Thursday, July 30th, 2020
PAF AWARENESS MESSAGE ON THE EVE OF EID-UL-AZHA
31 July, 2020:- Directorate of Flight Safety, Pakistan Air Force has issued a public service message on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha as an awareness campaign for safe disposal of animal offals and remains. The message states that the carcasses and remains of sacrificial animals dumped near PAF Bases can attract a large number of big as well as small birds, making them a potential hazard to the PAF aircraft and aircrew, especially during take-off and landing. The birds strike can cause emergency situations, and damaging the aircraft as well asRead More
Meghan Markle carries on fight for friends’ privacy amid hearing in in London
Meghan Markle’s formal lawsuit against the Daily Mail and its parent company Associated Newspapers has come to a stalemate as of late however the precedings continue to press on because the duchess is adamant on protecting the privacy of all five women “who form an essential part of Meghan’s inner circle.” Earlier the former Duchess of Sussex filed a formal application to stop Associated Newspapers from ousting the names of the five women under the pretense that “These five women are not on trial, and nor am I.” It isRead More
Pakistan against arms race in region, says FO spokesperson
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has urged the international community to dissuade India from its disproportionate arms build-up which could lead to an arms race in South Asia. Addressing weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Thursday, FO Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said the world is already a witness to the bellicose and irresponsible rhetoric by the BJP Government in pursuit of a revisionist agenda in the neighbourhood. Reacting to the reports of recent acquisition of Rafale jets by Indian Air Force, the Spokesperson said India continues to amass military capabilities beyond its genuine securityRead More
Eid-ul Adha: Pakistanis rush to car cleaners to have sacrificial animals scrubbed down
KARACHI: In the run-up to the festival of Eid al-Adha, Karachi car-wash owner Sheikh Sagheer sees much of the traffic at his business switch from four wheels to four legs. Locals bring him their cattle, sheep and goats for a thorough scrub down ahead of the animals´ sacrifice during the three-day religious holiday, which begins Friday in Pakistan. Sagheer, 42, said the cow wash started when he was spotted cleaning his sacrificial animal ahead of Eid after opening his business a few years ago. “The people who saw me washingRead More
Haleem Adil Shaikh thanks PM Khan for taking notice of Karachi’s plight
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh chapter leader Haleem Adil Shaikh has thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for taking notice of the Karachi’s situation after rain. In his statement, Haleem Adil Shaikh that on the directives of PM Khan, Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lt General Muhammad Afzal is reaching Karachi to analyse the situation of the metropolis. The PTI stalwart asked Sindh government that what the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) did to control over the situation of Karachi after rain. Yesterday, Prime Minister Imran Khan had directed the NationalRead More
Taliban soon release remaining gov prisoners by Eid
Kabul : (Raja Furqan Ahmed) Taliban’s political spokesman Suhail Shaheen, on Wednesday night, said that the Taliban will release the remaining government prisoners of the 1,000 pledged by Eid to show goodwill. “The other side must also complete the process of releasing the pledged 5,000 detainees in accordance with the Doha Agreement, and the list, in order to facilitate the start of intra-Afghan talks after Eid,” Shaheen said. 25 government forces detainees were released by the Taliban in Baghlan and Logar provinces and were sent to their families, Shaheen alsoRead More