Friday, June 24th, 2022
Concerted efforts required to fight terrorism, Kaleem Imam
DNA ISLAMABAD: Former Inspector General of Police Dr Kaleem Imam called for concerted efforts to fight terrorism in Pakistan. He was speaking at an event titled ‘Terrorism and State Response’ organized by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) here on Friday. Imam termed maintenance of law and order, prevention and detection of crime, provision of security, prosecution of criminals, and countering organized crime as essential in a state’s response to terrorism. He shared that between 2017 and 2020, the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) in Pakistan had conducted 375,000 intelligence-based operationsRead More
Banned TTP shown sever resentment over Interior Minister statement
Shamim Shahid PESHAWAR—Banned Tehrik Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has shown sever resentment over Interior Minister Rana Sana Ullahj’s latest statement pertained to dialogues taking place in Kabul and Taliban’s conditions. Banned TTP in its statement issued to media by its spokesman threatened resuming of deadly violent acts and attacks in case of dialogues termination without reaching to any conclusion. However, Taliban said nothing about the ongoing ceasefire, continued since May 1st last. Through a statement the banned TTP spokesman said, “we have no any desire for talks or truce with Pakistan governmentRead More
Indonesia’s Collective Wisdom
Dr M Ali Hamza It is an established history of last few decades that Pakistan remained west dependent for her financial and political survival. The dependence of west is not limited to Pakistan but the major parts of eastern hemisphere were and somehow still look forward to the west. The reason is simple, and the reason is financial, scientific, and system design supremacy of the west. Specially, in post USSR era, the supremacy became unchallenged and resultantly exploitative. The challenge for eastern nations was multifaceted. First, they had to neutralizeRead More
Implementation Problems to Child-Labour Laws in Pakistan
Noor Fatima and Salsabila Rashid Child-labour is detrimental to the health of children. According to ILO, the term “child labour” is defined as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development. It compromises the education of children, restricts their rights and limits their future opportunities. Although the Government of Pakistan has established laws and regulations related to child-labor, gaps exist in Pakistan to adequately protect children from engaging in labour. The latest global estimates by ILO/UNICEF indicate that theRead More
ICCI asks PM to lead Productivity Movement for making Pakistan Competitive
Islamabad, JUN 24 /DNA/ – Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) in collaboration with National Productivity Organization (NPO) organized an awareness session for the business community on “Productivity & Quality”, which was a part of 1st Productivity Movement of Pakistan. The event was attended by a large number of stakeholders. A productivity walk was also organized on the occasion. In his welcome address, Muhammad Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry appealed to the Prime Minister of Pakistan to lead the Productivity Movement in the country inRead More
Karachi ranks among least livable cities
KARACHI, JUN 24: Pakistan’s financial capital, Karachi, has been ranked among the world’s most unlivable cities, according to an annual index released by The Economist Intelligence Unit. The unit’s global livability index for the year 2022 ranks Karachi 168th in terms of livability among a total of 172 countries. Every city is assigned a rating for relative comfort for over 30 qualitative and quantitative factors across five broad categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure. Scores are compiled and weighted to provide a score in the range 1-100, where 1Read More