Saturday, April 10th, 2021
Pakistan condemns desecration of Mosque in Shopian, IIOJK
DNA ISLAMABAD, APR 10 – Pakistan strongly condemned the indiscriminate firing of heavy weapons and grenades on a Mosque in Shopian, Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), on 9 April 2021. Desecration and damage caused to the Mosque during so-called “cordon-and-search operation”, and repeated incidence of extra-judicial killings in various places in IIOJK, are manifestations of the unabated state-terrorism to which Kashmiris are subjected in the occupied territory. This inhuman conduct of Indian forces is reflective of their moral bankruptcy as well as the prevalent culture of impunity inRead More
Kyrgyz embassy thanks Pakistan for providing humanitarian aid
DNA ISLAMABAD, APR 10: The Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic to Pakistan grateful for the support by provided by the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) in this crucial time. On humanitarian aid from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for the Kyrgyz Republic As part of anti-crisis activities aimed at combating Covid-19, the Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Pakistan has worked out the issue of receiving humanitarian aid from the Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. On April 9, 2021, in Islamabad, the National Disaster Management Authority of Pakistan handed overRead More
Bilawal demands immediate withdrawal of decision to cut on scholarships
KARACHI, Apr 10 (DNA): Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal BhuttoZardari has demanded immediate withdrawal of the PTI government’sdecision to drastically cut the number of scholarships from 265 to just29 for the students of formerly FATA areas and Balochistan. In a press statement, the PPP Chairman said that students from ex-FATAand Balochistan have the right to quality education because these areashave suffered gravely due to terrorism. “This withdrawal of scholarshipquotas by the PTI Government is tantamount to snatching pen from thesepoor students and giving gun in their hands,” he added. BilawalRead More
SAARC reactivation, conflicts resolution mechanisms urged for peace in SA
Devcom-Pakistan international webinar urged India to support the revival of South Asia Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) with the human rights watchdog established within to get favoured nation status and global appreciation. ISLAMABAD, APR 10 (DNA) – Expert while speaking at a webinar on Saturday urged the governments to reactivate the South Asia Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) to curb the militancy and terrorisms, bilateral conflicts and transboundary challenges confronting the region because of climate change. Occupied Kashmir is the flashpoint between the two nuclear nation states where violation ofRead More
Tareen demands a fair team be constituted that works ‘according to law, not on someone’s phone call’
ISLAMABAD – Former secretary general of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and sugar baron Jahangir Tareen on Saturday called for a free and fair investigation into the money laundering and fraud charges against him. The estranged PTI leader was speaking to the media outside a sessions court in Lahore. During today’s hearing, the court extended the bail of Tareen and his son, Ali, who have been charged with money laundering and alleged fraud, till April 22. Once again, Punjab lawmakers from the ruling PTI appeared alongside Tareen. Around 22 MPAsRead More
Azerbaijani president receives UN General Assembly head
BAKU, APR 10 – Volkan Bozkır, the Turkish diplomat currently heading the UN General Assembly, met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the capital of Baku on Friday, according to the Presidency of Azerbaijan. Aliyev stressed the injustice experienced in sharing coronavirus vaccines around the world and noted that vaccine nationalism is on the world’s agenda. “Azerbaijan was one of the first countries to raise this problem. Today we are working to eliminate this injustice,” he said. He touched on the situation in Karabakh and indicated that historical, religious and culturalRead More