Friday, May 27th, 2022
Sham conviction of Yasin Malik gave a new spirit to freedom fight in IIOJK
Faridullah Farid “If seeking azadi (liberation) is a crime, then I am willing to accept this crime and its consequences,” Yasin Malik, the brave Kashmiri leader, said before an Indian court judge while rejecting terrorism, illegal fund raising, criminal conspiracy and sedition charges brought against him by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and stressing that all these charges are concocted, fabricated and politically motivated. Though Yasin Malik protested all charges against him by stating that he was a “freedom fighter,” his conviction by an Indian court in a one-sided caseRead More
China-Iran Military Relations
Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer Chinese minister of national defense Wei Fenghe visited Tehran in April and met with high profile personalities of Iran. During their visit, the Chinese envoys met with senior Iranian officials, including President Ibrahim Raisi, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces General Staff (AFGS) Mohammad Baqeri and Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ishtiani. Officers from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were also present at the meetings. In recent years, the United States has imposed sanctions on Chinese companies exporting missile technology to Iran. In 2017, theRead More
Pakistan looks to low-cost CPEC power plants from China
ISLAMABAD, May. 27 (DNA): Pakistan is looking forward for low-cost CPEC power plants from China for energy security and affordability, says a report published by Gwadar Pro on Friday. The report says, as Pakistan is struggling to provide uninterrupted electricity to its 220 million people amid soaring generation costs due to skyrocketing fossil fuel prices in the international market, the country looks to the low-cost China-sponsored power plants to avoid an impending energy crisis. Shanghai Electric’s 1320MW Thar Coal Block-1 (TCB-1) power plant, the 720MW Karot, and 870MW Suki KinariRead More
Sericulture a big source for farmers to boost income
ISLAMABAD, May 27 (DNA): Sericulture might be a big source for farmers to boost income, says a report published by China Economic Net (CEN) on Friday. “We’ve earned Rs 70,000 in one month. However, if I work elsewhere, even with my kids, I can’t earn that much,” said Muhammad Aslam, a silkworm farmer in Changa Manga, Punjab. Aslam’s income came from raising silkworms. It took 45 days from buying silkworm eggs to hatching, silking and selling cocoons. “As there are five in our family, we can raise two packets (oneRead More
COMSTECH Organizes “Al-Farabi – Iqbal” International Forum in Almaty
ISLAMABAD, May 27 /DNA/ – Almaty hosted the International “Al-Farabi – Iqbal” forum organized jointly by the International Turkic Academy, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (COMSTECH) during May 26-27. The forum was opened by the speeches of the President of the International Turkic Academy, Coordinator General of COMSTECH, Chairman-Rector of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Deputy Minister of Education and Science along with representatives of international organizations. The forum was held in offline and online formats,Read More
Vienna Talks Vital For Global Energy Supplies
Islamabad, MAY 27 /DNA/ – “Vienna talks are vital for global energy supplies”, said the experts speaking at an international webinar hosted by the Institute of Regional Studies, Islamabad here on Tuesday. The webinar was conducted to analyse the alternatives to Russian gas in Europe and beyond as Ukraine Crisis persisted. Mr. John Ghazvinian, Executive Director at the Middle East Centre of University of Pennsylvania, highlighted that energy prices were rising due to US and EU sanctions on Russia. He argued that while US had strategic reserves to compensate forRead More