Saturday, July 22nd, 2023
In-time elections only way to ensure political stability: Faisal Kundi
ISLAMABAD, Jul 22 (DNA): Special Assistant to the Prime Minister onPoverty Alleviation and Social Safety, Faisal Karim Kundi termed in-timeelections as the only way to ensure political stability in the country. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, Faisal Kundi said thatthe Pakistan People’s Party had a very clear stance that assembliesshould complete their tenure and the caretaker government and ElectionCommission of Pakistan (ECP) should conduct elections within 60 days. The SAPM said: “60 days are enough for an election campaign; however, ifcoalition political parties want 90 days for theRead More
Punjab follows Center in raising pay and pension of govt officials
LAHORE, Jul 22 (DNA): The Punjab cabinet has approved an increase in thesalary and pension of government officials on the pattern of the federalgovernment. The cabinet accorded approval in its 21st meeting with Punjab ChiefMinister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi in the chair. Provincial ministers, advisers, chief secretary, top cop and officialsconcerned attended the meeting that took up 14-point agenda. Reportedly government employees of the Punjab Civil Secretariat and 38provincial departments raised the demand for salary hike equivalent tothe rest of the country. They were off the view that the federal governmentRead More
Iraqis protest again after purported Holy Quran desecration in Denmark
Iraqi security forces on Saturday dispersed about 1,000 supporters of Shia Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr who tried to march to Baghdad’s Green Zone housing foreign embassies, believing a Holy Quran had been desecrated in Denmark. The protesters were reacting to reports of an apparent desecration of the Muslim holy book for the third time in a month, with the first two in Sweden already raising diplomatic tensions. On its Facebook page, the extreme right group Danske Patrioter posted on Friday a video of a man desecrating what seemed to be a Holy Quran and trampling anRead More
PTI vehemently rejects PEMRA Amendment Bill 2023
All attempts to arrest media freedom, free speech to be resisted: PTI spokespersonSays reign of terror unleashed to silent sane dissenting voices ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rejected the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Amendment Bill 2023 and vowed that all attempts to arrest and undermine the media freedom would be thwarted come what may.The PTI spokesperson on Saturday strongly reacted to the PEMRA Amendment Bill and said that the puppet government held in abeyance the constitution for the last 15 months and unleashed a reign of terrorRead More
Govt taking measures to facilitate special persons: President Alvi
ISLAMABAD, Jul 22 (DNA): President Dr Arif Alvi Saturday said the government was taking measures to make persons with disabilities productive citizens of the society. In a video message for special persons with disabilities, he said in Pakistan 10 to 12 persons were disabled who needed to be facilitated by society.He said those with physical deficiencies and those who could not see, hear and speak should be given admission in regular schools where they could not be denied admission legally.He said legislation had been enacted at the federal and provincialRead More
Small zippers come with big time technologies
By Li Tielin, People’s Daily As China’s Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship was recently launched, SBS, Fujian Xunxing Zipper Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (SBS), a zipper manufacturer in Jinjiang, southeast China’s Fujian province has sent its zipper products to the space for a sixth time. Zippers for spacesuits are by no means the ones used on average clothes. Space missions need super reliable, stable and safe products. Therefore, spacesuit zippers must be able to bear a tensile force of 2,000 newtons, while the average zippers can hold only 760 newtons. Besides,Read More