Tuesday, October 26th, 2021
Vision Of Prime Minister Of Pakistan –Transperancy And Development Through Construction
By: Mr. Gohar Zaman Babar Public Relations Directorate(NHA) After coming into power, the present government focused on improving the performance of national institutions. To further improve the efficiency and working regime of National Highway Authority with the objective to inculcate transparency & fairness in its affairs was a great challenge to the government. However, keeping in view the vision of Prime Minister Mr. Imran Khan, National Highway Authority, an attached organization of Ministry of Communications, undertook concrete steps and chalked out comprehensive plan to complete road infrastructure projects at a Read More
Dr Manzoor ul Haq – An Icon
Farooq Alay Prof Dr Manzoor ul Haq, a renowned educationist, academic and author passed away the other day in a Faisalabad hospital after brief illness. He was teacher, a fatherly figure and a source of strength. He will be remembered for his restless services in the education field, deep research on Iqbal and comparative study of religions, and for his major contribution towards spreading the Quranic thought, almost his entire life. He was man of words, man of letters and man of principle. He was so disciplined in his ownRead More
Violation of Human Rights in Occupied Kashmir
Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer Since 1947, Article 370 has given Jammu and Kashmir a semi-autonomous constitutional status. Under its provisions, the region has freedom in all matters except its legislature, constitution, flag and communications, foreign affairs and defense. Ending this status is a fresh attempt to eradicate the Kashmiri people, their rights and the linguistic, social, cultural, economic and political existence of the local people. The legality of the special status solution is being challenged by legal and constitutional experts in India, which has opposed the country’s Supreme Court decisionsRead More
PM calls for serious, collective efforts against climate change
Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that with 10% of countries responsible for 80% of the world carbon emissions, there was a need for collective efforts for taking this challenge more seriously. Addressing the Middle East Green Initiative Summit in Saudi Arabia on Monday, Prime Minister said he hopes that we will collectively take this challenge more seriously. He said Pakistan unfortunately, being among the 10 most vulnerable countries, had faced 150 harsh weather events during the last ten years with an economic impact of over US $ 3.8 billion.Read More
Dengue Virus Takes Another Life In Kp
PESHAWAR : The dengue fever on Monday took another life, taking the toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to seven. Also, 171 new patients were tested positive for the dengue virus, raising the total number of patients to 4504. The patient who died of dengue fever belonged to Swabi district. Punjab cases Punjab on Monday reported 463 new infections of the mosquito-borne dengue virus disease in the last 24-hour period. Provincial health secretary, Imran Sikandar Baloch, has said that yesterday 365 dengue fever cases were reported in Lahore.Read More
COP26: Investing in Pakistan’s mountains
Munir Ahmed The UN climate summit COP26 is approaching in a couple of days. I believe the Parties have well prepared to deleibrate on the agenda of the summit. The rich countries will be showing ampathy to the vulnerable least developed and developing countries that have much lesser contribution to carbon emissions casuing the rapid change in the climate. They will be even more sympathic towards the mounatins – the frontlines of the climate change. Like mountains in other parts of the world, Pakistan’s mountains are turning increasingly vulnerable toRead More