August, 2020
Inter-Parliamentary Union to play its role for Kashmiris rights: President Alvi
DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 24 – President Dr. Arif Alvi on Monday expressed the confidence that the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) would play its role to protect the rights of the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). Talking to the President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Gabriela Cuevas Barron in Islamabad, Dr. Arif Alvi said the people of IIOJK were in extreme misery as India had unleashed a reign of terror against the innocent people which was a clear violation of UN resolutions. President Arif Alvi urged the World CommunityRead More
CM Buzdar reviews Muharram security plan
ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting was held under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and Chief Secretary Jawad Rafique Malik in Lahore today to review security arrangements during Muharram-ul-Haram and prices of edible items including flour and sugar in the province. During the meeting, the Chief Minister Usman Buzdar directed the authorities concerned to bring stability in the prices of edibles. The chief minister directed them to take legal action against those involved in hiking the prices of essential commodities on their own. Usman Buzdar directed the administrative officersRead More
Pak, India tensions-SAARC Chamber no more functional
DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 24 – The diplomatic and political brawl between Pakistan and India has reportedly paralyzed SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SAARC CCI) as the Association has barred Pakistan from using its nomenclature being a suspended body. Pakistan’s renowned businessman and Chairman UBG Iftikhar Ali Malik, has been nominated the President of SAARC CCI after an agreement between the incumbent President FPCCI Anjum Nisar and former President Daroo Khan Achakzai at the Supreme Court level. Only July 6, 2020, Fazulrahman Rahmani, Director, HRT, SAARC Secretariat wrote a letterRead More
The Sexual Health Crisis in Pakistan: Here is how Oladoc is making an impact
DNA Islamabad, AUG 24 – Sexual health has always been a taboo topic in Pakistan. Even though access to sexual education and sexual health resources is one of the basic human rights, the cultural context of the Pakistani society has made it extremely hard for people to talk openly about it. Regardless of numerous trained medical professionals operating in the country who specialize in sexual health, people are still reluctant to consult, because societal messaging has convinced them that it is a shameful act to even take help from medical professionalsRead More
Syria blacks out after suspected pipeline attack
A suspected attack on a pipeline in Syria caused a nationwide blackout overnight, on Monday. the electricity minister said a pipeline explosion in the Damascus area late Sunday “led to an electricity blackout across Syria”. The oil and mineral resources ministry said the explosion of the gas pipeline, between Adra and al-Dhamir, was “the result of a terrorist attack”, but provided no further details. Damascus residents told they woke up on Monday with no electricity in their homes. The electricity minister said some power stations had been reconnected and power providedRead More
FBR’s Member Inland Revenue visits Sialkot
DNA LAHORE, AUG 24 – The FBR’s Member Inland Revenue (Operations) Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed visited Sialkot on invitation of the Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA). Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue RTO, Sialkot Dr. Tariq Mahmood Khan received the Member Inland Revenue (Operations) at the RTO Sialkot and thereafter accompanied him to the PRGMEA House for a meeting with the business community. The meeting held at PRGMEA House was attended by the whole business community of industrial hub of Sialkot including the President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce andRead More