Wednesday, August 4th, 2021
Global Covid-19 cases surpass 200m
Agencies NEW YORK: Coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 200 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as the more-infectious Delta variant threatens areas with low vaccination rates and strains healthcare systems. The global surge in cases is highlighting the widening gap in inoculation rates between wealthy and poor nations. Cases are rising in about one-third of the world’s countries, many of which have not even given half their population a first dose. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday called for a moratorium on Covid-19 vaccine boosters until at least 10% of the populationRead More
Govt to make GB attractive for foreign investment
Saifullah ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain says steps are being taken to establish a PTV station in Gilgit Baltistan. Talking to Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon in Islamabad on Wednesday, he said government is fully focusing to make Gilgit Baltistan attractive for foreign investors to invest in developmental projects. He said services of mobile network and digital cable companies will be improved in the area. He emphasized on augmenting interest of the youth in digital media as it contains ample opportunities for them. They also discussedRead More
Regional connectivity: recipe for economic growth in the region
Abdul Rashid Shakir Rapid transportation, easy communication, and minimizing tariff and non-tariff trade barriers between countries and regions are key to economic growth and prosperity. These measures lead to inclusive growth of the entire region by enabling all countries to reap fruits of their shared development and economic growth. It is, no doubt, a win-win arrangement for all the stakeholders concerned. Banking on this win-win strategy for inclusive socio-economic growth of the entire region including South East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America andRead More
Protests as low caste girl raped in India
Last year, the death of a 19-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh had sparked outrage News Desk NEW DELHI: The alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old, low-caste girl has sparked a third day of protests in India’s capital, in the latest case to spotlight the country’s high levels of sexual violence. Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in New Delhi on Tuesday, holding banners reading “give justice to the little girl” and demanding the death penalty for the four men accused of the crime.The 200-million-strong lowest caste Dalit communityRead More
Educational Institutions to remain open
The IPEMC decided to reopen universities and colleges across the country with the exception of Sindh with no restrictions imposed Special Correspondent ISLAMABAD: The Inter-Provincial Education Meeting Conference (IPEMC) has decided to keep educational institutions across the country open, with the exception of Sindh, where they will remain closed till at least August 8, Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood said Wednesday. Mehmood said Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani had informed the IPEMC the province would review the coronavirus situation before August 8 and decide the next course of actionRead More
Meeting organized to discuss Indian attempts to change the demography of Kashmir
ISLAMABAD, Aug 04 (DNA): Tactics to change demographics of the occupied valley which have been a linchpin of the BJP’s Hindu-supremacist agenda in post-August 5 Indian Occupied Kashmir were denounced by speakers at the 15th meeting of Institute of Policy Studies-Working Group on Kashmir (IPS-WGK). The agenda of the meeting organized by IPS was to discuss Indian attempts to change the demography of Kashmir during the last two years. Among the speakers were Syed Abrar Hussain, former ambassador and vice chairman IPS, Iftikhar Gillani, a senior Kashmiri journalist, Farzana Yaqoob,Read More