Consultation for new IT Policy promises inclusion of rural youth
July 29, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Oxfam in Pakistan and Bargad in collaboration with Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MOITT) organised a two-day consultative meeting on Digital Pakistan Policy (DPP) 2021.
It specifically discussed ways to include rural youth, especially women, transgender persons and disabled persons in the DPP 2021.
Participants were briefed about the process of developing the Digital Pakistan Policy 2021 by the ministry officials present at the event. The policy is expected to be launched at the end of August 2021 and this two-day meeting was part of this process. It specifically discussed issues and policy solutions for digital inclusion, says a press release.
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Indonesian envoy briefs students on scholarships
July 15, 2021
LAHORE : Indonesian Ambassador in Pakistan Adam Mulawarman Tugio on Wednesday visited Government College University Lahore and briefed the students about different scholarships available in Indonesia for Pakistani students. GCU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi and senior faculty members welcomed the development for the benefit of the students and faculty of GCU.
Adam Mulawarman Tugio said different Indonesian universities had been considered among the 200 best universities of the world. “Pakistan and Indonesia are brotherly Islamic countries and there are vast opportunities for cooperation between the two in various fields,” he added.
He pledged to act as a bridge between GCU and different reputed universities of Indonesia for academic and research collaboration.
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Lawmakers urge end to child marriages
Call for making CNIC a mandatory document for marriage
Child marriage. PHOTO: AFP
LAHORE:
A number of lawmakers from two major political parties resolved to increase the minimum age of marriage for girls in Punjab from 16 to 18 years and make the national identity card a mandatory document as evidence of age at the time of marriage.
They also announced to support a relevant amendment act which is pending in the Punjab Assembly and waiting for the approval.
This was announced during a press conference on “Say No To Child Brides,” which was held at Lahore Press Club by Bargad a leading youth development organization. MPAs Sadia Sohail Rana, Sumaira Bukhari, Bushra Anjum Butt, Uzma Kardar and Bargad Executive Director Sabiha Shaheen joined the press conference.