Sunday, January 2nd, 2022
Fire ravages Cape Town seat of South Africa’s parliament
Firefighters battled a major blaze at South Africa’s parliament complex on Sunday that sent a dark plume of smoke and flames into the air above the centre of Cape Town and caused some ceilings of the building that houses the national legislature to collapse. The fire started on the third floor of an old building that houses offices and spread to the National Assembly building, where South Africa’s parliament now sits, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia de Lille said. “The fire is currently in the National Assembly chambers,”Read More
European Union flag removed from Arc de Triomphe after causing stir
A large European Union flag attached to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Friday to mark the start of France’s six-month presidency of the bloc was removed on Sunday after it drew outrage from far-right and right-wing leaders. Junior European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune, who on Friday had said the flag would remain for “several days”, said it had been taken down as planned. “It was scheduled that the flag was to be taken down this Sunday, we hadn’t established an exact time”, Beaune told France Inter radio. He dismissed the idea that theRead More
PDM’s protest on March 23 will bring govt to its end: Fazlur Rehman
PESHAWAR, JAN 02 (DNA) — Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that PDM s protest on March 23 will bring the Federal government to its end. He said this while addressing a press conference on Sunday in Peshawar. Fazlur Rehman stated that the government has brought inflation, poverty and economic instability to the country. Criticizing the mini-budget, he mentioned that the state bank will go under the custody of IMF while the government will have to take the debts from commercial banks. Addressing the conference he addedRead More
Israeli jets pound Gaza after rocket fire
Israel’s military said early on Sunday it launched strikes against “militant targets” in the Gaza Strip, a day after rockets were fired from the Hamas-ruled territory. Video filmed in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, showed three huge explosions and fighter jets could be heard flying overhead. There was no immediate confirmation on possible casualties. The Israeli military said the attacks targeted a rocket manufacturing facility and a military post for Hamas. It also blamed Hamas for any violence emanating from the territory it controls. The airstrikes come as retaliation forRead More
Pakistan Navy Ship Tabuk visits Oman during overseas deployment
Islamabad, 02 Jan /DNA/ – Pakistan Navy Ship TABUK visited Port Duqm, Oman as part of Regional Maritime Security Patrols in North Arabian Sea. PNS TABUK is part of 25th Destroyer Squadron of Pakistan Navy Fleet and is equipped with latest weapons and sensors to perform maritime operations in multi-threat environment. Upon arrival at Duqm, the ship was received by Defence Attaché of Pakistan at Oman and officials from Royal Navy of Oman (RNO). During the visit, Commanding Officer of PNS TABUK Captain Muhammad Umair called on Central Naval AreaRead More
Sania inaugurates first ever ginger harvest in Pakistan
DNA CHAKWAL: Chakwal: Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar, SAPM was a chief guest at the Ginger Harvest Workshop to inaugurate the first ever ginger cultivation in Balkasar area of Chakwal. The harvest celebration was organized by Agrionics Farms. This was the first ginger harvest piloted in Pakistan. The crop was grown in eleven months. Being an essential ingredient of Pakistani cuisine, ginger is high in demand, but unfortunately it is not grown here, and all the crop is imported to meet the domestic needs. At the event, participants learnt from expertsRead More