Friday, March 24th, 2023
Why Crossing LOC isn’t a cakewalk for Indian Military
Tanveer ul Haque India being a powerful nation with a large military, may be tempted to undertake misadventures on the LoC, but it is not an easy feat. There are several reasons why the continuous gibberish of Indian generals about Azad Jammu and Kashmir is whimsical and dull-witted. Pakistan has a well-trained and well-equipped military that is capable of defending its territory. Pakistan’s military is battle-hardened due to its involvement in multiple conflicts, including the ongoing war against terrorism. Any misadventure on the LoC by India can lead to aRead More
Failure to evolve effective refugee policy left them vulnerable
ISLAMABAD, MAR 24 /DNA/ – Consistent failure to evolve an effective refugee policy for Afghan migrants and refugees has created stress and suffering among Afghan communities, and left them vulnerable to exploitation and poverty, stated experts at Jinnah Institute’s roundtable titled ‘Status of Afghan Refugees & Migrants; A Humanitarian Perspective’, hosted in partnership with Verso Consulting on 22nd March 2023. Pakistan has hosted a large Afghan refugee population over four decades since 1979. There are approximately 1.3 million registered Afghan refugees according to NADRA, of whom 58% are based in Read More
Senate Committee summons MC of Gun & Country Club Islamabad
AFZAL JAVED ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) on Friday summoned the Management Committee of Gun and Country Club Islamabad on alleged irregularities of millions rupees in the next meeting. The meeting was chaired by Senator Nisar Ahmed Khurro and was attended by Senator Gurdeep Singh, Senator Mushtaq Ahmed, Senator Kamran Michael, Federal Secretary Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination Ahmad Hanif Orakzai and senior officers of the Ministry of IPC along with its attached departments and agencies which held at Parliament House, Islamabad. Matters discussed included year wiseRead More
President confers mily awards on armed forces personnel
Commander of Bahrain National Guards Shaikh Mohammed Bin Salman Al-Khalifa was awarded Nishan-i-Imtiaz (military) and Defence Attache of Saudi Arabia Major General (Pilot) Staff Awad Bin Abdullah Alzahrani was given Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military) ISLAMABAD, MAR 24 (DNA): President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday conferred military awards on the serving and martyred armed forces personnel at a Pakistan Day investiture ceremony held here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. A total of 49 officers and soldiers of the Pakistan Army, Navy and Air Force received the military awards including the families of four martyred troopsRead More
Education 4.0 in Pakistan: A precautionary call before disaster
We need a leader with telescopic visions and navigational capabilities. Education is very vital for the development, prosperity and sovereignty of a country. It is important not only for individual development, earnings and employment but also for the country’s prosperity, economic stability, creativity & innovation, harmony & peace and for social stability. Educational system in Pakistan is not only out dated but also we are far behind from the rest of the surrounding world. Economically, Pakistan is at the 153rd position out of 174 countries and is included in tenRead More
India’s Rahul Gandhi loses parliament seat after conviction
New Delhi, March 24 (AFP/APP): Top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi was expelled from India’s parliament on Friday, a day after his defamation conviction for a remark seen as an insult against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi’s government has been widely accused of using the law to target and silence critics, and the case in the premier’s home state of Gujarat is one of several lodged against his chief opponent in recent years. Gandhi, of the opposition Congress party, was sentenced to two years imprisonment but walked free on bail afterRead More