Tuesday, October 13th, 2020
Pak urges creation of facility for infrastructure investment in developing countries
UNITED NATIONS, OCT 13 (DNA) – Pakistan has called for establishing a facility under UN’s umbrella to provide adequate financing for infrastructure investment in developing countries to spur economic development as they cope with the losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “The pandemic has created the worst recession in a century — over a 100 million will fall back into extreme poverty, over a decade’s development gains will be lost, and achievement of (development) Agenda 2020 will be all the more difficult, yet all the more vital,” Ambassador Munir Akram told theRead More
Don’t sleep at homes, Maryam directs activists ahead of Gujranwala rally
LAHORE, OCT 13 (DNA) – Top Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday directed the party activists to refrain from sleeping at their homes ahead of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally in Gujranwala on October 16 to evade arrests from the authorities. The PML-N leader, who is now overseeing the party affairs after the arrest of Shehbaz Sharif, conveyed a message to the activists saying that the October 16 public gathering will be held at any cost and they should fully prepare themselves for it. “The activists should takeRead More
Pak, U.S. special envoys discuss facilitation of intra-Afghan talks
ISLAMABAD, OCT 13 (DNA) – Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq said on Tuesday that he has spoken to U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and discussed with him “further facilitation” of intra-Afghan negotiations. The U.S. and Pakistani special envoys have spoken at a time when the Taliban and an Afghan government negotiation team have yet to agree on rules for conducting the negotiations. Both sides had opened negotiations in Doha, Qatar, on Sept. 12 to decide Afghanistan’s political future, but the process is very slow. Nader Nadery, aRead More
Every street, corner should be turned into Kashmir forum: AJK President
DNA ISLAMABAD, October 13: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan has warned that if the Kashmir liberation movement is not turned into a mass campaign, Kashmiris would lose their homeland in the next two years. “India is poised to eliminate the state of Kashmir, and it has brought 1.8 million Indian troops to settle them in occupied Kashmir with the motive to deprive the Kashmiri people of their identity and culture and turn them into a minority in their own homeland,” he asserted. Addressing right to self-determinationRead More
Media can report proceeding of cases: CJ LHC
LAHORE, OCT 13 (DNA) – Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday ruled that restrictions cannot be imposed on right to information under the constitution and media can report on proceeding of cases; however pictures of the accused and the victim cannot be aired. A two member bench presided by Chief Justice of LHC heard an appeal against the ban imposed by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on the coverage of motorway rape case and suspended the ban notification. During the hearing, Chief Justice Qasim Khan remarked that the media can reportRead More
Commander Iraqi air force visits air headquarters
DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 13 – Major General (Pilot) Shihab Jahid Ali Shakarchi, Commander Iraqi Air Force, along with his delegation visited Air Headquarters, Islamabad today. Upon arrival, the distinguished guest was received by Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force. A smartly turned out contingent of the Pakistan Air Force presented Guard of Honour. The visiting dignitary paid homage to PAF martyrs by laying a floral wreath at Yadgar-i-Shuhada (martyrs’ monument). The General also had a detailed meeting with Chief of the AirRead More