Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
BISP announces Benazir survey
ISLAMABAD, JAN 17 (DNA) — Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) regional office Abbottabad Wednesday declared that all households that underwent the Benazir Survey in the years 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 up to January 2023, or those that have not been surveyed yet, are now eligible for Benazir Dynamic Survey. A comprehensive biometric survey for these households is set to be conducted once again. For women who have already been surveyed after February 2023 are exempted from this survey and would be considered on the same. According to the details, toRead More
21 Million Doses: Japan’s Generous Grant Fuels Pakistan’s 2024 Polio Campaigns
ISLAMABAD, JAN 17 /DNA/ – The Government of Japan has announced a new US$ 3.62 million grant to procure essential oral polio vaccines as part of its continued support to polio eradication efforts in Pakistan. Pakistan Polio Programme will use these funds to procure more than 21 million doses of vaccines to support polio campaigns in 2024. Pakistan is one of only two countries globally that has yet to stop polio. In 2023, Pakistan reported a total of 6 cases of polio. With polio cases cornered to only a fewRead More
A casualty of war
A second Israeli player, 23-year-old Eden Kartsev, awaits a similar fate after his club, Istanbul Bashakshehir, said it was investigating him for “violating the sensibilities of the country” by reposting on X, formerly known as Twitter, an image with the hashtag “BringThemHomeNow.” Assuming Mr. Kartsev will also be deported, Ramzi Safuri, a Palestinian Israeli, who plays for Antalyaspor alongside 28-year-old Mr. Yehezkel, will be the last Israeli footballer standing in Turkey. Bashkakshehir maintains close ties with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), staunchRead More
Iran’s Missile Attack in Pakistan: Complexities and Concerns
Qamar Bashir In a surprising and highly unusual move, Iran conducted a series of aggressive actions by launching six bomb-carrying drones and rockets into Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Tuesday night (16.01.2024). The targets of these attacks, according to Iran, were homes purportedly housing the families of Jaish al-Adl fighters. Shockingly, the assault resulted in the tragic death of two children, with two women and a teenage girl sustaining injuries. The nature of these strikes raises questions about their proportionality and justification, as they were seemingly directed at non-combatants. These unprovokedRead More
China calls for restraint
Beijing calls on both sides to avoid actions that would lead to an escalation of tension DNA BEIJING: China has called upon Pakistan and Iran to exercise “restraint” after Tehran carried out an air strike on its territory that killed two children and injured three girls. “We call on both sides to exercise restraint, avoid actions that would lead to an escalation of tension and work together to maintain peace and stability,” foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular briefing on Wednesday. “We consider both Iran and Pakistan asRead More
Unregulated licensing of weapons draws CJP Isa’s ire
DNA ISLAMABAD, JAN 17: “No one goes around carrying Kalashnikovs in big cars with tinted glasses anywhere around the world,” he says, CJP Isa inquires about issuance of licenses for prohibited weapons, SC issues notices interior secretary, home secretaries, others. ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa Wednesday was angered over the unregulated licensing of weapons in Pakistan, questioning the interior ministry, home departments and law enforcers regarding ease in availability of weapons as well as the acquisition of their licenses. The chief justice remarked that weapons and drugs have destroyedRead More