Friday, September 5th, 2025
Polio eradication drive successfully concludes in AJK
MIRPUR (AJK), SEP 05 (APP): In Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), the five-day national anti-polio drive successively concluded on Thursday. Over 7.42 lack children of under 5 years of age across the liberated territory were targeted to be immunized with the polio vaccine during the campaign. In AJK’s metropolis – Muzaffarabad, the target of 1,24,249 children up to five year age was set administered Polio vaccine drops during the nation-wide drive, the State Health Department sources told APP here on Friday. For this purpose over 450 mobile teams were constitutedRead More
Ambassador Misbah Khar meets Turkish ambassador
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 5 /DNA/ – Ambassador Misbah Khar, Advisor to the Hon’ble Chairman Senate, along with Mr. Tariq Bin Waheed, Director General (Protocol), Senate of Pakistan, visited the Embassy of Türkiye to meet with His Excellency Dr. İrfan Neziroğlu, Ambassador of Türkiye to Pakistan. Ambassador Khar briefed Ambassador Neziroğlu on the Inter-Parliamentary Speakers Conference (ISC), a newly established global forum aimed at fostering dialogue and practical solutions through Speakers of parliaments and world leaders. She explained that the ISC is designed to bring nations together on critical themes such asRead More
Employment generation linked to business-friendly policies: Nasir Mansoor Qureshi
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 5 /DNA/ – Nasir Mansoor Qureshi, President of the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), has emphasized that the business community is the real mover and shaker of the economy, and therefore, it must be actively involved in policymaking to boost trade and industry, generate employment, and broaden the tax base. He expressed these views while talking to a visiting delegation of business leaders at ICCI. Senior Vice President Abdul Rehman Siddiqui and Vice President Nasir Mehmood Chaudhry were also present on the occasion. Nasir Mansoor QureshiRead More
FO spokesperson says future of refugees ‘up to Pakistan’
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 5: Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Ambassador Shafqat Ali Khan on Friday said that Pakistan will decide what to do with the refugees it is hosting, such as those from Afghanistan. “Those Afghans waiting to travel to Germany should be deported promptly,” the spokesperson said while fielding questions during a weekly press briefing. “Pakistani law will apply to those Afghans living here. We will decide what to do with refugees in Pakistan.
Serena Hotels launches flood relief effort in Pakistan
FAISALABAD, SEPT 5 /DNA/ – In response to the recent floods, Serena Hotels has launched a relief effort to provide essential food supplies to affected communities. Under its corporate social responsibility initiative, Jazba-e-Khidmat, the hotel is working tirelessly to support those in need. Through this initiative, Serena Hotels aims to alleviate the suffering of flood-affected families by distributing food and other essential items. The hotel’s team has been collaborating closely with Faisalabad’s local administration to identify areas of greatest need and ensure effective aid delivery. “We are committed to supportingRead More
America’s Ark of Defense vs. China’s Web of Power
By Qamar Bashir A few months ago, I argued in a widely circulated article that the United States was constructing an “ark of defense” around the South China Sea and the Asia-Pacific to contain China’s growing influence. Washington’s strategy involved building aggressive alliances, deploying military assets, and reshaping regional security architecture to assert dominance. Initiatives like AUKUS and QUAD, enhanced military integration with Japan and the Philippines, and intelligence sharing under Five Eyes became central to this containment plan. Through joint naval patrols, expanded military exercises, and command restructuring, theRead More