Friday, December 18th, 2020
Usman Mukhtar has a message for Pakistanis attending weddings
Pakistani actor Usman Mukhtar has reminded Pakistanis to practice social distancing every time they attend a wedding. In an Instagram post that is guaranteed to grab anyone’s attention, the Sabaat actor said he sees people on social media dancing really close to each without caring about contracting the novel coronavirus. “Care about yourself and if not yourself then the unsuspecting people around you who you’re going to give the virus to. This is life and death. Please be cautious,” he wrote. Mukhtar himself contracted the virus in October and recovered in theRead More
Ishrat Hussain for diversifying exports
DNA KARACHI: Advisor to Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and Austerity Dr. Ishrat Hussain has stressed that Pakistan, instead of staying confined to exporting textiles only, needs to diversify its exports and move towards the sunrise industries for which the global demand is expanding in double digits otherwise we will remain stuck to US$25 to US$30 billion exports. Speaking at the second session of webinar organized by the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) to develop national consensus on economic agenda, Ishrat Hussain said, “If we can capture justRead More
PS-52 by-election: Umerkot residents to vote on January 18
ISLAMABAD – The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced that the by-election for Umerkot’s PS-52 will be held on January 18. The seat fell vacant following the death of Syed Ali Mardan Shah, a former Sindh minister. The 65-year-old died of cardiac arrest on January 20. The by-election was delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak. PPP had submitted a petition in the ECP asking for the authority to hold the elections. Those contesting for the seat include PTI’s Dr Arbab Ghulam Raheem and PPP’s Syed Ameer Ali Shah, the son ofRead More
Yemeni ambassador lauds COMSTECH services to OIC Member States
DNA ISLAMABAD, DEC 18 – Mohammed Motahar Al Ashabi, Ambassador of the Republic of Yemen in Pakistan paid a visit to COMSTECH on Friday. He met with Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General, COMSTECH and discussed programmes and new initiatives of COMSTECH. The Coordinator General gave him a detailed briefing on COMSTECH achievements and current programmes and future plans. Prof. Iqbal also shared with him the contribution of COMSTECH programmes made to Yemen. Coordinator General informed him about the new initiative of COMSTECH Consortium of Excellence comprise ofRead More
Serene Air receives permission for international flights
ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority has granted private airline company, Serene Air, permission for international flights. The flight operations will commence from January 2021. According to a notification issued by the director of air transport, the private airline will add the new Airbus 330 and Boeing 737 airplanes to its fleet. Serene Air has been instructed to issue a flight schedule to the CAA. It will start its operations through flights to Saudi Arabia and UAE. The new airplanes will be used in these schedules. The airline hasRead More
Nigerian security forces rescue more than 300 schoolboys kidnapped by gunmen
KATSINA, DEC 18 – Security forces on Thursday rescued nearly 350 schoolboys who had been kidnapped in northwestern Nigeria and taken into a vast forest, the governor of Katsina state said, bringing relief to many families. It was not immediately clear whether all the missing boys had been recovered. “I think we have recovered most of the boys,” Governor Aminu Bello Masari said in a televised interview with state channel NTA. Hours earlier a video started circulating online purportedly showing Islamist militants from Boko Haram with some of the boys. Reuters was unable to immediatelyRead More