January, 2017
Protests staged in various cities against Hafiz Saeed’s detention
KARACHI, JAN 31, (DNA) -Protests were held in different cities of the country including Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Faisalabad and others against the detention of Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed, who was put under house arrest a day earlier. The opposition members also staged a protest and a walkout in Punjab Assembly. In Karachi, the protestors gathered at press club and staged a demonstration against the move and chanted slogans against the USA and India. Similar protests were also staged in Peshawar, Mardan, Faisalabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Lodhran, Khanewal and Muzaffarabad. AuthoritiesRead More
Iranian student deported in chaos of Trump’s Muslim ban
LOS ANGELES, JAN 31, (DNA) – When Sara Yarjani handed her passport to an immigration officer at Los Angeles airport she was sure she’d be waved through customs, as had happened before. Instead, 23 hours later, she was deported. The 35-year-old Iranian graduate student became one of the first victims of the chaos unleashed by President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Iran, from entering the United States. Yarjani, who spoke by telephone late Monday from Vienna, where she is a permanent resident, said her ordealRead More
Pakistan Railways’ biggest freight operation begins today
LAHORE, JAN 31, (DNA) – The biggest freight operation of Pakistan Railways’ (PR) history begins today that will transport coal for the Sahiwal Coal Power Plant. According to a press release issued by the Railway Headquarters, Lahore, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique will receive the coal-packed train at the Sahiwal Coal Power Plant and a formal inauguration ceremony will be held. Khawaja Saad Rafique has congratulated the team of Pakistan Railways on beginning a new chapter in the history of PR. The minister toldRead More
Roadside blast injured 8 in Peshawar
PESHAWAR, JAN 31, (DNA) – A roadside blast targeting a vehicle of the security forces left at-least eight people injured including three security personnel and five passengers of a public transport near Naguman area on Charsadda road. Senior Superintendent of Police Operations Peshawar, Sajjad Khan said the bomb was planted on a roadside in Naguman area of Peshawar District, which exploded when the security forces vehicle was passing through the area. The blast slightly damaged the vehicle. The injured were shifted to LRH hospital as the area was cordoned offRead More
Cricketer Wahab Riaz’s father dies in Doha
LAHORE, JAN 31, (DNA) – The father of national all rounder, Wahab Riaz died on Tuesday in Doha after a brief illness. Sheikh Sikandar was under treatment in Germany. He was on a flight to Lahore via Qatar when his condition deteriorated and he was admitted in a hospital of Doha where he remained under treatment for few days. His body is expected to reach here tomorrow, Wednesday, said a member of the family of Wahab Riaz while talking on Tuesday.=DNA ==========
Edulji – the first woman to hold top post at BCCI – vows to put things in order
MUMBAI, JAN 31, (DNA) – The first woman to hold a top post at India´s powerful and immensely wealthy cricket board vowed Tuesday to put the scandal-plagued body´s house in order. Former India captain Diana Edulji was appointed Monday to a four-member team tasked by India´s Supreme Court to oversee the running of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). “The first step we have to take is to get the house in order,” Edulji, who played 20 Tests and 34 one-day internationals for India between 1976 andRead More