Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
Palestinians say talks underway to form unity government
RAMALLAH – The Palestinian Authority (PA) is holding talks with factions to form a national unity government following the postponement of elections, Palestinian officials said on Saturday. PA spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh told the official Palestine Radio that the path after delaying the polls “is to hold talks with the factions, a national unity government, strengthen the [role of] the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and to hold a meeting for the Central Council to set the policies and strategies”. The Central Council is a body affiliated with the PLO’s National Council that includes allRead More
RDA seals 4 plazas, 24 shops, site offices of illegal housing schemes
RAWALPINDI, May 02 (DNA) :During its operation against illegal housing schemes and other unauthorized constructions across the city, the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Sunday sealed four illegal plazas, 24 shops, a site office of a housing scheme while demolition notices issued to four other illegal housing schemes. The staff of Land Use and Building Control (LU&BC) Wing and Metropolitan Planning and Traffic Engineering (MP&TE) Directorates of RDA carried out strict action against illegal residential cum commercial buildings, sealed four illegal plazas and 24 shops in University Town while an FIRRead More
NCOC bans inbound pedestrian movement from Afghanistan, Iran
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday reviewed border management protocols with neighbouring Afghanistan and Iran as new Covid-19 variants emerge in the region. “The current policy of Land Border Management with Afghanistan and Iran has been reviewed to ensure regulated inbound pedestrian movement and effective management of COVID protocols at Border Terminals(BTS),” read the statement issued by National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The revised policy will be effective from midnight May 4-5 till midnight May 19-20. The policy will only be applicable to inbound pedestrians withRead More
Turkey offers support for peace in Kyrgyz-Tajik border clash
ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu expressed Ankara’s support for a cease-fire deal between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on Saturday in separate phone calls to his counterparts in the two Central Asian nations. Following two days of border clashes, Çavuşoğlu told Sirojiddin Muhriddin and Ruslan Kazakbayev that Turkey would provide the support needed to peacefully settle the two countries’ disputes, according to diplomatic sources, Çavuşoğlu also voiced his satisfaction with the truce inked between the two sides earlier on Saturday. The violence that started on Wednesday between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan wasRead More
Excellent Performance of NAB under the Leadership of Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal
Nawazish Ali Asim Today, eradication of corruption has become the voice of the whole nation as it not only halts the progress of the country but also usurps the rights of the deserving people. Pakistan is facing the challenge of corruption which is the root cause of all problems being endured by the country. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was established in 1999 to cope with the menace of corruption and corrupt practices. When Honorable Mr. Justice Justice Javed Iqbal took over as Chairman National Accountability Bureau, he chalked outRead More
APBF for speeding up corona vaccination for industry workers as crisis worsens
LAHORE, MAY 2 (DNA) – The All Pakistan Business Forum (APBFF) President Maaz Mahmood has stressed the need for speeding up vaccination drive especially for the industry workers in the country, as shutdowns of the industry and lockdowns of the cities are not the real solution. He said that during the third wave of coronavirus the situation has been deteriorating mainly due to lack of implementation of COVID-19 standard operating procedures and the solution lies in speeding up our vaccination programs, instead of opting for closure of trade and industryRead More