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One Liner
- Countries’ poverty not due to lack of resources but leaders’ corruption: PM ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday while calling corruption a reason to destroy a country, said the factor behind the countries’ poverty was not the lack of resources but the corruption of their leadership.
- ECC approves Rs106.1 Ehsaas Rashan Raya. The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Friday approved the summary of Poverty Alleviation & Social Safety (PASS) Division for the launching of the Ehsaas Targeted Commodity Subsidy Programme (ETCSP), allowing 8% Ehsaas Rashan commission for Kiryana retailers.
- Saudi delegation arrives in Pakistan to attend OIC summit on Afghanistan ISLAMABAD: Saudi delegates reached Islamabad on Friday to attend an extraordinary session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers, scheduled to take place on December 19, to discuss the situation in Afghanistan.
- Human rights conundrum. In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted ‘Human Rights Day and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The Rights embodied in the UDHR forms most democracies globally and countries recognize them, at least principally.
- OIC diplomats arrive as Afghans face a humanitarian catastrophe. Pakistan is all set to host the Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad on Sunday with a one-point agenda to avert humanitarian catastrophe and economic collapse of Afghanistan.
- PTV archives OIC 1974 summit’s coverage in HD quality ISLAMABAD, Dec 17 (APP): The Pakistan Television (PTV) has for the first time archived the coverage of the second summit of Organization of Islamic Conference 1974 in HD quality hosted by Pakistan.
- Egypt acquires 23 German IRIS-T SL GBAD. The old federal government under Chancellor Angela Merkel approved two sensitive arms exports to Egypt shortly before the change of government.
- Gold Rate In Pakistan Today, 17th December 2021. Gold Rate in Pakistan today on 17th December 2021 is being sold for Rs. 100,570 per 10 grams, and the price of Gold is Rs. 117,300 per tola in Pakistan today.
Spotlight by The NewsRun
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- 24-hour recap: Pakistan reported 370 cases and 4 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 44,609 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on December 15 at 7:26 am).
2. Allegations about PTI leaders paying the Prime Minister’s household expenses
What’s going on? Former member of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, retired Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed, claimed that PTI leader, Jahangir Khan Tareen, used to provide funds of up to Rs. 3 million a month for Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan’s household expenses. While making these claims on Bol News, Ahmed reportedly did not provide proof to back up his allegations.
Something to know: Ahmed served as Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court and as a senior justice of the Supreme Court. When he was head of PTI’s election tribunal, he led an investigation into irregularities in PTI’s intra-party elections. Dawn stated that Ahmed “developed differences” with the party’s leadership while trying to implement the election tribunal’s recommendations.
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