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UAE Eid Al Fitr 2021: Third Eid to be celebrated amid Covid-19
Sahim Salim/Dubai
(KT file)
How this Eid is remarkably different from the last two marked amid pandemic.
Eid Al Fitr 2021 would be the third Eid to be celebrated amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The Islamic festival comes even as many countries around the world, especially those in the Indian subcontinent, grapple with a deadly second wave of the coronavirus.
In the UAE, however, the faithful have much to celebrate. Even though the third socially distanced Eid will see Muslims masked up and avoid gatherings, this Eid Al Fitr is remarkably different from the last two marked amid the pandemic.
Japan confers decoration upon NUML lecturer
Islamabad
February 10, 2021
Islamabad : The Government of Japan has conferred the 2020 Autumn Imperial Decorations, “The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays” upon Zafar Mahmood, visiting Professor at the Department of Japanese Language, National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Islamabad, in recognition of his significant contribution towards the promotion of Japanese language in Pakistan and strengthening friendly relations between Japan and Pakistan.
Matsuda Kuninori, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, on behalf of the Government of Japan, on February 9, conferred the imperial decoration ‘The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays’ upon Zafar Mahmood.
Matric, Inter exams to be held on same ‘paper pattern’
IBCC meeting rejects proposal of conducting MCQs based papers
KARACHI:
The Inter-Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) has decided that matriculation and intermediate examinations will be conducted on the same “paper pattern” without any change across the country.
A meeting of the committee rejected the proposal to conduct examinations of IX and XI grades based on multiple choice questions (MCQs). However, the papers will be based on smart syllabus.
The meeting was chaired by IBCC the official forum comprising the education boards of the four provinces and Azad Jammu and Kashmir under the federal government Steering Committee Chairman and Aga Khan Board Chairman Shehzad Jeeva, and attended by IBCC Secretary Dr Ghulam Ali Mallah.