Monday, July 16th, 2018
World Cup-winning French team arrive home
PARIS, (DNA) – : France´s World Cup winners arrived back home on Monday at the main airport near Paris, greeted by cheering crowds and a guard of honour from the fire brigade which sprayed water over their plane. Captain Hugo Lloris, flanked by coach Didier Deschamps, was the first to emerge from the Air France aircraft, raising the famed golden trophy before heading down the stairs and on to a freshly laid red carpet.
Foreign Minister of Pakistan meets Major General Mohammad Bagheri of Iran
ISLAMABAD, JUL 16 (DNA) – The Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Abdullah Hussain Haroon, received Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of General Staff of Armed Forces of Iran who visited Islamabad from 15-17 July 2018. He was accompanied by a high level military delegation. Welcoming the Chief of General Staff, Foreign Minister stated that Pakistan and Iran have enjoyed religious and socio-cultural affinities. The bilateral relations have continued to strengthen with regular exchange of visits at various levels during the past few years. He added that Pakistan was desirous toRead More
Fakhar’s ton helps Pakistan take 2-0 lead against Zimbabwe
BULAWAYO: (DNA) – Opening batsman Fakhar Zaman’s brilliant century and youngsters Usman Khan Shinwari and Hasan Ali’s excellent bowling guided Pakistan to crush Zimbabwe by nine wickets in the second One-day International here on Monday. They are now leading the five-match series 2-0 as they earlier defeated the hosts by a huge margin of 201 runs in the first ODI. Chasing moderate total of 195, Pakistan completed their second victory of the series in 36 overs. Left-handed batsman Fakhar remained not out on 117, made off 129 balls with theRead More
PML(N) announces Anti Rigging System (ARS) to expose and prevent rigging
Lahore, July, 16th (DNA) -The PML(N) has announced a comprehensive and effective Anti-Rigging System (ARS) to expose and prevent any attempt at rigging in July 25th elections. This was announced by Chairman of the PML(N) Central Media Committee, Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, at a press conference at the PML(N) Party Secretariat today. He also announced that a National Conference of Social Media Activists and Chief Polling Agents would be held on July 19th in Lahore, which would include training program for Chief Polling Agents from all constituencies where PML(N) candidatesRead More
Vladimir Putin meets Donald Trump for a long awaited summit
FINLAND (DNA) – U.S. President Donald Trump sat down with Vladimir Putin for a long-awaited summit on Monday saying he wanted good relations with Russia, after blaming Washington’s own past “foolishness and stupidity” for the countries’ hostile ties. “I’ve been saying, and I’m sure you’ve heard over the years…that getting along with Russia is a good thing not a bad thing,” Trump said, seated next to Putin at the start of talks in an ornate presidential palace in neutral Finland.
Egypt condemns major terror attack in southwestern Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The Arab Republic of Egypt has strongly condemned in a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 13th of July 2018 that the terrorist attack which took place in southwestern Pakistan on Friday, claimed the lives of more than 100 persons and left 120 injured. The statement also included the condolences for the victim’s families and hoping speedy recovery for the injured people. The Government and the people of Arab Republic of Egypt are expressing their solidarity with the Government and people of the IslamicRead More