Tuesday, August 25th, 2020
Qantas plans to cut 2,500 more jobs
Qantas Airways Ltd announced plans to cut up to 2,500 more jobs by outsourcing its Australian ground handling operations to lower costs as it braces for a A$10 billion ($7.17 billion) revenue hit due to the pandemic this financial year. The job cuts flagged on Tuesday are on top of 6,000 across its workforce announced in June, which would take the total job losses to nearly 30% of its pre-pandemic staffing. Qantas’ head of domestic operations Andrew David said outsourcing ground handling jobs at the country’s biggest airports would save anRead More
‘We are confident to avoid defeat tomorrow’ Abid Ali
Southampton : Pakistani opener Abid Ali showed confidence in his team to avoid defeat tomorrow when they come out to bat at 100-2 with a trail of 210 runs. Speaking to reporters, Abid said they were given a plan to stay at the crease as long as they could to avoid defeat. “Our plan was to spend as much time at the crease as we can and I think we succeed in it. I and Azhar were making short plans and gradually achieving it,” said Abid who got out forRead More
Shehbaz family assets: Court summons lawyers for arguments
LAHORE : An accountability court on Tuesday sought arguments on an application seeking to unfreeze assets of Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and members of his family. Admin Judge Jawadul Hassan directed lawyers representing the PML-N president to appear on next hearing on August 27 to put forth their arguments in the case. Shehbaz stated in his plea that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) froze his family’s properties in utter disregard for the actual facts as assets can not be frozen during the process of investigation. HeRead More
Passenger with fake travel documents nabbed at Islamabad airport
ISLAMABAD: A passenger has been arrested by Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials at Islamabad airport over possessing fake travel documents. Sources said the passenger arrived was set to fly to Doha from Islamabad, but was caught at the immigration counter of the FIA. Passenger named Noman is resident of Jhelum. FIA officials have shifted the arrested person to anti-human smuggling cell for further investigation. Earlier on January 28, five individuals were caught by the Civil Aviation Authorities (CAA) for trying to board a flight with fake and counterfeit passports andRead More
Israeli negligence endangers life of Palestinians
In an alarming trend, Palestinians residents of East Jerusalem comprise some 50 percent of the 4,000 verified new COVID-19 patients in the city, according to recent data from Israel’s Jerusalem Municipality JERUSALEM, (DNA) – In response to a renewed COVID-19 outbreak in Jerusalem, which now appears to be more severe than the first wave, Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel has taken a new series of legal actions to compel Israeli authorities to protect the health of Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem. In an alarmingRead More
Strategic implications of China-Iran deal
By Muhammad Omar Iftikhar The 25-year strategic deal between China and Iran will be viewed with great interest by key South Asian countries especially Pakistan and India. This USD $400 billion deal will see China and Iran collaborate in telecommunications, banking, infrastructure, and sharing military intelligence. The China-Iran nexus will possibly have positive impacts on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). While India will be witnessing the China-Iran deal with caution, the US and its incoming President and his administration will also diligently observe how this relationship flourishes. China is notRead More