Sunday, November 8th, 2020
Masses, farmers also deserve inexpensive electricity
DNA ISLAMABAD – Former President ICCI Shahid Rasheed Butt on Sunday said the economy is not in such a good shape as being hyperbolized by politicians. A little uptick in the economy supported by undue subsidies should not be considered as an economic revival, he said. Why the government is negotiating tranche of the loan with the IMF on stringent conditions if the economy is moving forward, he questioned. Shahid Rasheed Butt said that IMF conditions stoke poverty by hitting economic activities which should be avoided if the economy isRead More
QeA Trophy: Sarfaraz Ahmed fined for using inappropriate language
Karachi : Sindh First XI captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has been fined 35 % of the match fee for using inappropriate language. The wicketkeeper-batsman violated a level 1 offence during Sindh’s match against Northern at the UBL Sports Complex in Karachi. Sarfaraz repeatedly made inappropriate comments against an umpiring decision during the second day of the third-round fixture of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Sarfaraz was reported by on-field umpires Faisal Afridi and Saqib Khan for the violation of article 2.21 of the PCB Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel. TheRead More
COMSATS extends membership offer to Bosnia
ISLAMABAD, NOV 8 (DNA) – Executive Director of the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), Dr. S. M. Junaid Zaidi, met the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sefik Dzaferovic, during his recent state visit to Pakistan and extended the offer of COMSATS’ membership to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The brief meeting was held during a dinner hosted by the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Sakib Foric, in honor of Honorable Chairman of the Presidency. OnRead More
Nagorno-Karabakh is Azerbaijan
The Armenian aggression has provided Azerbaijan with an ample chance of turning this act of aggression into an opportunity and thus settle this issue once and for all COMMENT Ansar M Bhatti The valiant nation of Azerbaijan is set to regain its lost territory called Nagorno-Karabakh as the Azerbaijani forces have already re-taken a number of surrounding areas of the occupied territory. Both countries went into war when Armenians on September 27, 2020 attacked Azerbaijani areas killing innocent people. Then Armenia attacked second largest city of Azerbaijan called GangaRead More
UAE relaxes Islamic laws, allows alcohol consumption
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday relaxed its Islamic laws that dealt with personal freedoms, loosening alcohol restrictions and criminalising “honour killing”. The development comes a few weeks after US President Donald Trump brokered a historic peace deal normalising relations between the UAE, Israel, Sudan and Bahrain. In its legal reforms, the UAE has also scrapped punishment for allowing unmarried couples to live together. Though authorities used to look the other way in the case of foreigners, especially in Dubai, there was always the threat of punishment lingered on in tourists’Read More
PM Imran Khan congratulates Joe Biden, Kamala Harris on winning US election 2020
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect, Kamala Harris, for winning the US election 2020. In a tweet on Saturday night, the premier said he looked forward to working with the American president on ending “illegal tax havens & stealth of nation’s wealth by corrupt leaders”. “Congratulations @JoeBiden & @KamalaHarris. Look forward to President Elect Biden’s Global Summit on Democracy & working with him to end illegal tax havens & stealth of nation’s wealth by corrupt leaders. We will also continue to work with US forRead More