Friday, September 8th, 2023
G20 gathers in India, without China’s Xi
New Delhi: US President Joe Biden and other G20 leaders gathered in New Delhi on Friday for their annual summit, as deep divisions between heavyweight members and a no-show by China’s Xi Jinping called the bloc’s relevance into question. The Group of 20 was conceived in the throes of the 2008 financial crisis as a way of managing the global economy. But finding consensus among members has been increasingly difficult in recent years. With India’s capital spruced up and partly emptied of people for the occasion, the host scrambled forRead More
Caretakers to get IMF response on electricity bill relief plan in a ‘day or two’
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Power Minister Muhammad Ali on Friday said that the government’s plan to provide relief to electricity consumers had already been sent to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for approval and they are expecting a response in a “day or two”. “The plan to provide relief on electricity bills has been sent to the IMF. The IMF will give a response on the relief plan in a day or two,” Ali said in a press conference after the Special Investment Facilitation Council’s (SIFC) Apex Committee meeting. He was addressingRead More
Malnutrition Awareness Empower Community for Better Health
Seerat Fatima Alternatively, malnutrition may be defined as “poor or inadequate nutrition.” Malnutrition refers to a condition in which the body lacks essential nutrients and calories. It occurs as a result of insufficient intake of carbohydrates, protein, minerals, and vitamins. People need to consume all essential nutrients in adequate quantities; adverse effects occur when these essential nutrients are consumed in either too small or excessively high quantities. All nutrients are necessary for the growth, maintenance, and proper functioning of the body. When the body’s requirements for both micronutrients and macronutrientsRead More
Taiwan: Beijing’s Pressure and Washington’s Support
Dr. Muhammad AkramZaheer Taiwan is an island that sits apart from China, with the Taiwan Strait between them. China thinks of Taiwan as a new part of their land and wants to bring Taiwan and China together. But Taiwan has its own elected government and about two million people living there. The leaders in politics have different thoughts about how Taiwan should be related to China. The situation has gotten more tense since Tsai Ing-wen became Taiwan’s President. She doesn’t agree with the ideas of the previous leader, Ma Ying-jeou,Read More
Another ‘unusual’ meeting at President House
DNA ISLAMABAD: Days after an unexpected meeting at the President House triggered speculations regarding the announcement of the election date, another “unusual” huddle took place between President Arif Alvi and former information minister Muhammad Ali Durrani, on the eve of the completion of the president’s constitutional term on September 8 (yesterday). Durrani, the Pakistan Muslim League Functional (PML-F) leader — who served as information minister during late military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s era — last made headlines when he, in 2021, proposed to initiate a “grand dialogue” among stakeholders.Read More
FIA yet to take action against 13 big dealers involved in sugar scandal
LAHORE, SEP 08 (DNA) — The Punjab government has given names of 13 big dealers involved in the sugar scandal to the Federal Investigation Agency. According to sources, the dealers are representatives of sugar mills. In connivance with the owners of sugar mills, the dealers took the price of the sweetener from Rs90 to Rs180 per kg. They have minted billions after forming a cartel. Sources divulged that though the Punjab government gave the names of 13 big dealers involved in the sugar scandal to the FIA several days ago,Read More