Saturday, September 3rd, 2022
Serena’s style changed the game in fashion, business
NEW YORK – From glossy magazine covers to generation-defining on-court styles, Serena Williams took a bow at the U.S. Open on Friday, having rewritten the fashion playbook for female athletes while building an empire of her own. The 23-times Grand Slam winner chose the bible of women s fashion, Vogue, to announce she was “evolving away from tennis,” before taking to the court in her bedazzling Nike sneakers at the U.S. Open this week under the watchful eyes of the magazine s grand dame, Anna Wintour. The fiercely competitive queen of QueensRead More
Local printing industry key to employment generation: Murtaza
Karachi, Sept 3 /DNA/ – Administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab has said that printing industry is a key industry in today’s world the country’s industry is contributing heavily towards employment generation. Murtaza stated this while inaugurating PrintPak, which is the country’s biggest printing graphic arts and packaging exhibition, at Karachi Expo Center on Saturday. He said that Karachi Metropolitan Corporation will provide land to the local paper industry under public private partnership for establishing training institutes for skill development of our youth. Chairman Pakistan Association of Printing and Graphic Arts Industry (PAPGAI)Read More
High-level flood in Sukkur Barrage as casualties rise by 57
Sukkur: Sindh’s Dadu district continued to face the threat of widespread devastation on Saturday as a high-level flood passed through Sukkur Barrage and water levels persistently rose on Manchhar Lake. According to a Flood Forecasting Division report, a high-level flood of 559,988 cusecs was passing through Sukkur Barrage at 6am today. The situation worsened by afternoon, when Rafique Ahmed Jamali, an MNA from Dadu, told that floodwater had been gushing towards the district’s Johi tehsil, parts of which were already inundated. Key Developments Flood death toll reaches 1,265, with 57 casualtiesRead More
Anjum Nisar says initial economic losses from floods to surpass $10-12b
ISLAMABAD, /DNA/ -The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has warned that a food crisis could be imminent followed by the floods, which have caused widespread devastation, calling the world to work with the government to mobilize resources for immediate response to support the country’s relief efforts. FPCCI former president and BMP Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar said that the initial economic losses from floods in Pakistan could surpass $10-12 billion, as unprecedented flash floods caused by abnormal monsoon rains have washed away crops, infrastructure andRead More
British High Commissioner visits flood relief camp in Nowshera
ISLAMABAD, SEP 3: /DNA/ – Days after the UK announced an additional £15 million to help affected communities, British High Commissioner Christian Turner visited flood hit villages in Nowshera on Saturday where a UK charity Islamic Relief is providing lifesaving aid to those affected. This money will be spent for urgent life-saving support and go towards water and sanitation, shelter and home repairs, and primary healthcare, especially for women and girls. Accompanied by Islamic Relief Worldwide’s CEO Waseem Ahmad and Islamic Relief Pakistan’s Country Director Asif Sherazi, the High CommissionerRead More
Gulf security is perilous with or without a revived Iran nuclear accord
With the fate hanging in the balance of the 2015 international agreement that curbed Iran’s nuclear program, prospects for greater security and stability in the Middle East are meagre with or without a deal. Undoubtedly, the region will be better off with a revival of the accord from which the United States walked away in 2018 than without a US and Iranian recommitment to the deal. A recommitment could be only days away if European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell is right. Adding to the anticipation, US National Security CouncilRead More