Sunday, December 27th, 2020
7 soldiers martyred in firing by terrorists in Balochistan
DNA QUETTA, DEC 27 – Terrorist fire raid on Frontier Corps Balochistan post in Sharig , Harnai, Balochistan late last night. During intense exchange of fire, 7 brave soldiers embraced shahadat while repulsing raiding terrorists . Area has been cordoned off and escape routes have been blocked to apprehended fleeing miscreants . A large scale search and clearance operation is in progress. Such cowardly acts by inimical elements backed by anti state forces will not be allowed to sabotage hard earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan. Security forces are determinedRead More
APBF welcomes European Union’s over Rs.11b support to assist provincial govt
DNA LAHORE, DEC 27 – The All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF) has welcomed the European Union’s support of over Rs.11 billion (EUR 58 million) to assist the government of Balochistan in its efforts to address water scarcity and improve access and quality of primary and middle-level education in the province. Appreciating the ambassador of the European Union to Pakistan Androulla Kaminara, APBF President Syed Maaz Mahmood said these new programs are the result of a sustained collaboration between the European Union and the Pakistan government to tackle the substantial developmentRead More
Rita Ora opens up about struggling with anxiety during mother’s cancer battle
LONDON – British singer Rita Ora opened up about suffering from panic attacks when her mother was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in 2005. The Your Song hit maker shared that during her mother’s battle, for which she had a partial mastectomy, she struggled with symptoms of PTSD as she found the need to up her responsibility during her teenage years. “Cancer affects everyone, my mum battled it twice, and I had a lot of different emotions. I felt a lot of responsibility to step up and become aRead More
Pakistan reiterates its commitment for lasting peace, stability in Afghanistan
DNA ISLAMABAD, DEC 27 – As the Afghan peace process is making encouraging progress towards a political solution of the conflict, Pakistan would like to reiterate its firm commitment for lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan. While Pakistan’s efforts are acknowledged and appreciated by the Afghan society and the international community, we are concerned about some negative comments which continue to emanate from certain official as well as unofficial Afghan circles. We would continue to emphasize the mutually agreed fundamental principle that all bilateral issues including security and intelligence mattersRead More
Half of revenue collection being used for debt repayment: PM
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan says the government has very little left to spend on the people because half of its revenue collections are being used for debt repayment. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the prime minister said: “I am aware of the needs of the people, but when the ‘corrupt’ rule the country, the entire system under which people’s needs should be serviced is destroyed.” “The government has ‘very little’ left to spend on the people due to half of its collections being used for debt repaymentRead More
Millions of Americans to lose jobless benefits as Trump refuses to sign aid bill
WASHINGTON, DEC 27 – Millions of Americans are about to see their jobless benefits expire on Saturday as U.S. President Donald Trump has so far refused to sign into law a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package, insisting that it does not do enough to help ordinary people. Trump stunned Republicans and Democrats alike when he said this week he was unhappy with the massive bill, which provides $892 billion in badly needed coronavirus relief, including extending special unemployment benefits expiring on December 26, and $1.4 trillion for normalRead More