Tuesday, September 6th, 2022
Pakistan needs enhanced financing for disasters: ADB
ISLAMABAD, Sep 6: Pakistan urgently needs to enhance the current disaster risk finance approach as risk retention mechanisms are insufficient to cover the losses associated with even the most frequent of flood and earthquake events, Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report on Tuesday. The report titled “Narrowing the Disaster Risk Protection Gap in Central Asia” said the private insurance solutions to the natural disasters’ risks have achieved only minimal market penetration. “These challenges are compounded by a challenging external financing context at the sovereign level, making it difficultRead More
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PSG face backlash for ‘inappropriate’ mockery of train plea Paris, Sept 6 (AFP/APP):French football giants Paris Saint-Germain faced an angry backlash Tuesday after coach Christophe Galtier and star player Kylian Mbappe mocked a suggestion that they should take the train rather than private planes for short-haul travel. PSG notched up an easy 3-0 away victory against Nantes to stay top of Ligue 1 on their trip to the western French city, which is a modest 380 kilometres (240 miles) from Paris. The Qatar-owned side boasted on socialRead More
Senate body on Defence visits Lance Naik Mehfooz Shaheed mausoleum, pays tribute to martyr
ISLAMABAD, Sep 6 (APP):The members of the Senate Standing Committee on Defence, to commemorate the 57th Defence and Martyrs day, on Tuesday visited the mausoleum and home of Lance Naik Mehfooz Shaheed Nishan-e-Haider here and paid great reverence and honoured the supreme sacrifice of the martyr. The Senator Committee delegation was headed by Chairman Committee Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed flanked by Senators Shahzad Waseem, Waleed Iqbal, Rukhsana Zuberi and Zarqa Suharwardy, a news release said. Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed with other members marked the day with a visit toRead More
Mushahid, others pay respects Lance Naik Mehfooz Shaheed
DNA Islamabad; 6 Sept: To commemorate the 57th Defence day on Tuesday, members of the Senate Standing Committee on Defence, comprising of Senators Shahzad Waseem, Waleed Iqbal, Rukhsana Zuberi and Zarqa Suharwardy, headed by Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed visited the mausoleum and home of martyr here in Islamabad and paid great reverence and honoured the supreme sacrifice of Lance Naik Mehfooz Shaheed Nishan e Haider for the Nation. Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed with other members marked the day with a visit to the mausoleum of Lance Naik Mehfooz Shaheed, Nishan-i-Haider,Read More
Five soldier embrace shahadat in Waziristan
DNA RAWALPINDI: Security Forces conducted an Intelligence Based Operation in general area Boyya, North Waziristan District today. During the conduct of the operation, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists. Own troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location. Resultantly, 4 x terrorists were killed. Weapon and ammunition was also recovered from the killed terrorists. The killed terrorists remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces and killing of innocent citizens. However, during intense exchange of fire, Captain Abdul Wali (age 26 years, resident of Wana / SouthRead More