Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
LFOVK hails Turkey’s call for justice on Kashmir at UNHRC
ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 : The Legal Forum for Oppressed Voices of Kashmir (LFOVK) Tuesday extended its gratitude to foreign minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu for expressing the aspirations of Kashmiris at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to seek an end of illegal Indian occupation from Jammu and Kashmir. “We reiterate our call to the Indian government to ease the current restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir. We wish the resolution of the issue through peaceful means on the basis of relevant United Nations resolutions and legitimate expectations of theRead More
COVID-19 claims 41 lives, infects 1,050 more people
ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 : The national tally on Tuesday of total active COVID-19 cases recorded 24,483 with 1,050 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 752 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours. Forty one corona patients have died during past 24 hours, 38 of them were under treatment in hospital and three in their respective quarantines and homes on Monday, according to the latest update issued by the National command and Operation Centre (NCOC). During the last 24 hours most of the deathsRead More
NASA releases first audio from Mars, video of landing
Washington, Feb 23 : The US space agency NASA on Monday released the first audio from Mars, a faint crackling recording of wind captured by the Perseverance rover. NASA also released the first video of the landing of the rover on the Red Planet. A microphone did not work during the rover’s descent to the surface but it was able to capture audio once it landed on Mars. NASA engineers played a short recording. “What you hear there 10 seconds in is an actual wind gust on the surface ofRead More
Certificated Pakistani honey could triple its export value: CEN
BEIJING, February 23 : Certificated Pakistani honey could triple its value, enhancing its export to other countries, says a report published by China Economic Net (CEN) on Tuesday. The report quoting Dr. Muhammad Azeem Khan, Chairman of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) stated that their honey is sold for merely USD 20 or USD 25 per kilogram, but the price can rise to USD 100 per kilogram when it is packaged at other countries. The situation could improve if we establish labs and certification systems and implement management and supervisionRead More
Masood welcomes concerns of UN experts over change of demography of IIOJ&K
Islamabad : Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Sardar Masood Khan has welcomed the concern expressed by the United Nations over the change of demography of occupied Jammu and Kashmir by Indian government. He expressed these views while commenting on the recent statement of the two experts of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights about situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Masood Khan unequivocally stated that the people of Jammu and Kashmir are not striving for autonomy but for UN-sponsored plebiscite to decide their future. He said Jammu andRead More
Appellate tribunal allows Vawda to contest Senate election
KARACHI : An Election Tribunal of the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday dismissed an appeal challenging the acceptance of the nomination papers of PTI leader Faisal Vawda for the forth coming Senate elections. The tribunal allowed the water resources minister to contest the Senate polls. Qadir Khan Mandokhel had filed the appeal, stationg that the returning officer accepted Vawda’s nomination papers in utter disregard for facts and law. He alleged that the PTI MNA misdeclared his properties, assets and dual nationality in his nomination papers he submitted at theRead More