Friday, June 17th, 2022
Farrukh flays govt for record-breaking inflation
ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Secretary Information Farrukh Habib said that the imported government has shaken the very foundation of the country by creating political and economic instability in the country.He said that Pakistan was standing at the crossroads because more than half cabinet of the imported government was guilty and was facing serious cases. Farrukh Habib stated that the conspiracy was hatched at a time when Pakistan was emerging as a major player at the global stage due to Imran Khan’s tireless efforts and visionary leadership andRead More
APNS requests PM to review anti-media moves
KARACHI, JUL 17 /DNA/ – “The APNS expressed its profound concern on the news item appeared in a section of press wherein it has been stated that the Federal Government in the garb of austerity measures, have decided to discontinue purchase of newspapers and magazines for the offices of the Federal Government ministries, departments, autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies. Sarmad Ali, President and Nazafreen Saigol Lakhani, Secretary General of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society have stated that the above decision has sounded a death knell to the newspaper industry struggling forRead More
CM Mahmood Khan chairs meeting to discuss recent forest fire incidents
From Our Correspondent PESHAWAR, JUN 17 /DNA/ – An important meeting regarding the recent fire incidents in various mountains/forests of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was held here on Friday with Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan in the chair. The meeting reviewed in details the causes of the fire incidents and other related matters and took a number of important decisions to effectively prevent such incidents in future. Briefing the participants about the recent incidents of fires, it was informed that a total of 283 incidents of fires were reported in variousRead More
Pakistan-UAE discuss further bolstering health cooperation
ISLAMABAD, JUN 17 (DNA) — Federal Minister for Health Abdul Qadir Patel visited the United Arab Emirates and held meetings with Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum (Member of the Dubai Royal Family) and his group. The delegation from Pakistan led by Abdul Qadir Patel comprising Special Secretary Health Iftikhar Shallwani and Dr Shabana Saleem, Director General Health. The meeting was also attended by Consul General of Pakistan, Hasan Afzal. Different teams from the UAE government briefed the Pakistani delegation. The office of Royal Family along with Hayat Biotech Group discussedRead More
Pakistan to feature three Int’l Taekwondo C’ ships
AFZAL JAVED ISLAMABAD, June 17: The strong Pakistan Taekwondo team will feature in three international taekwondo championships scheduled to be held from June 22 to July 02 at South Korea. According to Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) president Col (R ) Raja Wasim Ahmed Janjua that Pakistan taekwondo team is all set for the formidable challenges at the upcoming 7th Asian Poomsae, 25th Asian Kyorugi and the Chuncheon Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships 2022, events are scheduled to begin in South Korea from June 22nd and team will depart for KoreaRead More
China and the Middle East: Heading into Choppy Waters
China could be entering choppy Middle Eastern waters. Multiple crises and conflicts will likely shape its relations with the region’s major powers, including Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Turkey. The laundry list of pitfalls for China includes the fallout of the Ukraine war, strained US relations with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Turkish opposition to Finnish and Swedish NATO membership, the threat of a renewed Turkish anti-Kurdish incursion into northern Syria, and the fate of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 international agreement that curbed Iran’sRead More