Saturday, July 27th, 2019
Former President Zardari condemns terror attacks in KP, Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, JUL 27 (DNA) – Former President of Pakistan and President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians Asif Ali Zardari has condemned and expressed his profound grief and sorrow over the loss of lives of brave soldiers in terror attacks in KP and Balochistan. Asif Ali Zardari said that if National Action Plan was fully implemented then nurseries of terror could have been eliminated. Nation salutes brave martyred soldiers and will never forget their sacrifices. PPP and Bhutto family are with the victim families in this hour of grief, he said. FormerRead More
AJK President urges Modi to respond positively on Trump’s Kashmir offer
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan on Saturday urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to respond positively to the mediation offer made by US President Donald Trump on the Kashmir issue during the recent visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to the United States. Addressing a press conference here along with a parliamentary delegation from United Kingdom (UK), Sardar Masood said the Indian prime minister should show flexibility and seriously consider Trump offer to resolve the long-standing dispute between the two neighboring countries. “ItRead More
CDA, MCI develop environmental friendly machinery
ISLAMABAD, JUL 27 (DNA) – In an effort to make environment of the city better, Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Metropolitan Corporation have made Asphalt Mixing Plant of its Machinery Pool Organization (MPO) Directorate environment friendly as it is being operated without damaging the environment of city. In this context, a study was carried out, after taking on board the Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA), in accordance with the standards of Internal Environmental Standards. All relevant data was collected to establish base line Environmental conditions for the environmental impactsRead More
India cuts tax rate on electric vehicles
NEW DELHI, JUL 27 (DNA) – India on Saturday slashed taxes on electric vehicles and chargers, as it looks to encourage the use of more environmentally friendly cars The goods and services tax (GST) on electric vehicles and chargers was reduced to 5% from a previous 12% and 18% respectively, India’s finance ministry said in a statement. The government had earlier this month given tax breaks in the federal budget for consumers buying electric vehicles. Saturday’s decision to slash the tax was taken at a meeting of the GST councilRead More
U.S. Supreme Court lets Trump use disputed funds for border wall
WASHINGTON, JUL 27 (DNA) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump a victory by letting his administration redirect $2.5 billion (£2.2 billion) in money approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border even though lawmakers refused to provide funding. The conservative-majority court on a 5-4 vote with the court’s liberals in dissent blocked in full a ruling by a federal judge in California barring the Republican president from spending the money on the basis that Congress did not specificallyRead More
COAS terms terrorist attacks ‘dying efforts of frustrated inimical forces’
RAWALPINDI, July 27 (DNA): Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Jawed Bajwa termed on Saturday recent terrorist attacks in which ten personnel of the Pakistan armed forces were martyred “dying efforts of frustrated inimical forces.” In a tweet, the Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) quoted the army chief as saluting the martyrs and their families. “We shall ensure defence & security of motherland at the cost of our sweat & blood. These are dying efforts of frustrated inimical forces while Pakistan moves from stability to enduring peace. It’sRead More