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Federal Ministry of Education and Vocational Training Additional Secretary Mohiuddin Wani is speaking at the release ceremony of Education Statistical Report 2021-22
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Farmers are burning their harvested crops near Larkana-Khairpur Road, the smoke of which may cause nuisance for passing vehicles
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A view of thick fog that engulfs the whole city during early morning
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Students of MBBS attending Orientation ceremony at Liaquat University of Medical & Health Science Jamshoro
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Railway worker unloading concrete Blocks from heavy Crain to lay on railway track near railway station
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Villager women going back their homes carrying dirt on their heads
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A view of thick fog that engulfs the whole city during early morning
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Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan, Haji Gulbar Khan meets Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah
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Ex-CCRD head discuss youth opportunities in SRM with GCA Advisor
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22 (APP): Former Head of the Centre for Climate Research and Development (CCRD), COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Dr Athar Hussain convened a special meeting with climate adaptation expert and youth advisor at Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), Irfan Ullah and discussed youth opportunities in solar radiation management (SRM).
Dr Athar Hussain told APP that Irfan Ullah also works as a researcher at United Nations University; Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) Bonn Germany who has five years of multi-sectoral experience.
Apart from this, he is also working as an International Strategy Fellow in Silver Lining (a US-based NGO), which promotes safety for the world’s people and natural system in the context of near-term climate risks and impacts.
Dr. Athar Hussain along with other team members Varisha, Muhammad Ali, and Saima participated in the meeting later flanked by Dr. Waheed.
During the meeting opportunities for youth in SRM and climate change interventions were also discussed.
Irfan Ullah has five years of multi-sectoral experience spanning from climate change adaptation, climate resilience, climate risk insurance, disaster risk reduction, community development, youth engagement, and from conflict-triggered disasters to earthquake, flood response, and recovery.
China to magnify literary exchanges with South Asia
BEIJING, Jan 22 (APP): Centre for China-South Asia Literary Exchanges of China Writers Association (Chengdu) was launched in Chengdu to enhance literary exchanges between China and South Asian countries through forums, seminars, training, mutual translation of literary works from both sides, etc.
According to Hou Zhiming, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Executive Vice Chairman of, the Sichuan Writers Association, the Center will be built into an international platform for writer exchange, literary work mutual translation and publication, literary exhibition, regional literary research, literary copyright trade and protection between China and South Asian countries, China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Monday.
Additionally, an international book fair for South Asian literary works, the China-South Asia Literature Forum and the China-South Asia Literature Training Seminar for Youth will be held soon.