DUSHANBE, AUG 27 (DNA) – Meeting of Quadrilateral Counter Terrorism Coordination Mechanism (QCCM) held at Dushanbe, Tajikistan  today. The meeting was attended by senior military leadership of member countries i.e. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa  Pakistan, Gen Li Zuocheng China, General Sobirzoda Imomali Abdurrahim Tajikistan and General Sharif Yaftali Afghanistan. All four leaders welcomed the QCCM initiative and expressed hope that an inclusive and cooperative regional approach will prove best for eradication of terrorism. Speaking on the occasion, General Qamar Javed Bajwa  highlighted achievements of PakistanRead More

KARACHI, AUG 27 (DNA) – Police have tear-gased and baton charged participants of an anti-United States rally on Sunday while heavy contingents of police were deployed on MA Jinnah Road among other areas. Imamia Students Organisation (ISO) organised the rally and the police were ordered to resist the movement as the participants attempted to march towards United States Consulate. Reportedly, police are detaining resisting participants. The rally titled ‘Death to America’ was carried out in Lahore as well, on the Canal Bank Road that turned the traffic sluggish. Nasir HussainRead More

KARACHI, AUG 27 (DNA) – Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says the government has ensured transparency in all the development projects in the country. Addressing the inaugurating ceremony of the LNG terminal at Port Qasim in Karachi on Sunday, he said that the terminal has been completed within the record time of 330 days. He said the bidding for LNG terminal was completely transparent. The Prime Minister said that the terminal is second of its kind and will facilitate in transporting LNG to power house for producing cheap energy. ShahidRead More

KABUL, AUG 27 (DNA) – Gen John W. Nicholson, the commander of US Forces and NATO in Afghanistan, claimed on Saturday that the United States is aware of the Afghan Taliban leadership’s presence in Quetta and Peshawar cities of Pakistan. “The Quetta Shura, Peshawar Shura, these shuras are identified by cities inside Pakistan, we know Afghan Taliban leaders are in these areas,” he said. According to him, the issue of sanctuaries was a serious one and one that needed to be addressed. On whether a diplomatic solution could be found,Read More

KARACHI, AUG 27 (DNA) – Three Saudi nationals have died by drowning at Karachi’s Hawkesbay beach, and their bodies have been recovered. According to details, Fahad Aloseami, the son of Saudi vice-council general on Saturday (yesterday) went to the beach for picnic along with two servants, and drowned in the sea. Rescue teams reached the spot upon hearing the news but the ill-fated Saudis could not survive. All three dead bodies were recovered after searching for two hours. The two servants are identified as Aalaa Al Autibi and Abdullah AlRead More