Monday, September 27th, 2021
‘Convenient scapegoat’: PM Imran says Pakistan should not be blamed for Afghan war’s outcome
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 27: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan must not be blamed for the outcome of the war in Afghanistan and for the losses of the United States, stressing on setting eyes on the future to avoid another conflict instead of continuing with a blame game. “Today, with Afghanistan at another crossroads, we must look to the future to prevent another violent conflict in that country rather than perpetuating the blame game of the past,” he wrote in an op-ed for The Washington Post on Monday. The premier emphasised that Pakistan “surely” couldRead More
FIA initiates action fake Covid-19 vaccine certificate generators
ISLAMABAD, SEP 27 (DNA) – Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General Sana Ullah Abbasi on Monday said that an action has been initiated against individuals generating fake Covid vaccination certificates along with provincial departments. Addressing a press conference, he said that the step was taken as per guidelines of National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) and over 41 people have been arrested and FIRs have been registered. He said that people who got certificates from these people were under probe by the FIA and the agency has called many ofRead More
No one from Afghanistan to address world leaders at UN
KABUL, SEPT 27: No representative from Afghanistan will address the annual high-level U.N. General Assembly in New York after the ambassador for the government ousted by the Taliban – who was due to speak on Monday – withdrew his name. The move comes amid competing claims for Afghanistan‘s U.N. seat in New York after the Taliban seized power last month. Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi last week asked to address the gathering of world leaders at the United Nations and nominated the Islamist group’s Doha-based spokesman Suhail Shaheen as Afghanistan’s U.N. ambassador. Ghulam Isaczai is the current U.N.Read More
Improved gas imports to save up to $700 million in two years
ISLAMABAD, SEP 27 (DNA) – Group leader of the All Pakistan CNG Association (APCNGA) Ghiyas Paracha on Monday said increased import of gas will help the government save $350 to $700 million dollars in two years. He said this while leading a delegation that met with Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin in a bid to get their outstanding issues resolved. Ghiyas Paracha briefed the finance minister about the problems and suggested long-term and short-term solutions that including freezing prices of RLNG for the CNG stations on the level of August-March andRead More
NAB’s Anti-Corruption Strategy proved very successful: NAB
ISLAMABAD, SEP 27 (DNA) – Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Chairman NAB chaired a meeting to review performance of NAB’s Operations and Prosecution Divisions at NAB headquarters. He said that NAB’s Anti-Corruption Strategy proved very successful resulting in recovery of Rs. 538 billion from corrupt elements during the tenure of the present management. He said that the the Father of the Nation Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in his address to the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan had termed corruption and bribery as one of the biggest curses. “That really is aRead More
Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko warns of response to NATO troops in Ukraine, migrant ‘catastrophe’
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warned on Monday of a joint response with Russia to military exercises involving troops from NATO member countries in neighbouring Ukraine. Lukashenko, who gave no details of the response, also blamed the West for what he said was a looming humanitarian catastrophe this winter after migrants were left stranded and freezing on the Belarusian-Polish border. Ukraine is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation but has long sought closer integration with Western militaries in the hope of one day joining the alliance, a move opposed by Belarus’ main ally, Russia. Ukraine began jointRead More