December, 2018
Bangladeshi premier takes big lead as opposition rejects poll alleging vote rigging
DHAKA, (DNA) – Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ruling party took a big lead over the opposition in a national election on Sunday, early results and trends showed, in a poll that was marred by allegations of vote rigging and violence that killed 17 people. A third straight term for Hasina’s Awami League was widely expected, but the main opposition led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) rejected the election and called for a fresh vote in the country of 165 million people. The Election Commission said it was investigatingRead More
Mani is optimistic after meeting CSA, South African High Commission
LAHORE, DEC 30 (DNA) – Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman, Ehsan Mani is optimistic about a potential tour of South Africa’s junior, women or senior team to Pakistan after a successful meeting Cricket South Africa’s officials and South African High Commission. “I reiterated that Pakistan is a safe country to come and play cricket and the security situation in the country is drastically improved,” said Mani while talking to a reputed newspaper. “We had talks about South Africa sending their senior, junior or women’s team to Pakistan in the near future.”Read More
29 fake accounts used for transaction of Rs35bn: JIT report
ISLAMABAD, DEC 30 (DNA) – The Joint Investigation Report (JIT) report claimed that 29 fake accounts had been used for transaction of Rs35 billion. According to the JIT report, Omni group established 11 fake companies to operate 16 accounts in Summit Bank, eight in Sindh Bank and five in UBL. The report further revealed that the fake entities used Park Lane Company, which is owned by former president and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, as their business addresses in their accountRead More
PM Imran to depart for Turkey on Thursday
ISLAMABAD, DEC 30 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan will depart for two-day official visit to Turkey on Thursday at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. During his first visit to Istantul after taking office, the prime minister will discuss bilateral relations between the two countries and over all security situation of the region with Turkish leadership. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation including Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Minister for Planning Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtyar and Adviser to the Prime Minister Abdul Razak Dawood. Imran KhanRead More
Gas crisis to be resolved soon: Petroleum Minister
ISLAMABAD, DEC 30 (DNA): Minister for Petroleum Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Sunday said that the present government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) would fulfill all the promises made with the masses and would come up to their expectations. Petroleum Minister was talking to delegation of elected representatives including Sheikh Rashid Shafiq, Chaudhry Javed, Sajid Kausar and Chaudhry Azeem, who called on him in Islamabad. The Minister said that the gas crisis including the issue of low gas pressure would be resolved soon as steps are being taken to mitigate the sufferingRead More
HEC, Tech provides MOS certification facility to AIOU
LAHORE, DEC 30 (DNA) – Higher Education Commission (HEC) in collaboration with Tech Education Foundation has provided Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) opportunity for (AIOU) Allama Iqbal Open University students, faculty, tutors, and staff. To this effects, Exam center has been established at the Digital Lab, Computer Science Department, AIOU . Exams timing are from Monday to Friday between 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. According to Assistant Professor and /MOS Focal Person, Dr. Moziuddin the students and the faculty has a chance to get certified for globally renowned MOS free of cost. NecessaryRead More