UET, University of Agriculture sign MoU
Peshawar
February 12, 2021
PESHAWAR: The University of Engineering and Technology and the University of Agriculture, Peshawar, inked a memorandum of understanding in order to work together for the mutual benefits in the field of “Artificial Intelligence intervention in Smart Environment and its impact on human and crop health and other fields in future.”
The MoU was signed by Dr Gul Muhammad, director National Centre for Artificial Intelligence (NCAI) and Dr Anwar Ali Shad, Chairman Agriculture Chemistry Department, Agriculture University, Peshawar.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof Dr Iftikhar Hussain said that UET wanted to provide intelligent and sustainable solutions in a smart environment, sustainable agriculture and resilient communities. “Our agreement with Agriculture University aligns with our objectives, as together, we can make the agriculture sector more sustainable by using Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Artificial Agr
ANP announces full support to ‘long march’ on Islamabad
National
February 11, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party (ANP) has announced to fully support the opposition parties’ ‘Long March’ to Islamabad on March 26 and field joint candidates for the upcoming Senate elections.
The Pakhtun nationalist party in its central executive council meeting on Wednesday also opposed the presidential ordinance for an open ballot for the Senate polls on the ground that the government had adopted an unconstitutional and apolitical approach towards such an important legislation.
Briefing the media persons after the party’s executive council meeting, ANP central senior vice-president Ameer Haider Khan Hoti said that the party had decided to stage countrywide protests for the recovery of missing persons
QUETTA: Awami National Party leader Asghar Khan Achakzai speaks at the protest rally on Friday. PPI
QUETTA: The Awami National Party (ANP) has warned the Balochistan government that it would launch a countrywide protest if the party’s provincial information secretary, Asad Khan Achakzai, is not recovered immediately.
Asad Achakzai has been missing since October. He was travelling from the border town of Chaman to Quetta when unidentified people reportedly kidnapped him.
Some ANP leaders and a large number of party workers staged a protest demonstration here on Friday during which they demanded immediate recovery of the ANP leader. The protesters marched on different roads of the city and later gathered at Bacha Khan Chowk where party leaders, including senior vice president Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, general secretary Mian Iftikhar Hussain, Balochistan provincial president Asghar Khan Achakzai, engineer Zamarak Khan Piralizai and others spoke at length.
SECRET Santa has been presented with an award for their contributions to the borough. The well known CIC, based in Blackburn Mall, were blown away when the Mayor visited to surprise the team with a Mayoral award for their “Outstanding contribution to Blackburn with Darwen”. Managing director of Secret Santa, Phil Boulding said: “Wow! This isn’t about us. We accept this award on behalf of our 5,000 Facebook members and all of the local people and businesses across Blackburn with Darwen who have really taken our mission to their hearts and support us endlessly.” Mayor of Blackburn with Darwen Councillor Iftikhar Hussain said: “It is vitally important that we recognise the wonderful work our volunteers are doing across the borough, and especially during these difficult times when help is needed more than ever.