Tuesday, July 5th, 2022
Shazia Marri terms July 5 as darkest day in Pakistan history
ISLAMABAD, JUL 5 /DNA/ – Federal Minister and Central Information Secretary of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian, Shazia Atta Marri has termed July 5, 1977 as the most shameful and darkest day in the history of Pakistan. She said that July 5, 1977 is the darkest day in the history of Pakistan whose devastating effects have caused irreparable damage to Pakistan. Shazia Marri added that on this day, the worst dictator Zia-ul-Haq ousted the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Pakistan Quaid-e-Awam Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and he altered Pakistan’s politicalRead More
RCCI demands permanent solution to address loadshedding
Rawalpindi: /DNA/ – President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Nadeem Rauf has said that a permanent solution to the power crisis should be found and a long term policy should be adopted for the power sector. We welcomed the government announcement to shift government buildings to solar. In order to increase the domestic production of Solar panels, a concessional package has to be given so that the import bill is reduced, he added. Speaking in a TV program, RCCI President said that the main cause of the energyRead More
Imran Khan for taking steps to curb illicit financial flows
ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan urged the rich countries to take special measures and build an effective mechanism in order to stem the illicit financial flows from poor countries.Talking to British High Commissioner to Pakistan Christian Turner, who called on him here on Tuesday, Chairman PTI urged that the developed countries should take steps to curb the wide-spread practice of money laundering.During the meeting they discussed bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest threadbare.PTI Central Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry and Central Additional Secretary General AmirRead More
Webinar: “Non-Traditional Security Challenges in South Asia”
ISLAMABAD, JUL 5 /DNA/ – The Centre for Strategic Perspectives (CSP), and India Study Centre (ISC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organised a Webinar titled, “Non-Traditional Security Challenges in South Asia” on July 05, 2022. The discussants included: Mr Sanjay Vashist, Director, Climate Action Network South Asia; Professor Buddhi Marambe, University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka; Ms Puruesh Chaudhry, Founder & President AGAHI; Mr. Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, Advisor on Climate Change, Planning Commission of Pakistan;and Professor Muhammad Rezaur Rahman, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. The Session was moderated Dr Arshad Ali, Director of ISC. In her introductoryRead More
VC KMU calls on CM Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
From Our Correspondent Peshawar, JUL 5 /DNA/ – Vice-chancellor Prof. Dr. Zia ul Haq called on Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan. During the meeting, he thanked the Chief Minister and the provincial government for including four development schemes worth Rs. 7481.707 million for KMU in the annual development program. On the occasion, the vice-chancellor of KMU Prof. Dr. Zia ul Haq briefed the Chief Minister in detail about the performance and progress of KMU and various academic and research activities under the University. Prof. Dr. Zia ul Haq informedRead More
Terror attacks against policemen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa increasing
Powerful policy makers in capital are in favour of patch up with banned TTP. Shamim Shahid PESHAWAR: Since deadlock in talks between government of Pakistan and banned Tehrik Taliban Pakistan, violent/terror acts, especially attacks against the police force in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are on rise. The Inspector General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said that 54 policemen have been killed during current calendar year but different data’s confirm killing of more than 60 policemen and injuries to around 56 others during this period. In last two days, so far four policemen two eachRead More