August, 2017
People’s JIT to announce verdict on Sep 17: Maryam Nawaz
LAHORE, AUG 31 (DNA) – Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz addressed PML-N women workers’ convention in Lahore and urged them to prove Nawaz’s disqualification wrong by using their vote. While addressing women workers in the lead up to the much hyped NA-120 by-polls, Maryam said that I was also accused in Panama case and Dawn leaks. “I was accused because I stood by my father but I remained resolute and faced all the conspiracies,” she said. She asserted that load shedding was an issue in 2013 butRead More
Pakistan indebted to Azerbaijan for humanitarian assistance: minister
ISLAMABAD, AUG 31 (DNA) – Minister of State for Capital Administration and Development (CADD) Dr. Tariq Fazal Ch. has said Pakistan and Azerbaijan enjoy cordial relations that have grown with the each passing day. He said Pakistan was indebted to Azerbaijan for extending humanitarian assistance on various occasions. The minister also lauded the efforts of Heydar Aliyev Foundation and President of the Foundation Mrs. Mehriban Aliyeva for carrying out various humanitarian projects in Pakistan. The minister expressed these views while speaking on the occasion of a special ceremony held atRead More
Turkish President telephones President Mamnoon Hussain to send Eid greetings
ISLAMABAD, AUG 31 (DNA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today spoke with President Mamnoon Hussain to convey Eid greetings. President Erdogan conveyed best wishes of the Government and the people of Turkey for the Government and the people of Pakistan as well as for the unity of the Islamic Ummah. President also reciprocateisd the greetings on behalf of Pakistani nation. President thanked President Erdogan for Turkey’s principled position on Jammu and Kashmir and the spirit in which both countries supported each other on the issues of vital interest. TheRead More
Pakistan, France have forged strong cooperation in Education field
PARIS, AUG 30 (DNA) – The Ambassador of Pakistan to France Moin ul Haque has said that Pakistan and France have forged strong and long-lasting cooperation in academic and scientific fields to open doors of French institutes of higher learning for the Pakistani students. He said this while talking to 61-member group of Students of Iqra University of Pakistan which called on him at the Embassy of Pakistan to France, in Paris, today. The Ambassador said that over 700 Pakistani students are currently pursuing their Master and Doctorate Degree ProgramsRead More
Anusha for strengthening outreach of social safety nets
ISLAMABAD, AUG 30 (DNA) – Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rahman Wednesday said strengthening and enhancing the outreach of social safety nets for the poor was the priority of the government. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of a computer lab in Women Empowerment Centre (WEC) of Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM), she said the PBM’s role in assisting the vulnerable segments for their economic uplift and social prosperity was highly commendable. Minister for CADD Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, PBM Managing Director Barrister Abid Waheed Sheikh and Universal Service Fund Chief ExecutiveRead More
Pakistan appreciates UK’s support for access to products in EU: minister
ISLAMABAD, AUG 30 (DNA) – United Kingdom has been a great supporter of enhanced market access for Pakistani products in the European Union, said federal minister for commerce Pervaiz Malik in a meeting with British High Commissioner Thomas Drew. The minister said that it is a matter of satisfaction for both sides that bilateral trade between the two countries has been increasing over a period of time. He said that UK is Pakistan’s biggest trade partner in Europe with bilateral trade amounting to 2.08 bn Euros in 2016. “Pakistan’s inclusionRead More