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US diplomat Col Joseph leaves Pakistan: report

ISLAMABAD, MAY 14 (DNA) – Military Attache Col Joseph Emanuel Hall left for the United States on Monday evening, diplomatic sources informed. On April 7, Colonel Joseph Emanuel Hall ran a red light and rammed into a motorcycle killing a Pakistani civilian. He was let go by police officials in Islamabad after the accident as the law — Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 — provided the diplomat immunity from criminal prosecution. According to sources, the local police has handed over all record related to Colonel Hall to US officials.Read More


Deadliest day in years ahead of US Jerusalem embassy opening

MAY 14 (DNA) – Violent clashes erupted along the Gaza Strip s border ahead of the controversial opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem on Monday, leaving 41 Palestinians dead from Israeli fire and hundreds wounded in the conflict s bloodiest day in years. The clashes took place as a White House delegation and Israeli officials gathered for the embassy inauguration ceremony in Jerusalem. It was the bloodiest day in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since a 2014 Gaza war. The dead included a 14-year-old, according to the Gazan health ministry, which also providedRead More


India’s official response over Nawaz Sharif Mumbai attacks statement surface

NEW DELHI, MAY 14 (DNA) – Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has officially responded to the controversial statement regarding Mumbai Attacks by former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif  . She on Sunday dubbed as a ‘serious disclosure’ Pakistan’s ousted PM Nawaz Sharif publicly acknowledging that terrorist organisations were active in his country. Sharif also questioned Pakistan’s policy to allow the “non-state actors” to cross the border and “kill” people in Mumbai, according to a media report. Sitharaman also said that it proved India ‘s position that the handlers of 26/11 Mumbai terror attackRead More


Nawaz says he should be hanged if found guilty of treason

  ISLAMABAD, MAY 14 (DNA).. Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has demanded constitution of a commission to investigate allegations against him adding if proved guilty he should be hanged publically. He was addressing a gathering in Buner. Nawaz Sharif further said he made Pakistan a strong and prosperous country. While criticising the PTI chairman Imran Khan Nawaz Sharif said PTI failed to generate even a single megawatt country in KPK. He further said the entire KPK is presenting a deserted look as roads are in a shambles and infrastructure badlyRead More


High level impressive award ceremony held at PAF Headquarters Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, MAY 14 (DNA) – An Investiture Ceremony was held at Air Headquarters, Islamabad, in which Operational and Non Operational Military awards were conferred upon Officers and Airmen of Pakistan Air Force for their distinguished services. Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was the Chief Guest on the occasion. In the ceremony, 42 Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military), 36 Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Military) and 09 Tamgha-i-Basalat were conferred upon PAF Officers. Two Martyred Airmen were awarded Tamgha-i-Juraat, while 13 Junior Commissioned Officers were conferred upon Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Military) Class-I. TheseRead More


Arabs to discuss ‘illegal’ US embassy move to Jerusalem

RIYADH, MAY 14 (DNA) – The Arab League will hold emergency talks Wednesday to discuss Washington’s “illegal” decision to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a senior official said. The meeting will focus on “ways of countering the illegal decision by the United States to move the embassy to Jerusalem”, the organisation’s deputy secretary general for Palestinian affairs, Saeed Abu Ali, said. He told reporters the permanent representatives of members of the Cairo-based Arab League would meet “at the request of the state of Palestine”. The US embassyRead More