Friday, January 17th, 2020
The head of the Baku office of European Council: “Media plays a key role in holding free and democratic elections”
“Media plays a key role in holding free and democratic elections,” Report quotes the head of the Baku office of European Council Zoltan Hernyes, as saying during an event on “Covering of elections in the press.” According to him, the Council of Europe made recommendations to the Member States on election coverage: “These recommendations are mainly about the role of the media. We need to create opportunities for the media. In other words, both public and private media should be involved in the election process. The media should actively take part inRead More
Hikmat Hajiyev: We remember with honor those who died for our freedom on January 20
The events of January 20, 1990, went into the history of modern Azerbaijan as “Black January.” They put an end to 70-year Soviet rule. Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov made the statement at a conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the tragedy on January 20. “I think it is necessary to look for reasons in 1988 when Azerbaijanis were brutally expelled from Armenia. When we talk about the Sumgait events, we should also consider that they were the result of the expulsion of Azerbaijanis from Soviet Armenia. We alsoRead More
Siraj Teli for Special Committee to review any issue likely to emerge after UK’s exit from EU
British Deputy High Commissioner perceives Pakistan as an emerging frontier market KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Siraj Kassam Teli, while thoroughly briefing the British Deputy High Commissioner Mike Nithavrianakis about KCCI and BMG at a meeting during his visit to KCCI, informed that KCCI with a strong membership base of more than 22,000 members, which is even greater than the accumulated membership of all other 42 Chambers of Commerce across Pakistan, has been successfully resolving issues being faced by the businessRead More
Pakistan says no info about violators of US state dept entity list
In response to a question regarding indictment of 5 individuals by the US authorities for alleged export of items to entities from Pakistan on the US Department of Commerce Entity List, the Spokesperson stated the following: We have seen reports about the indictment of 5 individuals alleged to have exported items to some Pakistani entities on the US Department of Commerce Entity List. We have received no official information from the US and are trying to ascertain the facts. The identities of the individuals have not been sharedRead More
NYDF in offing to empower youth: Usman Dar
ISLAMABAD JAN 17 (DNA) – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar on Thursday said the National Youth Development Foundation (NYDF) was being created to equip the young people with modern technological skills. The prime objective of NYDF was to empower youth by harnessing modern technologies, Usman Dar said while addressing the preparatory meeting of Generation Unlimited Strategic Advisory Council (GenU-SAC) here. The National Youth Councils’ members, International youth experts and private sector were being engaged to get their input for establishing theRead More
Federal government puts forward three names for Sindh IG post
KARACHI JAN 17 (DNA) – After provincial government, the federation on Friday has also put forward names of former Karachi Police Chief Dr Amir Ahmed Shaikh, Additional Inspector General (AIG) Ghulam Nabi Memon and AIG Establishment and Training Dr Aftab Ahmed Pathan for the post of Sindh IG. According to details, the police department has prepared its reply over provincial government’s charge sheet, declaring political interference as cause of Kaleem Imam’s removal from Sindh IG post. Sources told that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh leadership and some leaders from Pakistan PeoplesRead More