Saturday, March 20th, 2021
Nowruz: Harbinger of Convergence and Friendship
“As the world comes together to defeat COVID-19, Nowruz serves as an inspiration to recover and rebuild in a more just and durable way, in harmony with nature.”UN Secretary-General António Guterres message for 2021“I congratulate all our dear compatriots, especially the respected families of martyrs and disabled war veterans, on Nowruz and the Persian New Year. I also congratulate all the nations that celebrate Nowruz.” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, The great leader of the Islamic Republic of IranNowruz is the Iranian New Year also known as the Persian New Year whichRead More
Last-gasp Haaland gives Dortmund 2-2 draw at Cologne
Prolific striker Erling Haaland continued his rich vein of form as he netted twice including a late equaliser to salvage a 2-2 draw for Borussia Dortmund at Cologne in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The result left fifth-placed Dortmund losing ground in the hunt for a top-four finish as they have 43 points from 26 games, four less than Eintracht Frankfurt in fourth who celebrated a 5-2 home win over Union Berlin. Cologne stayed 14th on 23 points, two above the relegation spots. Haaland gave Dortmund a third-minute lead with a sublime finish as he took aRead More
NAB taking action against those who were untouchables in the past: Chairman NAB
ISLAMABAD, Mar 20 (DNA): Justice Javed Iqbal Chairman NAB has said thatNAB taking action against those who were untouchables in the past. He said that NAB and Pakistan can co-exist; however, corruption andPakistan cannot,” he said, adding that some people were “hiding behindtheir cases of alleged corruption, money laundering, assets beyond knownsources of income and misuse of authority by blaming NAB. Justice Javed Iqbal Chairman NAB has said that NAB believes in “zerocorruption, 100% development”. “NAB is absolutely committed to rootingout corruption as our Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam MuhammadRead More
Britain says 26.85 mln citizens have had first shot of COVID-19 vaccine
LONDON, MAR 20 – Britain said on Saturday that 26.85 million people had received a first dose of coronavirus vaccine, in line an earlier announcement that more than half the country’s adults had now had one shot. Official data showed that 96 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for COVID-19, compared with 101 deaths recorded the previous day. There were 5,587 new cases of the virus, up from the 4,802 new cases a day earlier.
Pakistan’s Ehsaas Emergency Cash programme averted an economic catastrophe: Report
ISLAMABAD, Mar 20 (DNA): A new report released on Saturday revealed thatPakistan’s innovative emergency cash programme helped avert an economiccatastrophe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Released by the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth(IPC-IG), the report, “What’s next for social protection in light ofCOVID-19: country responses” focuses on experiences from countries inAsia, including Pakistan, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and NorthAfrica (MENA), and Latin America and the Caribbean. The deep dive into social protection responses to the COVID-19 crisishighlights Pakistan’s effort to tackle poverty amidst the biggest globalcrisis in more thanRead More
Muslim countries should take notice of Houthi rebels attacks at Saudi Arabia: Ashrafi
ISLAMABAD, Mar 20 (DNA): The Muslims especially the Arabs should takeimmediate action of the increased attacks of Houthi rebels at Kingdom ofSaudi Arabia, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, Special Aide toPrime Minister on Religious Harmony and Middle East said. Talking to journalist, Hafiz Ashrafi, who is also Chairman, PakistanUlema Council (PUC) stressed for redoubling the efforts to seekpolitical solution on the issue of Yemen issue. Ashrafi said that Pakistan’s stance from day one was that foreigninterference in Arab Islamic countries should come to an end. Countriesand elements who used toRead More