Saturday, September 18th, 2021
Afghan schools to reopen for boys, say Taliban
KABUL: All Afghan schools and Islamic seminaries for boys will reopen from Saturday, the interim Taliban administration has announced. The order applies to male students and teachers from grade six and above, as those in lower grades were already told to return to school. “All middle and high schools and formal madrassas have been notified of the start of their educational process on Sept.18,” it said. “All male teachers and students must attend their educational institutions.” The statement on Friday, however, made no mention when high schools for females wouldRead More
A book titled Pakistan’s Relations with Saudi Arabia launched at IoBM
KARACHI: SEPT 18 (DNA) – A book titled Pakistan’s Relations with Saudi Arabia by Ambassador (Retd) Mr. Shahid Amin was launched at the Institute of Business Management (IoBM) on Saturday afternoon. Present on this occasion were Dr. Ishrat Husain, Former Special Assistant to Prime Minister; Mr. Javed Jabbar, Former Senator; Mr. Basheer Janmohammad, Chancellor IoBM; and Mr. Talib Karim, President IoBM. Mr. Talib Karim welcomed the guests and admired their contributions to Pakistan. He shared that IoBM’s Late Founder President requested Mr. Amin to write a book on thisRead More
Pakistan takes leadership in the creation of Global Social Protection Platform
New York, SEPT 18: Today, in New York, while taking a lead on universal social protection, Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations convened the first meeting of Group of Friends on Social Protection alongwith Turkey, Nigeria and Costa Rica. The meeting was attended by a large number of UN member states. In her keynote address, Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar, SAPM highlighted Pakistan’s efforts to disburse cash payments of $1.25bn to more than 160 million of its citizens who were in dire need of financial support to meet theRead More
Indian war crimes’ in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir
By Muhammad Akhter On January 5, 1949, the United Nations’ Commission passed a resolution guaranteeing free and fair plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir so that the Kashmiri people could use their right to self-determination. But, on the contrary, since seventy two years the people of Jammu and Kashmir still awaits for implementation on it. Kashmiris’ arebeing subjected with atrocities by Indian occupational forces under Influence of Hindutva ideology. Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) has become one of the most militarized zones in the world, where the Indian occupyingRead More
PM Imran says dialogue initiated with Taliban for inclusive Afghan government
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 18: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday that he has initiated a dialogue with the Taliban for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan representing multiple ethnic groups. The statement by the premier came in a tweet after the conclusion of the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State (SCO-CHS) Summit, where regional leaders, including PM Imran, met to discuss the situation in Afghanistan following the US withdrawal from the war-torn country. “After meetings in Dushanbe with leaders of Afghanistan’s neighbours and especially a lengthy discussionRead More
Telegram messenger blocks Russia opposition bot during vote
MOSCOW, SEP 18 (DNA) – Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s “Smart Voting” bot has disappeared from the Telegram messenger app following similar moves by Apple and Google on Friday at the start of a three-day parliamentary vote in Russia. The bot, which instructed Navalny supporters which candidate they should back to unseat Kremlin-aligned politicians, was removed after Telegram announced it would “limit the functioning of bots associated with election campaigns.”Telegram’s Russia-born founder Pavel Durov said he was following Apple and Google, which “dictate the rules of the game to developersRead More