Secretary Information and Broadcasting visits old BH of Radio Pakistan in Karachi

Secretary Information and Broadcasting Shaheera Shahid visited the old Broadcasting House of Radio Pakistan in Karachi today.

During the visit, she was briefed about different issues and requirements for initiation of transmission from old Broadcasting House Karachi.

The Secretary Information directed to improve the performance of transmitters to ensure reach of the transmission to maximum areas.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Month-long training course in broadcasting concludes at PBA, Islamabad

A month-long training course in the field of broadcasting concluded at Pakistan Broadcasting Academy, in Islamabad today.

One hundred and twenty participants, including online attendees from across Pakistan, joined the course.

It was the first-ever training course launched after the operationalization of the Pakistan Broadcasting Academy, during which participants were trained in various skills like comparing and anchoring.

Addressing the concluding ceremony, Director-General Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation Saeed Ahmed Sheikh said such training courses will be conducted in the future as well, which was the fundamental concept behind the operationalization of the academy. Participants of the course thanked the Director-General and said that they have learned a lot during the training, which will be helpful in their practical life.

Source: Radio Pakistan

FM to represent Pakistan at Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels

The first ever Nuclear Energy Summit starts in Brussels today to discuss how nuclear power can help drive sustainable development.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar is representing Pakistan at the Summit.

On the sidelines of the summit, the Foreign Minister will hold bilateral meetings with leaders and foreign ministers of participating countries.

In a statement, the Foreign Office said the Foreign Minister’s participation in the Summit will contribute to further strengthening of Pakistan’s collaboration with International Atomic Energy Agency.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Pakistan needs to prioritize economic-diplomacy in current circumstances: FM

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that Pakistan needs to prioritize economic-diplomacy in the current circumstances.

This was stated by the foreign minister while interacting with officers of Pakistan High Commission in London.

The foreign Minister said that in this regard, all missions of Pakistan abroad should focus on attracting investments.

He said that Pakistan is blessed with significant natural as well as high quality human resources. The country has all the potential to become a great economy provided a coherent approach is adopted to bring fiscal discipline and curtail external deficit.

He said the only requirement of the day is to manage these resources in an effective manner.

Ishaq Dar said all stakeholders need to work hand-in-hand with a team spirit to strengthen Pakistan both internally and externally.

He said Pakistan is undergoing challenging times, however, the incumbent government is committed to provide relief to the common man. The Foreign Minister advised the officers to work hard
and diligently to bring long-term investments in the country and enhancement of trade.

Source: Radio Pakistan

Lawyers’ rights to be protected at all costs: Pirzada

Minister for Housing and Works Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada has reiterated the commitment to protect the rights of lawyers’ fraternity at all costs.

He was chairing a meeting on housing project of Federal Government Employees Housing Authority and Supreme Court Bar Association in Islamabad.

He assured that he stands committed to ensure that pace of work on the housing project is accelerated and the project is completed on time.

Source: Radio Pakistan