Saturday, July 10th, 2021
Kazakh president fires agriculture minister as drought hits farmers
Nur-Sultan – Kazakhstan’s president sacked Agriculture Minister Saparkhan Omarov on Saturday, saying his ministry had not done enough to tackle the impact of a drought affecting farmers in several regions. Farmers in parts of the grains-producing country and neighbouring Central Asian states are struggling with extreme heat and a lack of rainfall, which has dried up pastures and caused livestock losses. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, speaking at a government meeting, said Omarov should step down because his ministry had failed to take effective and prompt measures to help farmers cope withRead More
England, Italy set for thrilling EURO 2020 showdown on Sunday
LONDON – England and Italy are set to face off on Sunday to be crowned the best in European football at London’s iconic Wembley Stadium. Italy are looking forward to win their first European title after 53 years when they beat Yugoslavia (1-1 and 2-0) in the EURO 1968 final. They then lost two finals in European Championships, a 2-1 loss to France in EURO 2000 and a 4-0 defeat to Spain in EURO 2012. The Azzurri’s defeat to Spain in EURO 2012 final is the biggest margin of defeatRead More
EU-UNICEF Sign 17.4 mn Euros accord to improve access to education in Balochistan
Mahnoor Ansar ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), have signed an agreement to launch the Balochistan Education Support (BES) II, a five-year education development programme for which the EU will provide 17.4 million Euros (PKR 3.27 Billion). The overall cost of this project is Euro 22.2 million and UNICEF co-financing is Euro 4.8 million (PKR 0.92 billion). The new programme aims to contribute to supporting the Government of Balochistan to build high- quality performance and management education systems in the province. It will contributeRead More
Raza Bashir hails Canada’s support to mitigate pandemic effects, combat polio in Pakistan
OTTAWA, JUL 10 /DNA/ – Pakistan High Commissioner to Canada Raza Bashir Tarar has lauded the Canada government for its generous support to Pakistan to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic and combat polio in Pakistan. “We appreciate the help and value the cooperation Canada has extended to us,” he said while speaking at a farewell meeting arranged by Global Affairs Canada for him following completion of his tour of duty in Canada. The event was moderated by Christopher Gibbins, Executive Director Afghanistan and Pakistan while Paul Thoppil, Assistant DeputyRead More
People-to-people ties strengthen relationships: Ambassador Sangpyo
K-Pop festival will greatly enhance the friendly ties between Korea and Pakistan, says Korean ambassador Sports Reporter ISLAMABAD: The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Islamabad held the 2021 K[1]Pop Festival in Lok Virsa (Heritage) Museum. The K-Pop Festival Pakistan was held as the regional dance competition for the 2021 Changwon K[1]Pop World Festival. The top three teams will have the opportunity to participate in the final which will take place in October in Changwon, Korea. The young participants performed on the stage to showcase their talent and skillsRead More
Mockery of Law: Fictitious ‘Uyghur Tribunal’
Irfan Shahzad Takalvi Propaganda, lies, falsehood and myths; in so many forms and shapes. Unabated! One of the latest moves to purposefully but baselessly vilify China on the issue of Xinjiang and its Muslim Uygur population has unfolded in the form of the so-called ‘Uyghur Tribunal.’ It is becoming clear that desperate West would attempt to go to every length possible when it comes to defaming China that it [the West] otherwise fails to compete with. Hence, the moves such as unfunded allegations, unjustified sanctions and now this farce, i.e.,Read More