Saba Qamar has been appointed Nicef’s first Pakistani National Ambassador for Child Rights. The announcement was made on International Day of the Girl Child, which is a day set aside to promote girls’ rights and acknowledge the particular difficulties they face worldwide. “It is a privilege to join Unicef. In a press release, Qamar stated, “I will echo our shared mission of achieving every right for every child wherever I am.” I’ve seen the positive impact that Unicef’s dedicated efforts are having on children and women in this country during my recent travels. She continued, “I promise to do my…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
YH: Knowing what Islamic banking is all about is necessary. We anticipated that this journey would take one or two years when Faysal Bank Limited (FBL) began it. As it turned out, it wasn’t all that easy. There are numerous problems. Understanding Islamic banking is the first step; the fundamentals of its application; how to transform entire businesses in accordance with Islamic banking principles and the dos and don’ts. It’s not just about changing the banking system; it’s also about changing into a new business model and knowing the risks, benefits, and drawbacks. It entails determining the bank and customer’s…
Two fear mongers, engaged with the 2021 Dasu Dam assault, were killed on Friday by their associates as they were being moved from Sahiwal Prison due to a danger ready, a proclamation from the Punjab Counter-Illegal intimidation Division (CTD) said. In the year 2021, a bus attack near the Dasu hydropower plant in the Upper Kohistan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa resulted in the deaths of thirteen people, including nine engineers from China and four Pakistanis. Due to security concerns and a threat alert issued by the interior ministry, the statement states that a total of five terrorists, including the masterminds…
Authorities said on Friday that a junior doctor on hunger strike in India over the rape and murder of a fellow doctor was hospitalized with severe dehydration. On Sunday, six other people, including Aniket Mahato, began a hunger strike in protest of what they claim are inadequate facilities and security for doctors, many of whom work long shifts in crowded, filthy hospitals. Soma Mukhopadhyay, a professor at the hospital, stated, “When he was admitted he was severely dehydrated, pulse rate was very high, and was in a very unstable condition.” His heartbeat, circulatory strain and liquid levels had improved by…
On Friday, the grassroots movement of Hibakusha survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki known as Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Nobel Committee stated in its citation that “Hibakusha is receiving the Peace Prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.” The fight for a nuclear-free world has been the lifelong mission of witnesses to the only two nuclear bombs ever used in combat. The committee stated, “The Hibakusha help us to describe the indescribable, think…
A legal provision known as Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure grants district administrations the authority to temporarily prohibit a group of four or more people from gathering in a particular area. Most of the time, it is imposed to keep order, prevent potential disturbances, and stop any activities that could lead to violence. In order to ensure the safety of approximately 900 delegates who will be arriving in Islamabad for the summit, the government has set up more than 10,000 police and paramilitary personnel. Additionally, the capital will observe a three-day holiday to safeguard delegates. As foreign…
A letter from Supreme Court Registrar Jazeela Aslam to Supreme Court Bar Association President Shahzad Shaukat, which is available on Dawn.com, revealed the new information. After CJP Isa retires, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah is the next in line to be the country’s top judge. There have been rumors since August that the government intended to extend CJP Isa’s term. Some insiders in the ruling coalition had said that important changes were coming. A source had stated that the amendments would be included in a supplementary agenda, without providing further details, indicating that they may pertain to a uniform increase in…
On Friday, veteran comedian and actor Abid Kashmiri passed away in Lahore. He was 74. The news was confirmed by Radio Pakistan. Geo News reported that Kashmiri’s family revealed that he had been ill for some time, had serious medical issues with his kidneys, and was having trouble breathing. The actor had lived and worked overseas for some time. According to the news outlet, during his most recent trip to Pakistan, he continued working until his health permitted it. There are two sons and two daughters left behind by Kashmiri. He was born in Lahore on May 4, 1950. He…
Murad Ali Shah, the chief minister of Sindh, stated on Friday that neither the federal government nor the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had expressed concerns regarding the NFC Award. The NFC Award is the allocation of revenues between the federation and the provinces “through an Order (the NFC Award), on the recommendation of the National Finance Commission,” as stated in Article 160 of the Constitution. After the World Bank’s Pakistan Development Update (PDU) report for October was released, the chief minister told the media that while the Sindh government had concerns about some issues, he was working with the federal…
As a result of rising prices for vegetables, fruits, and pulses, government-funded school meals are being reduced after nearly two years of high food inflation in India. The inflationary impact of food on the nation’s most needy and the widening gap between the rich and the poor in the world’s fastest-growing major economy are brought into sharp focus by the three-decade-old program, which was designed to encourage poor children to attend school and provide them with basic nutrition. According to interviews conducted by Reuters with 21 teachers from four states, a dozen families, and researchers, schools have been forced to…
