Tuesday, April 14th, 2020
Gender-balanced foreign service can make this world a better place
Mariam Javed Asghar As a woman of 21st century, that’s ironic for me to watch, how the efforts to bring women from periphery to center of foreign policy still make headlines. Despite coexisting with men ever since Adam and Eve, daughters of Eve-the other half of world population-have long been ignored in crafting policies related to the same world they share with their male counterpart. International relations reflect a world of men in which, they influence international affairs through their physical capacities, through their (masculinist) practicesat institutional level and throughRead More
US records 1,509 coronavirus deaths in past 24 hours: report
WASHINGTON, APR 14 – The United States recorded 1,509 deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic over the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:30 pm Monday (0030 GMT Tuesday). The number of fatalities was similar to the previous day’s toll of 1,514. The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 23,529 people in the US, the most of any country. The United States has more than 550,000 people infected with the virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Read More
Balochistan to start random COVID-19 testing from Wednesday: spokesperson
QUETTA, APR 14 – Balochistan will start testing residents for the novel coronavirus randomly on a mass scale from tomorrow [Wednesday], Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani said. “Once we start testing people, we will find out where the ratio of the spread of the virus is more and where it isn’t,” he said on Tuesday. Shahwani clarified that only after tests are conducted on a massive scale like this can it be decided where the lockdown should be extended or not. “The government will base its results district-wise,” he said.Read More
Many batters around the world were happy on Asif’s suspension: Kevin Pietersen
LONDON, APR 14 – Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has claimed that a lot of batsmen were happy when Pakistan pacer Mohammad Asif was banned in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal. “I think there are plenty batters around the world that were happy that he got banned,” Pietersen stated while retweeting a video of Asif dismissing him in a Test match. “He was the best I faced!” The batsman stated that he had no idea on how to counter him. Asif along with teammates Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir were handedRead More
Special Flydubai flight to bring back 180 stranded Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD, APR 14 – The Civil Aviation Authority has allowed Flydubai to operate a special flight to bring back 180 Pakistanis stranded in Dubai. The flight will land at Faisalabad airport and it will take back 11 UAE embassy staff members. The CAA, however, said that no member of the flight crew will be allowed to disembark from the aircraft while at the airport.
Pakistan, Poland agree to expand cooperation in diverse fields
ISLAMABAD, Apr 14 – Ambassador of Poland, Poitr Opalinski met with Federal Minister for Defence Production, Zobaida Jalal on Monday. In a call on meeting by Ambassador of Poland, Poitr Opalinski, Federal Minister for Defence Production, Zobaida Jalal said Pakistan and Poland are friends and important potential trade partners. She said Pakistan highly values it’s relation with Poland and wanted to work closely with defense industry of Poland. Pakistan and Poland can share their defense related experiences, from which the defense industries of both the countries can benefit, the ministerRead More