Friday, July 9th, 2021
NAB’s Effective Anti-Corruption Strategy Started yielding Excellent Results: Chairman NAB
ISLAMABAD, July 09, 2021: Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB chaired a high level meeting to review overall performance of NAB at NAB Headquarters. During the meeting, briefing was given on the overall progress of NAB, especially initiatives taken during the present management of NAB under the dynamic leadership of Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB. It was informed that NAB had been established in 1999 and assigned with the responsibility of eradication of corruption and recovery of looted money from corrupt elements. Since its inception, NAB hasRead More
Biden lost faith in the U.S. mission in Afghanistan over a decade ago
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden‘s frustrations with Afghanistan boiled over more than a decade ago, and they never again eased. On a trip to Kabul in January 2009, shortly before he was sworn in as vice president, Biden warned Afghanistan’s then-President Hamid Karzai at a dinner that he could lose Washington’s support unless he started governing for all Afghans, hinting at corruption allegations targeting Karzai’s brother. Karzai shot back that the United States was indifferent to the deaths of Afghan civilians. As the dispute went on, Biden threw down his napkin and the dinner ended abruptly, accordingRead More
Russia urges all sides in Afghanistan to ‘show restraint’
The Taliban currently controls more than two thirds of the border between Afghanistan and Tajikistan, the Interfax news agency cited Russia’s foreign ministry as saying on Friday. The ministry called on all sides of the Afghanistan conflict to show restraint and said that Russia and the Moscow-led CSTO military bloc would act decisively to prevent aggression and provocations on the border, RIA reported.
Discussion on “Understanding the Legal Framework and Regulatory Regimes of Central Asia” organized
DNA ISLAMABAD, JUL 9 – An In-House Discussion on the topic “Understanding the Legal Framework and Regulatory Regimes of Central Asia” was jointly organized by Area Study Center (Russia, China, and Central Asia), University of Peshawar, Peshawar and Center for Global& Strategic Studies, Islamabad at Peshawar to discuss the regional trade and investment legal framework. This in-house discussion focused on examining the legal challenges, modalities, need for improvement in existing laws, and exploring new avenues of cooperation under revised legal framework.It was discussed that laws and regulatory Regimes of CentralRead More
Virus-hit Indonesia receives emergency medical supplies
Jakarta, July 9):Indonesia received desperately needed supplies of oxygen and protective equipment from neighbouring Singapore on Friday to support its overwhelmed healthcare system, as the country battles its deadliest coronavirus wave yet. The Southeast Asian archipelago is being hit by a major outbreak driven by the highly infectious Delta variant, which has led to authorities imposing new curbs nationwide. Hospitals are struggling to cope, with many now refusing new patients, leaving scores to die at home, while desperate relatives hunt for oxygen tanks to treat the sick. Singapore sent suppliesRead More
Envoy calls for boosting Pak-Palestine bilateral trade
ISLAMABAD, JUL 9 (DNA) – Ahmed Ameen Rabaie, Ambassador of Palestine said that Pakistan and Palestine should focus on further improving bilateral trade to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes and create new opportunities of progress and prosperity for their people. He said this in a meeting with Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry during his visit to ICCI. Fatma Azim Senior Vice President, Abdul Rehman Khan Vice President ICCI and Ms. Aya Arafat Advisor to Palestine Ambassador were also present in the meeting. The Ambassador saidRead More