Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
CM Murad launches Rescue 1122 service with 50 ambulances in city
KARACHI, MAY 31 (DNA) — Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday inaugurated the state-of-the-art Rescue 1122 service and termed it a complete package of rescue and rehabilitation by connecting it to fire brigade service and trauma centres in Sindh. The inauguration ceremony was organised at KMC Sports Complex and attended by provincial ministers including Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho, Saeed Ghani, Bari Pitafi, Shahela Raza, CM Advisors, Murtaza Wahab, Haji Rasool Bux, Special Assistants-Waqar Mehdi, Qasim Siraj Soomro, World Bank Country Director Najy Benhassine, DG PDMA Salman Shah,Read More
Wide range of water-related issues between Pakistan and India discussed
ISLAMABAD, MAY 31 /DNA/ – The 118th meeting of the Pakistan-India Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) was held in New Delhi from 30-31 May 2022. Under the relevant provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) 1960, the meeting takes place alternatively in Pakistan and India annually. The 6-member Pakistani delegation was led by Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters, Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah. The Indian delegation was headed by the Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters Mr. A K Pal. A wide range of water-related issues between Pakistan and India were discussedRead More
Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Amendments to Expand People’s Participation in State Governance
Erlan Karin Navigating constitutional amendments President Kassym-JomartTokayev signed a decree on holding on 5 June a national referendum on the draft amendments and additions to the country’s Constitution. The upcoming constitutional reform is an important step in the implementation of the President’s programme of political reforms outlined in his state-of-the-nation address in March. The draft amendments and additions to the Constitution were developed by leading legal and constitutional scholars and received a positive assessment from the Constitutional Council. The draft constitutional amendments are based on the requests from citizens andRead More
Tajiks in Afghanistan called on UN, other global forums to help them
From Our Correspondent PESHAWAR— A group of Tajik nationals residing in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif Afghanistan have called up the UN and other international organizations to help them in getting safety and protection as they facing threats to lives and properties in native Tajikistan. These Tajik Nationals slipped into Afghanistan after disintegration of former USSR and empowering of Imam Ali Rehmanov as President of Tajikistan. Amir Hamza, head of Tajik Refugees in Afghanistan through a letter addressed to UN Secretary General and copied to other global forums states,” I have saidRead More
ICCI calls for withdrawal of sales tax registration notices to traders
Islamabad, MAY 31 /DNA/ – Muhammad Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said that the FBR is issuing notices to the traders for registration in sales tax and POS system, which has created great concerns in the business community. He urged that FBR should refrain from forcibly registering traders in the sales tax, withdraw all such notices issued to them and intensify efforts to bring those in the tax system, who are currently out of the tax net. He expressed these views while addressing a reception hostedRead More
IS-Afghan Taliban clash, at least four including three Taliban killed
Shamim Shahid PESHAWAR—The militants associated with the Islamic States (IS) also called Daaesh have repulsed an attack of Afghan government’s Taliban soldiers in Sheringal area of Sheigil district border Kunar province of Afghanistan on Monday. The encounter between the two sides was continued for couple of hours, causing lives to four and injuries to several others from both sides. Reports pouring in Peshawar reveals that Taliban government while initiating crackdown against the IS militants in Eastern zone of Kunar, dispatched squads of Taliban soldiers into Sheringal village of Sheigil district.Read More