Friday, April 17th, 2020
COVID-19 overpowered SDGs?
Dr M Ali Hamza A journey that started from United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), also known as Rio+20, finally set 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including 169 supplementarytargets, to address the multifacetedand complicated needs of our global society ranging from climate change, extreme poverty, global education to of course health, in 2015 at United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). SDGs stress on ending poverty and deprivations, reduce inequality, improve health and education, and spur economic growth, while tackling climate change and working to preserve our oceans and forests,therefore allRead More
17 bodies linked to coronavirus found at US nursing home
NEW JERSEY, APR 17 – US police found 17 bodies piled up in a nursing home morgue in New Jersey, media reported Thursday, highlighting how the coronavirus outbreak is overwhelming long-term care facilities. Officers in the small locality of Andover, around 52 miles (80 kilometers) west of New York City, discovered the bodies following an anonymous tip-off, according to The New York Times. The discovery came on Monday at the Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Unit — one of the largest care homes in New Jersey, a state badly hit byRead More
Three alleged dacoits arrested for robbing residents of Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, APR 17 – Three men were arrested on Thursday for robbing people on the streets of Islamabad, the Tarnol police said. Following the coronavirus lockdown across the country, the abandoned streets of the capital have become a red zone for residents as robberies have increased. According to the police, the three suspects identified, used to loot people on GT Road, Toll Plaza and Service Road. “The suspects always had weapons with them and used them to rob people of their valuables,” DSP Khalid Awan said. “They also snatched carsRead More
Supreme Court forms 9-member council to run PMDC
ISLAMABAD, APR 17 – The Supreme Court has said that the PMDC has the right to appoint its own registrar and directed the incumbent registrar to approach the council for his reappointment. It has disposed of the contempt petition being heard in the Islamabad High Court and approved the government’s appeal challenging the restoration of PMDC Registrar Brigadier (retd) Hafeezuddin. The registrar was barred from taking office on Wednesday until the top court decided whether his appointment was legal or not. The court has formed a nine-member ad-hoc council toRead More
Webinar on Kashmir recommends steps to avoid ignoring Kashmir amid global pandemic
ISLAMABAD, APR 17 — YFK-International Kashmir Lobby Group organized a webinar that brought together Kashmir experts to explore steps to avoid the possibility that a global focus on COVID-19 pandemic might take attention away from the situation in Kashmir. This is a dilemma facing many human rights defenders and policy professionals. The webinar focused on a region of the world that has been under the longest lockdown in modern history, where roughly eight million people are unable to move freely or use the internet. Kashmiris, international human rightsRead More
Chinese doctors leave today after sharing expertise with Pakistan to help fight COVID-19
ISLAMABAD, APR 17 /DNA/ – Chinese doctors teams will leave for China today after sharing their expertise and meeting various Govt officials & visiting various areas to help Pakistan fighting pandemic. The team was on a two weeks long visit to pakistan and provided timely and valuable assistance during this time to deal, overcome and mitigate COVID19 challenges Pakistan – China relationship has proved test of time once again during critical timings once world was facing Covid-19 challenges. China not only looked after Pakistani students in Wuhan but also providedRead More