Tuesday, February 9th, 2021
Country economic growth may be at 7% to meet economic challenges in 2023; PBF
DNA Lahore, FEB 9: Pakistan Businesses Forum (PBF) on Tuesday said country has a need for wide-ranging structural and institutional reforms on encompass tax administration, the wider civil service, management of state-owned enterprises, the energy sector, regulatory agencies, the central bank as well as the regulation of the corporate sector, among other areas. Talking to delegation of Industry, President PBF, Sahibzada Mian Usman Zulfiqar said even there is no political will to reform the police. The latest Police Reforms Committee report prepared in January 2019 is gathering dust. Police inRead More
Qureshi wants politicos not to politicise Pakistan’s armed forces
ISLAMABAD : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Tuesday that politicians should not politicise the role of Pakistan’s armed forces. He in a statement said that the armed forces are protecting the country’s frontiers and safeguarding the motherland. The foreign minister said the government will respect and follow the guidance the Supreme Court of Pakistan will give in connection with holding the Senate elections through open balloting. “We filed a petition in the court in this regards because we had two options, either to seek guidance or make amendmentRead More
AJK President demands int’l tribunal to hold trial of Modi for war crimes in IIOJ&K
09 Feb 2021 : Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has demanded an international tribunal to hold trial of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for war crimes in Indian Illegaly Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing two separate webinars organized by Scottish Human Rights Forum and the Pakistan Embassy in Sudan, he said the people of Jammu and Kashmir are faced with a terrible war, and what India is doing is ethnic cleansing and genocide. Sardar Masood Khan appealed to the Scottish parliamentarians, Sudanese government and the peopleRead More
Govt utilizing all resources for uplift of far-flung areas of Punjab: Buzdar
Lahore, 09 Feb 21 : Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that time has arrived to eliminate sense of deprivation prevailing in far-off areas of province. In a statement from Lahore, he said the journey of progress has been taken towards neglected cities, which were deliberately ignored in past. He said that the former rulers preferred their personal liking and disliking rather than meeting the actual needs of province. He said that PTI Government has addressed the glaring deficiencies of past term and wrong tradition to utilize nationalRead More
UN security council ‘to discuss Somalia crisis’
The UN Security Council will meet on Tuesday to discuss Somalia’s political uncertainty. Somalia’s opposition has vowed not to recognise President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo whose term ended on Monday. It remains unclear when elections will be held. Talks between the federal government and regional states on how to proceed with elections collapsed on 5 February. To avoid a power vacuum, a parliamentary resolution passed last year allows the president and parliament to remain in office until successors are elected. The UN had called for dialogue among Somali leaders. The countryRead More
New Zealand suspends ties with Myanmar ; to ban visits from military leaders
WELLINGTON : New Zealand is suspending all high-level contact with Myanmar and imposing a travel ban on its military leaders following last week’s coup, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Tuesday. New Zealand will also ensure its aid programme will not include projects that are delivered with, or benefit, the military government, Ardern told a news conference. “Our strong message is we will do what we can from here in New Zealand and one of things we will do is suspend that high level dialogue…and make sure any funding weRead More