Saturday, January 1st, 2022
Govt committed for ensuring minorities rights
KARACHI, Jan 01 (DNA):President Dr. Arif Alvi Saturday said that the government is doing its best for the protection of minorities’ rights so that they could enjoy more rights and representation in Pakistan. This he said while talking to a delegation of minorities led by Lal Chand Malhi MNA at Governor’s House, here. Dr. Alvi said that Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah always spoke for the equal rights of all citizens in Pakistan irrespective of their creed and religion. He stressed the need for provision of more facilities for historic and religious sitesRead More
Pakistan records 32 % growth in exports to Canada
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s bilateral and political relations with Canada are healthy and cordial which are impacting positively on our bilateral trade relations which have seen a healthy 32 per cent growth in our exports to Canada in the first 9 months of the calendar year 2021.This was said during an online public forum-cum-katchehry arranged by Pakistan High Commission in Canada and hosted by Consul General of Pakistan Toronto Mr. Abdul Hameed here in Canada on the last day of the year 2021. Pakistan’s Chargé d’affaires in Canada Mr. Shahbaz Malik, ConsulRead More
4 dead after gas blast shatters Belgian apartment block
Brussels: Four people died in a gas explosion that shattered two apartment blocks in northern Belgium on New Year’s Eve, the local mayor told on Saturday. Two women survived the blast — one of whom spent 14 hours under the rubble — and are in hospital “doing OK”, said Paul Van Miert, mayor of the town of Turnhout, east of Antwerp and close to the border with the Netherlands. He said he was unable to give identities, genders or ages of the fatalities as police were still contacting next-of-kin, butRead More
Overseas Pakistanis are great asset of nation: Governor
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Saturday that overseas Pakistanis are great asset of nation that is why PTI has given them their due right to vote. He stated this while talking to Prof Dr Khalid Masood Gondal, Vice Chancellor, King Edward Medical University and overseas Pakistani doctors including Dr Muhammad Aslam, Dr Shafique Gull, Dr Rizwan Khalid, Dean Prof Asghar Naqi, Prof Balkees Shabbir and Registrar KEMU Dr Rayasat Ali during a meeting here at Governor House. The governor said, “I think there should be special seatsRead More
Gas platform in Iran’s South Pars field out of service
Tehran, Jan 1 (DNA): A platform in Iran’s largest natural gas field is out of service following a pipeline leak in Gulf waters, the Pars Oil and Gas Company reported on Saturday. Gas leaking to the surface some 15 kilometres (nine miles) away from the platform had caught fire after a lightning strike, but the blaze was extinguished, it said. “The gas transmission pipeline of platform 16 of South Pars gas field started leaking on the seabed on Friday,” said a company statement published by Shana news agency, which isRead More
Indonesia bans coal exports in January over domestic supply worries
Jakarta, Jan 1 (DNA): Indonesia, the world’s biggest exporter of coal used in electricity generation, on Saturday said it has banned January exports of the fuel in a move aimed at safeguarding its domestic power supply. Rising demand for electricity in the country risks widespread blackouts unless more supplies are diverted to power stations, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said in a statement. Indonesia exports the majority of its coal but mandates that producers must set aside minimum amounts to supply the nation’s power plants. The decision comesRead More