Thursday, October 4th, 2018
Religious cleric, guard gunned down in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: (DNA) – Unidentified assailants shot dead religious cleric Maulana Ismail Darwesh along with his bodyguard in Peshawar. Police said the incident took place in Phando area of Peshawar, adding that assailants riding on motorcycle opened fire on Maulana Darwesh leaving him and his bodyguard in critically injured. Leady Reading Hospital spokesperson, confirming the killing, said Maulana Darwesh succumbed to his injuries before reaching hospital.
Ambassador of Romania meets Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Ambassador of Romania Nicolae Goia called on Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani. the Chairman Senate said Pakistan is keen to further boost ties with Romania. He further said there are many fields where both Pakistan and Romania can cooperate. THE CHAIRMAN senate said that Romania was important country in European Union. The Romanian ambassador greeted Mr Sanjrani on assuming office of Chairman Senate.
Pakistan greatly values ties with Egypt, says General Zubair Hayat
ISLAMABAD, OCT 04 (DNA) .. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mahmood Hayat has said Pakistan greatly values its relations with Egypt adding Pakistan, Egypt relations would grow stronger and stronger. The CJCSC expressed these views while speaking on the occasion of Armed Forces Day of Egypt. Ambassador of Egypt Ahmad Fadel Yakoub and the Defence Attache of Egypt Waleed Ibarhim arranged a grand reception to mark the day. General Zubair further said, he was honoured and privileged to be the chief guest at the Egyptian armed forcesRead More
India gets embarrassing blow from the World Bank
NEW YORK, (DNA) – The World Bank has debarred several Indian companies and individuals from its various projects across the globe in its efforts to fight corruption and safeguard donor resources. The World Bank Group Sanctions System Annual Report for the year 2018 said Olive Health Care and Jay Modi from India have been debarred for their fraudulent and corrupt practices. They were working on a World Bank project in Bangladesh. Report said Olive Health has been debarred for 10 years and six months while Modi has been debarred for seven years and six months. India-based Angelique InternationalRead More
Shafqat Mahmood attends Best Teacher Awards Ceremony
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Mr. Shafqat Mahmood chaired as a Chief Guest the Best Teacher Awards Ceremony organized by the USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project today in Marriot Hotel Islamabad. Talking on the occasion the Education Minister said that Teachers play an instrumental role in building the foundation of the nation and congratulated all those teachers who were chosen for the awards among the 24,000 teachers based on their performance, dedication and integrity. He further said that this is not the end of the road andRead More
Five university students injured, 28 detained in Peshawar protest
PESHAWAR: (DNA) – Five university students were wounded and 28 were detained on Thursday during a protest demonstration against fee hike in Peshawar. Muttahida Tulba Mahaz, a student body, set up the protest camp against the recent fee hike, demanding that university reduce the fee by half. They also called for payment of fee in easy installments. In addition, demonstrators demanded that the university administration initiate an inquiry against the alleged financial corruption and allegations of sexual harassment. They also called for provision of free laptops to deserving students. Meanwhile,Read More