Thursday, April 22nd, 2021
India using Afghan soil for terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s president Dr. Arif Alvi says that considering the Parliaments vote on resolution government would decide about the French ambassador expulsion and relations with the Paris. Although to set the foreign policy is prerogative of the government, but Parliament can move its recommendations regarding any foreign policy matter while it is responsibility of the government to look into the roadmap Parliament sets regarding matter of issue of the French envoy’s expulsion from Pakistan over the publication of blasphemous caricatures, said Pakistan’s President Dr Arif Alvi. He expressed these viewsRead More
Senate chairman for enhanced Pakistan-Azerbaijan relations
Ambassador of Azerbaijan Ali Alizada meets Sadiq Sanjrani; says his country wants to further strengthen ties with Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman, Muhammad SadiqSanjrani during meeting with Ali Alizada, Ambassador of Azerbaijan has emphasised the promotion of Parliamentary linkages between Pakistan and Azerbaijan to enhance bilateral trade, investment and tourism. He said that the present state of bilateral economic ties does not commensurate with the potential and there is need to explore possibility of cooperation in diverse fields. The Ambassador of Azerbaijan called on Chairman Senate here at Parliament House onRead More
We will not let terrorism rise again: Imran
Directs the Interior Ministry to investigate every aspect of the Quetta blast and get to the bottom of the matter ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed deep sorrow and condemned the unfortunate Quetta blast that claimed five lives and injured many others on Wednesday night. In a tweet on Thursday, the premier said that he is deeply saddened by the loss of innocent lives in the “condemnable and cowardly terrorist attack in Quetta”. “Our nation has made great sacrifices in defeating terrorism and we will not allow this scourgeRead More
PRCS, Devcom to explore climate literacy for communities
ISLAMABAD: The Covid-19 and Climate Change are the fetal realities of the day where all stakeholders especially youth need to be engaged. The civil society organizations, corporate sector and think tanks shall play their role in helping government initiatives and the organizations lead the nation from front in the emergencies. Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) chairman Abrar ul Haq made these remarks in a meeting with the Executive Director Devcom-Pakistan (Development Communications Network) Munir Ahmed. The latter one called on the PRCS chairman to explore the possibility of collaboration onRead More
India records world’s biggest single-day rise in COVID cases
NEW DELHI: India has reported three lack fourteen thousand eight hundred thirty-five new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours – the highest one day tally recorded anywhere in the world. According to the latest Indian health ministry data, total cases are now 15.93 million, while deaths rose by 2,104, to reach a total of one lack eighty-four thousand six hundred fifty-seven. Hospitals across northern and western India including the capital, New Delhi, have issued notices to say they have only a few hours of medical oxygen required to keepRead More
Millions face hunger as Myanmar crisis worsens: UN
NEWYORK: The United Nations has warned that millions of people are at risk of famine in Myanmar due to financial crisis in the wake of the military coup. World Food Program says that more than 3.4 million people will struggle to afford food in the next three to six months as market prices of rice and cooking oil had risen to 18 percent.