Tuesday, July 13th, 2021
Uzbekistan under President Shavkat Mirziyoyev
It is a clear manifestation that the country has been striving hard to gain high status in the comity of nations. Therefore, the third Renaissance would prove to be a milestone for Uzbekistan to portray its image as a more accountable nation. Khalid TaimurAkram It is generally believed that every country in the world has some potential to achieve respectable status among nations’ comity. However, only a few of these countries find leaders who possess the far-sightedness and prudence to steer their nations through tumultuous waters of scathing hardships andRead More
Turkish president speaks over phone with Israeli counterpart
ANKARA – The Turkish president on Monday spoke over the phone with his Israeli counterpart and discussed relations between the two countries as well as regional issues. In a statement, the Turkish Communications Directorate said that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated Israel’s Isaac Herzog on his inauguration as president. Erdoğan said there is a high potential for cooperation between the two countries in various fields, particularly in energy, tourism and technology. During their phone talk, he also said that the international community expects permanent and comprehensive two-state solution to the Palestinian-IsraeliRead More
MHP leader Bahçeli calls on U.S. to extradite FETO ringleader Gülen
The US should extradite the leader of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup in Turkey, the head of a Turkish major political party said on Tuesday. “Unless the terror nests in Pennsylvania are dispersed and the terrorist leader (Fetullah) Gülen and his gang are held accountable before Turkish justice … the Turkish people will not be able to breathe a sigh of relief,” Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), told his party’s parliamentary group. Gülen is a resident alien of the US state of Pennsylvania. Bahçeli said that if the US had notRead More
Germany not planning compulsory vaccinations: Merkel
erlin, July 13 :Germany is not planning to follow France and other countries in introducing compulsory Covid-19 vaccinations for parts of the population, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday. “We do not intend to go down this road,” Merkel said in Berlin after visiting the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) public health agency. “We are at the beginning of the phase in which we are still promoting (vaccination), where we have more vaccines than we have people who want to be vaccinated,” she added.
EU expects Israel to offer political solution to end decades-long conflict with Palestine
The European Union expects Israel to end its conflict with Palestine within the framework of a two-state solution and notes that Israel‘s security will be ensured only in this way, the bloc’s foreign policy chief said Monday. Pointing out that “Israel‘s security is not negotiable,” Josep Borrell said after an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting that “at the same time, we expect Israel to offer a political perspective to end the conflict. To find a solution with the Palestinians can only contribute to Israel’s security.” Regarding the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, Borrell said “the fighting is having a grave impact on civilians.” “The ministers, unanimously, have urged the Taliban toRead More
ICCI demands withdrawal of advance tax on pharma sector
ISLAMABAD, JUL 13 (DNA) – The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) has called upon the government to withdraw the advance tax imposed on pharmaceuticals in the budget 2021-22 as it would increase the prices of medicines and put more financial burden on the poor patients besides affecting the business activities of the pharma sector. Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry said that providing health services and medicines at affordable cost to the citizens is the basic responsibility of the state. However, the FBRRead More