Tuesday, September 28th, 2021
Taliban to ‘temporarily’ adopt monarchy constitution, with caveats
KABUL, SEPT 28: Taliban said on Tuesday they will temporarily adopt a 1964 constitution that granted women the right to vote but eliminate any elements they disagree with. The Taliban’s acting justice minister issued a statement saying the interim government planned to introduce a constitution used during Afghanistan’s short-lived golden age of democracy, but only briefly and with amendments. “The Islamic Emirate will adopt the constitution of the former king Mohammad Zahir Shah’s time for a temporary period,” Maulvi Abdul Hakim Sharaee said. But anything in the text found toRead More
Islamabad court indicts 7 men in couple’s torture, blackmailing case
ISLAMABAD, SEP 28 (DNA) – A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Tuesday indicted seven men in a couple’s torture and blackmailing case. However, all the seven accused, including the main accused, Usman Mirza, pleaded not guilty in the case. The charge-sheet was read out before them on the occasion. Co-suspects Hafiz Ataur Rehman, Abdul Qayyum Butt, Rehan, Umar Bilal Marwat, Muhib Bangash, Farhan Shaheen were indicted. The trial against all seven men formally began after the indictment. The court, on the occasion, also provided copies of the indictmentRead More
China highlights strong relationship with South Africa at 72nd anniversary
Cape Town, SEPT 28: As China celebrated its 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China on Tuesday, ambassador Chen Xiaodong highlighted its 23 years of diplomatic ties with South Africa. During a virtual press briefing, Chen said that over the past year since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, China has become an anchor and a driving force for global economic recovery and that its economy expanded 12.7% year-on-year in the first half of this year. While highlighting its success in technology and space explorations, ChenRead More
Pakistani national flag retrieved from re-entry capsule of Shenzhou-12 spacecraft
BEIJING, SEPT 28 (DNA) – The national flag of Pakistan and a commemorative certificate featuring national flags of Pakistan and China were retrieved from the re-entry capsule of China’s Shenzhou-12 and handed over to the representatives of Pakistan and China, at a Monday ceremony (September 27) held here to open the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, Gwadar Pro reported on Tuesday. While addressing the ceremony, Moin ul Haque, the Pakistani ambassador to China, said that taking the Chinese and Pakistani flags into space not only demonstrates the special friendshipRead More
KJ porgramme, UNFPA organize Capacity building workshop
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 28 (DNA) – A three day Capacity building workshop is being held by Kamyab Jawan porgramme and UNFPA for National Youth Council members in Islamabad. On the first day of workshop, detailed sessions have been conducted on the status of youth and women in Pakistan and the findings of gender & adolescent equality index were also shared. Furthermore NYC members were capacitated on data interpretation for policy dialogue and mainstraing Life Skills Based Education in Pakistan during the workshop. National Youth Council is an official national platform withRead More
Empowered LG system imperative to address people’s problems, says Fawad
ISLAMABAD, Sep 28 : Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain on Tuesday stressed that a fully empowered local government system was imperative to address the problems of the people at grassroots level. Addressing a National Conference on ‘Future of Local Government’ here, he said this was a futuristic system and also constitutional obligation, therefore every person having political sagacity should endeavor for the establishment of a local government system. He said that Prime Minister Imran Khan believed from day one that people’s problems could not be resolved withoutRead More