Saturday, May 29th, 2021
Before opposition, Shehbaz Sharif should unite PML-N: Fawad Chaudhry
ISLAMABAD, May 29 (DNA): Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry said Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif should unite his party before getting the opposition on same page. The federal minister took to Twitter on Saturday and said the opposition is in trouble at the moment and if it comes out of it, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal (JUI-F) Chief Fazal-ur-Rehman is here to spread anarchy. Fawad Chaudhry went on to say that if the opposition is serious over electoral reforms then parliamentary leadersRead More
“Ecosystems degradation peaks up threatening water, food security”
ISLAMABAD, MAY 29 (DNA) – The experts speaking at the webinar on Saturday opined that the provincial and federal governments have failed to protect habitats despite all policies, action plans and allocation of funds. The core reasons for the degradation of ecosystems they cited were the unchecked deforestation, use of land change and overexploitation of natural resources including subsurface water. Aquifers are depleting casing severe threat to water security as we have already reached below the required water per capita. The unsustainable adaptation mechanisms have led us to a dangerousRead More
Belarusians increasingly cornered after EU cuts air links
As fear of repression rises among Belarusians following the arrest of a dissident journalist whose plane was forcibly diverted to Minsk, those who want to leave the country are feeling increasingly cornered. Its land borders already were under tight restrictions, and now the European Union has banned flights from Belarus after a jetliner was diverted to Minsk earlier this week and authorities arrested a dissident journalist who was aboard. That leaves opposition-minded Belarusians with few options to get out from under the authoritarian rule of President Alexander Lukashenko. “Shutting the borders turns Belarus into aRead More
Businessmen disappointed over SBP’s not reducing policy interest rate
ISLAMABAD, MAY 29 (DNA) – The business community in a meeting at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has expressed disappointment at maintaining the policy interest rate at 7 percent by the State Bank of Pakistan and demanded that it should have been brought down to at least 3 percent in order to stimulate the business and investment activities in the country. Chairing the meeting, Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry said that to enable the businesses to combat the impact of Covid-19 pandemic,Read More
PepsiCo introduces first reverse vending machine
Islamabad, MAY 29 /DNA/ – In the presence of Mr. Malik Amin Aslam, Prime Minister’s special assistant on Climate Change unveiled a first of its kind Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) for plastics at the Jinnah Super Market, Islamabad. The machine makes it convenient and rewarding for people to recycle on the go. plastic bottles of any brand can used in the machine. The RVM itself is like a vending machine in reverse. Consumers press the start button on a touch screen, and the RVM opens up a slot to receiveRead More
Virtual Conference to Introduce Peace Activities Led by Global Citizens in the Pandemic Era
BY: AFZAL JAVED ISLAMABAD, May 29: HWPL’s 8th Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of World Peace was held online and attended by around 3,000 people from 150 countries around the world. This event is held annually by an international peace NGO named Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) in association with its affiliated groups, International Peace Youth Group (IPYG) and International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG). With several cases of international partnership for peacebuilding projects endorsed by youth and women organizations categorized by each region – Africa, Europe, andRead More