Friday, September 11th, 2020
It is the State’s duty to protect its women, says Sherry Rehman
DNA Islamabad: Sept 11 – Commenting on the heinous gang rape incident on Motorway, Parliamentary Leader of the PPP in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman said, “The gang rape incident on the Ring Road has brought to the fore many troubling details of failure by law enforcers but a disturbing faultline of shocking prejudice in high places to the surface.” “The first issue is why the police were so egregiously late in responding to an emergency call. Despite the woman calling the emergency number 130 and giving them her location.Read More
Huawei, HEC launch free ICT training programme
DNA Islamabad, SEPT 11 – Huawei and HEC are going to offer free training in ICT skills to 30 undergraduate students across the country as part of Huawei Seeds for The Future Program 2020. In the last 5 years, around 55 students from across the country have been sent to China for 2 weeks training on the Chinese Culture and ICT Skills to further hone their career skills. This year due to COVID-19, HEC and Huawei will arrange the program virtually from 21st September to 25th September 2020. The Huawei TechnologiesRead More
Pakistani footballer Junaid Khan killed in Jamrud attack
Pakistani football Junaid Khan Afridi was killed in a shooting incident in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Jamrud on Friday. The athlete’s father said he was returning from a football match when he came under attack. His brother sustained injuries as well. His friends had earlier stated that the victim’s brother had a disagreement and attack took place because of that. In his professional career, Junaid played in the National Football Championship and also took part in an international ‘feet ball’ tournament in the UAE.
UNHCR steps up efforts to support flood-affected refugees
DNA ISLAMABAD, SEP 11 – UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has stepped up efforts to support hundreds of Afghan refugee and Pakistani families affected by severe rainfall and flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces. According to the government’s estimates, more than 190 people were killed, and thousands of homes were washed away in flooding across the country. The UN Refugee Agency is working with local authorities and partners to assist the most vulnerable families badly affected by the flooding. Core relief items are being distributed to theRead More
MNFSR failed to implement National food security policy document
DNA Karachi: FPCCI’s Businessmen Panel Secretary General (Federal) Chaudhry Ahmad Jawad said on Friday from 1985 to 1992, the country witnessed major breakthrough in cotton production, and at that time, cotton production increased to 12.8 million bales. It was a paradigm shift, in which Punjab produced 11.4m bales while Sindh produced 1.4m bales. In 2017, cotton production was 11.93m bales which fell to 9.861m in 2018 before slightly recovering to 9.451m in 2019. Talking to media, he said Cotton production in the country is experiencing a declining trend over the pastRead More
PCB extends deadline for refund of coronavirus-affected PSL match tickets
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has extended the date for cricket fans who were unable to get their tickets for the coronavirus-affected Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 matches refunded. The PCB had earlier announced that the tickets for the fixtures that were played behind closed doors and the ones that have been rescheduled would be refunded from July 13 to August 29. A statement on the PSL’s website on Friday said the tickets can now be refunded till September 25 at selected TCS Express Centres. “The current refund process will run till September 25,Read More