KARACHI, SEPT 30 (DNA) – As a part of elaborate security measures to ensure that Ashura passes off without any untoward incident, mobile phone services have been suspended in Karachi and other parts of the country on Saturday. The cellular services will remain suspended from 9:00 am till 12:00 pm. The cities where mobile services have been suspended today included Karachi, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Khairpur in Sindh and Multan, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Rahim Yar Khan, Sargodha, Quetta and Peshawar in other provinces of Pakistan. Amid rampant militancy and sectarianism, stringentRead More

LAHORE, SEPT 30 (DNA) – The 9th of Muharram is being observed (Saturday) as the preparations for central processions have been completed across the country to pay homage to the sacrifices of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) and his companions in Karbala. In Karachi, the procession will emerge from Nishtar Park at 12 pm that will conclude at Imambargah Hussainian Iranian. More than 6000 police personnel will be deployed on the routes of the procession. Bomb Disposal Squad would monitor the rally. In Peshawar, people have started gathering at Hussainia HallRead More

ISLAMABAD, SEPT 29 (DNA) – President Mamnoon Hussain has emphasized that in the wake of ever increasing menace of extremism and terrorism, there is a need to further enhance bilateral cooperation in the fields of security and intelligence sharing between Pakistan and Bahrain. The President said this while talking to HE Ali Bin Saleh Al-Saleh Chairman Shura Council (Upper House) Kingdom of Bahrain who along with a delegation called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad on Friday. Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani and Senator Maulana Hafiz Hamdullah were also presentRead More

KARACHI, SEPT 29 (DNA) – Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah on Friday said the route for Karachi Circular Railway has been cleared from encroachments and Pakistan Railways was on board to reclame 360 acres land required to execute the project. He stated this while talking to Chinese Ambassador Mr Sun Weidong who called on him here at the CM House. The meeting was also attended by Counsel General of China in Karachi. CM Sindh said that KCR, Keti Bandar and Special Economic Zone projects have been approved within theRead More

ISLAMABAD, SEPT 29 (DNA) – Interior minister Ahsan Iqbal has said on Friday (September 29) that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor would bring prosperity in billions of lives. The federal minister called on Chinese development and reforms chief during his China visit and hailed Pakistan-China friendship as the best in the region. Iqbal said that CPEC provides a platform to consolidate local economies and would help Pakistan learn from China’s progress and strengthened economy. He said that the corridor has turned Pakistan-China friendship to strengthened economic partnership. He asserted that law andRead More

ISLAMABAD, SEPT 29 (DNA) – National Accountability Bureau has filed a list comprising of 28 witnesses in accountability court who would testify against finance minister Ishaq Dar in case over alleged assets beyond means. Wajid Zia, additional director general of the Federal Investigation Agency who led the Joint Investigation Team proceedings against Nawaz Sharif’s family earlier this year is among the witnesses. The Joint Investigation Team was formed by the apex court in a verdict delivered on April 20th which concluded its findings in two months and filed a reportRead More