Thursday, September 8th, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II dies
LONDON”Queen Elizabeth has died. The British government has confirmed her death. The British government has announced 10 day mourning. She was 96 years old. Prince Charles will be the new king of Britain. Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, died on Thursday. She was 96. Buckingham Palace announced her death in a short statement, triggering 10 days of national mourning and an outpouring of tributes to her long life and record-breaking reign. “TheRead More
UNESCO announces 350,000 USD for heritage recovery on Secy Gen visit
UNESCO announces 350,000 USD for heritage recovery on Secy Gen visit ISLAMABAD, SEP 08 (DNA) — As UN Secretary-General António Guterres started a three-day visit to Pakistan, UNESCO announced the mobilization of an emergency amount of 350,000 USD to help recovering flood-damaged cultural heritage sites. The Organization is also working in the field of education, to quickly provide distance learning solutions. UNESCO is deeply concerned by severe and unprecedented monsoon rainfall, which has caused widespread flooding and landslides in 72 districts across Pakistan since June 2022. Around 33 million peopleRead More
Imran Khan to be indicted in contempt case
DNA ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court on Thursday decided to indict PTI Chairman Imran Khan in the contempt of court case. The indictment will take place after two weeks. “Imran Khan’s response was not satisfactory,” said IHC CJ Athar Minallah. CJ Minallah is heading a five-member bench — comprising Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangir, and Justice Babar Sattar — that heard the case. Once the court took a five-minute break after the reservation of the verdict, Khan got up and asked the court ifRead More
Approaching ADR as the Way Forward in Pakistan
Approaching ADR as the Way Forward in Pakistan DNA ISLAMABAD: Opting for alternate dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms is often argued to be the way forward as an alternative to litigation and for effectively solving endemic delays in the domestic courts. This narrative was considered and addressed at an international conference on “Expeditious Dispensation of Justice: ADR the Way Forward?” organized by the International Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution and Prevention (ICADRP), in collaboration with Safer Communities, Samdani & Qureshi, a reputed law firm working in the field of arbitration, andRead More