On the subtleties of the art of interviewing
Karachi
February 28, 2021
Having a degree from a university is by no means a necessity to engage in an intellectual discourse, and likewise, private reading, keen observation and craving to learn can more than compensate for not having attained formal education from an institute.
Veteran journalist Akhtar Saeedi, whose collection of interviews was launched at the Arts Council on Thursday night, is one such person who must know more about Urdu literature than many literature graduates.
This surmise can be confirmed by the interviews of literary personalities he did for the weekly magazines and literary pages of the Daily Jang newspaper, for which he worked for 36 years until his retirement on December 31, 2018.
Islamabad, February 12: An MoU was signed between the National Assembly and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Pakistan Office in the Parliament House on Thursday afternoon to cooperate on CPEC.
The MoU is aimed at including all stakeholders to expedite the CPEC related projects in the best interest of the country, said an official statement.
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) is a private German political foundation committed to promoting social democracy around the world. The main work of FES in Pakistan focuses on cooperating with local partners in the fields of conflict management, promotion of democracy, youth development, industrial relations, and regional dialogue.
Under its core theme of Creating Peace and Security , the FES office in Pakistan has set up a Topic Centre for Civil Conflict Management where experiences relating to conflict sensitive program management and civil conflict transformation are being processed and shared with relevant actors in South Asi
MoU signed for supporting parliamentary body on CPEC
National
February 12, 2021
ISLAMABAD: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the National Assembly of Pakistan and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Pakistan Office at the Parliament House on Thursday for cooperation and supporting the Parliamentary Committee on CPEC. The MoU was signed by Secretary National Assembly Tahir Hussain and Country Director FES Dr Jochen Hippler.
While witnessing the MoU signing ceremony, Chairman Parliamentary Committee on CPEC Arbab Shair Ali said that the CPEC would prove a vital factor for the socio-economic development of the country. He said the CPEC would amplify employment opportunities and would bring regional prosperity.