BY  Senator Sehar Kamran

“Unchecked ‘weaponization of outer space’ and ‘prestige’ led space arms race has the potential to trigger lethal ‘cascading effects’ for international peace and stability.”Outer space is ‘global commons’ and ‘common heritage’ for all mankind. It has a tremendous amount of significance for socioeconomic development. According to the Bank of America, the current space market is valued at roughly $350 billion and will continue to grow to reach roughly $2.7 trillion within the next three decades.

ISLAMABAD: (DNA) –  Prime Minister Imran Khan is reportedly mulling over changes in his cabinet and top civil bureaucracy, senior anchorperson Hamid Mir told.The PM is likely to change portfolios of some of his ministers and hand over charge of interior ministry to someone else, which he was heading since presuming office, he added.According to sources, PM Imran is reviewing performances of his cabinet colleagues and senior bureaucrats in civil administration and will take a decision in this regard after IMF agreement.

KARACHI (DNA) – Fire erupted at a towel manufacturing factory situated at the SITE Super Highway in Karachi on late Sunday night.The fire spread very quickly and also engulfed another nearby building. At least six fire brigade vehicles arrived at the spot and are taking part in operation to extinguish the blaze which is still raging.The cause of fire is not yet known. No loss of life was reported in the incident till filing of this report.

LAHORE, (DNA) – Spokes person of PML-N Maryam Aurangzeb while responding to earlier press conference of Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary said why they are not taking action if they have proves.Maryam said that government was repeating same allegation made on container, adding that people can’t be fooled by such narrative.Maryam expressed that Fawad Ch must inform nation about PTI funding case, Jahangir Tareen ‘s case and Aleema Khan’s benami assets.

ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan’s outgoing High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood on Sunday said the Imran Khan-led government was hoping for a “re-engagement” with New Delhi after the Lok Sabha elections.“We hope for re-engagement after the elections in India. Diplomacy and dialogue are indispensable,” Mahmood, who has been appointed as Pakistan’s next Foreign Secretary, said in an interview with an Indian newspaper.

ISLAMABAD, APR 14 (DNA) –The embassy of Indonesia held an election bazaar at the embassy premises to facilitate people to take part in voting.Indonesian citizens from Islamabad, Lahore and Rawalpindi who came to the embassy premises organized various Indonesian food and drinks.

BEIJING: (DNA) –  Pakistan ranked third in the number of international students currently studying in China with 28,023 students, according to a statement issued by China’s Ministry of Education.South Korea ranked first with 50,600 students, followed by Thailand with 28,608, India with 23,198, and the United States with 20,996.A total of 492,185 international students from 196 countries and regions studied in China, last year, up 0.62 percent on the previous year.The number of students pursuing academic education increased by 6.86 percent year-on-year to 258,122, accounting for 52.44 percent of the total.