Wednesday, April 23rd, 2025
Arshad Nadeem declines Neeraj Chopra’s invitation to Bengaluru Javelin event
ISLAMABAD, APR 23: Pakistani javelin star Arshad Nadeem has turned down an invitation from Indian Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra to participate in the upcoming Bengaluru Classic Javelin Throw Championship. According to sources close to Arshad, his training and competition schedule for the year had already been finalized prior to the invitation. As a result, he expressed his inability to travel to India for the event. Neeraj Chopra had extended a personal invitation to Arshad Nadeem, aiming to bring top-tier javelin talent together at the Bengaluru meet. However, Arshad’s preparationsRead More
EU slaps fines on Apple and Meta, risking Trump fury
The European Union on Wednesday slapped Apple and Meta with €700 million in fines for breaking digital competition rules, risking the wrath of US President Donald Trump. The penalties threaten to cause more tension in the already fraught relationship between the bloc and Trump, as the two sides discuss a deal to avoid his sweeping tariffs on the EU. The European Commission fined Apple €500m ($570m) after concluding the company prevented developers from steering customers outside its App Store to access cheaper deals. The EU also fined Meta €200m overRead More
Two security personnel guarding polio team martyred in Mastung
QUETTA, APR 23: Two Levies personnel were martyred in Mastung’s Kali Teri area in Balochistan on Wednesday when unidentified assailants opened fire on a polio team’s security detail, said the police. The victims were deployed to protect the anti-polio workers conducting a vaccination campaign in the region. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the polio team and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice. “Terrorists who harm innocent civilians and security personnel are enemies of humanity and will be punished,” he said. He reiterated that suchRead More
Japan funds Faisalabad water plant upgrade with 4.1b yen grant
ISLAMABAD, APR 23 /DNA/ – A handover ceremony for the Grant Aid project “The Project for the Improvement of Water Treatment Plant and Water Distribution System in Faisalabad” (grant amount: 4.094 billion yen) was held in Faisalabad. AKAMATSUShuichi, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, Mr. Naoaki Miyata, Chief Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Pakistan Office, and Mr. Aamer Aziz, Managing Director of Water and Sanitation Agency, Faisalabad attended the ceremony. Faisalabad is the third most populous city in Pakistan. With rapid population growth, water demand exceeds the existingRead More
Two Giants, Two Governance Systems
Kinza Aslam Governance models differ across the world in terms of structure, distribution of power and how decisions are made. Among the various governance types, two of the most commonly studied are democratic and authoritarian systems. Other notable governance forms include oligarchic, monarchical, theocratic, technocratic, hybrid and participatory models. However, understanding democratic and authoritarian governance is especially important as they represent two contrasting approaches to managing state affairs. Democracy, with its historical roots in ancient Athens around 500 BC, began as a system where citizens directly participated in political decisions.Read More