Tuesday, December 17th, 2019
Army says Musharraf not given proper hearing
RAWALPINDI, DEC 17 (DNA) -The decision given by special court about General Pervez Musharraf, Retired has been received with lot of pain and anguish by rank and file of Pakistan Armed Forces. An ex-Army Chief, Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee and President of Pakistan, who has served the country for over 40 years, fought wars for the defense of the country can surely never be a traitor. The due legal process seems to have been ignored including constitution of special court, denial of fundamental right of self defence, undertakingRead More
Special conference at GHQ discusses country’s prevailing situation
RAWALPINDI – A special conference by the military leadership is underway at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. According to the sources, the senior military leadership is discussing on the current political situation of the country in their conference. The conference is being presided over by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. The conference is being held hours after a special court in Islamabad sentenced former president and top military official Pervez Musharraf to death in high treason case. The verdict that was reserved on DecemberRead More
American TV channel CNBC broadcasts films about Uzbekistan for the first time
Tashkent, Uzbekistan — On 8 December, broadcasting of six films dedicated to Uzbekistan started on the air of the American television channel CNBC. Documentary films reflect the reforms taking place in the Republic in recent years in the political, economic, social and cultural spheres through the eyes of famous foreign journalists. A number of films are devoted to positive changes in relations between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan. These films were prepared by the famous American journalist and presenter Ryan Chilkot, who came to Uzbekistan three times and also traveled specifically to shootRead More
Uzbekistan ‘BB-/B’ Ratings Affirmed; Outlook Stable
Tashkent, Uzbekistan — S&P Global Ratings affirmed its ‘BB-’ long-term and ‘B’ short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Uzbekistan. The outlook is stable. The stable outlook reflects our expectation that, over the next year, Uzbekistan’s fiscal and external positions will remain strong but decline slightly, because of current account deficits and government borrowing. Although unlikely over the next year, we could raise the ratings if Uzbekistan’s increased integration with the global economy and government reforms of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) result in increased growth potential and resiliency for theRead More
Pakistan ranks 151 out of 153 on global gender parity index: World Economic Forum report
Pakistan ranked 151 out of 153 countries on the Global Gender Gap Index Report 2020 index, published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Tuesday, only managing to surpass Iraq and Yemen. The scorecard for the country places Pakistan at 150 in economic participation and opportunity, 143 in educational attainment, 149 in health and survival and 93 in political empowerment. A comparison of previous rankings shows that the overall ranking for Pakistan has drastically slipped from 112 in 2006 to 151 in 2020. Likewise, the country slipped from 112 to 150 inRead More
Musharraf’s APML ‘appalled’ at special court’s decision in treason case, to challenge death penalty
The All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) — the political party founded by former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf — on Tuesday announced that an appeal will be filed against a special court’s decision to hand former military ruler a death sentence in the high treason case against him. APML’s General Secretary Mehrene Malik Adam, in a press statement, said that the party was “appalled” at the verdict, adding that the case against the former president was “formed on flimsy grounds”. “We would like to remind that this case was formed on flimsyRead More