Sunday, May 9th, 2021
Russia becomes member of International Organization for Migration
MOSCOW, MAY 9 – After several negotiations, Russia finally becomes as a full-fledged member of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). It means that Russia has adopted, as a mandatory condition for obtaining membership, the constitution of the organization. It simply implies that by joining this international organization, it has given the country an additional status. After the collapse of the Soviet, Russia has been interacting with the IOM since 1992 only as an observer. In the past years, Russia has shown interest in expanding this cooperation. The decision toRead More
Polio-virus not found in most sewage samples in recent tests: sources
ISLAMABAD , May 9 : The polio-virus vanished in most parts of the country in recent tests of the sewage samples. The virus has not been detected in tests of sewage samples taken from across the country. The extensive environmental surveillance established by the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme collects sewage water samples to detect the polio-virus across the country. In all four provinces, sewage water samples were found free from the polio-virus in recent tests, sources said. The sewage samples were collected from 08 to 23 April this year fromRead More
Pakistan enforce follow-on after bowling out Zimbabwe for 132
Harare, May 9 : Pakistan enforced the follow on after bowling hosts Zimbabwe out for 132 on the third day of the second and final Test at Harare Sports Club on Sunday. Pakistan, seeking to complete a sweep of the two-match series, had a first-innings led by 378. Fast bowler Hasan Ali continued his mastery over Zimbabwe’s batsmen with a career-best five for 27 as Zimbabwe lost six wickets for 80 runs in an extended morning’s play. The lunch interval was delayed because Zimbabwe were nine down at the scheduledRead More
Global e-commerce jumps to $26.7 trillion, fuelled by COVID-19
Parts of the online economy have boomed since COVID-19 began, while some pre-pandemic big-hitters have seen a reversal of their fortunes in the last year, amid widespread movement restrictions, UN economists have found. According to UN trade and development experts UNCTAD, the e-commerce sector saw a “dramatic” rise in its share of all retail sales, from 16 per cent to 19 per cent in 2020. The digital retail economy experienced most growth in the Republic of Korea, where internet sales increased from around one in five transactions in 2019, to more than oneRead More
‘Truth has prevailed’: Bilawal Bhutto congratulates PPP on NA-249 victory
KARACHI , May 9 : Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday congratulated the PPP’s workers and supporters after the party’s candidate Qadir Khan Mandokhail emerged victorious in the NA-249 by-election, after votes were recounted. The party had much to celebrate for, as its candidate was declared the victor by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) with an even wider margin after votes were counted once again on the Opposition’s insistence. “Congratulations to workers of Pakistan Peoples Party on winning NA249 Karachi. After recount we’ve expanded our lead to over 900+ votes. FalseRead More
Shusha: The Cultural Capital of Azerbaijan
Dr. Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan Most recently, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev declared SHUSHA the “Cultural Capital” of Azerbaijan. It is a “historical” important city in Nagorno-Karabakh region recently liberated after 30 years from illegal occupation of Armenian. Shusha has historically been one of the important centers of historical, cultural, socio-political life of Azerbaijan. Paragraph “32 of Article 109” of the Azerbaijani Constitution, the President Ilham Aliyev decided to restore the historical appearance of Shusha, restore its former glory and reunite it with a rich cultural life, as well as promoteRead More