Sunday, August 8th, 2021
Another 0.6m Sinopharm vaccine doses arrive in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Aug 08 (DNA): A PIA flight brought another consignment of Sinopharm vaccine doses from China as Pakistan has paced up the vaccine drive. The PIA plane brought 0.68 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine. The vaccine has been transferred to the Federal EPI warehouse. Earlier on Saturday, Pakistan brought 1.3 million vaccines doses from China. Pakistan bought the two million vaccines doses from the Chinese company. The vaccine doses will be transferred to the provinces as per the requirement. NCOC Head and Planning Minister Asad Umar said that NCOC marksRead More
ASEAN fine example of open regionalism, says FM Qureshi
In line with its ‘Vision East Asia’ policy, Pakistan places high priority on strengthening and diversifying its engagement with ASEAN, inter alia through better connectivity and people-to-people contacts Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pakistan and ASEAN enjoy excellent relations and hoped these relations shall further be strengthened in the days to come. The foreign minister expressed these views in his message on the ASEAN DAY. He further said, on behalf of the people and government of Pakistan, as well as on my own behalf, heRead More
Retired Lt. Col and eight others arrested on spying charges
Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan was recently briefed about such networks during his visit to the ISI headquarters News Desk ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested nine persons including a retired Lt. Col on spying charges. These persons were allegedly sharing secret and sensitive information with the foreign agents. The accused were produced before the court. According to reports, a spying network working for a foreign intelligence agency was traced and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA arrested nine suspects from the network, of whom two are seekingRead More
Two more cities fall to Taliban
The Taliban claimed in a Twitter post that it had seized a large number of armored vehicles, vehicles, weapons and military equipment News Desk KABUL: At least four provincial capitals have reportedly been captured by the Taliban during the past 72 hours as the Taliban intensify their offensive that was launched in May as foreign forces began the final stages of their withdrawal. The northern Afghan city of Sar-e-Pul has reportedly fallen to the Taliban, just hours after the Taliban claimed to have captured another provincial capital, Kunduz. “The TalibanRead More
Complete US pullout expected later this month
DNA WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden announced in April that he would withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11. The pulllout is now expected to be fully complete by August 31, according to recent statements from the commander-in-chief. Critics of the withdrawal have warned that the Taliban could possibly take over the entire country and roll back advancements in women’s rights. The US invaded Afghanistan in 2001 in pursuit of al-Qaida, the jihadist group behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Taliban was ousted from power during the invasion, with theRead More
PMAS-AAUR introduces Tree 20 program to motivate students to play role in plantation campaign
RAWALPINDI, Aug 08 :Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi (PMAS-AAUR) has introduced a special Tree-20 program to motivate and encourage the university students to come forward and play a role to make the plantation campaign a success. According to Vice-Chancellor of PMAS-AAUR, Prof. Dr Qamar-uz-Zaman the program had been decided in a Vice-Chancellors Forum meeting under which every student of the university would be bound to plant and save 20 trees during his study period. He informed that two plants nurseries were established under the University Green OfficeRead More