Friday, August 27th, 2021
COVID-19 origin tracing and cowboy diplomacy
Shakeel Ahmad Ramay Cowboy diplomacy originated from USA and has prominent place in American global engagements. It has adopted an instrument to pursue and secure its interest at any cost or by any mean. The term was first coined by American press in 1902 to describe the diplomacy of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. President of USA.He introduced the phares of “speak soft and carry a big stick”. He applied it to tackle the diplomatic issues of his time. He was criticized by independent minds and peace-loving persons. Howbeit, the successive administrationsRead More
Kremlin condemns deadly Kabul attacks
Moscow, Aug 27 :Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday said Russia “condemns in the strongest possible terms” the twin suicide bombings — claimed by the Islamic State group — on crowds trying to flee Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. “Unfortunately, the pessimistic forecasts that entrenched terrorist groups, especially ISIS, will not fail to take advantage of the chaos in Afghanistan, are being confirmed,” Peskov told reporters.
COVID-19 claims 95 lives during last 24 hours
ISLAMABAD, As many as 95 corona patients lost lives in the last 24 hours due to the coronavirus. The national tally of COVID-19 cases recorded 4,016 more people were tested positive and 3,235 people recovered from the disease during this time span. Ninety-five (95) of the deceased included those who were under treatment in the hospitals and in their respective quarantines or homes, according to the latest update issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). There were 5,515 Covid infected patients under treatment in critical condition with 39Read More
Bulgaria’s Socialists try to form unlikely government
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev asked the Socialist party on Friday to try to form a government, despite a slim chance of success, in a bid to avoid a third general election in the European Union’s poorest country this year. The Socialists, the third largest political party in the fractured parliament after July 11 polls, will try to forge a majority and lead the Balkan country following the unsuccessful attempts by the election winner, the anti-elite ITN party and the centre-right GERB party to form a government. Socialist leader Kornelia NinovaRead More
Iran Foreign Minister heads to Iraq regional summit
Tehran, Aug 27 :Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian left for Iraq Friday to participate in a regional summit, the ministry said. Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh announced the departure to the “meeting to support Iraq” in a short statement. The Islamic republic’s new President Ebrahim Raisi has also been invited to the Baghdad summit, but it is not clear if he will attend. The Saturday meeting seeks to give Iraq a “unifying role” to tackle the crises shaking the region, according to sources close to Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi.Read More
Shaukat Tareen’s move to reduce cement prices lauded
ISLAMABAD, AUG 27 /DNA/ – The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Friday lauded the efforts of Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen to reduce the cement prices which have increased to historic highs hitting developmental projects. FM Shaukat Tareen has advised the cement manufacturers to sell the commodity at affordable prices as cement is one of the main component of construction, it said. Mr. Tareen should also direct manufacturers of steel bars to reduce their prices which has crossed all the limits, said Chairman PEW Brigadier (retd) Muhammad Aslam Khan. He saidRead More