Friday, February 12th, 2021
CDA, PNCA decide to begin cultural activities for citizens
ISLAMABAD, FEB 12 (DNA) – Capital Development Authority (CDA) in collaboration with Pakistan National Council of Arts has decided to begin cultural activities for citizens in various markets on Saturday. Preparations have been completed in this regard. Different cultural and musical events will be organized in the markets for providing entertainment opportunities to the citizens. The citizens of Islamabad will be able to enjoy these events with their families. Besides this, CDA is also doing preparations for organizing spring festival in March of current year. CDA will also cooperate withRead More
South Africa’s growth hampered by corruption: president
CAPE TOWN, FEB 12 – Corruption is one of the greatest impediments to South Africa’s growth and development, President Cyril Ramaphosa said late Thursday, vowing to take action against the vice. Delivering his State of the Nation address to a joint sitting of the houses of parliament, Ramaphosa said revelations made at a commission of inquiry probing graft laid bare the extent of state capture and related corruption. State capture is a form of corruption where businesses tend to influence politicians to take decisions to favor their business interests. “Testimony atRead More
British HC, Army chief discuss matters of mutual interest
ISLAMABAD, FEB 12 (DNA) – Christian Turner, British High Commissioner called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at GHQ. Matters of mutual interest, overall regional security situation and Afghan Peace Process were discussed during the meeting. COAS thanked the dignitary for UKs contribution towards fight against COVID-19 in Pakistan.=DNA ======================
Indian rulers poised to eliminate Muslim culture in IOJK: Masood Khan
ISLAMABAD, FEB 12 (DNA) – The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has said that India under a well thought out strategy is erasing everything related to the history of Muslims or the religion of Islam in occupied Jammu and Kashmir. “The BJP-RSS regime has hinted at building 100,000 Hindu temples and pulling down dozens of mosques which, they falsely claim, had been built after demolishing Hindu temples,” he said. Addressing the participants of Photographic and Cultural Exhibition, titled Tribute to “Kashmiris Resilience in Their Just StruggleRead More
EU recovery package signed amid pandemic crisis
BRUSSELS, FEB 12 – The European Union’s €672.5 billion ($814 billion) recovery package was signed on Friday. The largest stimulus package in the bloc’s history aims at relaunching the European economy after the COVID-19 crisis by channeling EU funds to preserve jobs, to maintain social security systems and to invest in health care. The act was signed by Portuguese premier Antonio Costa on behalf of the EU member countries, as the chair of rotating presidency of the Council of European Union, and European Parliament President David Sassoli. The recovery package isRead More
NEPRA inaugurates office in Gwadar
ISLAMABAD, FEB 12 (DNA) – Protection of electricity consumers’ interests is one of the mandates of National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA). For this purpose, NEPRA has established its Regional Offices at the Distribution Companies (DISCOs’) Headquarters level, i.e. Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Multan, Hyderabad and Sukkur. Presently, the Government of Pakistan is focusing on development of Gwadar and various mega projects are in full swing. Accordingly, the load demand of the region is also expected to increase further. The Authority realized that the electricity consumers of GwadarRead More