The anticipation is palpable as India and South Africa gear up for a historic clash in the 2024 T20 World Cup final. This encounter marks a watershed moment as it will be the first time these two teams meet in the final of a men’s ICC tournament. Notably, India had previously bested South Africa in the semi-final of the 2014 T20 World Cup. Both teams have showcased impeccable form throughout the tournament, remaining undefeated and topping their respective groups in both the initial stage and the Super Eight. South Africa holds a slight edge with an additional win, owing to…
Author: Iqra Khan
Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has stated that the provincial government of Sindh has announced that it will start drug testing pupils in schools in July. The minister had earlier said that drug tests would be conducted on pupils at Karachi’s educational institutions at random by the provincial authorities. Memon stated that certain pupils will take exams at random and that their names would remain confidential. He said, “Students will be asked who gave them the drug and their parents will be notified if they test positive for drugs.” However, the government of Sindh would not bring any charges against…
The distribution date for electric bikes was announced by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz during a speech at the Punjab Assembly in Lahore. As per CM Punjab, e-bikes would be distributed by the government from July 10. The Chief Minister emphasized in her speech the achievements of her administration’s first 100 days in power. She declared that no further taxes would be placed on the people of Punjab because the province government had proposed a record tax-free budget. In addition, Maryam Nawaz declared the relaunch of the laptop initiative, which will give students access to computers for 10 billion rupees.…
China Jiliang University and Quaid-i-Azam University have signed an agreement to establish a joint laboratory for carbon neutral environmental remediation technologies. In 2021, the Chinese government promised to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, and Pakistan intends to set a cumulative ambitious conditional target of an overall 50% reduction of its projected emissions by 2030 according to UNDP. In the future, in this laboratory, Chinese and Pakistani researchers would jointly develop low carbon or carbon-negative pollution control and environmental remediation materials and technologies, to achieve carbon neutrality in the field of environmental governance and…
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has brought together senior officials from provincial food authorities across Pakistan in the Federal Capital for a high-level workshop to enhance food regulatory practices in the country. The three-day workshop, entitled “Designing and Operating Food Regulatory Functions,” gathered director generals, directors, and technical officials from all the provincial authorities, including Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Islamabad Food Authority. Professor Samuel Godefroy, an expert in Food Risk Analysis and Regulatory Policies at Laval University and former Director General of the Food Directorate under the Federal Department of Health in Canada, delivered the sessions in…
ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of China Jiang Zaidong on Friday called on the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar here. Reaffirming Pakistan-China All-weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership, the two sides expressed the resolve to implement the bilateral consensus reached during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to China, a Foreign Office press release said. Both sides also resolved to further strengthening of Pakistan-China friendship and up-gradation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Meanwhile, Ambassador of the United States in Islamabad Donald Blome separately met Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar.The two sides reviewed the latest developments in bilateral relations and discussed…
Chairman Senate, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday termed China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) a success story and said that the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Pakistan and China for 2nd phase underscored the will for continued collaboration in diverse sectors. He expressed these views while addressing the launch of the Annual Sustainability Report 2023 in Islamabad. The event was jointly organized by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and China Chamber of Commerce Pakistan at Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS), a news release said. “CPEC is a non-partisan agenda in Pakistan as all political parties stood…
Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage and Culture Attaullah Tarar on Friday assured the protesting reporters covering parliamentary proceedings of forming a committee on the protection of journalists and develop a mechanism in that regard in consultation with the provinces. The reporters staged a walk-out from the National Assembly’s Press Gallery to raise their concerns about the security of journalists facing violence across the country and reservations on working environment in the Parliament House.The minister flanked by Press Information Officer Mubashir Hassan came to the Press Gallery to hold negotiations with the protesting journalists. Speaking on the occasion, Tarar…
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) via its Higher Education Development Programme in Pakistan (HEDP) conducted the first-ever Learning Skills Assessment Test (LSAT) in affiliated colleges/universities across Pakistan. More than 5,000 students, showing a uniform regional, urban and rural, and gender representation, participated in this baseline study, said a press release on Friday.Featuring contemporary cognitive skills, LSAT is a general ability test formulated in collaboration with Dr. Salvador Malo, the World Bank International Consultant.It focuses on testing the students’ “General Ability” in three areas: Information Management, Communication, and Problem Solving. Since the formal rollout of the revised Undergraduate Education Policy (UEP)…
Leading smartphone manufacturer TECNO Pakistan and Careem, the first ride-hailing company in Pakistan, are collaborating on an exciting raffle campaign that gives participants the chance to win a TECNO CAMON 30 smartphone. The signing ceremony for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was held in Karachi recently. Shiekh Mahad Arif, PR Manager, and Pernia Rathore, Marketing Supervisor, were in attendance on behalf of TECNO Pakistan. Talha Noman, Senior Commercial Manager, and Saad Qadeer, Head of Commercial and Special Projects, represented Careem Pakistan. Simply use the promo code “WINTECNO” when booking as many rides as you can on Flexi Ride via the…
