Saturday, November 28th, 2020
Australia supports workshops on gender-sensitive media reporting
DNA ISLAMABAD – The Australian High Commission is organising online workshops for media professionals during the 16 Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women. The workshops aim to raise awareness of violence against women by encouraging gender-sensitive reporting. Speaking at the inaugural workshop today, Australia’s Deputy High Commissioner to Pakistan Joanne Frederiksen highlighted that gender equality leads to greater productivity and growth. Promoting equality and the rights of women and girls is central to Australia’s development, economic and bilateral cooperation with Pakistan. “Gender-based violence is a shared challenge. ThereRead More
Pakistan as special partner at CAEXPO in China for the first time: CEN
BEIJING, November 28 (DNA): Pakistan acts as a special partner country with many Pakistani products and enterprises showcased for the frist time at the 17th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) held in Nanning, Guangxi province of China. According to a report published by China Economic Net (CEN) on Saturday, Pakistan’s full-spectrum participation includes a dedicated country pavilion, extra booths for enterprises and special trade and investment events to highlight opportunities for China and ASEAN countries in Pakistan. The Pakistan Pavilion displays major export and cultural items as well as print and audio-visualRead More
Pak support for Palestine cause laudable: Ambassador Ameen
On twenty-ninth of November every year, the free people of the world celebrate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 1977 Ansar M Bhatti/DNA ISLAMABAD: On twenty-ninth of November every year, the free people of the world celebrate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 1977, solidarity with the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people to freedom and self-determination, and to establish their independent state onRead More
Pakistan’s active Covid-19 cases climb to 46,861 as 3,045 fresh infections emerge
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan recorded as many as 3,045 fresh Covid-19 infections and 45 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The total number of infections thus far reported across the country has reached 392,356 with addition of new cases while the death toll from the highly infectious disease has soared to 7,942. A total of 48,223 tests were conducted over the previous 24 hours, out of which 3,045 turned out to be positive. The positivity ratio of cases stands at 6.3, theRead More
Iran’s Hassan Rouhani accuses ‘mercenary’ Israel of scientist assassination
Tehran : Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani Saturday accused arch-foe Israel of acting as a “mercenary” for the US, blaming the Jewish state for assassinating one of Tehran’s most prominent nuclear scientists. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was “martyred” after being seriously wounded when assailants targeted his car and engaged in a gunfight with his bodyguards outside the capital Tehran on Friday, according to Iran’s defence ministry. “Once again, the wicked hands of the global arrogance, with the usurper Zionist regime as the mercenary, were stained with the blood of a son of thisRead More
The course of execution of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev orders was considered
Tashkent, On 26 November : chaired by President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, a video conference was held on the socio-economic development of Kashkadarya region and improving the life of the region’s population. The head of state defined tasks in this direction during his trip to the region on 12-13 November. To give impetus to the accelerated development of each district and city, heads of ministries and commercial banks were assigned to them, the necessary resources were allocated. 2021 was declared the Year of Entrepreneurship Development in Kashkadarya. The goal isRead More