Monday, May 13th, 2019
Pakistani girl moves LHC for issuance of ID card to Chinese husband
LAHORE, MAY 13 (DNA) – A Pakistani girl has on Monday moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) for issuance of national identity card to her Chinese husband. The girl – Asifa – took the stance in her petition that she performed love marriage with a Chinese boy, and the National Data Base Registration Authority (NADRA) has refused to grant identification card to her spouse. The NADRA officials said they have barred by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to issue identification cards to Chinese nationals, she maintained. Asifa requested the courtRead More
SOP to be devised for effective security of hotels in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, MAY 13 (DNA) – Islamabad Police will prepare Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to ensure effective security of hotels and also conduct security audit to identify the loopholes if any. A special meeting convened here at Rescue 15 to review the existing arrangements in this regard which was chaired by DIG (Operations) Waqar Uddin Syed and also attended among others by SP (Investigation) Dr. Mustafa Tanveer, SP (Industrial Area) Aamir Khan Niazi, SP (City) Sayed Aziz, SP (Saddar) Malik Naeem Iqbal, SP (Rural) Muhammad Omer Khan and officials from administrationRead More
Pakistan condemns alleged rape of 3-year-old girl in occupied Kashmir
ISLAMABAD, MAY 13 (DNA) – Pakistan on Monday condemned the alleged rape of a three-year-old in Indian-occupied Kashmir on May 8, which lead to widespread protests across the Valley on Sunday. “Reported horrific rape of 3-year-old Kashmiri girl in Bandipora, in Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir, another brutal reminder of humanitarian nightmare in IoK,” FO Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said on Twitter on Monday. “Fresh reports of pellet gun firing on protesters, yet another reflection of continued Indian atrocities,” he added. According to the Indian media, the girl was allegedlyRead More
Shehbaz’s representative appears before NAB in waste management probe
LAHORE, MAY 13 (DNA) – A representative of Shehbaz Sharif appeared before the National Accountability Bureau Lahore in the waste management company inquiry. According to NAB sources, Faisal Afzal appeared in NAB Lahore in place of Shehbaz Sharif, the President Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, who has been presently in London. Faisal Afzal appeared in NAB Lahore office and submitted a written letter of the PML-N leader’s counsel Atta Tarar. The letter said that Shehbaz Sharif has been in London and could not appear in NAB office in Lahore Waste Management CompanyRead More
Shahid Khaqan calls for consensus over issues of national importance
ISLAMABAD, MAY 13 (DNA) – Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has highlighted the need of consensus on issues facing the country like the National Assembly agreed over the legislation for former Fata region. Speaking in the house on the 26th constitutional amendment bill for increasing the NA seats in ex-Fata region, Abbasi said,”When we can reach to a consensus over the rights of the tribal region, we should also attain an agreement over other national issues.” He urged for reaching to an agreement over the “charter of economy” andRead More
PML-N fears price-hike after IMF deal
ISLAMABAD, MAY 13 (DNA) – Senior PML-N leader and former Federal Minister of Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Miftah Ismail has said that the government deal with the IMF will lead to free float of the Pakistani rupee. Giving his assessment of the deal he said the Fund statement doesn’t mention that prices of gas and electricity will go up, but insiders say that’s also been agreed. “The Fund statement also doesn’t directly mention interest rate hike but that’s also expected,” he said. “PTI has ruined the economy really fastRead More