Saturday, September 4th, 2021
Tokyo Paralympic Games conclude
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 4 /DNA/ – After thirteen days of serious competitions with the Paralympians’ best performance, The Tokyo Paralympics comes to a close tonight with the closing ceremony to be held at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium. “Harmonious Cacophony”, the theme of the closing ceremony, is acknowledging diversity among people and transforming their difference into a shared unity.Let’s welcome the Pakistani Paralympic team back home with a massive applause!H.E. Ambassador MATSUDA Kuninori expressed his sincere gratitude to all concerned with the Tokyo Paralympic Games including athletes, coaches, the staff and theirRead More
DG ISI arrives in Kabul to hold talks with Taliban on security, safe evacuation: sources
DG ISI arrives in Kabul on day-long visit to meet with the Taliban representatives. Sources say that matters related to evacuation, border management will come under discussion. Security issues will also be discussed during the meetings, say sources. ISLAMABAD: Lt Gen Faiz Hameed, the director general of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Saturday arrived in Kabul to meet with the Taliban representatives and discuss matters related to the safe evacuation of foreign nationals, border management and security in the region, sources said. The intelligence chief will spend a day in theRead More
Biden wants Afghan exit to end US global cop role
WASHINGTON, SEPT 4 – “America is back,” goes President Joe Biden’s catchphrase, but his unapologetic exit from Afghanistan shows America won’t be back to business as usual. Beyond the trauma of the Kabul evacuation, Biden is pitching a much broader retreat: a halt to using vast military resources to impose order and US values around the planet. “This decision about Afghanistan is not just about Afghanistan,” Biden said in what many see as a historic speech on Tuesday. “It’s about ending an era of major military operations to remake other countries.” “HumanRead More
The story of resurrection, rejuvenation and redemption: Witness to Toil, Sweat and Blood
Eph-Xe Cay The sacred soil of beloved motherland is witness to supreme sacrifices its sons and daughters offered to strengthen its roots and defend its territories with their own sweat and blood, ever since its inception. The soldiers of Pakistan Army, the sailors of Pakistan Navy and the pilots of Pakistan Air Force have written epic stories of valour, professional excellence and disciplined commitment with chivalry and gallant. This is a fact that the friends and foes recognize alike, and the world’s top war correspondents mention it in their well-documentedRead More
US donates 6.6 mln pfizer vaccine doses to Pakistan
Islamabad – Sept 4: /DNA/ – Over the next ten days, the United States will deliver an additional 6.6 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX facility to Pakistan. This donation brings the total number of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the U.S. Government to the Pakistani people to 15.8 million. This tranche of 6.6 million vaccines is part of the 500 million Pfizer doses the United States purchased this summer to deliver to 92 countries and economies worldwide, including Pakistan, to fulfill President Joe Biden’s commitment to provide safe and effective vaccines around the world and supercharge theRead More
Pak-Afghan trade can multiply manifold if irritants removed: Mian Anjum
KARACHI, SEPT 4 /DNA/ – At a time when the economy desperately needs a push for growth Pakistan can capitalize the present situation by increasing the scale and depth of economic engagement with Afghanistan. Our economy is at the crossroads in the wake of a dramatic drop scene of the US-led war in Afghanistan with the return of Taliban back to power but in this crisis Pak-Afghan trade can be multiplied manifold if the irritants are removed and the traders are facilitated, said Mian Anjum Nisar, FPCCI former president. TheRead More