Wednesday, August 5th, 2020
China aids construction of Pakistan’s ‘Three Gorges Dam’ despite pandemic
DNA BEIJING, Aug. 5 : Despite the coronavirus pandemic, China and Pakistan are stepping up efforts on committed projects focusing on cooperation in industrial development, agriculture and the improvement of people’s livelihoods. Gwadar Pro reported on Wednesday that the Diamer-Bhasha Dam and Power Project, nicknamed the “Three Gorges Project” joins a long list of bilateral cooperation efforts between the two countries. The construction of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam is of great strategic significance for improving Pakistan’s water security and sustainable development, Wang Zhihua, economic and commercial minister counsellor at theRead More
Pakistan enjoys rich potential enhance banana production under CPEC: Prof. Shi
DNA BEIJING, August 5 – Professor Dr. Shi of Nanjing Agricultural University in China said Pakistan enjoys rich potential to enhance Banana production, particularly under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Gwadr Pro on Wednesday quoted Dr. Shi as having said, that the banana plantation area in Sindh accounts for 87% of Pakistan’s total area. There is large scope of enhanced production. However, he noted that many farmers abuse chemicals to control pests and diseases there. Reviewing his research conducted with a Pakistani student at the University Rafey Waseem, Dr. Shi believes thatRead More
To secure justice in social protection system
On August 4, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a video conference to discuss issues of material support for the segments of population in need of social protection and assistance during the pandemic. The decline in economic activity due to the coronavirus contagion has had a grave impact on living standards. In these circumstances, among the urgent tasks is to support people who have ended up jobless and hence lost their source of income. The President’s July 30 Decree on additional measures to provide material support to the population in needRead More
President critically reviews the efforts to contain the pandemic
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is chairing a videoconference devoted to the work undertaken in Uzbekistan to combat the coronavirus pandemic. It was noted with regret that the spread of COVID-19 in the world has recently accelerated, the total number of cases has reached 19 million and deaths increasing. That the World Health Organization extended the global emergency for another three months on July 31 is also suggestive of seriousness of the situation. Over the past week, more than 5,000 new cases of infection were detected in Uzbekistan, and the total numberRead More
PM Imran to address Azad Kashmir Assembly
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan will address the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Assembly today as the country marks Youm-e-Istehsal, to show solidarity with Kashmiris who have been braving the Indian government’s ‘brutal fascist military siege’ since August 5 last year. “Kashmiris in IIOJK have been subjected to a brutal fascist military siege by India since its illegal actions of 5th Aug last year followed by efforts to change the demography of IIOJK,” the prime minister said in a tweet on Wednesday. “I will continue to be an ambassadorRead More
Refocus on August 5: Worldwide Anti-India Protests, Kashmir Under Siege
Sajjad Shaukat August 5 is the blackest day of Indian so-called democracy when its Parliament, like thieves, snatched away legitimate rights from the people of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and revoked articles 35A and 370 of the Constitution, which gave a special status to the disputed territory of the J&K. The act split the J&K which includes the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh area, into two federal territories: Jammu and Kashmir, which will have a state legislature, and Ladakh area, which will be ruled directly from NewRead More