Saturday, February 16th, 2019
Foreign Minister Qureshi meets U.S. lawmakers in Munich Security Conference
BERLIN, (DNA) – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi today met a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers led by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. Sen. Graham chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee and also serves on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Sen. Graham was joined by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D), Senator Chris Coons (D), Senator Rick Scott (R), Senator John Barrasso (R), Senator Bob Menendez (D). Meanwhile from the US House of Representatives Congressmen Mike Gallagher (R), Jim Banks (R), Mac Thornberry (R), MikeRead More
Pakistan loops in KSA into perfect alliance: India anxious & Iran nervous
by JAN ACHAKZAI For the first time, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has carved out a robust South Asia policy with Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman’s historic visit to first Pakistan then to India having consequences for Pakistan’s rising regional clout, Iran’s nuclear aspirations, Pak-Indo stability, rising Asian energy and vast consumers’ markets and Afghanistan’s peace efforts. In other words, the KSA now is on the balance reorienting it’s calculus to Asian-centric then to American centric policy. The KSA is facing two challenges: first, domestically, it needs to move theRead More
Patients suffer miserably as doctors’ protests enter fourth day across Sindh
KARACHI (DNA) – Doctors’ strike across Sindh entered its fourth day on Saturday while thousands of patients suffer intense difficulties due to the shutdown of Outpatient Departments (OPDs) in government-run hospitals. Reportedly, the physicians have been demonstrating against the provincial government of Sindh for failing to increase their salaries and allowances. Meanwhile, a round of talks between health department and protesting doctors has failed. The doctors denounced the provincial government for failing to issue a notification after committing to resolve their issues during negotiations in the previous strike, and consequentlyRead More