Sunday, November 15th, 2020
Ethiopia’s Tigray region claims rocket strikes on Eritrea airport
Addis Ababa, Nov 15 : The leader of the Tigray region of Ethiopia on Sunday claimed responsibility for rocket strikes on the airport in neighbouring Eritrea’s capital, a move that ratcheted up fears of a wider conflict in the Horn of Africa region. Diplomats told Saturday night that multiple rockets had struck the capital, Asmara, landing near the airport, though communications restrictions in Tigray and Eritrea made the reports difficult to verify. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced November 4 he had ordered military operations in Tigray in a dramaticRead More
FIR against Jahangir Tareen, Shehbaz Sharif in sugar crisis case
ISLAMABAD, NOV 15 (DNA) – The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered two separate FIRs against industrialist and PTI member Jahangir Tareen and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif in the sugar crisis case. Other accused include Tareen’s son Ali Tareen, and Hamza and Suleman Shahbaz, the sons of Shehbaz Sharif. They were booked on charges of cheating, criminal breach of trust, fraud and money laundering. The FIRs were registered at the FIA’s Anti-Corruption Circle Lahore. An inquiry commission made stunning revelations in May about how sugar barons had cheated farmers, benefitedRead More
IBCC, IUCPSS to promote co-curricular activities at secondary level
ISLAMABAD, NOV 15 (DNA) – Inter Board Committee of Chairmen (IBCC) and Inter University Consortium for Promotion of Social Sciences Pakistan (IUCPSS) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Through the signed MOU, both organizations agreed to cooperate and collaborate through fostering mutual cooperation and collaboration, Conducting joint awareness sessions, career counseling sessions, advocacy seminars, consultative workshops, conferences, competitions, Student Convention & Expo and other academic activities. It was agreed to promote curricular and co-curricular activities. Speaking on the occasion, Secretary Inter Board Committee of Chairmen Dr Ghulam Ali Mallah said thatRead More
Harris leads record wave of elected women changing face of US politics
WASHINGTON – With Kamala Harris poised to become the first female vice president of the United States, and with a record number of women elected to Congress — including more Republicans than ever — considerable history will be made when they all take office in January. The 56-year-old Harris, a senator, former prosecutor and the running mate of President-elect Joe Biden, will notch a slew of firsts when she is sworn in on January 20: as the first US female vice president and the first Black in that position, asRead More
90-year-old man casts vote in GB election
A 90-year-old man cast his vote in the Gilgit-Baltistan election on Sunday. Residents of GB headed to the polling booths for the region’s third-ever election. There are over 700,000 registered voters in the region.
Expensive gas to hit masses, double circular debt: PEW
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said the government is importing costly gas which will hit masses and industrial sector. Expansive gas will add to the problems of masses and the dejected business community while it will double the volume of the circular debt in the gas sector, it said. Expensive gas import contracts have been finalised at rates ranging between 16 to 18 percent of Brent crude while the gas purchased by the previous government was around 13 percent, said Dr. Murtaza Mughal, President PEW. HeRead More