Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021
PM Imran Khan summons PTI parliamentary board meeting
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has summoned a meeting of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) parliamentary board on Tuesday (today) in view of the Senate elections. The meeting, chaired by the premier, will deliberate over the names of the candidates for the Senate polls and decide its strategy. Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar will also participate in the session and present a report regarding preparations in his province. Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) formed an 11-member parliamentary board ahead of the upcoming Senate polls. The parliamentary board was formed byRead More
Lifelong learning
By Muhammad Omar Iftikhar Learning must continue every day. Students should learn some skills after they graduate, employees must learn a new job after they are promoted. Learning is an unceasing, interminable, incessant process that happens at our conscious and subconscious level. It is this learning and the quest to gain knowledge that lets us conduct research. Students need to become lifelong learners. They should read books other than their textbooks to absorb information to help them win the race of life. Acquiring grades is important to complete their degreeRead More
Zimbabwe arrests female activists after protest
Harare : Zimbabwean opposition activists and a member of parliament have been arrested for using abusive and obscene language against police officers. Police said the trio was arrested on Monday after holding a demonstration outside a government building in the capital, Harare. It is unclear what the demonstration was about. “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms the arrest of Joanna Mamombe [MP], Netsai Marova and Cecilia Chimbiri in Harare after a flash demonstration outside the New Government Complex. “The trio who were in a Toyota Fortuner without number plates followed aRead More
Chinese enterprises to support Pakistan, optimizing its textile potential
ISLAMABAD, 02 Feb 2021 : Optimistic about the huge advantages of Pakistan’s textile industry, Challenge Fashion (Pvt) Ltd. has bought 80 acres of land in Lahore and is currently applying for the qualification of the Special Economic Zone, to fully enjoy the policy support of the local government and the preferential dividend of cross-regional market tax rates. According to Gwadar Pro, the company plans to invest USD 150 million in three phases to build a 100-ton fabric production park, which will start construction in mid-2021. 25 tons of fabric andRead More
Iran’s Zarif hints at way to bridge nuclear deal impasse
WASHINGTON : Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif suggested a way on Monday to overcome the US-Iranian impasse over who goes first in returning to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying a top EU official could “synchronize” or “choreograph” the moves. Zarif’s stance was a shift from his position, expressed in a Jan. 22 article in which he said the United States should remove US sanctions before Iran returned to the deal. “There can be a mechanism to basically either synchronize it or coordinate what can be done,” Zarif toldRead More
Pakistan not diplomatically isolated despite Indian efforts: FM Qureshi
ISLAMABAD : Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday said that despite Indian efforts Pakistan is not diplomatically isolated and invited the opposition parties for discussion with the government on the foreign policy issues facing the country. Speaking at the floor of the Senate here, he said the political parties should pursue a bipartisan approach in foreign affairs in line with the national interest. The minister said the parties which were in government for multiple times were very much responsible for the present state of foreign affairs andRead More