Saturday, April 17th, 2021
President FPCCI forms a top-level Policy & Research Board; appoints Younus Dagha as its chairman
Karachi (DNA): The president of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo forms a Policy & Research Board comprising of top-level economic, business, trade, and industry experts. FPCCI is the apex representative body of the business, industry, and trade community of Pakistan. On 13th of April, the Executive Committee of FPCCI approved the proposal unanimously. The Policy & Research Board of FPCCI is mandated to provide research-based expert input for policy advice and advocacy, formalise business community’s inputs on international trade, tariff andRead More
Ukraine to respond to detention of diplomat in Russia
KYIV, APR 17 – Ukraine will respond to Saturday’s detention of its Consul General in St Petersburg Alexander Sosonyuk, the country’s Foreign Ministry said. Describing the incident a “provocation” by Russia, ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko said Ukraine was looking into the matter. “Currently, he is in the Ukrainian diplomatic mission,” Nikolenko said, according to Ukrinform news agency. “The circumstances of the detention are being clarified. In the near future, the Ukrainian side will decide on the form of response to this provocation, taking into account the existing practice,” he added.Read More
Greece has no right to appoint mufti for Muslims: President Erdoğan
ANKARA, APR 17 – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday condemned the latest move by Greece on appointing the chief mufti and Athens’ treatment of Turkish descendants in Western Thrace. “Under Treaty of Lausanne, Greece has no right to appoint the chief mufti for Muslims as Turkey does not have the right to appoint the patriarch in our country,” said Erdoğan after attending the commemoration ceremony of Turkey’s late President Turgut Özal. “Not Greek officials but our muftis and imams have the right to decide on the chief mufti in Greece,” he added. He alsoRead More
Govt urged a Nishan-e-Pakistan award for I.A. Rahman’s HR struggle
Devcom-Pakistan Executive Director Munir Ahmed suggests at a condolence reference to have tangible memorials in all provinces and human rights study centres at different universities after the name of I.A. Rahman. His services are milestones for the rights defenders which should be compiled and published in a book form. DNA Islamabad, APR 17 – The panel of constitutional experts and human rights practitioners urged the government to prioritize tabling the Bill against torture that has long been pending after the country had signed and ratified the UN Convention againstRead More
From Russia to Britain, Philip’s royal ties spanned Europe
LONDON, APR 17 – Prince Philip’s life spanned a century of European history. His family ties were just as broad, with Britain’s longest-serving consort linked by blood and marriage to most of the continent’s royal houses. “If Queen Victoria is considered the grandmother of Europe, Prince Philip is the uncle of Europe,” said Vassilis Koutsavlis, president of the Tatoi Royal Estate Friends Association. It’s in that densely wooded estate at the foot of a mountain north of Athens that Philip’s father, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, lies buried. TheRead More
Experts suggest measures to avert health hazards
ISLAMABAD, APR 17 (DNA) – Efforts to raise awareness about the harmful effects of E-Cigarette need to be intensified to save people from health hazards resulted by this growing trend. The academicians and experts said this while sharing their views with the participants of the webinar ‘E-Cigarettes – myths, realities and the policy, way forward in Pakistan’ held by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI. While highlighting various aspects of the issue, Dr Javid Ahmed Khan from Agha Khan University, said that more than thirty countries have already banned e-cigarette.Read More