August, 2020
Farooq Sattar slams outgoing mayor over ‘shedding crocodile tears’
KARACHI : Dr Farooq Sattar, former senior leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), on Tuesday termed Mayor Wasim Akhtar’s outburst at yesterday’s farewell press conference “crocodile tears”. He said the Karachi mayor kept mum over four years of his tenure by operating in collusion (muk mukka) with parties he has now been complaining about. Farooq Sattar said the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) got Rs4 billion grant from the Sindh government every year for uplift schemes besides funds from the federal government yet the mayor had been griping about lackRead More
Active coronavirus cases fall below 10,000 mark as more recuperate
ISLAMABAD : The novel coronavirus claimed nine more lives across the country over the past 24 hours, lifting the death toll to 6, 255. According to latest figures released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the deadly virus infected 450 more people during this period, raising the tally of cases to 293,711. As many as 24,231 samples were tested for the presence of Covid-19, out of which 450 turned out to be positive. The number of active cases of the disease has gone down to 9,031 as 278,Read More
President IPU Gabriela Cuevas meets FM Qureshi
DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 24 – President of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Ms. Gabriela Cuevas Barron, called on Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood was also present. During the meeting, the Foreign Minister and the IPU President exchanged views on a wide range of subjects related to inter-parliamentary cooperation, Covid-19 pandemic, Islamophobia, and regional peace and security. Foreign Minister Qureshi appreciated Ms. Gabriela’s contribution as IPU President in advancing the role of IPU and parliaments. Sharing his long parliamentary experience, he highlighted the instrumental role the IPURead More
Goodbye Prof Dr Malik Hussain Mubbashar
By Khalid bin Majeed Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts and minds. You don’t come across many of them and when you do, they leave a lasting impression. Prof Dr Malik Hussain Mubbashar was one of such very few people I have come across in my life. I first met him in year 2015 when he joined Pakistan Red Crescent Society to head its National Ambulance Service College in Islamabad. During the last six years, there has not been a single time when IRead More
Pakistan condemns missile, drone attacks by Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia
DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 24 – Pakistan strongly condemned recent missile and drone attacks towards the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Houthi militia. Pakistan appreciates the successful interception of the missile and drone, which prevented the loss of innocent lives. We call for immediate cessation of such attacks. Pakistan reiterates its full support and solidarity with Saudi Arabia against any threats to its security and territorial integrity. DNA =========
Mayor Karachi breaks into tears over woes of the city
KARACHI, AUG 24 (DNA) – Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar on Monday said he was not allowed to deliver by the provincial government of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). “Wrote several letters to the federal and Sindh government for the solution of Karachi’s problem, but no replies”, Waseem Akhtar said while addressing a press conference in the metropolis. The port-city gives the majority of revenue to the country, but still deprived of basic facilities and facing civic problems such as drainage, poor infrastructure, electricity, and others. Referring to flood-like situationRead More