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Heavy industrial taxpayer dilapidated Mehran Highway needs repair

  By Nazir Siyal KARACHI: A heavy taxpayer Industrial Mehran Highway completely damaged and destroyed both sides due to road condition and incidents of loaded vehicles and blockage is routine. Since decade, the road heavily damaged at different locations and witnessed traffic block with heavy dust smoke in air, as well incidents of ditches occupied with drainage water. The Highway was build to improve connectivity to Landhi and Korangi, Port Qasim and Bhains colony via Shahrah-e-Faisal, Model Colony, Malir, Link road to the M-9 and Thatta dual carriage. Most taxRead More


China’s Goals for Wang Yi’s Southeast Asian Tour

BEIJING – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi initiated his Southeast Asian tour at the beginning of this week, after he closed a six-day tour of Africa the previous week. Analysts believed that COVID-19 vaccine cooperation would be a top priority of the trip, Wang’s second to Southeast Asia since the beginning of the pandemic. But vaccines are only part of his mission; implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative and regional stability are also major items on his agenda. So far, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Indonesia are the three SoutheastRead More


PM Imran directs IG Punjab to ensure people’s security

LAHORE, JAN 15 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday directed the Punjab inspector general of police to take all possible measures to ensure the security of the people. Presiding over a meeting to review police’s performance and reforms, PM Imran Khan directed to resolve the public issue on merit. Strict action should be taken against those police personal who create hurdles in the provision of justice to the masses, he said, adding that no one is above the law. Chairing a meeting on reforms and performance of Punjab PoliceRead More


UN official calls US designation of Houthis as terrorists ‘death sentence’ for Yemen civilians

UNITED NATIONS, JAN 15 (DNA) – Senior UN officials have called on the US to reverse a decision to designate Yemen’s Houthis as a terrorist organization, saying the move will cause a large-scale famine in the Arab country already suffering the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. The call from UN’s Humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock, head of the World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley and UN’s Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths were made Thursday at the virtual U.N. Security Council meeting on Yemen. Lowcock, a British economist, called for theRead More


Peace in SA, inevitable without a peaceful solution to Kashmir issue: Asad Qaiser

DNA Islamabad, Jan 15 – Member AJ&K Legislative Assembly Abdul Rashid Turabi called on Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser in Islamabad on Friday.  Jamaat-e-Islami leader Asif Luqman Qazi was also present in the meeting. Speaker Asad Qaiser while talking to the Kashmiri leader said that Pakistan stands by the Kashmiri people and will continue to provide diplomatic and moral support to the Kashmiri people at the international level till a lasting solution to the Kashmir issue as per the aspirations of the Kashmiri people is realised. He said that theRead More


COAS Gen. Bajwa visits Corps Headquarters Peshawar

DNA RAWALPINDI – General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Corps Headquarters Peshawar today. COAS was given detailed update on security situation, border management including fencing, capacity enhancement of FC and police in newly merged districts as a result of transition to stability. Appreciating officers and men of Peshawar Corps, COAS lauded efforts of Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) including FC and police for bringing stability in the Tribal Districts. Hailing sacrifices of local populace for peace and their earnest support to Armed Forces in war against terrorism,Read More