On Sunday, International Literacy Day, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif declared an education emergency across Pakistan, urging private sector and civil organizations to collaborate with the government to advance the education agenda. In his message, the prime minister emphasized the need for a more informed and sustainable nation, stating, “Today, we reaffirm our commitment to advancing the education agenda, striving for a more informed and sustainable nation.” International Literacy Day, observed on September 8, aims to highlight the importance of literacy in creating a more just, peaceful, and sustainable society. UNESCO reports that three out of four children in developing countries…
Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada
LAHORE: The Punjab home department has seemingly permitted PTI leaders and workers to attend the party’s public gathering in Islamabad today, although PTI leadership claims that police have been directed to restrict their movement within their respective districts. The government stated that the state machinery would act if the PTI incites violence in Punjab. Despite not imposing Section 144, following permission from Islamabad’s deputy commissioner for the PTI rally, the party alleges that district police officers have been instructed to check every vehicle leaving each district to prevent participants from traveling to the protest. Punjab PTI spokesperson Shaukat Basra accused…
By: Raja Zahid Khanzada Houston: In a significant display of humanitarian aid, Helping Hand for Relief and Development (HHRD), in collaboration with the Alliance for Disaster Relief (AFDR) and several community organizations, sent two containers of brand-new relief items for Gaza, Palestine. This initiative took place during HHRD’s 3rd Annual Day of Service, celebrated with the participation of prominent figures such as Honorable Congressman Al Green, Pakistan’s Consul General Aftab Chaudhry, and Texas State Representative Dr. Suleman Lalani. The event, held in conjunction with the United Nations’ World Humanitarian Day, saw an impressive turnout of over 100 community volunteers. Despite…
By: Raja Zahid Khanzada Dallas:In an exciting announcement to the media, Az Qasmi, CEO of the National Cricket League (NCL), revealed that the league is set to bring non-stop cricket action to Dallas. From October 4th to October 14th, 2024, cricket enthusiasts will witness legendary international players like Sunil Gavaskar, Wasim Akram, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sir Viv Richards, Shahid Afridi, Mohammad Nabi, Shakib Al Hasan, Angelo Mathews, Venkatesh Prasad, Danny Morrison, Micky Arthur, Sanath Jayasuriya, Imran Tahir, and many more competing at the UTD Dallas Cricket Ground (2400 Armstrong Dr, Richardson, TX 75080). Qasmi emphasized that the NCL is not just…
A British man was jailed for nine years on Friday for arson at a hotel housing asylum seekers last month, by far the longest sentence imposed over a wave of anti-Muslim riots. Thomas Birley, 27, pleaded guilty to arson with intent to endanger life after stoking a fire in a bin by an entranceway to a hotel near Rotterdam in northern England on August 4. Prosecutor Elisha Kay said Birley added wood to an already-flaming industrial bin which had been placed in front of a fire door of the hotel while staff and guests sheltered inside. Kay said hotel staff barricaded…
ATLANTA: The Georgia teenager charged as an adult with killing four people at his high school made his first court appearance on Friday, and his father later appeared before the same judge on charges of enabling his son to obtain the rifle used in the shooting. Suspected Georgia high-school shooter Colt Gray, 14, made his first appearance in state court, where he faces murder charges stemming from Wednesday’s rampage, which killed four people and wounded nine others. Gray did not enter a plea in front of Barrow County Superior Court Judge Currie Mingledorff. He was being held without bond in the Gainesville Regional…
ROME: Italy’s culture minister quit on Friday after controversy over a consultancy role for his former mistress that had become an embarrassment for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government. Gennaro Sangiuliano, a 62-year-old former journalist, has faced a media storm since self-proclaimed fashion entrepreneur Maria Rosaria Boccia said last month she had been nominated “adviser to the minister for major events”. The culture ministry initially denied such an appointment, but Sangiuliano later explained he had agreed to take her on as an unpaid consultant before changing his mind due to conflict of interest. “I deem it necessary for the institutions and…
ABID: Severe flooding in west Africa has displaced nearly 950,000 people and disrupted children’s education at the start of the school year, international charity Save the Children said on Friday. “Hundreds of thousands of children now displaced from their homes are facing disease, hunger from crop destruction, and disruption to their education, as schools have become crowded with fleeing families or damaged in the floods,” the NGO said. Save the Children said around 950,000 people had been displaced — 649,184 in Niger, 225,000 in Nigeria and 73,778 in Mali. Niger’s government says more than 700,000 people have been left homeless…
VERACRUZ: Panama on Friday deported 130 Indian irregular migrants who had entered the country via the inhospitable Darien jungle, under a deal on repatriations signed with the United States in July. This was the first such expulsion outside of the Americas under the deal, and the fourth in total. Washington pledged $6 million for migrant repatriations from the Central American nation in the hopes of reducing irregular crossings at its own southern border. ![ .]https://www.dawn.com/news/1802660) Panama’s director of migration, Roger Mojica, told reporters the Indians were deported on a charter flight to New Delhi for “irregular migration.” At the same…
Schools were ordered shut from Saturday in the restive Indian state of Manipur after a rocket attack by insurgents killed a civilian and wounded six others. Fighting had broke out in the northeastern state more than a year ago between the predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and the mainly Christian Kuki community. The conflict simmered since then, splitting previously cohabitating communities along ethnic lines. A local government notice said that all schools in the state would be closed on Saturday, when classes are usually held, to protect the “safety of the students and teachers.” The day before, a group had fired rockets in…
