Wednesday, December 8th, 2021
Pakistan, Belgian agree to expand cooperation multiple sectors
ISLAMABAD, DEC 8: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ms. Sophie Wilmes at Egmont Palace in Brussels on 7 December. During the meeting, the two Foreign Ministers took stock of the entire spectrum of bilateral relations. Recalling their meeting on the side-lines of the UN General Assembly Session in September and telephonic conversation in August, Foreign Minister Qureshi underscored that Pakistan valued Belgium as a close friend and an important trading partner in the EU. Appreciating the positive trajectory in overall bilateral relations,Read More
Battle of Chamb General Iftikhar Janjua
In the 1971 War, Gen Iftikhar Janjua was divisional commander of 23 Infantry Division. He was assigned the task of capturing Chhamb, a strategically important town in Kashmir, which turned out decisive victory for Pakistan on the Kashmir front of 1971. The fighting around Chhamb was fierce and took toll on both the advancing Pakistani troops and the fiercely resisting Indian regiments. Although Gen iftikhar Janjua was advised by high command to try to take Chhamb from the south, General Janjua said it was a better to take Mandiala bridgeRead More
Corruption breeds exploitation, pilferage of money: UNODC
DNA NEW YORK: Ghada Waly, UNODC Executive Director of UNODC has said every person has the right to justice and opportunity, to public services, and to a sustainable future. Corruption undermines every one of those rights, and more. Corruption costs the world trillions of dollars, while enabling crime, exploitation and exclusion, endangering people and planet, and compromising our recovery from the pandemic.On International Anti-Corruption Day, let us remember that each and every one of us has a role to play in standing up for what is right. You fight corruptionRead More
HISTORIC ACTION OF HANGOR
Written by Asaf Humayn Dark nights at sea can be scary. When you see a light closing in, you are not sure whether it is a menacing warship, a harmless fishing boat or a benign merchant ship. If it is wartime, many dangers lurk hidden in the cloak of darkness. On 9th Dec 1971, a similar situation existed. The moon was to rise after 9:30 pm and it was pitch dark. Pakistan and India had been at war since 3rd Dec. Two Indian Navy anti-submarine frigates KHUKRI and KIRPAN wereRead More
Class Discrimination
NayraEshal / Student of First year OPF College Islamabad In Pakistan class consciousness is all the more visible and, in a way, seems unbridgeable. The poor remains poor almost whole of his life and even this poverty lurks at generations. While the rich enjoys the luxuries of life and so his kids and pets too. This has been going on for years and it does not seem stopping, at least, in the near future. The poor people and their kids nurture in their hearts a severe hatred for the affluentRead More