Friday, May 1st, 2020
Shibli asks Bilawal to avoid politics on COVID-19
ISLAMABAD, May 01 (dna):Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz Friday asked Pakistan People Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to avoid doing politics over the issue of COVID-19, saying, a collective response was required to combat the pandemic. Talking to a private news channel, he said the relief packages announced by the federal government were for the whole country rather any specific province or area. He said the the deserving families from across the country including Sindh were getting an amount of Rs 12,000 each transparently under theRead More
FAO introduces walk-in tunnels for off-season vegetable production in KPK tribal districts
PESHAWAR, MAY 01 (DNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has introduced tunnel-farming in the tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with support from USAID as part of its efforts to promote effective-modern ways of agricultural production in the wide-range climate of the region. Seventy-five walk-in tunnels are installed in Khyber, South Waziristan, North Waziristan and Orakzai District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The activities were initiated before the onset of COVID-19, and as such provided a welcome and timely relief to local farmers who can nowRead More
Ambassador’s virtual meeting with France-based Pak journalists
MUBASHAR BHATTI Paris 1st May 2020. The Ambassador of Pakistan to France Mr. Moin ul Haque held a virtual meeting with France-based Pakistani journalists and apprised them of various steps taken to provide relief and assistance to Pakistani community members affected by the coronavirus epidemic. He also informed the journalists about the policy of the Government of Pakistan regarding operation of special flights to bring back home stranded Pakistanis worldwide and transportation of dead bodies from abroad to Pakistan. As these two issues pertain to France also, he assuredRead More
Cuban foreign minister condemns attack on Embassy in USA
As the Ministry of Foreign Affairs timely informed, around 2 o’clock today, that is, in the early hours in the morning of today, Thursday, April 30, 2020, a terrorist attack was perpetrated against the embassy of the Republic of Cuba to the United States in Washington. An unidentified individual shot at the building of the Cuban embassy in the US using an assault rifle. None of the members of the staff of the mission was injured, who is safe and protected, but some material damages were caused to theRead More
PM advises youth to read book “Lost Islamic History”
ISLAMABAD, MAY 01 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has advised the youth to read book “Lost Islamic History” by Firas Al Khateeb during lockdown days. The Prime Minister said the book is an excellent brief history of the driving force that made Islamic civilization the greatest of its time and then the factors behind its decline. “A great read for our youth during lockdown days. An excellent brief history of the driving force that made Islamic civilisation the greatest of its time and then the factors behind itsRead More