Saturday, September 11th, 2021
PFUJ appeals for mass participation in dharna outside parliament tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 11: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) is going to stage a historic dharna outside the parliament against the government plans to establish a new headquarter of censorship in the name of Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA). The PFUJ has appealed to the entire journalists’ community, civil society, human rights groups, trade unions, workers’ associations, students’ groups, digital rights advocates and the citizens to join the dharna that will be staged on the eve of the President of Pakistan’s annual address to the joint sitting of theRead More
OSCE Secretary General to visit Uzbekistan in November
Tashkent: The Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Helga Schmid will visit Uzbekistan in November to attend the conference dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the joint implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy in Central Asia, the press service of the Senate said. On November 7, the speaker of the upper house of parliament, Tanzila Narbaeva, met with the head of the OSCE as part of the visit of the parliamentary delegation of Uzbekistan to Vienna to attend the Summit of Women SpeakersRead More
Dozens of women rally in support of Taliban government in Kabul
KABUL: Dozens of women on Saturday marched in support of the Taliban government in the Afghan capital, local media outlets reported. Dozens of women wearing black hijabs and waving Taliban flags staged the gathering at the Kabul Educational University and later marched through nearby streets, according to footage from pro-Taliban media. The Taliban provided security for these women and officially invited journalists to cover the event. In recent days, Taliban fighters have violently suppressed anti-Pakistan and anti-Taliban protests by hundreds of men and women across the country demanding freedom, education and equal rights. Journalists were detainedRead More
‘Will not allow it’: Asad Umar rejects Sindh’s proposal to collect KMC taxes through power bills
KARACHI, SEPT 11 – Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Saturday opposed the Sindh government’s proposal to collect taxes on behalf of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) through electricity bills, saying the federal government would not allow it. “I have spoken to Energy Minister Hammad Azhar regarding this matter and we will not permit the collection of taxes through power bills,” said the minister, while speaking to the media in Karachi. On Wednesday, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah had unveiled the provincial government’s plan toRead More
Uber driver shares photo of ride with PM Imran Khan’s son
LONDON, Sep 11 (DNA): An Uber driver of Pakistani descent lately sharedon social media a photo of him with Prime Minister Imran Khan’s eldestson Sulaiman Isa Khan. In the photo apparently taken by the driver himself with a smartphone inthe UK capital, Sulaiman can be seen sitting in the backseat of the cab. “I cannot believe that I was taking our incumbent prime minister’s son,”the Uber driver said in an audio clip he shared with the selfie on hissocial media account. He described Sulaiman as “down to earth and simple”.Read More
Azerbaijan to host joint military drills with Turkey and Pakistan from September 12-20
BAKU: Azerbaijan, Turkey and Pakistan will hold joint military drills from Sept. 12-20 in Baku, Azerbaijan’s defence ministry said on Saturday, the first such drills between the three countries. The goal of the “Three Brothers – 2021” exercises is to improve cooperation between their special forces and to share knowledge and experience, the ministry said in a statement. Turkey and Azerbaijan held joint live-fire drills in Baku earlier this year. Ankara last year backed Azerbaijan‘s effort to drive occupying Armenian forces out of the Upper Karabakh region where pro-Yerevan militants had illegally controlled since the 1990s.