Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
PM again urges US President, UN to intervene for resolution of Kashmir dispute
Prime Minister Imran Khan has once again called upon US President Donald Trump and the United Nations to intervene for resolution of outstanding Kashmir dispute. In an interview with CNBC, he said Kashmir is a far more serious problem than the people and the world realizes. He said India has been taken over by an extremist ideology which is called Hindutva or the RSS. He said Modi is a life member of this extremist outfit. Referring to the situation in occupied Kashmir, he said eight millionRead More
Govt determined to promote industrialization: PM Imran
Prime Minister Imran Khan says Pakistan has been put on the right economic track and expressed the confidence that good times are ahead for the country. Addressing the prominent business personalities at Pakistan Breakfast Meet in Davos today, he said his vision is to turn Pakistan into a welfare state and ensure inclusive development as envisioned by the founding fathers. Imran Khan said present government is spending money to revive industries by encouraging and giving them incentives. We want to promote industrialization as it will create wealth whichRead More
Embassy of Egypt clarifies no visa sanctions imposed on Pakistani nationals
ISLAMABAD, JAN 23 (DNA) – Embassy of Egypt has clarified that no visa sanctions policy has been imposed by Egypt on Pakistani nationals, on Thursday. Officials of the Egyptian embassy said, these allegations are incorrect and no such sanctions policy has been placed by Egypt. The Embassy appreciates the earlier clarification of the Spokesperson of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan who denied such allegations. The process for granting the Visa(s) is clearly indicated on the Embassys website and on the visa service provider website, and that the reviewRead More
Top UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
The UN’s top court told Myanmar on Thursday to take urgent steps to prevent the alleged genocide of the Buddhist nation’s minority Rohingya Muslims. The order was the first time that Myanmar has faced justice over a 2017 military crackdown that sent around 740,000 Rohingya fleeing into neighbouring Bangladesh. The International Court of Justice in The Hague granted a series of emergency steps requested by the mainly Muslim African state of The Gambia under the 1948 Genocide Convention. Presiding judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf said Myanmar must “takeRead More
Firefighting plane ‘may have crashed’ while battling Australia blaze
SYDNEY : A water-bombing plane may have crashed while fighting a massive bushfire in mountains near Sydney, Australian authorities said, as blazes flared across the country Thursday. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service said it was “investigating reports of a serious incident involving an aircraft in southern NSW this afternoon”. “Contact was lost with a large air tanker which was working in the Snowy Monaro area,” the agency said in a statement. “Local ground crews indicate the aircraft may have crashed. A number of helicopters areRead More
Monthly meeting of Floral Art Society organized at Serena
ISLAMABAD, JAN 23 (DNA) – The Floral Art Society of Islamabad held its monthly meeting at Serena Hotels on Thursday. This months program was in keeping new trends towards recycling titled “Trash to Treasures”. Wiqar-un-Nisa Boolani presented very innovative arrangements using recycled martial and demonstrated to the members how interesting exhibits can be created by using old newspapers, magazines, pieces of wood and wood shavings and the nsides of tissue rolls in combination with flowers and foliage. It was indeed floral artistry with a twist, spreading the need to incorporateRead More