Saturday, August 7th, 2021
US eases travel restrictions for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, AUG 7: The US State Department has revised its travel advisory for Pakistan, upgrading it from “no travel” to “avoid unnecessary travels”. The revision — from level four to level three — although not a major change, is still a notable improvement. “Pakistan’s security environment has improved since 2014 when Pakistani security forces undertook concerted counter terrorist and counter militant operations,” the latest travel advisory noted. “There are greater security resources and infrastructure in major cities, particularly Islamabad, and security forces in these areas may be more readily able to respondRead More
Abbas to propose international protection for Palestinians
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to unveil an initiative next month for providing international protection for the Palestinians against Israeli violations, his spokesman said Saturday. In a speech to the UN General Assembly. Abbas will announce his initiative “to provide protection to our people, end the [Israeli] occupation and to establish the independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital, on the borders of 1967,” Nabil Abu Rudeineh told official Palestine Radio. However, he gave no details of the initiative. Turkish leaders have long called for the establishment ofRead More
Thai anti-goverment protesters clash with Bangkok police
More than a thousand Thai anti-government protesters clashed with police on Saturday, as they demonstrated against the government’s failure to handle coronavirus outbreaks and its impact on the economy. About a hundred police officers in riot gear sealed off a road near Victory Monument in the capital Bangkok with containers and used water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets to stop a march toward Government House, the office of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. “Tear gas and rubber bullets were used for crowd control. Our goal is to maintain order,” Krisana Pattanacharoen, a police spokesman, told reporters. The demonstrators threwRead More
NAB believes in zero corruption – 100% development: Chairman
ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice Javed Iqbal has said that NAB strongly believes in zero tolerance in eradication of corruption-100% development. NAB was absolutely committed to rooting out corruption with an iron hand in an atmosphere of renewed energy and dynamism, where fighting against corruption is being taken as national duty.” He said that the Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in his address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan had termed corruption and bribery as one of the biggest curses.“That really is a poison. We mustRead More
‘5000 saplings planted in a single day’
Rawalpindi, AUG 7 /DNA/ – “Actions driven by full devotion, commitment and enthusiasm do not go without laying positive results. The same spirit of Punjab Forest Department (Extension) Chakwal Rawalpindi Division has gifted the nation a dense potential forest on big area of barren land and furthermore 1 million more saplings would be planted with the active participation of the masses in the district”, said District Range Forest Officer (Extension) ChakwalSherAfzal Raja on the occasion of “Plant for Pakistan Move” which was observed with a number of practical activities inRead More
Ali Alizada appointed as Azerbaijan Ambassador to Iran
Baku, AUG 7 /DNA/ – Ali Alizada has been appointed as Azerbaijan Ambassador to Iran. In a message herald ‘I am deeply honored to be appointed by the President of Azerbaijan today as an Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Iran and at the same time the Permament Representative of Azerbaijan to the Economic Cooperation Organization.I will do all my efforts to justify this trust and contribute to strengthening of our friendly relations. I am very grateful to Mr.President for confidence and trust.