Taliban kill head of government media department in Kabul
Kabul: The Taliban shot and killed the director of Afghanistan’s Government Information Media Center on Friday, the latest killing of a government official and one that comes just days after an assassination attempt on the acting defense minister. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told ‘The Associated Press’ that the groups’ fighters had killed Dawa Khan Menapal, […]
Nawaz Sharif’s application for visa extension in UK rejected
Islamabad/London: Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s application for visa extension has been turned down by the UK Home Office with the right to appeal, according to media reports on Friday. Sharif, 71, convicted in two corruption cases in Pakistan, has been living in London, UK, since November 2019 after the Lahore High Court granted […]
Lok Sabha passes bill to end all retrospective taxation
New Delhi: A bill that aims to end all retrospective taxation imposed on indirect transfer of Indian assets was passed by the Lok Sabha on Friday amidst continuous protests by opposition over the alleged snooping through the Pegasus spyware and other issues. When the ‘The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021′ would be passed by Rajya […]
From physical to online mode
Abid Hussain Rather The world-wide coronavirus pandemic has coerced us to adopt new ways and techniques to cope up with its adversities. Every human soul is trying his best to minimize its adverse impacts on diverse aspects of society by creating new ways of living and performing daily routine activities which otherwise would have come […]
World breast feeding week
Umair Shafiq Khanday Every year the world marks Breastfeeding Week from August 1 to August 7. It is celebrated to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. It commemorates the ‘Innocenti Declaration’ signed in August 1990 by government policymakers, WHO, UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) and other organisations to […]
In pursuit of good health
Aubaid Ahmed Akhoon Fitness is not about being better than someone else it’s about being better than you used to be. Health is a blessing and its importance and usefulness has been made necessary by comparing it with a ‘Thousand blessings’ (Tanddrusti Hazaar Niyamat Hain) it’s a well known saying ‘ Sound mind remains in […]
