Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022
Senior PPP leader Rehman Malik passes away at 70 in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Senior PPP leader and former senator Rehman Malik passed away on Wednesday in Islamabad due to coronavirus-related complications, his spokesperson Riaz Ali Turi confirmed. He was 70. “Deeply devastated to say that former interior minister [and] PPP’s senior leader, Abdul Rehman Malik, passed away,” he tweeted.Earlier this month, Malik was put on a ventilator after his health deteriorated due to Covid-related complications. Malik had tested positive for the coronavirus in January. At that time, his spokesperson said the former senator had initially been shifted to the intensive care unit of aRead More
Mega Hydropower projects to create 35000 jobs in the country
ISLAMABAD, Feb. 23 (DNA): As Chinese companies are executing mega hydropower projects in Pakistan, the officials of Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) are optimistic to add 11.7 million acre feet (MAF) water storage and 11,369 MW hydel power to the National Grid by 2028-29, according to a report published by Gwadar Pro on Wednesday. “Water security is an integral part of national security; WAPDA is constructing as many as 10 mega projects to help ensure water, food and energy security of Pakistan,” Chairman WAPDA Chairman Lt Gen MuzammilRead More
NAB authorizes 20 inquiries against various persons
Islamabad, Feb 23 /DNA/ – The Executive Board Meeting (EBM) of NAB was held under the chairmanship of Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB. Zahir Shah, Deputy Chairman NAB,Syed Asghar Haider, Prosecutor General Accountability, Masood Alam Khan, Director General, Operations Division NAB and other senior officers of NAB attended the meeting. It is years long prescribed policy of NAB to inform the people about the details of decisions taken in the EBM. NAB does not want to hurt anyone as all inquiries, investigations were initiated on alleged allegations which areRead More
Second anniversary of the horrific Delhi Riots Pogrom of 2020
ISLAMABAD /DNA/ – Today, we somberly observe the second anniversary of the horrific Delhi Riots Pogrom of 2020 and the 31st anniversary of the despicable mass rapes of Kashmiri women in Kunan and Poshpuravillages of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) in 1991. These reprehensible incidents continue to be a scar on the collective conscience of the international community. The Delhi pogrom of February 2020 is one of the most harrowing manifestations of India’s systematic campaign to discriminate against, dispossess and dehumanize the Muslim community. The repugnant callsRead More
BOOK REVIEW: Book “An Introduction to European Theater-History of Performing Arts from Greek Period to 20th Century” published
DNA ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: A book covering the history of European Theatre from the Greek period to the 20th Century has been published. The title of the book is “An Introduction to European Theater—-History of Performing Arts from Greek Period to 20th Century” has been published. The author of the book ShaziaAnwer Cheema is a Prague-based columnist, writer, and foreign affairs expert who writes for national and international media. ShaziaAnwer did her M.Phil. in Cognitive Semiotics from Aarhus University Denmark and is currently registered as a Ph.D. Scholar of Semiotics andRead More
Norwegian embassy, UNODC, FIA inaugurate victim facilitation centre
UNODC believes that the Victim Reception and Facilitation Centre at the Taftan Border will immensely enhance FIA’s capacity to protect and assist victims of trafficking and vulnerable smuggled migrants: Milsom Mahnoor Ansar ISLAMABAD: –The Norwegian Embassy, UNODC Country Office Pakistan, and Federal Investigation Agency inaugurated the Victim Reception and Facilitation Centre (VRFC) located at Taftan border, Pakistan. The inauguration ceremony of VRFC was held at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Headquarters in the presence of the Director-General FIA, Dr. Sanaullah Abbassi, Deputy Ambassador of the Norwegian Embassy Islamabad, Maha-Noor Khan,Read More