Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
Biden urges new gun control laws after Colorado mass shooting
A shooting at a supermarket in Colorado on Monday left 10 victims dead, including a police officer who was the first to respond to a call of shots fired. Biden made particular mention of two bills that have cleared the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives earlier this month that seek to close loopholes in the US’s background check system for firearms purchases. One bill seeks to end longstanding loopholes that allow people to buy firearms at gun shows and on the internet without first being subject to a background check, while another seeks to halt what isRead More
Kazakhstan’s Government Determined to Enhance Engagement with Civil Society
By UsenSuleimen This year Kazakhstan is marking its 30th anniversary as an independent state. We have come a long way over the last three decades. Our economy has greatly expanded and our political processes are unrecognisable compared to when we just gained our independence from the Soviet Union. A critical element of Kazakhstan’s development has been the growth of our civil society, especially the increase in the number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs). It is hard to believe that in the early 1990s there were only approximately 400 NGOs in Kazakhstan.Read More
Delegation of American Democratic Party meets Sadiq Sanjrani
Islamabad, MAR 24 – /DNA/ – An 8-member delegation of American Democratic Party led by Tahir javed called on Chairman senate Sadiq Sanjrani at Parliament House here on Wednesday. The delegation felicitated Sadiq Sanjrani on being re-elected as a chairman of the upper house of the parliament. The US delegation also congratulated Mirza Muhammad Afridi on being elected as Deputy Chairman Senate. During the meeting, the Chairman senate said that the bilateral relations between the US and Pakistan would be further strengthened. Chairman Senate added that significant steps have beenRead More
UNITED STATES AND PAKISTAN’S DRUG REGULATORY AUTHORITY MODERNIZE AND DIGITIZE RECORDS
ISLAMABAD, March 24 : The United States Mission to Pakistan, in cooperation with the Government of Pakistan, presented a new records management system to digitize more than four million records for the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP). The system, developed by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Global Health Supply Chain program, will create digital archives and barcode paper files, which are critical to accountable tracking of DRAP’s files. DRAP sought USAID’s support to digitize the records, and USAID provided training to the DRAP staff on records managementRead More
COVID-19 claims 30 lives, infects 3,301 more people
ISLAMABAD, Mar 24 : The total active COVID-19 cases on Wednesday recorded 36,849 with 3,301 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 957 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours. Thirty corona patients have died during past 24 hours, 29 of whom were under treatment in hospital and one out of the hospital in his or her respective quarantines or homes, according to the latest update issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). During the last 24 hours most of the deaths hadRead More
Maryam moves LHC for interim bail ahead of NAB hearing
LAHORE: PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz moved on Wednesday a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking interim bail to prevent her possible arrest in a graft case. A two-member bench, headed by Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar, will take up the petition later today. Maryam states in her petition that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned her in two cases on March 26 (Friday). “The bureau being under the influence of the government wants to arrest me,” she claimed. She said she wants to join the bureau’s investigationRead More