Wednesday, December 16th, 2020
FM Qureshi to visit UAE tomorrow
DNA ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi will be visiting the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 17-18 December 2020. During the visit, the Foreign Minister will hold discussions with the UAE leadership on all areas of mutual interest including regional and global issues. The Foreign Minister will exchange views on bilateral cooperation, in particular trade, investment and the welfare of Pakistani diaspora. The Foreign Minister will also meet Pakistani diaspora and interact with local and international media. The UAE is home to the second largest Pakistani communityRead More
Pakistanis to be administered Covid-19 vaccine free of cost: PM’s aide
ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan has confirmed that the Covid-19 vaccine to be procured by the government will be administered to the Pakistani public free of cost. At a press briefing in Islamabad, he assured the country that the vaccine will be procured keeping in view its safety, efficacy and effectiveness, Radio Pakistan reported. Sultan once again urged people to fully comply with the SOPs, saying the coronavirus positivity ratio has reached 7-8 per cent and its intensity has increased in big cities.
5 yummy ways to up your hot chocolate game this winter
Cosy socks, oversized hoodie struggles, moisturiser at an arm’s stretch and lots of cosy blanket snuggles. You know what that means? Winter season is finally here, and while we’re enjoying the weather casually surprising us with the chills, the foodie in us in craving some hot chocolate, and quality (socially-distant) time with our best mates. Far from our regional delicacy, the drink is obviously a tough one to master. From getting the perfect, velvety texture to sweeten your winter palates, all the way to whipping a delicious froth to giveRead More
EU DisinfoLab Report Exposes Indian Designs
Iqbal Khan As usual India has once again denied responsibility for the elaborate and reprehensible global disinformation campaign against Pakistan exposed by EU DisinfoLab. Latest developments and international exposés have clearly shown that India is neither ‘responsible’ nor a ‘democracy’.The latest revelations have established that no amount of Indian falsehoods can succeed in diverting attention from India’s war crimes in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). For far too long, India has masqueraded itself as a ‘victim’ of terrorism. It is time that the world saw the reality ofRead More
Anti-State Oligarchs-The Russian Handling:Part 1
Dr. M. Ali Hamza There was a time when Pakistan’s economy was trending and had no comparison in growth. Beside agricultural advances, the industrialization started taking off. But then nationalization happened: the culture of state owned enterprises. The unmatchable economic growth of Pakistan came to stand still, corruption badly infected the institutions, and the era of unproductivity began. Since then Pakistan is trying to get rid of it, and had tried de-nationalizing institutions, but it was never easy to reverse things, rather the antithesis produced the oligarchs: rich businessRead More
WEF releases GCI report says recovery Covid-19 can build economic systems
ISLAMABAD, DEC 16 (DNA) – The World Economic Forum released the Global Competitiveness Report 2020 on Wednesday. According to a press statement here, the long-standing Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) rankings have been paused. A special edition, published this year, elaborates on the priorities for recovery and revival, and considers the building blocks of a transformation towards new economic systems. The report assesses the features that helped countries be more effective in managing the pandemic and provides an analysis of which countries are best poised for an economic transformation towards systems thatRead More