Monday, December 14th, 2020
US Electoral College will vote today to confirm Biden’s presidential win
Electors will gather in state capitols across the United States on Monday (today) to formally vote for Joe Biden as the next US president, effectively ending President Donald Trump’s frenzied but failing attempt to overturn his loss in the Nov 3 election. The state-by-state votes, traditionally an afterthought, have taken on outsized significance this year in light of Trump’s unprecedented assault on the nation’s democratic process. Pushing false claims of widespread fraud, Trump has pressured state officials to throw the election results out and declare him the winner. In the United States,Read More
China bails out Pak to repay Saudi debt
This is the second time China has come to Pakistan’s rescue. Earlier this year, Islamabad repaid $1 billion to KSA in the first quarter of the current fiscal year News Desk/DNA ISLAMABAD: China has agreed to immediately provide $1 to $1.5 billion financing line to Pakistan, allowing Islamabad to repay $1 billion to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this week. This is the second time China has come to Pakistan’s rescue. Earlier this year, Islamabad repaid $1 billion to KSA in the first quarter of the current fiscal year. WithRead More
Mountains and well-being world’s population
SPECIAL TO ISLAMABAD POST Vladimir Norov December 11 is International Mountain Day established by the UN General Assembly in 1992 and adopted by Agenda 21 during the UN Conference on Environment and Development. The main purpose of this holiday was to educate the general public about the need to effectively use and protect mountain ecosystems and biodiversity in order to solve global environmental problems in mountain areas and rural development besides to strengthen the achievements of mankind in this sphere. International Mountain Day is celebrated in many countries around theRead More
Romania, Pakistan have uninterrupted ties for 56 years
Ambassador of Romania to Pakistan Nicolae Goia talked to CENTRELINE, daily Islamabad Post and DNA news agency, on the occasion of national day of Romania. The ambassador touched upon various issues ranging from bilateral relations to COVID 19 latest situation in his country. Here is the text of his interview. EXCLUSIVE Ansar Mahmood Bhatti Let us begin with COVID situation. As we know everybody is affected by the pandemic. Please share with us Romanian govt’s steps to tackle this pandemic. In 2020 COVID-19 affected almost all countriesRead More
New Zealand beat West Indies by innings and 12 runs in second test, clinch series
Wellington : New Zealand took a little over an hour to wrap up a comprehensive innings and 12 runs victory in the second test against West Indies on the fourth day at the Basin Reserve on Monday to seal a 2-0 series sweep. The tourists resumed on 244-6 with captain Jason Holder on 60 and Joshua Da Silva on 25 but were dismissed for 317 midway through the first session, still 12 runs from making the hosts bat again after they scored 460 in their first innings. New Zealand dismissed theRead More
Lahore rejected opposition parties’ politics of anarchy: CM Buzdar
LAHORE : Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Usman Buzdar on Monday has said that the Lahore has rejected opposition parties’ politics of anarchy. In a statement, CM Usman Buzdar thanked people of Lahore for refusing to accept narrative of PDM. “After December 8, December 13 has also passed but the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) gained nothing from their rallies”, he said. He said that leadership of PDM is confused and claimed it is plotting conspiracies against the state Usman Buzdar further said that ‘funeral’ of PDM’s demands and wishes was takenRead More