Wednesday, May 1st, 2024
Students hold demo in against Israeli aggression
DNA LAHORE: Hundreds of students from different universities on Tuesday held a protest demonstration outside the US consulate against Israeli aggression in Palestine. Male and female students were wearing keffiyehs (a Palestinian national symbol) to express unwavering solidarity with Palestinians and condemn the ongoing genocide perpetrated by the state of Israel with the support of the US. The students were carrying Palestine flags and placards inscribed with slogans against Israel and America and in favour of Palestine. The protest was led by the Progressive Students Collective (PSC) and joined byRead More
PPP always represents workers, deprived class: Kundi
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, MAY 01 (DNA) —Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Central Information Secretary Faisal Karim Kundi on Wednesday said that his party always represented the workers and deprived class. In a statement issued here in connection with the World Labour Day, Kundi said the provision of necessities like ‘bread, cloth and house’ to the workers was the initial step towards the rights of the working class. He said that PPP founder leader Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto even today lives in the hearts of poor people due to his pro-poor vision. The BenazirRead More
IMF move to release of the $1.1 bn tranche welcomed
ISLAMABAD, MAY 01 (DNA) —Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain said on Wednesday that the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) disbursement of the $1.1 billion tranche deserves praise. SBP’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged has disappointed the business community, he said. Mian Zahid Hussain said that we are responsible for the devastation of the country’s economy and will have to fix it as no one else is going to do it for us. TalkingRead More
Maryam suggests critics serve people so their videos also go viral
Lahore, MAY 1: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has suggested her detractors also serve the people so that their videos will also be made, asking them to get out of their rooms and serve. In her speech at the inauguration ceremony of a field hospital in Lahore, the chief minister said it was a dream to provide health facilities to the people at their doorsteps. “I congratulate those who made the project of field hospitals a success. A field hospital has all the facilities of a clinic,” she announced. SheRead More
PM wants wealthy, businessmen, industrialists to prioritize improving conditions of labour class
LAHORE, May 1 (APP/DNA): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that they were fully cognizant of the value of the labourers and workers in the national economy and stressed upon the wealthy, businessmen, investors and industrialists to prioritize improving the conditions of the workers. Addressing a gathering of labourers and workers from different sectors at his residence in connection with the observance of International Labour Day, the prime minister said that the country’s economic situation was challenging but they were striving to turn it around, with collective effortsRead More
COP29 in Azerbaijan will inject new momentum into climate action: envoy
Ms. Romina emphasized Pakistan’s pressing issue with plastic pollution, especially in urban areas. Owing to these daunting challenges, Pakistan has taken proactive steps, such as banning single-use plastics and polythene bags in 2019, to mitigate plastic waste generation DNA ISLAMABAD, MAY 1: COMSATS Observes Earth Day 2024 with MOCC COMSATS participated in “Planet vs. Plastic” campaign, reaffirming its unwavering commitment to Greener Future Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) and the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC), Government of Pakistan, jointly organizedRead More