Wednesday, December 21st, 2022
Qatar was just the beginning as Middle East eyes Asian sports
This decade and beyond could be the era of Middle Eastern sports. It may not have sunk in yet, but the Qatar World Cup was the kickoff rather than the finale. Qatar and Saudi Arabia will be this decade’s focal points of Asian sports. By 2030, Egypt and Turkey could become part of the global sports-hosting mix. That doesn’t mean that Arab and Berber North Africa will be sidelined. On the contrary, barely two months after emerging as a World Cup superstar, Morocco will host the FIFA Club World Cup inRead More
Crisis brewing in Punjab after Speaker Sibtain Khan holds his ground on session status
LAHORE – Political tension and constitutional crisis in Punjab, the largest province of Pakistan in terms of population, continues to deepen with Punjab Assembly Speaker Sibtain Khan and Governor Balighur Rehman at odds over calling a fresh session for a trust vote for Chief Minister Parvez Elahi. On Monday last, the governor issued an order for calling a session of the Punjab Assembly on Dec 21 and requiring the chief minister to obtain a vote of confidence to show that he still holds the mandate. However, the speaker on Tuesday rejectedRead More
Fawad warns against any ‘adventures’ as Punjab governor’s deadline for confidence vote expires
ISLAMABAD, DEC 21: PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday warned Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman to “refrain from any adventures” as he asserted that Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi would not be seeking a vote of confidence from the provincial assembly today. Fawad’s statement came ahead of the expiration of the deadline set by Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman, i.e. 4pm today, for the chief minister to obtain a vote of confidence from the provincial assembly. On Tuesday, Punjab Assembly Speaker Sibtain Khan had termed the governor’s orders as “illegal, against the provisionsRead More
CM Parvez Elahi to be removed from office after new declaration: Rana Sanaullah
LAHORE: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday said that Parvez Elahi will not remain the chief minister of Punjab after the new declaration is passed. Sanaullah said that Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman will pass the declaration at 4pm after which Elahi will be removed as chief minister. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader said that the governor of Punjab can also request the prime minister to impose governor rule. Responding to a question regarding the latest audio leak of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, the minister said that the audio is a “reality”.Read More
China-Laos Railway embraces prosperous development
By Ye Chuanzeng, People’s Daily “The prices of durian in Kunming this year have been lowered, indeed,” said Deng Xiaotian from a trade company in Kunming, southwest China’s Yunnan province, after unloading the last box of Monthong durians and stocktaking. Many citizens in Kunming have found the drop in durian prices in summer this year, and the lowest pricewas less than 40 yuan ($5.74) per kilogram. In mid-December, Monthong durians are sold at around 58 yuan per kilogram in supermarkets in the city, about 10 yuan cheaper from a yearRead More
Chinese tourism bucks trend in 2022
By Zhao Shan Recently, China Tourism Academy issued seven reports on Chinese tourism to summarize the performance of the sector this year. According to the academy, new products and business models have emerged in the domestic tourism market, and niche sub-markets such as study tours, family trips, road trips and camping have seen flourishing development. A report on domestic tourism said that there was an obvious shrinkage in both the distance of trips and the radius of tourists’ activities at their destinations this year, adding that 81.24 percent of domesticRead More