Left to right; Waseem Butt, Chris Meril and Dr Andrea Edel at LLF, 2019.
The UNESCO Cities of Literature is a network of hubs of independent publishing and cities that host large-scale literary festivals around the world. The network was established in 2004, with the primary goal of promoting cultural connectivity by bringing together writers, translators, poets, small regional publishers and booksellers. It now has creative cities as members in seven fields: crafts and folk art, design, film, gastronomy, media arts and music. The network comprises hundreds of creative cities across 28 countries and six continents.
It is an enterprise that recognises that artists thrive in synchronicity with one another. The network prioritises independent local publishing houses, the tradition of public poetry readings, literary and art festivals, freedom of speech and artistic expression and cross-cultural and interdisciplinary collaborations between creative people. The Cities of Literature proj
National
March 3, 2021
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday said to effectively counter enemy’s attacks, a proactive approach towards hybrid warfare was equally important, besides conventional preparedness of Armed Forces.The president expressed these views while addressing at the certificate award ceremony of AERON 2021 Workshop on Aerospace and National Security, held here at Pakistan Airforce (PAF) Headquarters.
The first-ever AERON workshop with 36 participants including parliamentarians, civil servants and journalists, focused on contemporary challenges, strategic autonomy and economic independence. President Alvi said with global transformation in combat tactics, a strategy based on technical advancement, was vital to address national security challenges. He mentioned that a paradigm shift in warfare had increased the threats of use of virus bombs and digital attacks on information network that required a constant vigil and alertness.
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Jimmy Johnson, the renowned American football coach and broadcaster asked the question and provided the reply too: What is the difference between Ordinary and Extraordinary ? It is that little EXTRA .
The example of Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt who won 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay races in London 2012 Olympics is a case in point. Very proudly, Usain repeated his Beijing 2008 Olympic feat with improvements in running time in 100m and 4x100m relay events. He recorded his extra ordinary performance by putting the little extra which was the basic differentiating factor between him and other runners there.
Yes, in every field of life we find such achievers. May be you are one such performer in your own field in your own way. Not to emphasize much, these historical feats are the outcome of the inner urge matched with sustained action, which is expressed in the following lines written by famous Urdu poet and thinker Allama Muhammad Iqbal:
President Alvi wants no disparity in education system
National
February 25, 2021
Islamabad: President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday called for the removal of disparity among different streams of education in the country by ensuring implementation of single national curriculum (SNC). The focus of our education system should be on character building and promoting critical and creative thinking among students, he said during a briefing given by the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training at Aiwan-e-Sadr, here.
The meeting was attended by Minister for FE&PT, Shafqat Mehmood, Minister for Science & Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Minister for Human Rights, Dr. Shireen M Mazari, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Muhammad Khan, Parliamentary Secretary, FE&PT, Wajeeha Akram, and Secretary FE&PT, Farah Hamid Khan.
President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday called for removing disparity among different streams of education in the country by ensuring implementation of Single National Curriculum (SNC). He said the focus of education system should be on character building, and promoting critical and creative thinking am ..