgar in West China to Khunjerab in the north and onwards to Karachi and Gwadar in the south of Pakistan through multiple routes”, he added.
He said a number of sections of this mega project have been completed and remaining sections are under construction.
ISLAMABAD, May 22 (APP): The introduction of high speed broadband in the country is showing positive results as app exports are flourishing and touching more than US $ 10 million mark on monthly basis during this year.
Local developers in Pakistan are skillful and talented enough to meet global requirements when it comes to designing mobile applications for foreign clients.
As per statistics from Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), Pakistani app developers are not only designing mobile apps for local market but they are also developing apps for exporting, contributing precious foreign exchange to national kitty.
UNITED NATIONS, May 22 (APP): Tourism plays a crucial role in lifting people out of poverty and building peace, participants from more than 100 countries gathered at a United Nations conference in Beijing this week have said, calling for greater efforts to step up international cooperation in that regard.
“Tourism is one of the most dynamic economic sectors, with significant global reach, and as such can make an important contribution to the achievement of the [Sustainable Development Goals] SDGs, particularly in the areas of job creation, sustainable consumption and production and the preservation of natural resources, as stated in Goal 8, Goal 12 and Goal 14 of the SDGs,” Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in a press release issued in New York.
The First World Conference on Tourism for Development “which has gathered more than 1,000 participants” is being held from 18 to 21 May under the theme of “Tourism for Peace and Development.”
DOHA, May 22, (APP/AFP) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon urged regional and international powers to push Syrian warring parties to engage in talks on a political transition to end their country’s “nightmare”.
“United Nations special envoy (Staffan de Mistura) continues to work intently with the parties towards meaningful talks. We need a full and immediate cessation of hostilities. Just as important we need to begin discussions on the transition ,” Ban told the Doha forum for democracy and development in the Qatari capital.
“I feel that without such a political horizon, a further escalation is all too likely.
LAHORE, May 21 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that Pak-China friendship was unprecedented in the world.
Friendly relations between Pakistan and China were more than ordinary relationship between the two countries and could not be described in words, he added.
The Chief Minister was addressing a function at the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China at Chief Minister’s Office, here.
ISLAMABAD, May 21 (APP): Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Senator Pervaiz Rashid on Saturday said the strategic partnership between Pakistan and China would be further enhanced to serve their fundamental interests and ensure peace as well as prosperity in the region.
“At a time when the international and regional environment is undergoing profound changes, it is our firm resolve to further cement and forge this all weather strategic partnership, which serves the fundamental interests of both the countries and contributes to the peace and prosperity of our people,” the minister said.
He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a two-day festival which kicked off here with a series of events organised by the Government of Pakistan to celebrate 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Peoples Republic of China.
ISLAMABAD, May 21 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to make immediate arrangements for provision of emergency relief to the Sri Lankan flood victims.
In line with the directive of the Prime Minister following material and equipment are being sent to Sri Lanka from the government and the people of Pakistan as emergency relief for flood victims.
These include 100 tents for health service provision, 200 water pumps, 20 vehicles for transportation of health staff, 100 electricity generators, 400 emergency lamps, 500 pairs of boots, 1000 raincoats, 1000 umbrellas, 1000 torches, 50 mobile water purification plants, five mini mobile hospitals and 500kg insecticides for fly control as solphax.
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