September, 2020
Here is how Africa kicked out poliovirus
So far in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has claimed thousands of lives across Africa. The continent’s polio teams – the extensive network of healthcare workers, laboratory experts, data managers and community volunteers – were some of the first on the ground to support the response and help contain national outbreaks. This is not the first time the polio programme has quickly pivoted to respond to a major or emerging public health event. Since the 1990s, the polio programme has brought the largest influx of public health expertise and funding acrossRead More
India’s economy set to fall behind Pakistan, rest of South Asia as COVID-19 surges
NEW DELHI – India has failed to contain the spread of the COVID outbreak. The outbreak’s implications are going to be huge for the country with the economy bearing the brunt of the pandemic’s fallout. As of now, COVID-19 cases in India have crossed 5 million and there is no evidence to suggest whether the surge has reached its peak yet. India has the second-highest number of COVID-19 cases globally, after the US. A report has warned that India’s approach has been ineffective in dealing with the crisis, meaning theRead More
Mahira Khan has found a new fan in Hrithik Roshan
Actor Mahira Khan is adored by everyone. The starlet has many followers not just in Pakistan but across the border too. Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan it seems is also enamoured by her. The Bang Bang star recently followed her on Instagram. She already has 6.6 million people followers. Khan made her Bollywood debut in the movie Raees alongside Shah Rukh Khan in 2017. Her work was appreciated by all but she couldn’t work in more Bollywood movies as the Indian government placed a ban on moviemakers from casting Pakistani actors following the tensions caused between the neighbouring countriesRead More
Patron-in-Chief of Pakistan Hindu Council meets FM Qureshi
DNA ISLAMABAD, SEPT 22 – Ramesh Kumar, Member National Assembly of Pakistan and Patron-in-Chief of Pakistan Hindu Council called on Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi today to discuss the “Jodhpur incident”. Eleven Pakistani Hindus, including children, were found dead under mysterious circumstances in village Lodta. Haridasot, district Jodhpur, in the Indian state of Rajasthan on 9 August 2019. Dr. Kumar apprised the Foreign Minister about the anxiety in the Pakistani Hindu community over the incident. He shared that the daughter of the deceased head of the family, ShrimatiRead More
FM Qureshi addresses High-Level meeting of 75th session of UN General Assembly
DNA ISLAMABAD, SEPT 22 – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi addressed a high-level virtual meeting of the General Assembly,held at the UN Headquarters in New York yesterday (21 September 2020), to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. In his video statement, the Foreign Minister commended the United Nations for its numerous accomplishments over the years to advance the principles and purposes of the Charter. He acknowledged, in particular, the important role played by the organization in facilitating decolonization, addressing the threats of climate change and helping to promoteRead More
UN’s response on Kashmir has been disappointing: Masood
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 22 (DNA) – Sardar Masood Khan, President Azad Jammu and Kashmir, has said that it is unfortunate that the United Nations during its General Assembly session has not put Kashmir on its agenda. Kashmir is burning and UN’s response has been immensely disappointing and despite holding three informal sessions at the Security Council, no declaration or presidential statement had been issued. This, he added, is a clear display of the UN’s dereliction from its core obligations of maintaining global peace, he said. He said that with the supportRead More