Saturday, May 12th, 2018
Ch Nisar announces to contest polls from NA-63
ISLAMABAD, MAY 12 (DNA) – Former interior minister and disgruntled leader of ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chaudhry Nisar on Saturday announced to contest election from another constituency. Chaudhry Nisar announced to contest election from another constituency NA-63 Taxila. He said that he had not yet decided to contest election from the provincial assembly’s seat of NA-63 Taxila constituency. On April 30, the former minister had announced to contest upcoming general elections from three constituencies. He had announced to contest elections from one National Assembly and two Provincial Assembly seats.Read More
Plane returns from Rawalpindi leaving US diplomat in lurch
ISLAMABAD, MAY 12 (DNA) – An aircraft that arrived at the PAF’s Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi to reportedly fly out Colonel Joseph Emanuel Hall of the United States’ embassy has returned after the diplomat failed to obtain clearance from pertinent authorities. Sources told that officials at the airbase reached the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to determine if the diplomat was allowed to leave the country. Hall, the defense and air attache at the US embassy, was jumping traffic lights when he hit a motorcyclist on April 7. 22-year-old Ateeq Baig diedRead More
Pakistan hockey hero Mansoor Ahmed passes away
KARACHI, MAY 12 (DNA) – Pakistan’s World Cup winning field hockey goalkeeper Mansoor Ahmed passed away due to heart-related complications. He was 49. The former hockey star was suffering for weeks from complications stemming from a pacemaker and stents implanted in his heart. He was moved to ICU this morning after his health deteriorated. Ahmed was a sporting icon in Pakistan since helping the country win the 1994 World Cup in Sydney with his penalty stroke push against the Netherlands in the final. “I may have broken a lot ofRead More
NAB’s politically motivated actions against one party is pre-poll rigging: Marriyum
ISLAMABAD, MAY 12 (DNA) – Revengeful and politically motivated actions against only one party by NAB before elections amounts to pre-poll rigging and stealing the mandate of the people, therefore the ECP should take notice of it. This was stated by Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the three-day Dream Home Expo 2018 at the Pak China Friendship Center here Friday. She said neither the constitution nor any law allowed licence to shame to any state institution. She said like theRead More
Constitution Day of Norway celebrated
ISLAMABAD, MAY 12 (DNA)- Ambassador of Norway Tore Nedrebo hosted a reception at his residence to celebrate the Constitution Day. The day is observed on May 17 however due Ramazan the embassy decided to celebrate the day before Ramazan. Nicely dressed children of Leif Larsen music centre from Hunza presented mesmerizing performances. They sang songs both in Urdu and their own language and got huge applause from the audience. The music centre was named after Leif Larsen, the former Ambassador of Norway who lost his life in helicopter crash threeRead More
Chinese classical artists present a spell-binding performance at PNCA
ISLAMABAD, MAY 12 (DNA) – Chinese artists presented a mesmerizing performance during a music concert held at the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA). -The Chief guests of the event were Ambassador of People’s Republic of China to Pakistan Yao Jing and Federal Minister of States and Frontier Regions Lt General (retd) Abdul Qadir Baloch. This event was organised by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Pakistan, China Cultural Center in Pakistan and NICE, Network of International Culture Entities, to celebrate the 67th anniversary of Diplomatic RelationsRead More