Saturday, March 9th, 2019
Former Indian Naval Chief terms Balakot air strike ‘election stunt’
NEW DELHI (DNA News) – A former Indian Chief of Naval Staff while terming India’s airstrike against Pakistan ‘invalid’ has urged not to use the armed forces for political gains.Admiral (Retd) L Ramdas wrote a letter to Election Commission on behalf of other armed forces veterans too.He has warned against political misuse of events like the Indian airstrike in Azad Kashmir “to send triumphalist or jingoistic messages which can influence the electorate”.He expressed concern over “instances of using the Armed Forces for political gains, especially in the aftermath of bothRead More
Bodies of missing Italian, Brit found on Pakistan mountain
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – The bodies of two climbers from Britain and Italy have been found in northern Pakistan nearly two weeks after the pair went missing, the Italian ambassador said Saturday.Climbers Tom Ballard and Daniele Nardi were last heard from on February 24 as they climbed the Nanga Parbat, which at 8,125 metres (26,660 feet) is the world’s ninth-highest peak.They were attempting a route that has never been successfully completed.Italian ambassador to Pakistan Stefano Pontecorvo tweeted on Saturday that the bodies of the two men had been identified from aerialRead More
Politics may turn violent if anything happens to Nawaz: Khawaja Asif
LAHORE (DNA) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former foreign minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday threatened that politics would turn violent if anything happens to former premier Nawaz Sharif – who is serving seven-year imprisonment at the Kot Lakhpat jail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption case.“Nawaz Sharif has never insisted on availing treatment abroad,” he said while speaking to the media.However, the option of sending him abroad for treatment could be considered upon his release from the prison on bail, he added.He said he had met Nawaz atRead More
Fawad Chaudhry urges ICC to take notice against India for ‘politicising’ cricket
ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has pleaded with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take a stern action against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for ‘politicising’ cricket.The information minister took to Twitter on Friday evening and expressed strong reservations over Indian national cricket team wearing army caps during the third one-day international (ODI) against Australia.Contrarily, the BCCI stated that the Indian cricket team wore army caps to pay tribute to the paramilitary troops who were killed in the Pulwama incident onRead More
PM Khan discusses provincial matters with Punjab CM, Governor in Lahore
LAHORE (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Lahore on Saturday and held one-to-one meetings with Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and Governor Chaudhry Sarwar.Punjab CM briefed the premier over the matters of the province following which the latter directed to give priority to steps aimed at providing relief to the public.Punjab Governor apprised PM Khan of clean water projects and matters pertaining to universities. Provincial matters were also discussed during their meeting.Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to launch the Punjab enrollment policy.He is also expected to chair aRead More
India wants to enfeeble Pakistan with terrorism in Balochistan: Fawad Ch
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Information Minister Fawad Chaudhary on Saturday has said that India wants to enfeeble Pakistan by holding terror attacks in Balochistan.In an interview with Russian, the minister said it is unfortunate that the Indian Prime Minister created war frenzy and used the Pulwama incident for his personal political gains. He said unless the elections are over in India, the chances of moving forward towards peace appear to be difficult.Normalization of relations with India and stability in Afghanistan are the two most important goals of present government in Pakistan,Read More