Monday, May 17th, 2021
SC directs to make Zulfiqarabad Oil Terminal operational
KARACHI, MAY 17 (DNA) – The Supreme Court of Pakistan Monday ordered to make Zulfiqarabad Oil Terminal operational and directed the Sindh chief secretary to resolve the issue personally. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed heard the Zulfiqarabad Oil Terminal case in the Supreme Court Karachi Registry, here today. At the outset of the hearing, the lawyer of the Karachi Municipal Corporation said that the oil terminal has been built but the vehicles are being parked outside. Justice Sajjad Ali Shah in his remarks said that the shopkeepersRead More
EU envoy lauds Pakistan’s sincere efforts for bringing peace
DNA RAWALPINDI, MAY 17 – Androulla Kaminara, Ambassador of European Union called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at GHQ. During the meeting matters of mutual interest, regional security situation including recent developments in Afghan Peace Process were discussed. COAS said that Pakistan values its relations with EU and we earnestly look forward to enhance mutually beneficial multi-domain relations based on common interests. Visiting dignitary appreciated Pakistan’s sincere efforts for bringing peace and stability in the region, especially the Afghan Peace Process.
Pakistan calls on UNSC to hold Israel accountable for ‘war crimes’
ISLAMABAD, MAY 17 – Pakistan on Monday urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to immediately initiate steps to hold Israel accountable for its war crimes and crimes against humanity as Israel violated the council resolutions. Speaking at the UNSC open debate on the situation in the Middle East, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Munir Akram, welcomed the council open meeting and said the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory and Jerusalem was “extremely grave.” “In the grim backdrop of the deteriorating situation in the region, we urge theRead More
Chairman NAB for transparent, merit based probe of Rawalpindi Ring Road project
ISLAMABAD, MAY 17 (DNA) – Justice (RETD) Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB has directed DG NAB Rawalpindi to conduct transparent, merit based and indiscriminate probe of Rawalpindi Ring Road project in which billion of rupee corruption, irregularities and illegal land acquisition has been reported. Taking notice of the scam, the Chairman NAB has directed NAB Rawalpindi to cover all aspects of the project in the probe so that responsibility could be fixed against all those who are allegedly involved in corruption and corrupt practices and culprits may be brought to justiceRead More
Working 55 hours a week increases risk of death: UN
Working more than 55 hours a week increases the risk of death from heart disease and stroke, according to a United Nations study out Monday. The report by the UN’s World Health Organization and International Labor Organization agencies comes as the Covid-19 pandemic accelerates workplace changes that could reinforce the tendency to work longer hours. The WHO-ILO study, published in the journal Environment International, is the first global analysis of the risks to life and health associated with working long hours. It does not focus on the pandemic but onRead More
“Crypto Currency As An Economy Booster For Pakistan”
Qurat-Ul-Ain Fasih Digital money is an advanced resource that is made and moved with the assistance of cryptographic strategies for the most part dependent on block chain. Coins are delivered in advanced structure as per certain numerical computations. Consequently, advanced monetary standards can be perceived as ones that have no actual structure however the term ‘cryptographic money’ had been basically utilized in 2011 in the ‘Forbes’ magazine. Headway of innovation isn’t just improving the way of life of individual, yet it is likewise advancing the monetary framework. Cryptographic money isRead More