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Press Release Islamabad: Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies hosted a Webinar on “Pakistan-Belarus Relations: Opportunities for Collaborations”. Mr. Andrei Metelista, Ambassador of Belarus to Pakistan, Mr. Sajjad Haider Khan, Ambassador of Pakistan to Belarus, and Prof.Dr. Mecheslau Chasnouski, Head of International Relations Department, Belarusian State University, were amongst the speakers. Ms. Farhat Asif, Founder President, Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies, moderated the session.  The webinar highlighted the importance of cooperation between Pakistan and Belarus, especially in the fields of Business, Education, and Tourism. Ambassadors from both sides shared important opportunities and insights for business executives, academicians, students, faculty members, tourists, and tour…

By Mehr Ghazanfar Klasra Islamabad: Slightly above million Pakistani Children are feared to Drop-out of Schools After The COVID Emergency Unless More Public Investment is Made in Education. “Pakistan no longer has the luxury to focus on bringing the colossal pre-pandemic figure of 22.8 million out-of-school children into schools but must now actively strategize to prevent a roll-back on important gains made vis-à-vis education, especially girls’ access to education in the last decade. Inaction can result in millions of more Pakistani children dropping-out of schools.” These views were expressed by Areebah Shahid, Executive Director Pakistan Youth Change Advocates (PYCA) at…

by Gordon G. Chang For three principal reasons, his [Biden’s] jobs plan will create full employment in China. First, Biden will create substantially more demand for Chinese materials to go into America’s planned physical infrastructure improvements. Second, the large corporate tax increases he proposes will drive even more businesses out of the U.S. — and across the Pacific. Third, Biden’s “green energy” ideas will eliminate one of the crucial advantages American manufacturers now have: cheap energy.”Unless we invest in the capacity to make the steel, cement, and the other materials that go into our roads, bridges, and other infrastructure, we…

By Our Special Correspondent Cairo: Rescue teams of Suez Canal Authority finally made stranded ship to float again after hectic efforts which last for six days. “The Panamanian container ship has been successfully re-floated. This was the result of successful push and tow maneuvers which led to the restoration of 80% of the vessel’s direction; with the stern 102 m. away from the bank of the Canal now instead of 4 m. prior to the re-floating,” Admiral Osama Rabie, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), announced today, Monday 29th March, 2021. He added that maneuvers are…

By Our Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD, March 27: The AJK President Sardar Masood Khan has said that mobilizing the UN Security Council to implement its own resolutions on Kashmir pending on its agenda for the last more than 70 years, is the biggest challenge for Pakistan and the people of Kashmir. In an interview with a national magazine, he asserted that persuading the governments of powerful nations to call out India’s fanatic government, and to move the Kashmir movement from closed chambers to streets and squares across the world are some of the other most serious challenges people of Kashmir and Pakistan…

By Our Staff reporter Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms Senator A. Rehman Malik has said that the proposed SBP legislation will prove dangerous for the economy and the country. He said that Pakistan will fall in a highly economic danger zone resultantly we all in Pakistan will suffer heavily. He hoped that the Government will not bulldoze SBP Act 2021 through Parliament. In a statement, he said that the State Bank of any country is the main regulator of overall financial system and banking of that country that monitors smooth functioning of the banks…

By National News Desk Islamabad: Pakistan imposed a complete ban on travel from 12 countries, including South Africa, Rwanda and Tanzania, in a bid to curb the spike of coronavirus cases as the country on Sunday recorded 3,667 new cases, taking the national tally to 626,802. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) notified a fresh list of countries categorised into A, B and C after emergence of South African and Brazilian strain of the virus and imposed a complete ban on travel from 12 countries, categorised as C. The travel restrictions and a ban on inbound passengers from 12 countries will…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: A long white shawl on her head, Rani Khan gives daily Koran lessons at Pakistan’s first transgender-only madrasa, or Islamic religious school, which she set up herself using her life savings. The madrasa is an important milestone for the LGBTQ community in the overwhelmingly fundamental Muslim country, where transgender people face ostracism even though there is no official restriction on them attending religious schools or praying at mosques. ‘Most families do not accept transgender people. They throw them out of their homes. Transgender people turn to wrongdoing,’ Khan, 34, said, as other transgender people, their…

By Our Staff Reporter Islamabad: Official sources said that the maximum sale price of Sputnik V Russian vaccine will be fixed at Rs8,449 for two doses and China’s Convidecia at Rs4,225 per injection. Pakistani authorities have decided to cap the maximum retail price of the Russian and Chinese COVID-19 vaccines imported by private firms, amid a sharp increase in coronavirus cases in the country. The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) last week notified the procedure for determining the maximum retail prices of imported COVID-19 vaccines in the country. Official sources said that the maximum sale price of Sputnik V…

By Our Staff Reporter Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is reportedly looking to hire UK-based safety and technology firm Restrata to create a bio-bubble for the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL). The PSL was postponed on March 4 due to seven individuals within the tournament’s bubble, six of which were players, testing positive for Covid-19. Restrata has successfully created bio-bubbles for tournaments like the Indian Premier League, the Abu Dhabi T10 and for cricket matches in England last year. Due to shortage of time, the PCB will hire Restrata without issuing a tender, according to The…