Friday, November 18th, 2022
Imran Khan claims COAS, President Alvi discussed ‘early elections’
Khan claims President met army chief and spoke about elections. Says army chief appointment should be done like that of SC’s CJ. Amendment to Army Act will be challenged in SC. LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan Friday claimed that President Arif Alvi has met Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss immediate and transparent elections. Earlier today, President Alvi said that he will follow through on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice regarding the high-level appointment and he could not create hurdles in the much-anticipated process. Sources toldRead More
Strategic Location of Pakistan: Challenges and Opportunities
Pakistan about 75 years ago came into being at the transit route of three ancient great civilizations i.e. Indus, Persian, and Chinese civilizations. It lies between 30.3753° N and 69.3451° E as far as latitude and longitude extents are concerned. It is surrounded by four countries and a sea; China in the North, Afghanistan, and Iran in the West, India in the East, and the Arabian Sea in the South. China is emerging as a superpower and believes in the multi-polarity of the world. India recently becomes the fifth largestRead More
US slow walks punitive measure against Saudi Arabia as regional tension spills into Qatar World Cup
Recent Saudi efforts to appease the Biden administration in the wake of the kingdom’s backing of last month’s OPEC+ oil production cut take on added significance in the wake of this week’s US midterm elections that have strengthened Joe Biden and weakened former President Donald J. Trump. Saudi insistence on a two million barrel a day cut in the wake of Mr. Biden’s failed effort to persuade Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to delay the cut, if not increase production, in advance of the elections, was widely seen inRead More
Recent Agitations in Iran Reflective of Islamophobia, experts agree
DNA ISLAMABAD: More than 40 years had passed since the Revolution, and Iran had experienced protests through the years over a series of issues. However, this recent chaos had been the most longstanding agitation staged since the Revolution, said Ambassador Riffat Masood. She was addressing a Roundtable Discussion, titled, “Contemporary Socio-Political Dynamics in Iran”, arranged by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS), here on Friday. She said that considering a plethora of linguistic and cultural communities, Iran’s cultural fabric had always been more overpowering than religious supremacy and that relatedly,Read More
RCCI fears 30,000 poultry farms to be closed, due to lack of timely clearance
DNA Rawalpindi, NOV 18: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has cautioned the Government that due to non-availability of soybean meal, there is fear of scarcity of chicken, meat and food security across the country. RCCI President Saqib Rafiq said in a statement that 130,000 tonnes of soybeans worth 22 billion rupees are lying in the open sky at the port. Due to the lack of timely clearance, there is a fear that 30,000 poultry farms will be closed, more than 300 feed mills will be directly affectedRead More
Samina Alvi calls for maximum awareness on breast cancer
Islamabad, NOV 18 /DNA/ – First Lady Begum Samina Alvi said that one out of nine women in Pakistan is diagnosed with breast cancer and fifty percent of patients of this disease die due to late diagnosis and stressed for creating maximum awareness in women about this issue to reduce its death rate in the country. She said that many countries have achieved 99 percent recovery rate and 80 percent survival rate of breast cancer patients by creating better awareness in society and we have to work on similar linesRead More