Monday, July 18th, 2022
Imran urges chief election commissioner to resign, says early elections still the only solution
ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Monday urged Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja to resign, claiming that his party won the Punjab by-polls despite the use of state machinery in PML-N’s favour as he insisted that early elections were still the only solution to the country’s woes. In an address today after his party’s triumph in the Punjab by-elections, he thanked youngsters and women who came out in large numbers to vote for PTI. “I believe this is the moment in the history of Pakistan that we should be thankfulRead More
Sudan’s gold rush wreaks havoc on health
BANAT – Sudanese mother Awadya Ahmed has long wondered why her youngest child Talab was born blind and unable to walk; now she suspects the piles of poisonous waste left by gold miners. In recent years, a growing number of traditional miners have flocked to her village hoping to strike it rich. But they leave behind hazardous white-powdered waste laden with toxic chemicals including mercury used in the gold extraction process. The waste is dumped near farmland, water sources and residential areas. “His four brothers were born in good health,Read More
Demands CEC’s resignation: Free, fair polls sole answer to prevailing untold problems: Imran
ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan reiterated his resole that the sole panacea to get the country out of the prevailing political and economic quagmire was to hold free, fair and transparent elections.However, he demanded resignation of incumbent biased Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja because he could not hold transparent and fair elections.Addressing the nation after presiding over PTI Core Committee meeting, Imran Khan the CEC did everything in his power to help PML-N win in the elections, who did not even know that aroundRead More
President phones family of martyred Lt Col Laiq Baig
ISLAMABAD, JUL 18 (DNA) — President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday telephoned the family of Lt. Col. Laiq Baig Mirza, who was martyred after being kidnapped in Ziarat, Balochistan on July 14, and extended his condolences. The president also talked to the family of Havaldar Khan Muhammad, who was martyred in the attack in Ziarat on July 15. He prayed for the elevated ranks of the martyrs and paid tribute to them for sacrificing their lives for the country. He expressed his sympathy to the bereaved and prayed for their patience. =DNA
RCCI shows grave concern on economic uncertainty
Rawalpindi: /DNA/ – The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has expressed serious concern over the current economic situation and the state of uncertainty in the country. RCCI President Nadeem Rauf demanded that emergency measures be taken to control the economic situation of the country as the dollar closed at 215 in the interbank. The concern was expressed in a meeting of traders in the chamber house here on Monday, in which the representatives of Anjuman Tajran, Shahid Ghafoor Paracha, Arshad Awan, Sheikh Hafeez, Small Chamber President Sheikh AsifRead More
Pakistan asks for bold re-set of Global Climate Agenda at Berlin moot
ISLAMABAD, JUL 18 (DNA) — Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman asked at the Petersburg Dialogue on multilateral climate negotiations for a clear re-set of the global climate agenda, for equitable resourcing of change, new goals, and an accelerated pace of operationalisation of pledges already made as well as new ambitions that address the needs of developing countries before the crucial Conference of Parties (COP) 27 in November in Egypt. Taking the floor at the ministerial dialogue co-hosted by Germany and Egypt Rehman said: “We meet here today at a crucialRead More