Saturday, July 9th, 2022
Shireen Abu Akleh’s family request meeting with Biden when he visits Israel
RAMALLAH, JUL 9: The brother of murdered veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh requested a meeting with US President Joe Biden when he visits Israel next week. Anton Abu Akleh wrote a three-page letter on behalf of his family and urged Biden for a meeting. The family harshly criticized the results of an examination where the US avoided remarks that held Israel responsible for Shireen Abu Akleh‘s killing. “We, the family of Shireen Abu Akleh, write to express our grief, outrage and sense of betrayal concerning your administration’s abject response to the extrajudicial killing of our sister andRead More
Sri Lanka prime minister’s house set on fire: police
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was willing to resign to make way for a new unity government, his office said Saturday, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence when it was mobbed by protesters. “So as to ensure safety of the citizens, he is agreeable to this recommendation by opposition party leaders” to quit, Wickremesinghe’s office said. Earlier, a mob stormed into Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s home in Colombo on Saturday evening and set it ablaze, police and his office said. “Protesters have broken intoRead More
Sri Lanka PM offers resignation after protesters storm president’s house
Colombo: Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is willing to resign to make way for an all-party government, his office said in a statement on Saturday, after thousands of protesters stormed the president’s official residence in Colombo. Thousands of protesters broke through police barricades and stormed the president’s official residence in one of the largest anti-government marches in the crisis-hit country this year. Some protesters, holding Sri Lankan flags and helmets, broke into the president’s residence, video footage from local TV news NewsFirst channel showed. Two defence ministry sources said President GotabayaRead More
PowerChina’s role in protection of ancient rock carvings hailed
ISLAMABAD. Jul. 9 (DNA): While acknowledging its contribution to the protection of rock carvings at Diamer Basha Dam Project (DBDP) site, Power China has received a “letter of thanks” from the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA), the Chinese company said, according to Gwadar Pro. “This has laid a solid foundation for joint protection of the historical and cultural heritage of Pakistan,” stated PowerChina. In 2020, WAPDA started the implementation of Cultural Heritage Management Plan in the project area to protect prehistoric rock carvings and inscriptions from being submergedRead More
More Pakistani students to return to China for studies
ISLAMABAD, Jul. 9 (DNA): Following the return of the first batch of Pakistani students to China, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has started registering “remaining students” who wish to resume their on-campus in China, says a report published by Gwadar Pro on Saturday.The first batch of 90 Pakistani students studying in Chinese universities returned to China via a special chartered flight on June 19-20. They were stranded in Pakistan due to COVID-19.Now HEC has advised the remaining students to register their information at the commission website. The students have beenRead More
Pakistan Navy relief operation in flash flood hit areas of Balochistan
Islamabad, JUL 9 /DNA/ – Pakistan Navy Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief (HADR) operations continue in different coastal areas of Balochistan. In the recent heavy monsoon rains and flash floods, Pakistan Navy provided all out support and assisted civil administration by rescuing the locals stranded inside flooded homes and shifted them to safer locations. More than thousand cusecs of water was deflooded by PN relief teams utilising own sources. Pakistan Navy troops reached out to far-flung rural areas of Pasni, Winder, Gwadar, Jiwani and adjoining villages in Balochistan and distributedRead More