Monday, August 30th, 2021
All inclusive Govt in Afghanistan only option
Fawad Chaudrhy says efforts of the international community were necessary to solve the Afghan problem ISLAMABAD (APP): Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said an inclusive government was imperative for Afghanistan urging the world and regional powers to support the process. Talking to Turkish news channel TRT World, he said if mistakes of the past would be repeated in Afghanistan, the situation would get worse. The government in Afghanistan has to be formed by Afghans, he said adding, and the regional and the world powersRead More
Rockets fired at Kabul airport
Taliban says Dae’sh will not resort to any attacks once US forces leave as they will have no justification to do so News Desk/Agencies KABUL: Rockets were fired at Kabul’s airport on Monday where US troops were racing to complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan and evacuate allies under the threat of Islamic State group attacks.The return of the Taliban movement, which was toppled in 2001 but took back power a fortnight ago, triggered an exodus of terrified people aboard US-led evacuation flights. Those flights, which have taken more than 120,000Read More
Borders are safe despite challenges
Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa briefs parliamentarians; says struggle against violent extremism to continue Special Correspondent RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday said due to the timely steps for western zone border management, the country’s borders were secured despite challenges. “Alhamdolillah (Thanks to Almighty Allah) today despite challenges Pakistan’s borders are secure and we are prepared to meet any situation,” the Army Chief said while interacting with a delegation, comprising members of Parliamentary Kashmir Committee, Standing Committees of the Senate and National AssemblyRead More
EU removes US from Covid safe list for non-essential travel
Brussels, Aug 30: The European Union on Monday recommended that its member states reimpose travel restrictions on US tourists over rising covid infections in the country. The European Council, which represents the bloc’s 27 governments, said it was taking six territories off its list of locations exempted from restrictions on non-essential travel during the coronavirus pandemic. “Israel, Kosovo, Lebanon, Montenegro, the Republic of North Macedonia and the United States of America were removed from the list,” a statement said. The move is not binding on national capitals,Read More
Webinar on human security situation in Afghanistan
The human security institute has organized a webinar on prospects of Human Security in Afghanistan Arij Ghaznvi ISLAMABAD: The human Security Institute organized a webinar on prospects of Human Security in Afghanistan on Monday. A wide array of stakeholders had joined as speakers especially Amb. Asif Durrani, Dr Salma Malik, Dr Husnul Amin, Brig Mehmood Shah and the Chief Guest Mr Saleem Safi. Ambassador Durrani emphasized upon the importance of Afghanistan being a neighboring country that there will be a spillover effect in terms of hostility, honor and revenge. DrRead More
SC summons FIA DG, PEMPRA chairman, AGP in journalists’ complaints case
ISLAMABAD, Aug 30: Supreme Court (SC) Monday summoned the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director general, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) chairman, inspector general of police (IGP) Islamabad and attorney general for Pakistan (AGP) in a case pertaining to the complaints of journalists. The bench also summoned all four advocate generals and sought a report from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) registrar regarding the status of pending cases of media persons on the next date of hearing scheduled to be held on September 15. A three-member SC bench comprising JusticeRead More