Thursday, April 8th, 2021
Israel refuses to work with ICC on War Crime probe, says :no authority”
JERUSALEM: Israel on Thursday said it has formally decided not to cooperate with an International Criminal Court war crimes investigation into the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.The ICC’s chief prosecutor announced on March 3 that she had opened a full investigation into the situation in the Israeli-occupied territories, infuriating Israel, which not a member of The Hague-based court.The ICC sent a deferral notice on March 9, giving Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) a month to inform judges whether they are investigating crimes similar to those being probed byRead More
Vaccination registration for all citizens after Eid
Umar terms the coming five to six weeks “critical” in Pakistan’s battle against the ongoing third coronavirus wave ISLAMABAD: Head of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) — the body that is leading Pakistan’s fight against coronavirus — Asad Umar, on Thursday said that COVID-19 vaccination registration will be open to all citizens after Eid. According to a report, the Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives was speaking to senior journalists when he announced the development. Umar termed the coming five to six weeks “critical” in Pakistan’s battle againstRead More
Pakistan sees highest daily cases since July
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported 5,329 new cases of coronavirus, according to the Health Ministry on Thursday, the highest single-day number in the country since July 2020. With new infections, the total number of cases in the country reached 705,517. The country also reported 98 more fatalities over the past 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 15,124. Some 623,399 patients have so far recovered, whereas the number of active cases reached 66,994. Infections have risen sharply in the South Asian nation of over 200 million people in recent days, with overRead More
Army leadership satisfied with Afghan peace process
The Forum also held a detailed discussion on situation along the Eastern Border and the Line of Control (LOC) RAWALPINDI: The Corps Commanders Conference (CCC) on Thursday reviewed internal security situation including ongoing third wave of COVID-19 and reaffirmed resolve of the Armed Forces to extend full support to civil administration in controlling the pandemic. The CCC was chaired by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa held here at General Headquarters (GHQ). The participants undertook a comprehensive review of global, regional and domestic security environment, said theRead More
PM Imran says economy not managed well
Says people still face obstacles when approaching banks for small loans to make a house ISLAMABAD: Banks in Pakistan are not in the habit of giving loans to people without influence, said Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday. He was speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of Farash Town apartments in Islamabad, which is a housing project under the Naya Pakistan Housing programme. The apartments are expected to be completed within the next two years. “People still face obstacles when approaching banks for small loans to make a house,” the premierRead More
Pak enters int’l capital market after 3 years
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has entered the international capital market after a gap of over three years by successfully raising USD 2.5 billion through a multi-tranche transaction of 5-, 10- and 30-year Eurobonds. The transaction generated great interest as leading global investors from Asia, Middle East, Europe and the US participated in the global investor calls and the order book. This is for the first time that Pakistan has adopted a program-based approach with registration of Global Medium-Term Note (GMTN) program. The program will allow Pakistan to tap the market at shortRead More