Thursday, December 9th, 2021
Uyghur Tribunal accuses China of genocide
Uyghur Tribunal accuses China of genocide Reading the tribunal’s judgement, Sir Geoffrey said there was “no evidence of mass killings” in Xinjiang, but he said that the alleged efforts to prevent births amounted to genocidal intent Agencies BEIJING: China has committed genocide against the Uyghur people in Xinjiang, an unofficial UK-based tribunal has found. The Uyghur Tribunal cited birth control and sterilisation measures allegedly carried out by the state against the Uyghurs as the primary reason for reaching its conclusion on Thursday. Sir Geoffrey Nice, a prominent British barrister whoRead More
Omicron cases appear mild: EU agency
Omicron cases appear mild: EU agency Pfizer/BioNTech say the third dose offers effective protection News Desk THE HAGUE: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said Thursday that cases of Omicron so far appear to be “mostly mild”, but cautioned it was still investigating whether the variant could cause severe disease. “Cases appear to be mostly mild, however, we need to gather more evidence to determine whether the spectrum of disease severity caused by Omicron is different (to) that of all the variants that have been circulating so far,” said Marco Cavaleri,Read More
Govt approves hike of Rs 4.74 in electricity prices for December
ISLAMABAD, DEC 09 (DNA) – Government of Pakistan (GOP) on Thursday approved a hike of Rs4.74 in electricity prices for the month of December. According to details, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) issued a notification on electricity price hike. As per details, the notification identified that the electricity consumers will have to face an extra burden of Rs6 billion. This increase will not be implemented on K-electric and Life Line customers. The customers will have to bear the increased price from December. Earlier in November, Adviser to Prime MinisterRead More
AMBASSADOR OF AZERBAIJAN CALLS ON AIR CHIEF
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Azerbaijan H.E. Mr. Khazar Farhadov called on Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force in his office today. During the meeting, both the dignitaries discussed matters of professional and mutual interest. H.E. Mr. Khazar Farhadov commended the professionalism of PAF and acknowledged its rising indigenous capacity in aviation industry. The Air Chief said that Pakistan and Azerbaijan had longstanding religious, cultural and historical bonds which were manifested through strong ties between the Air Forces of twoRead More
Dr Nudrat wins ADR lawyer award
The awards were organized by Ministry of Law and Justice, Women in Law Initiative, Group Development Pakistan with support from the Australian High Commission and British High Commission DNA ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s 1st Women in Law Awards 2020-21 and Symposium on Diversity and Inclusion were held in Islamabad. Dr Nudrat Piracha won the best Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR) Lawyer award. The awards were organized by Ministry of Law and Justice, Women in Law Initiative, Group Development Pakistan with support from the Australian High Commission and British High Commission and wereRead More