Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020
Taliban Key commander killed in Badakhshan province
DNA Kabul: SEPT 22 – The Taliban military commission deputy for Badakhshan province Mowlawi Attaullah killed during a battle with Afghan Security Forces. Sanaullah Rohani, the spokesperson for the local police, said that the Taliban insurgents on Monday night carried attacks against security posts in Raghistan district of Badakhshan province. Afghan forces in a defence position repulsed the attack, inflicting heavy casualties to the militants, he added. According to Rohani, deputy of the Taliban military commission Mowlawi Attaullah, known as Ibrahim, was killed during the clash. Provincial governmentRead More
HEC, Huawei Pakistan Launch ‘Seeds for the Future’ Program 2020
DNA Islamabad, Sept 22 – Huawei Pakistan together with the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has launched the Seeds for the Future program 2020, a 5-day long culture and ICT technologies learning program where 32 brilliant engineering students from Pakistan will attend the online training together with students from Kenya. The program first launched in Pakistan in 2015. Since then, 55 students have benefitted from it. Each year the selection criteria is extremely thorough. This is the 5th time seeds for future is happening in Pakistan, 32 students have beenRead More
Rescuers battle to save 270 whales stranded in Australia
Scientist says up to a third of the stranded animals may already be dead as ‘challenging’ rescue operation kicks off. Rescuers were scrambling on Tuesday to save 270 whales stranded off the coast of the Australian island of Tasmania, amid fears that about a third of the animals had already died. Scientists said the long-finned pilot whales became stuck on sandbars at Macquarie Harbour, on Tasmania’s rugged and sparsely populated west coast, on Monday. Images from the scene showed shallow water thick with the large slick-black mammals manoeuvring for space.Read More
ATC hands death sentence to two MQM workers in Baldia factory fire case; Rauf Siddiqui acquitted
KARACHI – An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Karachi on Tuesday sentenced two MQM workers — Zubair aka Charya and Abdul Rehman aka Bhola — to death in the high-profile Baldia factory fire case. The court acquitted MQM leader Rauf Siddiqui, then-provincial minister for commerce and industries, according to his lawyer Abid Zaman. Three others — Iqbal Adeel Khanum, Dr Abdul Sattar Khan and Ali Hasan Qadri — were also acquitted by the court. The factory’s four gatekeepers — Shahrukh, Fazal Ahmed, Arshad Mehmood and Ali Mohammad — were convicted forRead More
PHMA elects new executive body for 2020-21
DNA The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) has announced to elect its new executive body for the year 2020-21 while the election of central chairman, zonal chairmen, senior vice chairman and vice chairmen will be held on Sept 29th, 2020 followed by the Annual General Meeting of the Association. The all new members of the executive committee were elected unopposed, including Shahzad Saleem Asghar, Shahzad Azam Khan, Farrukh Iqbal, Muhammad Zubair, Muhammad Idrees, Hafiz Rashid Mehmood and M. Rafi Sony. The executive committee expressed the confidence that itRead More
Pakistan can’t bear the brunt of political instability says Iftikhar Malik
DNA LAHORE, SEPT 22 – Pakistan can neither bear the brunt of political instability nor afford politics of agitation,violence,protest and confrontation at this crucial juncture of time in the wake of Covid 19. Addressing a select gathering of traders representatives from city markets in connection with on going election campaign of Lahore Chamber, Iftikhar Ali Malik, President SAARC Chamber said on Tuesday that what we need is political stability which is prerequisite for sustained economic growth to cope with the multiple challenges in Pakistan. He said time has changed asRead More