ISLAMABAD: The nation is celebrating the 146th birthday of the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah today across the country with pledges to uphold his guiding principles of unity, faith, and discipline. The national flag will be hoisted on major government buildings throughout the country on the birth anniversary of the Quaid-e-Azam. The day dawned with special prayers for the security, progress and prosperity of the country. In his message for the day, PM Shehbaz Sharif said that the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam was against the idea of a majority usurping the rights of minorities on the basis of numerical superiority. PM Shehbaz emphasised that the Pakistani nation today needed to follow Quaid's principles.

President Biden, Nancy Pelosi and the top tier of Democrats displayed extraordinary affection for Zelensky during this lightning tour which included his iconic address to the Congress. Here lies the main cause of headache for President Biden, who is wary of the growing resistance of the Republicans towards his strategy on the Ukraine war. Yes, there is overwhelming public support for the Ukrainians in the United States and President Biden has been translating these public sentiments by furnishing the Zelensky regime with unprecedented material and political backing. Zelensky’s trip has proven to be a well-timed stroke by President Biden to pre-empt any possibility of immediate resistance from the new House after January 03. Volodymyr Zelensky, at the same time, also played his role exceptionally well in creating a prodigiously pro-Ukraine atmosphere among the American public through his flashing trip.

Share:SUKKUR - Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of the Protection of Human Rights Organization (PHRO), Samreen Lakho on Friday said that the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s vision of Pakistan was an impregnable welfare state where people could live with love, fraternity and harmony. Speaking in an event in connection with the birth anniversary of Quid-e- Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, she appealed for national unity to achieve ideals and principles upheld by the Quaid-e- Azam, defeat the demons of extremism and militancy that seek to strike at the foundational principles of Pakistan. She said that December 25th is also a day to reiterate our resolve to defeat the dark forces that seek to undermine the nation’s founding principles. She further said that Pakistan was created for the welfare of the masses and let us make it a welfare-driven state in which every individual is allowed opportunities for the blossoming of their creative potential. She also congratulated the Christian community on celebrating Christmas and said that all religions teach peace and harmony.

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday urged the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI) to enhance women’s participation in the business sector and labour force as they could play an integral part in society. He called for taking practical and time-bound steps to increase women’s inclusion in the productive workforce and creating a safe, conducive, and women-friendly environment at the workplace. The president expressed these views during his visit to the Korangi Association of Trade and Industry (KATI), President Secretariat Press Wing said in a press release. While referring to the economic success of emerging economy of Vietnam with intellectual resources in the IT sector, the president said that the intellectual and human resource development of a nation must equally be focused on in addition to developing its natural resources. The president urged the business community to follow the path of the founder of Pakistan by pursuing the unity, faith and discipline to become successful in every walk of life and hoped that the business community would continue to strengthen economy of the country.

Karachi has one of the highest numbers of drug consumers in the world, and the Old Golimar area is the hub of this illicit trade. In connivance with government officials, the drug market in Old Golimar does a flourishing ‘trade’. Recently, the drug dealers took out their modern weapons when the area residents held a protest demonstration to draw the attention of the government towards the activities of the drug mafia in the area. Ironically, when the law-enforcement personnel reached the spot, they used force against the protesters instead of the drug traffickers. OLD GOLIMAR RESIDENTSKARACHI

For this purpose, authorities at the Islamabad International Airport have worked out a schedule for the arrival of smog-diverted flights and their safe landing. The officials further said that the diverted flights are apart from the scheduled flights, adding that four flights have already departed from Islamabad airport under the diverted flights' operation with 607 passengers and 29-member crew on board. Similarly, three diverted flights carrying 650 passengers also landed at the Islamabad airport. In view of the circumstances, the civil aviation authority has formed a task force to handle the complaints of passengers of delayed, cancelled or diverted flights. He added the task force will also communicate with the traffic police to ensure that there was no rush in the airport’s parking.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on the nation to take guidance from the life of Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and follow his principles to ensure the progress and prosperity of Pakistan. The founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam valiantly fought the constitutional and political fight for the rights of Muslims of Indian subcontinent, as a result, today all Muslims were living independently in Pakistan, he added. The prime minister pointed that because of the rising religious animosity and the thinking of extremist Hindutva, India as a state had failed to protect rights of the minorities. The prime minister said Pakistan was going through a difficult phase at present and the need to follow the principles of Quaid which had become more necessary to follow than ever. “Let us today on the anniversary of Quaid make the pledge that we will take guidance from the life of Quaid and follow his principles to ensure progress and prosperity of Pakistan,” he concluded.

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ravi Urban Development Authority, Imran Amin, visited the river training site on Friday and reviewed the ongoing construction work at the embankments, meandering the River Ravi. The river training began earlier this year in the first developmental phase of RUDA, which has its own master plan. In the light of RUDA’s master plan, work has already started, albeit with different orientations of planning and execution. Earlier, the CEO also visited the upcoming flagship residential project, Chaharbagh, where he was briefed by Brig (Retd.) Waheed, executive director of RUDA, about the developmental work completed so far.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup drew to a close on Sunday with a spectacular Argentinian victory over France’s Les Bleus in the final. Now that the 2022 run is over, the fans are welcoming Messi's win or Mbappe's loss one way or another. Amidst the chaos, Pakistani Twitter hit gold when a user wondered if the country could ever host a World Cup. you reckon Pakistan could host a World Cup — talha (@dafucboi) December 22, 2022And boy, did we come up with ideas! There were beautiful stadiums, a seemingly infinite supply of volunteers, flawless security, free and efficient transport as well as accommodation that more than rose to the challenge of hosting the World Cup.

Many people in Pakistan raise a lot of hue and cry when someone talks about femi-nism and women’s rights. Men in many conser-vative regions across the country define women’s jurisdictions, confine them to live within those boundaries, and raise voice on their behalf, if at all needed. The report must be discussed in educational institutions throughout the country if we really want practical solutions to these problems. It is an understatement to say that women in rural areas live in vulnerable conditions. Indeed, this centuries-old patriarchal society cannot transform within minutes; it will take time and strenuous efforts to end the misery of our womenfolk.

Mobile apps offering micro-loans have been discovered to be engaging in false advertisements, and illegal collection of private data and have proved to be exploitative overall. However, this facility is provided through unverified channels that have often proved to be predatory across the world, including in Pakistan. Many of the apps involved in this practice have been criticised to be corrupt, having extortionist interest rates, and lack transparency as a whole, and these are problems particularly prevalent in Pakistan. According to the CCP, the apps and companies offering micro loans are yet to fulfill the terms of the Non-Banking Microfinance Companies’ Law according to which a framework for regulations must exist before lending, loans must be valued above Rs.10,000 and interest rates should match those advised. With the malpractices that are occurring, the authorities must create an inquiry committee through which there is greater regulation, transparency in working models, and heavy penalties for those who violate the law.

The Columbus Blue Jackets came into Friday night’s pre-Christmas finale losers of five straight and they never got off the bus. The Blackhawks whipped their butts the entire first period, out-shooting the Jackets 14-5 in the opening 20 minutes. Well, not until Sean Kuraly hammered Jonathan Toews a little under eight minutes into the second period and the players exchanged holiday recipes. He set up Max Domi for the Blackhawks’ second goal of the night with a pretty dish, and broke up a rush for Johnny Gaudreau. TakeawaysAfter completely dominating the Jackets for 30 minutes, the Blackhawks took their foot off the gas a little.

Since 2020, there has been a conspicuous uptick in the terrorist activities of TTP, especially after the ascendance of the Afghan Taliban to power in Afghanistan. To reach a permanent political solution, the state went into negotiations with TTP in October 2021 under the auspices of the Afghan Taliban as mediators. These can further multiply since there seems an ever-increasing possibility of an entente among various organisations, such as TTP, ISKP, and AQIS. With its poor-performing economy and absence of US military support, countering TTP and other terror groups through large-scale military operations seems unfeasible for Pakistan. For this, Pakistan should distance itself from unconditionally supporting the Taliban, and jump on the international bandwagon to pressure the Afghan Taliban for domestic political integration.

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Oilersnation Radio: An Oilers Christmas SpectacularAnother Friday has landed on your calendar and that means the boys are back with a brand new episode of Oilersnation Radio to help make sense of all things Edmonton Oilers. On today’s podcast, we’re talking about Wednesday’s win over Dallas, the Nation Christmas party, and a whole lot more. Advertisement Ad Advertisement AdKicking off today’s podcast, we got started with a look at the Oilers Christmas wish list and what we would ask Santa to bring our beloved squadron. Listen to the Friday episode of ONR below:Subscribe to Oilersnation Radio for FREE on Soundcloud here, on Apple Podcasts, or wherever else you get your podcasts from! Oilersnation Radio is proudly brought to you by our friends at DoorDash, Tourism Jasper, and SOHO and without them, this podcast would not be possible.