Friday, October 15th, 2021
Shaukat Tarin highlights economic priorities of the government
ISLAMABAD, OCT 15 (DNA) – A seminar on Pakistan’s Economy was organized by the Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C. in collaboration with Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi. Finance Minister, Mr. Shaukat Tarin was the key note speaker on the occasion. The Finance Minister highlighted the economic priorities of the Government, emphasizing that Prime Minister Imran Khan is committed to inclusive and sustainable economic growth that benefits all segments of the society especially the poor. He shared that prudent fiscal reforms have helped to improve tax to GDP ratio, bringRead More
US donates 10 million additional Pfizer vaccine to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, OCT 15 (DNA) – The United States is shipping an additional 9.6 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX facility to Pakistan. This donation brings the total number of COVID-19 vaccines donated by the U.S. government to the Pakistani people to more than 25 million. These Pfizer vaccines are part of the 500 million Pfizer doses the United States purchased this summer to deliver to 92 countries worldwide, including Pakistan, to fulfill President Biden’s commitment to provide safe and effective vaccines around the world and supercharge theRead More
U.S. elected back to U.N. Human Rights Council after Trump era
WASHINGTON: The U.N. General Assembly on Thursday elected the United States to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council, more than three years after the Trump administration quit the 47-member body over what it called chronic bias against Israel and a lack of reform. The United States, which was unopposed, received 168 votes in the secret ballot by the 193-member General Assembly. It begins a three-year term on Jan. 1 – pitting Washington against Beijing and Moscow, who began council terms this year. U.S. President Joe Biden took office in January pledging that human rights would be the center ofRead More
3-Day Annual Rural Women Conference concludes
ISLAMABAD, OCT 15 /DNA/ – The speakers at the concluding policy session of the 14th Annual Rural Women Conference were of the view that the shift in women’s political role promises their economic freedom. 3-Day Annual Rural Women Conference organized by PODA-Pakistan concluded here at Lok Virsa, Islamabad today (Friday) on a resolution passed by the rural women who were representing 109 district of the country. The session was focused on, “Importance of Rural Women in Electoral Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in Democracy during & post COVID-19 World.” TheRead More
Indonesian envoy visits Eurasian Legal Framework Study Cell
ISLAMABAD, OCT 15 /DNA/ – Adam M. Tugio, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Pakistan visited Eurasian Legal Framework Study Cell. During the visit, a meeting was held between Adam M. Tugio, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Pakistan, Mian Abdul Rauf, Former Advocate-General Islamabad, and Mr. Khalid Taimur, Executive Director, Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad. The Eurasian Legal Framework Study Cell has been established at Mian Abdul Rauf Law Associates in collaboration with Area Study Center (Russia, China, and Central Asia), University of Peshawar,Read More
At least 32 dead in Kandahar mosque blast
KABUL: At least 32 people were killed and 53 wounded when an explosion hit a Shia mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday, a hospital spokesman told. “Thirty-two bodies and 53 wounded people have been brought to our hospital so far,” the medic in the southern city’s central hospital said. The cause of the blasts was not immediately identified, but it came exactly a week after a suicide bomb attack on Shia worshippers in the northern city of Kunduz, that was claimed by the militant Islamic State group. The explosionRead More