Wednesday, December 9th, 2020
Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurates Air Sial in Sialkot
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated Air Sial airlines after reaching Sialkot for a day trip on Wednesday. Air Sial is Pakistan’s third private airline. Its first flight via Airbus A320 landed at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi from the United States last month. The airline had to delay from June because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent restrictions on air travel. The airline’s operations will initially rely on three Airbus A320-200s, which have been leased from AerCap, the world’s largest independent aircraft leasing company, based in Dublin,Read More
RSS-BJP Stampedes Basic Rights of Indian People
Iqbal Khan Police in northern India have arrested 10 men for allegedly compelling women to change their religion after getting married, under a new controversial anti-conversion law satirically called the “Love Jihad” law. Last month, Uttar Pradesh state became the first Indian province to pass the law. At least four other Indian states are drafting laws against “love jihad”. The law has prompted outrage, with critics calling it Islamophobic. Indiaunder the rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is destroying the remnants of secular democracy, crushing Muslim rights and placing KashmirRead More
COMSATS Partners with ILO to Learn commercialization & Innovations
The participants belonging to various institutions and sectors were trained on essential tools to become a successful trainer of entrepreneurs DNA ISLAMABAD: Commercialization of inventions, research and innovations is key to a knowledge economy and start-ups can be a strong means to strengthening it. To help develop the right skills for learning and execution of businesses, the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), in collaboration with Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) programme of International Labour Organization (ILO) and IIU Business Incubation CenterRead More
PM welcomes Biden’s ‘declared intent’ to target dirty money
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan welcomed on Wednesday United States (US) President-elect Joe Biden’s “declared intent of a policy targeting dirty money.” In a Twitter post, he said, “Developing countries are being impoverished by their corrupt elites who launder money to richer countries and offshore tax havens.” Biden, who as vice president spearheaded the Obama administration’s fight against corruption and kleptocracy, has repeatedly vowed to make it a focus as president. Two years ago, Biden and his former advisor Michael Carpenter warned about the threat posed by foreign money ofRead More
2,963 coronavirus cases, 60 deaths reported in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has recorded 60 deaths and 2,963 new cases due to the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, 60 more people succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 8,547. 1,797 patients have recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours and 2,498 patients are in critical condition including 12 more declared critical. The total count of active cases is 45,324 and the positivity rate was recorded up to 7.78 per cent. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC),Read More