Wednesday, February 15th, 2017
CELAC issues declaration after summit in Dominican Republic
DOMINCAN REPUBLIC (DNA) – The Heads of State and Government of Latin America and the Caribbean, gathered in the Dominican Republic, on occasion of the Fifth Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), on January 25, 2017; 1. Reaffirm our commitment to the consolidation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a “Zone of Peace,” proclaimed during the II CELAC Summit held in Havana, Cuba, on January 29th, 2014, which includes the commitment of the States of the region to continue promoting general, complete and nondiscriminatoryRead More
One dead, four judicial officers injured in Peshawar bomb blast
PESHAWAR, FEB 15, (DNA) – At least two people have been killed and several others injured in an explosion in Peshawar’s Hayatabad area today (Wednesday). As per initial details, the blast took place close to a government vehicle near Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) building in Hayatabat’s Phase 5. Police and rescue teams have immediately arrived at the scene. windows of several houses and a Hiace van was damaged in the incident. The injured persons have been shifted to Hayatabad Medical Complex. Earlier today, at least five people including three personnelRead More
Access to clean water everybody’s right, says Tajik ambassador
ISLAMABAD, FEB 15 (DNA) -: Ambassador of Tajikistan Serhali Jononov has underlined the need for ensuring everybody’s access to clean water and sanitation adding his country shall continue supporting water for sustainable development initiatives. He expressed these views while speaking on the occasion of one-day regional dialogue on sustainable development for water at PCRWR on Wednesday. This dialogue was continuation of initiatives taken by the Tajik government in this regard. The ambassador said, in accordance with the UN resolution (OP3) the period from 2018 to 2028 is proclaimed as theRead More
China, India account for half world’s pollution deaths in 2015: study
SHANGHAI, FEB 15, (DNA) – China and India accounted for more than half of the total number of global deaths attributable to air pollution in 2015, researchers said in a study published on Tuesday. The U.S.-based Health Effects Institute (HEI) found that air pollution caused more than 4.2 million early deaths worldwide in 2015, making it the fifth highest cause of death, with about 2.2 million deaths in China and India. The institute’s study, the first of its kind, was based on the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) project, aRead More
Transgender representatives to be invited in standing committee meeting
ISLAMABAD, FEB 15, (DNA) – Transgender representatives will be invited to the next meeting of standing committee. Convener committee has said that attitude and thinking regarding transgender had to be changed. He pronounced that this deprived class of people does not get identity from their birth to death. Committee member Mir Kabir said that transgenders should also be considered as human. Another member Sajjad Tori said that people should change their minds about them. Sitara Ayaz said that educated people are also present in the trasgenders. She stressed that aRead More
Documents of agreement between Hussain Nawaz, Minerva missing: SC
ISLAMABAD, FEB 15, (DNA) – Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday resumed hearing of Panama after a break of two weeks. A five-member larger bench headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa conducted the hearing. Other judges in the bench include Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed and Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan. During the proceeding, Justice Sheikh Azmat remarked that documents of agreement between Minerva Financial Service Limited and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s son Hussain Nawaz are missing from the very first day. He asked defence lawyer Salman AkramRead More