Wednesday, May 20th, 2020
German Court Orders Spy Agency to curb foreign intelligence gathering
The foreign intelligence service violated the constitution by spying on internet data from foreigners abroad, Germany’s top court ruled Tuesday in a victory for overseas journalists who brought the case DNA BERLIN—Germany’s foreign-intelligence agency, which is banned from spying on Germans, now faces strict limits on its overseas activities after the country’s constitutional court decided that the protections against arbitrary surveillance Germans enjoy applied to everyone world-wide. The foreign intelligence service violated the constitution by spying on internet data from foreigners abroad, Germany’s top court ruled Tuesday in a victoryRead More
Trade and Investment officers in embassies will be tasked to lure foreign investment in FIEDMC: Razak
LAHORE , MAY 20 ( DNA ) Advisor to the Prime Minster on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood Wednesday said trade and investment officers in Pakistan’s missions abroad will be given special tasks for marketing to bring maximum investment in Allama Iqbal Industrial City, a prioritized Special Economic Zone of Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC) working under CPEC. He expressed these views while talking to FIEDMC Chairman Mian Kashif Ashfaq during a meeting held here today. Abdul Razak Dawood was of the opinion that these tradeRead More
CPEC pioneers battle coronavirus in Thar Desert
ISLAMABAD, May 20, / DNA / : The Chinese company, China Railway 19 Bureau Group Mining Investment stated that it has provided necessary infection prevention and control material to its staff at its coal-mining project (Thar-block II) in Tharparkar, Sindh, says a report published by Gwadar Pro on Wednesday. It was noted that during COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan stands one of the worst-hit countries in South Asia. Ensuring workers’ health and safety is a top priority for each China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. To safeguard staff’s health and eliminate their anxiety, theRead More
Pakistani student hails China’s poverty alleviation campaign
YUNNAN, China, May 20 / DNA / = : “To help the needy by whatever means is a great accomplishment,” said Talha Elahi, a Pakistani student who spent his 2019 winter holiday to observe China’s poverty alleviation campaign in a small village named Sabazi in Yunnan Province, China. According to a report published by China Economic Net (CEN), a few months ago Talha was an average Pakistani student studying in Sichuan Normal University. He attends classes, plays basketball, friends others, travels around, with not much difference from his schoolmates. But earlierRead More
European Film Festival launched online showcasing European movie culture
DNA Islamabad, 20 May 2020: The European Union has launched the European Film Festival for a worldwide audience, including Pakistan. Unlike previous years when the festival included screenings, panel discussions and workshops in several Pakistani cities, it takes place this year online. The audience will be able to watch, free of charge, a selection of films until June 18th. The Ambassador of the European Union to Pakistan, Androulla Kaminara explained: “We initially hoped to screen a wide range of films in cinemas, universities and cultural centers across the country.Read More
CASS conducts webinar on recent Kashmir crisis
ISLAMABAD, MAY 20 / DNA / = To discuss growing tension along the Line of Control (LoC) and its potential to end up into a serious military escalation between the two nuclear armed neighbours in South Asia, Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies (CASS) organized an international webinar titled “The Recent Kashmir Crisis: Are Pakistan-India Heading towards a Military Conflict?” Worthy panelists included, Dr Toby Dalton from Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (USA), Air Vice Marshal Shahzad Chaudhry (Retd) and Dr. Rabia Akhtar from the University of Lahore.Read More