Monday, October 24th, 2022
Iran arrests ten agents for working on behalf of Israel
Iran has arrested 10 agents working for Israel in the west Azerbaijan province, Fars news agency reported. These people were in direct video communication with Mossad officers, it added, referring to the Israeli intelligence agency. Iran and Israel are longtime foes. Israel accuses Iran of backing militant attacks against it, while Iran says Israel has carried out a number of killings of Iranian officials. Israel does not confirm nor deny reports of such actions. “They set fire to cars and homes of people affiliated with the security apparatus and received cash for taking photos which they sent to Mossad agents,” said Fars, without elaborating.
PML-N hoping long march will be ‘damp squib’
ISLAMABAD: Although Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has threatened to announce long march this week, sources in the government indicate the PML-N does not expect it to be any bigger than its previous power shows. A source in Prime Minister Office told Dawn that public reaction to Mr Khan’s disqualification in Toshakhana case was not as high as the government had expected. Apparently, the ‘inadequate’ reaction also upset Mr Khan who then had to ask his supporters to call off their protests against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in various parts ofRead More
Progress seen in resumption of PIA flights in UK: sources
KARACHI: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will be resuming its flights in the United Kingdom after a two-year ban, sources told on Monday. A five-member delegation of the Civil Aviation Authority has left for Brussels to meet officials of the European Commission and International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) on October 25, said the sources. The sources further said that the European authorities had summoned CAA to conduct a technical meeting. The delegation will brief the authorities on licensing, access and registration. The European Commission and IASA will visit Pakistan in 2023Read More
President for addressing underlying reasons for Islamophobia in world
ISLAMABAD, OCT 24 /DNA/ – President Arif Alvi has urged the need to identify and collectively address the underlying reasons for the rising incidents of Islamophobia across the globe through the forum the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC), adding that OIC was the collective voice of the Muslim Ummah. The President expressed these views while talking to Pakistan’s Ambassador/Permanent Representative-designate to OIC Jeddah, Syed Mohammad Fawad Sher, who called on him, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today. Talking to the Ambassador-designate, the President said that OIC should take effective steps for the protectionRead More
ICCI urges government to address Panadol shortage in market
Islamabad, OCT 24 /DNA/ – Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) said that the people are facing great problems and the business of pharmacies is also suffering due to the shortage of Panadol in the market and urged that the government should address this issue on priority basis to save the consumers from further troubles. He said this while talking to a delegation of Pakistan Chemists and Druggists Association, Islamabad Chapter that visited ICCI led by its Chairman Mian Tariq Saeed. Ahsan Zafar BakhtawariRead More
Niaz launched to transform lives of persons with disabilities
DNA ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, persons with disabilities are often not visible in the community. A lack of understanding of their basic needs and accessibility have left PWDs somewhat shunned from the general public. According to World Health Organization (census 2017), estimated 30 million people are living with some form of disability in Pakistan. With this in mind, Founder Niaz, Hussain Odhwani developed an innovative social enterprise to increase the integration of disabled individuals into society through providing them customised wheelchair based on their body measurement and disability needs. The initiativeRead More