Sunday, January 10th, 2021
‘Good chance’ of Jamadi us Sani moon sighting on Jan 14 eve: PMD
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (DNA): Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said that there was Good chance of sighting the new moon of Jamadi us Sani, 1442 AH on the evening of January 14 (29th of Jamadi us Sani). The weather department in its statement said that Jamadi us Sani, 1442 AH moon will born on crossing conjunction point at 10-01 Pakistan Standard Time (PST) on 13 January, 2021. The met office said that Jamadi us Sani crescent will most likely to be sighted on the evening of Thursday January 14. AccordingRead More
Sania Nishtar launches Ehsaas survey in South Waziristan
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (DNA): Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Sania Nishtar launched Ehsaas National Socio-economic Registry survey in South Waziristan to benefit locals by registering them under its multiple initiatives. During her visit to Tank and South Waziristan, the SAPM also met with four tribal Jirgas and sensitized their elders and influential about purpose of the ongoing survey, said a news release received here. Addressing the Jirgas, she appealed them to facilitate survey teams in door-to-door collection of household data. “PovertyRead More
Five-day nationwide anti-polio drive to start from Monday
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (DNA): A five-day national polio immunisation drive will start from tomorrow (Monday) to vaccinate over 40 million children under the age of five across Pakistan. A supplementary dose of Vitamin A drops will also be administered to children aged 6 to 59 months during this campaign to help build general immunity among susceptible children to protect them from polio and other diseases. Around 285,000 polio frontline workers will visit parents and caregivers at their doorstep, adhering to strict COVID-19 precautionary measures and protocols while vaccinating children. SpecialRead More
Putin, Aliyev, Pashinyan to hold talks on Karabakh in Moscow on January 11, Kremlin says
MOSCOW, Jan 10 – Trilateral talks of Russian President Vladimir Putin, his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will be held on Monday, January 11, in Moscow at the initiative of the Russian head of state. The sides plan to review the implementation of the November 9, 2000 statement of the three leaders on Nagorno-Karabakh and discuss steps to resolve the regional issues, the Kremlin press service reported on Sunday. “At the initiative of the president of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, on January 11, 2021,Read More
WHO map rejects Modi’s claim on Jammu and Kashmir
GENEVA, Jan 10 (DNA): The World Health Organization (WHO) has shown Jammu and Kashmir including Ladakh as a separate entity from India, rejecting Narendra Modi-led Indian government’s claims on the territory. The WHO in a colour-coded world map posted on its official website depicts India in blue colou, while Jammu and Kashmir including Ladakh is marked with gray colour. India’s English newspaper ‘Times of India’ while commenting on the map confirmed that Jammu and Kashmir along with Ladakh has been shown in gray, while India is seen in a differentRead More
Afghan delegation led by Karim Khalili arriving Islamabad tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (DNA): An Afghan delegation led by Hezb-e-Wahdat-e Islami Ustad Karim Khalili is arriving Islamabad tomorrow on a three-day visit to Pakistan. Foreign Office in a statement on Sunday said during the visit, Ustad Karim Khalili will call on the Prime Minister and hold meetings with Speaker National Assembly, Foreign Minister and other dignitaries. The visit of Ustad Karim Khalili is part of Pakistan s ongoing policy to reach out to political leadership in Afghanistan to forge common understanding on the Afghan peace process and deepen people-to-people linkages.Read More