Sunday, August 1st, 2021
Pakistan hopes India will act fairly as UNSC president
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Saturday expressed the hope that India would act fairly during its month-long tenure as the president of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). FO spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, while responding to a query from Dawn, said Pakistan hopes that “India will abide by the relevant rules and norms governing the conduct of the Security Council Presidency”. India, which is currently a non-permanent member of UNSC for a two-year term, would be holding the presidency of the powerful 15-nation body for the month of August beginning Sunday.Read More
Tokyo Olympics: Max Whitlock defends Olympic pommel horse title
Great Britain’s Max Whitlock retained his Olympic title with a sublime performance in Tokyo to win gold in the men’s pommel horse. The 28-year-old was first up in the event and immediately put the pressure on his rivals with a near-perfect routine that earned him a score of 15.583. Three-time world champion Whitlock then watched on as the remaining seven gymnasts were unable to beat his score before his third career Olympic gold – and Britain’s 10th of the Games – was confirmed. Lee Chih-kai of Chinese Taipei was theRead More
Qureshi says India biggest hurdle in regional peace
DNA MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi Sunday said India wanted to sabotage peace in the region and was creating obstacles in this regard. Qureshi expressed these remarks during his address in a ceremony, organized in honour of workers of Multan Waste Management Company, by PTI local leader Shiekh Wajid, here. Qureshi maintained that promotion of peace in the region was top priority of Pakistan. However, India is big hurdle in way of peace in the region. Solution of Kashmir and Palestine issues was inevitable to promote peace acrossRead More
Asad urges masses to follow SOPs
Warns that the Indian variant spreads very fast Zubair Ahmad ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Asad Umar has urged people to strictly follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and get vaccinated at the earliest to contain spread of the Indian variant of COVID-19. Addressing a news conference along with Special Assistant on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr. Faisal Sultan in Islamabad on Sunday, he said the Indian variant spreads very fast. He said the government is arranging vaccines to protect the people from the coronavirus. Asad Umar said the government hasRead More
Afghan forces battle to thwart Taliban assaults
Both the Taliban and government forces exaggerate their claims of casualties News Desk Kandahar: Afghan government forces struggled against Taliban assaults on several major cities Sunday as the insurgents stepped up a nationwide offensive that saw a key airport in the south come under rocket fire overnight. After seizing large tracts of rural territory and capturing key border crossings, the Taliban has now started to besiege provincial capitals. “Fighting is going on inside the city and we have asked for Special Forces to be deployed in the city,” Ataullah Afghan,Read More
Sadaf Kanwal’s ‘problematic’ feminism statement enrages Twitter
Sadaf Kanwal, model and wife of actor Shahroz Sabzwari, has enraged a number of people for reducing feminism to household chores and taking care of the husbands. A clip from an interview featuring Sadaf and Shahroz has topped Twitter trends. When asked about how she interprets feminism, Sadaf says, “Aurat is not bechari at all. A woman is very strong. I feel very strong and surely you [the host] must be strong as well.” She believes that the Aurat March is an entirely different debate. “In our society, our cultureRead More