Thursday, September 30th, 2021
Pakistan always strived for peace, stability in Afghanistan: Moeed
Islamabad : Adviser on National Security Moeed Yusuf has said Pakistan desires a stable Afghanistan. Addressing a session of Islamabad Security Dialogue on Thursday, he said Pakistan has always strived for peace and stability in the neighboring country. The Adviser said the world should learn from its past mistakes. He said post 9/11 policies regarding Afghanistan brought terrorism in Pakistan. He said this menace poses a big threat to the country’s stability.
Kim Jong Un expresses willingness to restore severed inter-Korean hotlines next month
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has expressed the willingness to restore severed inter-Korean hotlines next month. Addressing the parliament, he accused the United States of proposing talks without changing its hostile policy to the country. Kim said we have neither aim nor reason to provoke South Korea and no idea to harm it. North Korea had severed the hotlines last month in protest against joint South Korea-US military drills.
KP govt plans 11 new drinking water & sanitation projects
PESHAWAR, Sep 30 :The Khyber Pakthunkhwa Government would execute 11 new drinking water and sanitation projects worth Rs 794.757 million during the ongoing financial year in different districts in the province. Out of the total of 111 water projects worth Rs 8,933 million planned for the fiscal year 2021-22, the government would carry out 92 ongoing uplift projects amounting to Rs 8,138.243 million and 19 new amounting to Rs 794.757 million on which work on most projects initiated. Officials in KP Government told that on Thursday that over 300 millionRead More
World must not abandon Afghanistan to prevent any humanitarian crisis: Farrukh
Islamabad : Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib says the world must not abandon Afghanistan to prevent any humanitarian crisis in the country. Addressing a conference about reconstruction of Afghanistan in Islamabad on Thursday, he said the world must accept the new reality in Afghanistan and support them. The Minister of State said Pakistan has been making efforts for an inclusive government consisting of all stakeholders so that the country does not face any civil war. He said Pakistan would continue playing its role of partner inRead More
Expo 2020 Dubai to boost international tourism, investment in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, Sep 30 : Pakistan’s participation in Expo 2020 Dubai is expected to boost international arrivals to the country, Islamabad’s envoy to the United Arab Emirates has said, as the world exhibition opens on Friday. The first world fair to be held in the Middle East, Expo 2020 Dubai was delayed for a year by the coronavirus pandemic. It will host exhibitors from almost 200 countries. Themed “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future,” the exhibition is divided into three sub-theme districts: Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability. The Pakistani pavilion is in theRead More
India records 23,529 new COVID-19 cases
NEW DELHI, Sept. 30 -:India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 33,739,980 on Thursday, as 23,529 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 311 deaths due to the pandemic since Wednesday morning took the total death toll to 448,062. Most of the new cases and deaths were reported from the southern state of Kerala, which is 12,161 and 155 respectively. There are still 277,020 active COVID-19 cases in the country, a decline of 5,500 during the past 24 hours.Read More