Wednesday, July 15th, 2020
Art of making products from ancient palm leaves in ancient times
MUHAMMAD TAHIR FAISALABAD: Items made from palm leaves have been used since ancient times and they have been a part of human life. Things made of palm leaves are very cheap and are available everywhere. They also have simplicity. Daily use of palm leaves it takes a lot of hard work to make things and it’s a difficult profession. Nowadays with palm leaves Lanterns and other decorative items are also being made. The date palm is the most widely used in Arabia from palm leaves in Arabia HouseholdRead More
‘Australia to continue supporting youth’
SAIFULLAH ISLAMABAD: High Commissioner of Australia to Pakistan Geoffrey Shaw has said Australia recognises the crucial role young people will play in solving economic & development challenges. In a Tweet on Wednesday he said, our cooperation with Flag of Pakistan on education is giving young Pakistanis skills to contribute to their country’s sustainable economic & social development.
England spinner Dom Bess feels dangerous ahead of second test
London: England off-spinner Dom Bess said he feels “dangerous” ahead of the second test against the West Indies which starts at Old Trafford on Thursday. Bess was frustrated on the final day of the first test at Southampton, going wicketless as the visitors reached a target of 200 to win by four wickets. “I know I went wicketless but it could have turned and the thing that I’m focusing on is how well it’s coming out at the moment, I do feel really dangerous and that’s a great place to be,”Read More
Threats to Justice Isa: Supreme Court indicts cleric on contempt charges
ISLAMABAD July 15 (DNA) : The Supreme Court of Pakistan Wednesday indicted Maulvi Iftikhar-ud-Din Mirza in contempt of court charges for using derogatory, contemptuous and scandalous language against the judiciary in a video that went viral last month, giving him a week to respond to the charges. A hearing was held by a bench at the Supreme Court presided over by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed during which Mirza unconditionally apologised to the court, saying that he was ashamed of his remarks. “I ask forgiveness from you as a Muslim,” heRead More
Fawad wants provinces to announce PFC without delay
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday asked the provinces to take measures for announcement of their Provincial Finance Commission (PFC) without delay. Taking to Twitter, he demanded that the provinces take steps to roll out PFC Award at once for equitable and fair distribution of funds for uplift schemes among districts on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan and the federal cabinet. Fawad Chaudhry said violation of Article-140 of the country’s constitution is unacceptable and that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa governmentsRead More
World Solidarity Forum slams govts for failing to protect human rights, freedom of press
BRUSSELS : Speakers at the World Solidarity Forum (WSF) experts seminar titled: “Pandemic: Democracy and Human Rights” shave lammed various European, Asian and Latin American governments for their lack of action to protect human rights during the COVID-19 crisis. Th speakers said that, in some cases, governments took full advantage of the pandemic to exploit the situation and use it to violate human rights of citizens. Authorities have been exploiting the situation to suppress dissenting voices and in some cases, rush through legislation, it was discussed. There has been anRead More