Thursday, February 7th, 2019
NAB high level meeting reviews progress in fake accounts case
ISLAMABAD, FEB 7 (DNA) – A high level meeting was held at National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Headquarters Thursday. The meeting was presided over by Chairman NAB Justice ® Javed Iqbal and attended by Prosecutor General NAB, DG Operations, DG NAB, Rawalpindi and other senior officers. It may be recalled that the Chairman NAB had constituted a Combined Investigation Team (CIT), headed by DG NAB, Rawalpindi in pursuant of the judgment of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. It was decided that the chairman NAB would himself supervise CIT. CIT hadRead More
Usman Dar meets Chairperson BISP
ISLAMABAD, FEB 7 (DNA) -: Muhammad Usman Dar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs met with Dr Sania Nishtar, Chairperson Benazir Income Support Program and discussed various avenues for Youth Social Protection in Pakistan. “Socio-economic development of youth through education, employment, engagement is the primary agenda of the current government”, said Mr. Muhammad Usman Dar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs. Muhammad Usman Dar appreciated the efforts of BISP for their commendable role in reducing poverty and economically empowering.=DNA
NA speaker says former MPs an asset
ISLAMABAD, FEB 7 (DNA)-. The Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has said that the former parliamentarians are the asset which can be utilized for socio-economic development of the country. He appreciated their role and contribution for institutional building and to uplift the image of Pakistan in comity of nations. He expressed these views while addressing the meeting of Former Parliamentarians Forum at Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS) on Thursday. The speaker said that we should utilize the experience and wisdom of the former parliamentarians to harmonize the relations withRead More
DNA staffer looted in broad day light
ISLAMABAD, FEB 7 (DNA) – Sub- Editor of Diplomatic News Agency (DNA) Farukh Shahezda was robbed on Thursday morning by four unknown persons. According to Faruukh, he was heading home from office in the G 8 Markaz by foot. He was carrying his laptop and other valuables with him. He informed he had covered just a 100 yards distance from his office on Thursday at around 11 am that a car stopped near him and four people came out of the card. They asked him to hand him over hisRead More
Religious scholars meet Malaysian high commissioner
ISLAMABAD, FEB 07 (DNA) -As part of our Public Diplomacy initiative & outreach, the High Commissioner Ikram Mohammad Ibrahim and officials held discussion with Tablighi Jamaat (Markaz Raiwind & Madrasa Rawalpindi) representatives, at Malaysia House . Both sides discussed matters of mutual interest. =DNA
Two Pakistani experts get French literary award
ISLAMABAD, FEB 07 (DNA) – The French government has conferred medal of Order of Arts and Letters on Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Khan Former Director Taxila Institute of Asian Civilizations, Quaid-i-Azam University And Dr. Fazal Dad Kakar Former Director General Department of Archaeology and”. The Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) is an Order of France, established in May 1957 by the Minister of Culture. Its purpose is the recognition of significant contributions to the arts, literature, or the propagation of these fields.Read More