Crime Against Women in Sindh: 132 Murdered, 108 ‘Killed for Honor’ in 2019 Alone

DESPARDES — As many as 108 women fell victim to ‘honor killings’ — a heinous human rights violation — in Sindh over the past year, according to a police report released on Friday. The report, compiled by the police, recorded statistics from January 31, 2019 to January 30, 2020, according to Dawn. According to theContinue reading “Crime Against Women in Sindh: 132 Murdered, 108 ‘Killed for Honor’ in 2019 Alone”

US Envoy Visits ‘Charming Pakistan’ Show at Lahore Art Council, Urges People-to-People Contact to Improve Bilateral Ties

DESPARDES — USA wants people-to-people contact to further strengthen bilateral relations with Pakistan and explore opportunities in arts, literature and other cultural dimensions. Its Consul General in Lahore Ms Catherine Rodriguez on Thursday visited Lahore Art Council and met with Lahore Art Council (LAC) Board of Governors (BoG) Chairperson Moneeza Hashmi — the daughter ofContinue reading “US Envoy Visits ‘Charming Pakistan’ Show at Lahore Art Council, Urges People-to-People Contact to Improve Bilateral Ties”

“You May Start a War, But We Will Be the Ones to End It”: DG ISPR Before Bowing Out

DESPARDES — Pakistan military’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) spokesperson Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor will pass on the baton to his successor Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar on February 1 and take charge as the General Officer Commanding Okara. On Thursday, the poker-faced General who belongs to the Infantry, addressed his last presser as the ISPR chiefContinue reading ““You May Start a War, But We Will Be the Ones to End It”: DG ISPR Before Bowing Out”

February Lookup: Turkey’s Erdogan to Visit Islamabad, PM Khan to Visit Malaysia

DESPARDES — President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to travel to Islamabad next month with a high-powered delegation comprising senior officials as well as businessmen. PM Khan and President Erdogan were to meet in December in Kuala Lumpur along with leaders from Iran, Qatar and Indonesia to further their joint agenda of launchingContinue reading “February Lookup: Turkey’s Erdogan to Visit Islamabad, PM Khan to Visit Malaysia”

Apes (‘Non-Human Person’) Find Peace Through Painting in Florida Retirement Center

One of the apes worked alongside Clint Eastwood, others acted in the remake of sci-fi classic “Planet of the Apes” ‘Ape art’ created by the orangutans and chimpanzees that live at the Center For Great Apes (CGA) is sold in a gift shop and at a silent auction in a fundraising event. Fifty-three chimpanzees andContinue reading “Apes (‘Non-Human Person’) Find Peace Through Painting in Florida Retirement Center”

Bangladesh Textile Export Success Attracting Pakistani Firms

Bangladesh has invited PM Khan to D8 Summit which it is hosting in capital Dhaka in the third week of April. The developing-8 nations group includes: Pakistan, Turkey, Malaysia, Iran, Nigeria, Egypt and Bangladesh. DESPARDES — Bangladesh is no longer an agrarian economy. It has evolved from producing only basic necessities to manufacturing value-added productsContinue reading “Bangladesh Textile Export Success Attracting Pakistani Firms”