LONDON (DNA) – Switzerland, which promotes equality at home and in the workplace, has been ranked the best country for women’s rights, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Friday.Denmark, Sweden, France and Portugal were the next best-performing countries, according to an index that ranked 120 nations on how they tackled discrimination against women through their laws and political reforms.Meanwhile, Guinea, Jordan, Iran, Pakistan and Yemen came out at the bottom of the OECD’s Social Institutions and Gender Index, released to mark International Women’s Day.
Pakistan to unmask India’s LoC violations at PUIC in Morocco
(DNA) – Pakistan will strongly raise the issue of gross violations of the Line of Control (LoC) by India at the forum of the Parliamentary Union of OIC Member States (PUIC), which is holding its preliminary session from March 10 to 14 in Rabat, Morocco.National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has nominated a parliamentary delegation, led by Chairman of Kashmir Committee Syed Fakhar Imam, for participation in the 14th plenary session of the PUIC.The delegation is tasked to effectively convey Pakistan’s point of view to the 54-member PUIC forum about the continued violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by India, which has pushed the entire region to simmering tensions with a possibility of war between nuclear-armed rivals.
Samjhauta Express blast: NIA court to announce verdict today
PANCHKULA (DNA) – Twelve years after improvised explosive devices (IEDs) rocked the Samjhauta Express — the India-Pakistan peace train — a National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Panchkula on Monday is likely to deliver the verdict in the case.According to NIA investigations, the act that killed 68 persons, including most of them Pakistani nationals, was committed using IEDs and inflammable substances, which caused blasts and fire in two carriages of the train while it was passing through Diwani village near Panipat in Haryana on the night of February 18, 2007.The train was moving towards Attari, the last station on the Indian side.
Government wants to put opposition in jail: Khurshid Shah
PANO AKIL (DNA) – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Khurshid Shah has on Monday said that the federal government wants to put the opposition in jail and remain alone in the parliament.Khurshid Shah expressed his views in Pano Akil and reiterated that PPP leaders are always ready for the imprisonment.While taunting at Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry, Shah said Chaudhry should have left politics after Hamid Khan’s comments.
Court indicts Pervaiz Ashraf, Babar Awan, others in Nandipur power plant case
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Accountability court on Monday has indicted seven accused including former Prime Minister (PM) Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Babar Awan in Nandipur Power Plant reference.
The other accused included former law secretary Riaz Kiyani, Masood Chishti, ex-consultant Shumaila Mahmood, former joint secretary Riaz Mahmood and ex-secretary Shahid Rafique.
Misadventure by India expected: Hamza Shehbaz
LAHORE (DNA) – Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz on Sunday said a misadventure by India is expected.He was addressing a ceremony at Jamia Naeemia Lahore.The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) leader said government cannot be run by taking loans, and progress cannot be made by accusing others of corruption.Hamza Shehbaz urged all political parties to set economic priorities.
Weather turns pleasant for cricket fans in Karachi
KARACHI (DNA) – Light to moderate rain and thundershower activities with one or two heavy spells were experienced over many parts of Karachi, including Saddar, MA Jinnah Road area, Zainab Market, Lyari, Clifton, Nazimabad, Shadman Town, Surjani Town, North Karachi, Shahra-e-Faisal, Orangi, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar.It rained around the National Stadium too where the pitch has been covered as a second PSL match is scheduled to be played there at 7pm. But, it certainly did not dampen the spirits of cricket fans who are expecting to watch Karachi Kings taking on Quetta Gladiators.The weather has turned pleasant.
India wants to isolate Pakistan diplomatically: Shah Mehmood Qureshi
MULTAN (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday said India wants to isolate Pakistan diplomatically and tried to degrade it at every forum.The foreign minister was addressing a ceremony in Multan. He said New Delhi blames Islamabad without any evidence whenever any unwanted incident happens.Shah Mehmood stated that India and Bangladesh held South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) hostage.
‘Ceasefire’ between sisters in law for PSL 4
(DNA) – Pakistan Super League s fourth edition has not only been able to bring the cricket fervor back to Pakistani soil but the cricket frenzy has also united families across the country.International cricketers making way to Pakistan has brought a sense of hope to cricket deprived nation who are in love with the gentlemen’s game in all formats.PSL4 fever has gripped the young n old alike and a sense of oneness and unity has brought smiles across the country.Sisters in law are known universally to have a tiff here and there; making each other’s lives miserable is a done deal when it comes to the family stand-ups.
South Korea and China using ‘Artificial Rain’ to wash away air pollution
(DNA) – Air pollution has become a major problem no matter where you live, and it can get particularly bad in Seoul, the capital of South Korea – and so the government authorities are taking drastic action to try and deal with the smog that settles over the city.The latest plan from President Moon Jae-in is to create artificial rain showers to effectively wash the air pollution out of the sky. It’s a strategy we have seen before, but there is still no solid evidence that it actually works.The idea is called cloud seeding: specific chemicals are released into the air, usually by planes, with the intention of encouraging water droplets to form. The rain that is created then attracts and pulls polluting aerosol particles out of the sky as it falls.
