Wednesday, December 7th, 2022
When Mr. Xi comes to town
Pomp and circumstance are important. So are multiple agreements to be signed during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Saudi Arabia this week, his first venture beyond East and Central Asia in three years. No doubt, Mr. Xi’s reception will be on par with the welcoming of Donald J. Trump when he headed to Saudi Arabia in 2017 on his first overseas trip as US president. At the same time, it will contrast starkly with the more downbeat response to Joe Biden’s hat-in-hand pilgrimage to the kingdom in July. Mr. Xi Jinping and SaudiRead More
SC directs govt to form ‘independent’ JIT to probe Arshad Sharif murder
ISLAMABAD: Hours after the government established a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe Arshad Sharif’s murder, the Supreme Court rejected it and asked a new “independent” body to be formed. “Federal government should immediately form a new investigation team. The court wants an independent team to investigate the issue,” remarked Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial as the Supreme Court resumed the hearing of the suo motu case of Sharif’s murder. The CJP added that the court does not want any member to have connections with any influential person.Read More
US continues to assist Pakistan in fight against covid-19-related illnesses
ISLAMABAD, DEC 7: /DNA/ – The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), donated $7.5 million worth of medical oxygen supplies to the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination. The support will also provide training to 163 hospitals throughout Pakistan to increase their capability to treat patients suffering from severe COVID-19 and other lung conditions. This U.S. government support was received by the Federal Health Minister, Mr. Abdul Qadir Patel, in a ceremony at the Ministry of National Health Services in Islamabad. In his remarks,Read More
Japan provides a grant of USD 38.9 million to Pakistan for flood victims
ISLAMABAD, Dec 7: /DNA/ – On December 2, the Government of Japan announced its plan to provide grant assistance of USD 38.9 million to Pakistan as part of Japan’s supplementary budget to deliver life-saving aid to the flood victims. The unprecedented levels of flooding have triggered a multi-dimensional humanitarian crisis, leaving the affected population with increased health risks and food insecurity, insecure livelihoods, and heightened vulnerabilities to gender-based violence. The Government of Japan will support the affected population in various social and economic dimensions in partnership with WHO, UNFPA, FAO,Read More
Historic action of Hangor
Asaf Humayn Dark nights at sea can be scary. When you see a light closing in, you are not sure whether it is a menacing warship, a harmless fishing boat or a benign merchant ship. If it is wartime, many dangers lurk hidden in the cloak of darkness. On 9th Dec 1971, a similar situation existed. The moon was to rise after 9:30 pm and it was pitch dark. Pakistan and India had been at war since 3rd Dec. Two Indian Navy anti-submarine frigates KHUKRI and KIRPAN were patrolling near Diu HeadRead More
Fate of Punjab and KP assemblies
The PTI Chairman Imran Khan has hinted at dissolving the assemblies in December in order to pave way for the general elections. Earlier he had offered the government to engage in talks with the PTI in order to determine a date for the elections however according to the former prime minister his offer was misunderstood by the government benches and construed as if the PTI were afraid of dissolution of the provincial assemblies. Therefore Imran Khan now has asserted that December was the deadline and if there were no agreementRead More