Saturday, September 5th, 2020
Country’s ethical transplant law completes journey of a decade
KARACHI, SEP 05 (DNA) – The year of 2020 has marked the completion of ten years of promulgation of ethical transplantation law in the country which was designed to serve as a deterrent in curbing the unlawful and unfair practices of organ trade. The law which was bipartisan with cooperation of all parliamentarians was accented by the then President Asif Ali Zardari in at a ceremony held at Presidency in Islamabad in 2010. This ceremony was followed by another ceremony held in Karachi which was attended by the visiting representatives from InternationalRead More
Cummins urges Australia to confront familiar failing after stunning England loss
SOUTHAMPTON – Australia vice-captain Pat Cummins cited India great M.S. Dhoni as a role model after a failure to finish off a chase cost his side dear during a dramatic loss to arch-rivals England in their Twenty20 series opener. Australia, in their first competitive match for nearly six months because of the coronavirus, were 124-1 chasing a target of 163 at Southampton on Friday. Yet needing 39 off 35 balls with nine wickets remaining Australia, the world’s top-ranked T20 side, still managed to lose a last-ball thriller by two runs.Read More
Youth need to expose India’s sordid designs on all fronts: Masood
MUZAFFARABAD, SEPT 5 (DNA) – The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President, Sardar Masood Khan on Saturday urged the youth to revive the spirit of 1965 war to frustrate India’s evil designs and warned that if we fail to rise up, the Kashmir would be lost for good. “Narendra Modi and the RSS by settling five million Hindus in occupied Jammu and Kashmir are hell-bent on expelling the Muslims from the state and to remove Kashmir from the world map,” he maintained. Speaking as chief guest at a function heldRead More
Pak’s long-term power capacity plan expensive and unsustainable: study
ISLAMABAD, SEP 05 (DNA) – Pakistan’s long-term power generation capacity plan has flaws ranging from an overly optimistic growth forecast for demand, addition of expensive and unnecessary power, and prioritization of coal over renewable energy, the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) concluded in a study released on Thursday with support of the Alliance for Climate Justice and Clean Energy. “Power demand growth forecasts made under the Integrated Generation Capacity Enhancement Plan-2047 [IGCEP-2047] are too high and do not take into account the impact of COVID-19,” IEEFA said in theRead More
PEMRA bans Ishqiya and Pyar Ke Sadqay – Details inside!
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has taken a big decision of banning hit dramas Ishqiya and Pyar Ke Sadqay. According to the updates, These dramas have got banned due to ‘indecent content’. Here we have gained further details. As per the notification released by PEMRA, the content of the dramas mentioned above has been considered as ‘indecent’. The details reveal that people have criticized these dramas for promoting immoral and against the society content. The notification has been issued on Friday via social media. It is to clarify hereRead More
India breaks ranks with developing countries to back failed Western anti-China move
UNITED NATIONS, SEP 05 (DNA) – A move by Western nations and their supporters, including India, seeking to delete from two UN General Assembly resolutions an endorsement of “win-win” cooperation concept of global economic development that is associated with China, failed at the 193-member body’s first in-person meeting since March. The term “win-win” cooperation was part of the resolutions, “New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD)” and “Causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa”, under which the Assembly called for implementing the international community’s commitments forRead More