Wednesday, April 21st, 2021
Policies should be improved to boost FDI: Mian Zahid
DNA KARACHI, APR 21 – Chairman of National Business Group of FPCCI, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid on Wednesday said foreign investors are finding new investment destinations therefore Pakistan should try to lure them. Foreign investors are losing interest in Vietnam, Bangladesh, India and China due to increased wages and some other problems and they are exploring new venues, he said. Mian Zahid said that Pakistan can get foreign investment if political stability is ensured, investment policies are improvedRead More
What made Adnan Siddiqui nervous about the coronavirus vaccine?
Actor Adnan Siddiqui has revealed that although the syringe made him a little nervous, he ended up getting the first jab of the coronavirus vaccine. “It’s a huge relief,” he wrote. “No matter how young or old you are, this is one thing [injection] that petrifies you.” Adnan posted a video on Instagram showing himself being vaccinated at the Arts Council in Karachi. He received the Sinopharm shot. “I have been asked multiple questions before and after my vaccination,” Adnan said. The actor’s family and friends are concerned about the efficacy andRead More
Turkey, Romania, Poland to meet at annual meeting
ANKARA – The foreign ministers of Turkey, Poland, and Romania will hold a trilateral meeting on Thursday in the capital Bucharest, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. “Trilateral Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Poland and Romania, which has been held regularly every year since 2016, will take place this year in Bucharest on 22-23 April 2021,” the ministry said in a statement. The top diplomats will discuss concrete cooperation areas as well as the possibilities of further deepening the partnership between the countries and they will also consult on theirRead More
A Journey Towards Liberation: Aghdam City, Azerbaijan
Khalid Taimur Akram While visiting Azerbaijan for the International Conference on“New Vision for South Caucasus: Post Conflict Development and Cooperation” I had the opportunity to visit the liberated territories of Azerbaijan. On 12th April 2021, at the invitation of the Azerbaijan government, I visited Aghdam city. I witnessed the repercussions of the war on the region by thebrutal actions of the Armenian forces. The Nagorno-Karabakh Region: Historical Perspective The conflict between Azerbaijan and its neighbour Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh and seven adjacent regions continued before its independence from the Soviet RepublicRead More
APHC urges world to take notice of extrajudicial killings of Kashmiris during Ramazan
ISLAMABAD, Apr 21 :In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference Wednesday urged the UN and world human rights bodies including the Amnesty International to take notice of extrajudicial killings of innocent Kashmiris during the holy month of Ramazan. According to Kashmir Media Service, APHC condemned the reign of terror unleashed by Indian forces on Kashmiri men, women and children in nook and corner of the territory. The APHC spokesman said IIOJK was facing a martial law-like situation where fundamental human rights of the Kashmiri peopleRead More
PR–Eye cancer rising in children: Al-Shifa
Rawalpindi , April 21 : The incidence of eye cancer is increasing in Pakistan calling for early detection, diagnosis and proper treatment, a leading hospital said Wednesday. Almost 30 percent of the eye cancer patients are children which is a growing threat that needs an urgent and full response, said Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital. Annually almost 2200 people are diagnosed with eye cancer and the number is growing therefore the trust has established a Cancer Eye Clinic to provide assistance to the needy, said Dr Professor Tayyab Afghani, Consultant andRead More