Sunday, January 22nd, 2023
Afghanistan faced with famine like situation
Shamim Shahid PESHAWAR: Whatever might be stance on the part of Taliban-calling itself Emirate Islami but the situation is worsening in all over Afghanistan where now millions of people are in dire need of food, medicines and other items of daily needs. Ironic to mention that almost all US led allies and the United Nations as well are reluctant to fulfill its responsibilities at this crucial stage. A latest report reveals that 28.3 million people in Afghanistan need life-saving aid in 2023 – that’s a 350% increase in just fiveRead More
Who is Rasmus Paludan?
DNA STOCKHOLM: Rasmus Paludan (born 2 January 1982) is a Danish-Swedish politician, lawyer and far-right extremist. He is the leader of the far-right Danish political party Stram Kurs (“Straight Course” or “Hard Line”) which he founded in 2017. Paludan has held several events in which the Quran was burned, leading to counter-protests, some marked by violence and burning of cars. Paludan calls for putting expelled foreign citizens unwilling and unable to travel back to their country in detention camps in North-Eastern Greenland, which is a Danish island. In June 2020,Read More
German, French Consul Generals celebrate ‘Élysée Treaty’
KARACHI, Jan 22 (DNA): Consul General of France to Karachi Alexis Chahtahtinsky and Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany Dr. Rüdiger Lotz on Sunday celebrated the signing of ‘Élysée Treaty’ 60 years ago. They termed it as a historic treaty of friendship. The treaty on Franco-German cooperation was ratified at the Élysée Palace in Paris on January 22, 1963, ‘After World War II, France reached out to its former enemy and treated Germany as a partner.’ They said 60 years have been the happiest in our two countriesRead More
Media in Pakistan faced hardships in 2022: report
The inhumane murder of well-known anchor and journalist, Arshad Sharif, Athar Mateen, and Zia-ur-Rehman Farooqi has exposed the mendacious claims of media freedom by the government and authorities KARACHI, JAN 22 /DNA/ – The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has issued “Pakistan Press Freedom Report 2022”. According to the report, freedom of media in Pakistan faced exacerbating scenarios of jeopardy in 2022 whereas freedom of speech was continuously suppressed and sabotaged. According to CPNE’s “Pakistan Media Freedom Report 2022”, four media persons were killed during the performance of theirRead More
‘Sadiq, Amin’ confesses to investing $3 mln charity funds
Marriyum Aurangzeb says that Imran did not even get approval from the board of directors of the hospital Khayam Abbasi ISLAMABAD, JAN 22 /DNA/ – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Sunday that so-called “Sadiq and Amin” had admitted to investing Shaukat Khanam Cancer Hospital’s $3 million charity fund in a housing society. While taking a jibe at Imran Khan, in a statement she said that “Saqib Nisar’s ‘Sadiq aur Amin’ admits to investing Shaukat Khanum’s $3 million charity fund in a housing society”. The minister saidRead More
China enters a new stage of COVID-19 response
By Bai Jianfeng, Liu Zhiqiang, People’s Daily China released the 10th COVID-19 prevention and control protocol Jan. 7, outlining regular disease surveillance requirements and ramped-up measures to counter an emergency. It has also downgraded its management of COVID-19 from Class A to Class B since Jan. 8, 2023, entering a new stage of COVID-19 response. Over the past three years, China has always maintained its strategic initiative in its fight against COVID-19. It has withstood the impact of five rounds of global COVID-19 outbreaks and effectively handled more than 100Read More