Thursday, August 2nd, 2018
No mention of Nawaz Sharif during Saudi ambassador, Imran Khan meeting
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry has rejected talks of NRO for Nawaz Sharif between Saudi Ambassador and PM in-waiting Imran Khan . He has dismissed all speculations pertaining to a recent bilateral meeting between Imran Khan and Saudi Arabia’s ambassador. Citing the meeting between PTI chairman Imran Khan and Saudi ambassador, Fawad said the bilateral meeting only discussed to strengthen ties between the two countries, adding masses should refrain speculating other things. In his statement released on Twitter, PTI spokesman rejected all the speculations and fakeRead More
Pakistan summons Indian envoy over ceasefire violations
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan on Thursday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh to protest over ceasefire violations along the Line of Control. The Director General (SA & SAARC), Dr. Mohammad Faisal, summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner Mr. J.P. Singh and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces Mandal Sector along the LoC, resulting in the shahadat of an innocent civilian. Nusrat Bibi 35, w/o Shakeel was martyred in unprovoked firing by Indian forces in Ghasla village on Thursday. The Indian forces along the Line ofRead More
Imran Khan becomes 7th top most leader of the World
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan’s would-be Prime Minister Imran Khan has joined the club of the most followed serving world leaders on Twitter, landing at number seven with 8 million followers. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief with his prevailing presence online is immensely popular amongst social media users for his unprompted tweets, and now the premier elect has scored a position on the ‘Top 10 Most Followed World Leaders on Twitter’ landing at number seven with 8.17 million followers, right before the highly revered Canadian head of state Justin Trudeau who has 4.26Read More
Turkey vows retaliation in crisis with US over pastor
ISTANBUL, (DNA) – Turkey was on Thursday drawing up retaliatory measures after Washington slapped sanctions on two Turkish ministers in the one of the biggest crises between the two NATO allies in recent years. Tensions have soared over Turkey s detention on terror charges of American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was first held in October 2016 and was moved to house arrest last week. The sanctions targeting Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul and Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu freeze any property or assets on US soil held by the two ministers, and barRead More
PPP expresses concern over the failure of RTS
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar , Spokesman to Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari expressed great concern over the questions raised on the failure of the Result Transmission System (RTS). He said that the media exposed ECP’s RTS related claims. Senator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar said that the news of RTS failure on the media supports the Party’s stance. PPP has received reports of rigging from all over the country on Election Day. He said that the Party’s candidates kept on stressing and repeating the fact that theirRead More
PTI candidate retains NA-108 seat against Abid Sher Ali after recount
FAISALABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Farrukh Habib on Friday retained NA-108 constituency in Faisalabad after he defeated PML-N’s Abid Sher Ali in recount by a margin of 1,201 votes. According to revised results, Habib bagged 112,029 votes while Abid Sher Ali secured 110,828 votes in the election for Faisalabad’s NA-108 constituency. The recounting was ordered on the plea of PML-N candidate Abid Sher Ali who secured 111,529 votes and stood second while PTI’s Farrukh Habib bagged 112,740 votes. On July 25, millions of Pakistanis voted to elect aRead More