Monday, November 23rd, 2020
NCHD A Face Of Human Development In Pakistan
Hassan Baig Human Development is defined as the process of enlarging people’s freedoms & opportunities and improving their well-being. Human Development is about the real freedom, which ordinary people have to decide who to be, what to be and how to be. Now, Health and Education have also been acknowledged & included as the most important drivers of human development. The dismal picture of Human Development in Pakistan as portrayed in UNDP Human Development Index (HDI) Report has indeed raised the eyebrows of many across Pakistan. I being representative ofRead More
Film Parwaaz Hai Junoon a symbol of Sino-Pak friendship
BEIJING, NOV 23 – Pakistani film Parwaaz Hai Junoon is a symbol of friendship between China and Pakistan, said the Pakistani ambassador to China and spectators after watching the movie, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday. The embassy of Pakistan organized a special screening of the film where the ambassador Moin ul Haque addressed the audience and said the Pakistani movie has been in China for almost 45 years. The film was released across the Chinese cinemas on 13 November 2020. “This film has everything, action, drama, romance, emotions, values ofRead More
Nigeria governor imposes curfew over ‘cult activities”
Nigeria’s Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has imposed a 24-hour curfew on parts of the state after a “surge in cult activities and related violence”. The governor said the area around the Okoro-Nu-Odu flyover in Rumuokoro will be under a curfew for two weeks. But a construction company working on a section of the flyover has been exempted from the curfew so that works could continue. “The governor has also warned that government will spare no efforts to deal appropriately with anyone who decides to disturb peace and security inRead More
FO summons Indian diplomat to protest ceasefire violations
ISLAMABAD : The Foreign Office summoned on Monday a senior Indian diplomat to register Pakistan’s strong protest over recent ceasefire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) that resulting in serious injuries to eleven civilians. Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said Indian forces along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB) have been continuously targeting civilian population with artillery fire, heavy-caliber mortars and automatic weapons. This year, India has committed more than 2,820 ceasefire violations to date, resulting in martyrdoms of 26 people and serious injuries to 245 civilians. Condemning theRead More
Chinese learning continues during Epidemic in Pakistan
DNA ISLAMABAD, NOV 23 – Chinese learning continues during epidemic in Pakistan, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday. The risk of a second Covid-19 epidemic has not extinguished the enthusiasm of the country’s students to learn Chinese and take HSK/HSKK test. China-Pak Educational Cultural Institute (CEPCI) held its first offline HSK test this Saturday since the outbreak. A total of more than 100 Pakistani students took the HSK test at five levels. According to the report, tests originally scheduled for March and May had to be cancelled due to the severeRead More
PML-N submits parole plea for release of Shehbaz Sharif, Hamza Shehbaz
LAHORE : The Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz have submitted applications for their release on parole to the deputy commissioner. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Ataullah Tarrar has submitted the plea for release of Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz on parole to attend funeral prayers of Begum Shamim Akhtar, mother of Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif. The petition seeks immediate release of Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz from jail to attend funeral prayers of Begum Shamim Akhtar and to receive the people thatRead More