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April, 2018

 

Pakistan Foreign Office responds to the deadly suicide bombing in Kabul

ISLAMABAD, APR 30 (DNA) – The Pakistan Foreign Office has responded to the deadly suicide bombing in Kabul. Foreign Office issued a strong condemnation of the twin suicide attacks in Afghan capital of Kabul, which killed 25 people and wounded 49 others. “We are distressed and grieved at the loss of precious human lives. We express our deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of those who have lost their lives and pray to Almighty Allah for early recovery of the injured,” the statement read. “The Government and people ofRead More


British-Pakistani Sajid Javid becomes UK’s first Muslim home secretary

A British politician of Pakistani descent has been appointed by Prime Minister Theresa May as the new home secretary of the United Kingdom. Sajid Javid’s appointment was announced on Monday after Amber Rudd succumbed to pressure and tendered her resignation over the handling of immigration policy. Rudd confessed in a letter to PM May that she had “inadvertently misled” MPs on the Commons home affairs committee over targets for deportations. “I should have been aware of this and I take full responsibility for the fact I was not,” she wroteRead More


It’s regretful that we have not learnt anything from past: Nawaz

ISLAMABAD, APR 30 (DNA) – Ex-prime minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on Monday expressed his regret for not learning anything from the past. Talking to media during the hearing at accountability court, Nawaz Sharif said that the opponents always try to pull the legs of others, adding that ‘Naya Pakistan’ can be made in next 10 to 20 years. He said that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has always struggled for the agenda of development. There is no comparison of the work done in Punjab and Islamabad, he continued. The ex-premier saidRead More


NAB decides to complete trial of London flats on first priority

ISLAMABAD, APR 30 (DNA) – Ex-prime minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (r) Safdar on Monday have appeared before accountability court in London flats reference. During the hearing headed by Justice Mohammad Bashir, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to complete the trial of Avenfield reference on first priority over which Nawaz’s lawyer appealed to conclude the hearings of all three cases together. He asked to record the statement of Panama Joint Investigation Team (JIT) head Wajid Zia’s statement in all three references at theRead More


Twin blasts hit Kabul, killing at least four: police

KABUL: Four people were killed when a suicide bomb hit central Kabul, swiftly followed by a second explosion that tore through a crowd of journalists at the scene Monday, police said. The second explosion came minutes after the first and targeted reporters who were on the scene, police spokesperson Kabul Hashmat Stanikzai told. “The second explosion took place in the same area. We do not know the nature of the blast, but it is the same location,” interior ministry spokesperson Najib Danish told. The first blast was detonated by an assailantRead More


Shutterdown strike of Punjab medical stores persists on fifth day

LAHORE – Shutterdown strike of medical stores’ owners across Punjab still persists on fifth day against the Drug act 2017. The All Pakistan Drugs and Chemists Association insists that the government should take back all the amendments made in the act. Non-availability of medicines has greatly troubled the patients and their relatives. The situation is present in various cities including Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Okara, Narowal, Sadiqabad, Chishtian, Pir Mahal, Kasur and Vehari where the medicines have become extinct. On the contrary, the owners of the medical stores say that theRead More