Gems In Life: Some Stones of Learning By: Dr Rakhshinda Perveen on June 24, 2023As I complete three decades of the professional journey (a nomadic one) and 5.5 decades of my existence on this earth as per the standard construal of time, I do wonder more intensely what have I accomplished in terms of contributions towards my country, and society and communities of the disadvantaged guised as income poor […]
10 years on: BRI’s Globalisation v/s Western Globalisation By: Yasir Habib Khan on June 24, 2023The world is abuzz with 10 years’ saga of the Belt and Road Initiative offering insight that how President Xi’s epic “BRI” from 2013 to 2023 is reshaping a new wave of globalization utterly different from Western-led globalization. Having evolved into a comprehensive framework encompassing infrastructure development, trade facilitation, financial cooperation, and cultural exchanges across […]
Climate protesters aim to bring London to a halt By: AFP on June 24, 2023Slow-moving climate protesters have become a daily sight on London’s streets, undeterred by the honking horns of irate motorists, personal insults and even arrest. “No more extraction of fossil fuels,” Peter Lippiett shouts through a loudspeaker over the noise of the traffic at one recent demonstration. Alongside the elderly Anglican vicar are a dozen or […]
Hunger devastates Ethiopia’s Tigray as food aid halted By: AFP on June 24, 2023Her nephew shared the harrowing tale of how she died. The 45-year-old mother of five had not eaten in days and begged for a sip of water as she lay dying in a hospital in Ethiopia’s war-scarred Tigray region. She struggled to swallow, her muscles weakened from prolonged starvation, as droplets dribbled down her chin, […]
PAKISTAN HITS BACK AT US-INDIA JOINT STATEMENT: Unwarranted By: Agencies on June 24, 2023The Foreign Office (FO) on Friday termed the joint US-India statement – issued against Pakistan after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Joe Biden a day earlier – “misleading and unwarranted”, saying that the “reference is contrary to diplomatic norms and has political overtones”. Responding to media queries regarding the statement, the FO Spokesperson […]
Pakistan still paying price for US-led war on terror By: Agencies on June 24, 2023Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif on Friday said that Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, had been involved in supporting terrorism activities and human rights violation in Gujarat during his tenure as Chief Minister there and the United States acknowledged it by imposing visa restrictions on him. Addressing here in the National Assembly about the joint […]
PM urges world to ‘rethink’ global financial architecture By: APP on June 24, 2023Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday urged the international community to deliver the commitments made at COP 27 in Sharm al-Sheikh and also operationalize Loss and Damage Fund on the principle of equity. “The international community should deliver on the commitments they made at COP 27 in Sharm al-Sheikh, including the operationalization of Loss and […]
PPP will never betray PML-N, vows Zardari By: Agencies on June 24, 2023Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Friday insisted that he would not betray the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), a private TV channel reported. Zardari made the remarks in the backdrop of reports circulating on social media that the PPP is “not happy” with the policies of the coalition government and will part ways […]
Time to strengthen PM Shehbaz Sharif By: Agencies on June 24, 2023Foreign Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed his concerns about the state of democracy in Pakistan, urging for a united effort to prevent it from being pushed into a closed alley, circumstances similar to what the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) endured, a private TV channel reported. Speaking in the National […]
Gold Rate in Pakistan Today – 24 June 2023 By: Web Desk on June 24, 2023KARACHI: Gold Rate in Pakistan Today on 24 June 2023 is Rs. 217,000 per tola for 24-karat of the precious metal in the local bullion market. This is the Gold Price in Pakistan for 24-karat as per different sources in the local bullion market in Karachi or Multan. It is pertinent to mention that Gold Rates are usually the […]