Friday, January 1st, 2021
Another Afghan Journalist Killed in Ghor province
DNA KABUL, JAN 1 – Afghanistan journalist and civil society activist in Ghor, Bismillah Adil Aimaq, was killed in an attack by unknown armed men in the city of Feroz Koh, the centre of the province, local officials said. Ghor governor’s spokesman Mohammad Aref Abir said that Adil was head of a local radio station, Radio Sada-e-Ghor, and was killed in an attack by unknown armed men in Dara-e-Taimoor village on the outskirts of Feroz Koh. He is the sixth Afghan journalist killed in two months. Violence against journalistsRead More
Telenor Pakistan is committed to serve the people of AJK
DNA AJK – Jan 1, 2020: As a leading telecom and digital services provider in the country, Telenor Pakistan is committed to serve the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and continue to provide them with latest telecom and digital solutions in order to connect them to what matters most. Recently, the Inland Revenue Department AJK sealed multiple Telenor Pakistan network sites over a disputed tax demand resulting in services disruption to majority of the population of AJK, thus adversely impacting the lives and livelihood of the people. InRead More
Challenges in deployment of corona vaccine
Robin Iqbal In April 2019 a scaremongering video of children becoming unconscious after being administered polio vaccine in Badaber, Peshawer, appeared on social media nearly bringing the entire national immunization program to a grinding halt. Even more unnerving is to note that the perpetrator was a local school teacher. The video is a clear manifestation of the prevailing mindset of masses that greatly swaddles the success of such campaigns in our country. The last mile for the vaccine i.e. from centralized distribution centres to sub district-level clinics, and finally toRead More
Choosing the right path in politics!
Attiya Munawer The political climate in the country continues to heat up and the intensity of political confrontation is gradually increasing. Then, the question arises as to what will be the outcome of the countryseemingly reachinga dead end due to the escalating confrontation between the government and the opposition, and how much irreparable damage will be done to national interests in this turmoil? This question has rightly worried every sensible and conscious Pakistani, with smoky rhetoric from both sides, in which every effort is being made to declare the opposingRead More
A significant milestone
In the past, Pakistan was known to be a major importer of weapons from China and the United States. Naturally our purchase of armaments, made necessary by constant Indian intimidation, tolled a heavy import bill. With the country steadily working towards decreasing imports, Pakistan has focused on domestic manufacturing—and this seems to extend to military equipment as well. Thus, much hard work has gone into the JF-17 Thunder, a joint venture between Pakistan and China, and the initial success of the project shows that the work is paying off. OnRead More
Zero tolerance policy
The district administration in Lahore is quite active in sealing businesses and shops that violate the safety protocols against COVID-19. Showing no leniency to those who abuse the standard operating procedures (SOPs) is the only way forward to contain the virus’s spread. There is no other way to reduce the contraction rate in the provincial capital, which has consistently been the COVID hotspot. This zero-tolerance-policy should be implemented across the country against those who do not follow the safety guidelines. Especially now that the new strain of the virus hasRead More