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Dar speaks with Saudi FM; offers condolences over helicopter crash, reviews regional peace
ISLAMABAD, Jun 28: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Sunday held a telephonic conversation with Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to discuss regional developments and convey heartfelt condolences over the deaths in a tragic helicopter crash. During the conversation, the deputy prime minister expressed sincere condolences on behalf of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, himself, the Government, and the people of Pakistan over the incident of a helicopter crash in SaudiRead More
Kant and the Crisis of the Global Order
Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer The modern international order often appears trapped between power and principle. Wars continue to erupt despite the presence of global institutions, while states invoke morality even as they pursue strategic interests. In this uneasy landscape, the ideas of Immanuel Kant remain remarkably relevant. More than two centuries after his death, Kant’s reflections on peace, republican government, law and international cooperation continue to shape debates in global politics. Kant wrote during a turbulent period in European history. Monarchies competed endlessly for territory and influence, and war wasRead More
Pakistan will need 1.84 million cataract surgeries a year
An estimated 570,000 adults in Pakistan are blind due to cataracts, while another 3.56 million live with cataract-related vision impairment. Cataracts are primarily linked to ageing, and growing life expectancy means more people are entering the age groups most at risk RAWALPINID, JUN 28 /DNA/ – Pakistan will need at least 1.84 million cataract surgeries annually by 2030 to meet rising demand, but the public sector currently performs fewer than one in five procedures, leaving most patients dependent on charitable organisations and private hospitals. Prof. Dr. Sabihuddin Ahmed, Head ofRead More
Helicopter crash kills 14 in Saudi Arabia
DNA RIYADH: A helicopter crash in Saudi Arabia killed 14 Saudi citizens on Sunday, the official press agency reported, adding that the aircraft belonged to state oil giant Aramco. The Saudi Press Agency, citing an official at the energy ministry, reported the helicopter crashed in Ras Tanura in the country’s east. “The accident claimed the lives of all 14 passengers, all Saudi citizens,” the agency said, adding that an investigation was under way to determine the cause of the crash. Aramco says it operates more than 60 aircraft, including helicoptersRead More
Pakistan plans to deploy 1 million workers to Saudi Arabia by 2030
ISLAMABAD, Jun 28: Pakistan has set a target of deploying one million workers to Saudi Arabia by 2030 under a long-term workforce development strategy aimed at strengthening labour mobility, human capital development and economic cooperation between the two countries. According to official documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the target forms part of the Human Resource Deployment Plan (2025-2039) developed under the Saudi-Pakistan Economic Cooperation Framework (SPECF), which institutionalizes labour cooperation between the two countries in line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. The plan envisages increasing annual overseas deployments to 1.51Read More
UFSC hosts seminar on Migration, Refuge and Human Displacement
FLORIANÓPOLIS, JUN 28 /DNA/ – The extension project UFSC Without Borders, in partnership with PROGRAD, SINTER and Federal University of Santa Catarina’s Sérgio Vieira de Mello Chair, presents the seminar on migration, refuge and human displacement regarding Brazil’s Week of Migrants and Refugees to the entire academic community and the general public. This week was instituted in Brazil by law 14.678/2023 and is celebrated annually on 19th to 23rd, June. The objectives are to discuss the humanised emigrational phenomenon through diverse perspectives, with an emphasis on the participation of migrantsRead More