Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
Japan provides US$31.4 million grant to Pakistan
New Maternal and Child Health Center will be established under this project Staff Report/DNA ISLAMABAD: Japan has extended a grant assistance of JPY3,445 million (approx. US$31.4 million) to Pakistan for the extension of maternal and child health care facilities in Sindh. Notes to this effect were signed and exchanged between MATSUDA Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan and Mr. Zulfiqar Haider, Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, in Islamabad on August 31st, 2021. Subsequently, Grant Agreement was signed and exchanged between Mr. FURUTA Shigeki, Chief Representative of JICARead More
‘Afghanistan is a free country now’
War-weary Afghans divided on Taliban rule as US forces depart; Taliban in talks with Qatar, Turkey to manage Kabul airport DNA/News Desk Kabul,– In the early hours of Tuesday, hails of gunfire filled the skies above cities across Afghanistan as the Taliban celebrated the final withdrawal of foreign forces after a 20-year US-led occupation of the country. Taliban are in talks with Qatar, Turkey to manage Kabul airport. Just after midnight local time, US Central Command Commander, General Kenneth McKenzie, declared, “Every single US service member is now out ofRead More
Far-fetched idea’: Fawad rebuffs Shehbaz’s suggestion of forming a national govt
ISLAMABAD, AUG 31: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said the solution to Pakistan’s problems was democracy, accepting the majority’s opinion and rule of law in a rebuff to PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif’s idea of a national government to solve the country’s issues. In a candid conversation with journalists outside Quaid-i-Azam’s mausoleum on Monday, the PML-N president had said he was convinced that the solution to problems plaguing the country lay in a national government. “I think we should have a national government in place to sort out these huge tasks. IRead More
Red list issue to be taken up with UK
The information minister says he hopes for peace to prevail in Afghanistan Shujaat Hamza ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan’s bid to exit from the UK’s travel red list, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan will speak this week at length about Pakistan’s coronavirus testing mechanism with Britain’s chief medical scientist. This was announced by Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday during his post-cabinet meeting media briefing. Chaudhry said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had spoken to his British counterpart Boris Johnson, who believed that deliberationsRead More
Pak, Germany pledge to work hand-in-hand
German Foreign Minister meets PM Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called on Prime Minister Imran Khan German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called on Prime Minister Imran Khan today. Views were exchanged on the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan-Germany bilateral relations. The Prime Minister recalled his conversation with Chancellor Merkel, in which the two leaders had fruitful exchange of views on the Afghanistan situation. The Prime Minister underscored that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan was vitallyRead More
People traveling abroad can get COVID booster jab
These categories include workers going abroad for employment, students going abroad for enrolment at educational institutes, Pakistani citizens who reside in other countries and require evidence of specific mandatory vaccine for their return to the country of residence, those who travel for business or official purposes, and tourists Khayam Abbasi ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services has said that individuals travelling abroad can get a COVID booster jab across Pakistan from tomorrow. According to the eligibility criteria, issued by the National Command and Operation Centre, every individual of 12Read More