Tuesday, August 25th, 2020
Pakistan a great place to live and serve: Indonesian ambassador
Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD (DNA): The outgoing Ambassador of Indonesia Iwan S Amri has said he wished he could stay more in Pakistan for Pakistan was indeed a great country to live and serve. He said during his four years and five months tenure he made all out efforts to contribute towards further promoting and strengthening of bilateral relations. Ambassador Amri made these remarks during a farewell lunch he hosted for the media people. The lunch was hosted at the Indonesian embassy. Ambassador Amri is leaving Pakistan next month. OnRead More
PDMA dispatches relief goods to rain-hit areas of Sindh
KARACHI : The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Sindh, has dispatched relief goods to the rain-hit areas of Sindh province. Relief goods — including food items, blankets water coolers, dewatering pumps and tents — were sent to provide relief to the people hit by the torrential rains. According to PDMA, 200 water coolers, 1000 tens and 200 kitchen sets have been provided to the Tharparkar district administration, while district Badin received 13 torrential rains, Tharparkar district 10, Thatta 13, and Mirpurkhas 12. Similarly, 61 have been provided to KMC andRead More
Government duty-bound to bring back Nawaz: PM Imran
ISLAMABAD : Reiterating his resolve to not tolerate any blackmailing, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday it is up to the government to bring back former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to the country. Chairing a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad, he said the PML-N supreme leader should be repatriated without delay and issued directives for the authorities concerned to review legal aspects of the matter. Sources relayed the meeting took stock of the country’s overall political and economic situation, Nawaz Sharif’s extradition as well as PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz’sRead More
South Asian Dalit scholars express solidarity against systemic exploitation
ISLAMABAD, AUG 25 (DNA) – Distinct and considered political representation of Dalits in South Asian countries is a prerequisite for their socio-economic uplift. This was the unanimous viewpoint of social scientists and scholars from Pakistan, India and the UK, mostly representing the Dalit or scheduled classes of the Subcontinent, who were speaking at a webinar organized by Institute of Policy Studies (IPS). The first-of-its-kind dialogue, titled ‘South Asia, Neo-Communal Settings and Implications for Social Democracy’ connected Dalit scholars across political boundaries to understand and discuss the conditions, deprivations and reservationsRead More
NDMA issues rain advisory to avoid loss of life, property
ISLAMABAD, AUG 25 (DNA) – The National Disaster Management Authority has issued a list of instructions following the Met department’s rain prediction for the week. It issued an advisory to ensure precautions are taken to avoid loss of life or property during the rains. The Pakistan Meteorological Department has issued an alert regarding urban flooding in Karachi and several other areas in Sindh and Balochistan. It has forecast heavy rains in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Shaheed Benazirabad, Dadu, Tharparker, Nagarparker, Mirpurkhas, Islam Kot, Umar Kot, Sanghar, Sukkur and Larkana fromRead More
Brian Lara gives verdict on Azhar Ali’s century against England
West Indies cricketing legend Brian Lara has heaped praise on Pakistan Test captain and batsman Azhar Ali for his century against England in the first innings of the ongoing third Test in Southampton. The 35-year-old played a superb knock of 141 not out and kept Pakistan’s chances of saving the Test match alive. The Prince of Trinidad was highly impressed by the Azhar’ performance and said it was one of the finest knocks in the modern-day cricket. It was Azhar’s second century in last five Test matches and 17th overallRead More