Friday, August 9th, 2019
Hajj rituals begin with arrival of thousands of pilgrims in Mina
ISLAMABAD, Aug 09 (DNA): Annual Hajj rituals have begun in Makkah with the arrival of tens of thousands of pilgrims in Mina. According to reports from Makkah that intending pilgrims started pouring in Mina last night and this process will continue till Duhar prayer on Friday. About two million Muslims from across the globe have arrived Makkah to perform Hajj. A total of 200,000 pilgrims from Pakistan are also performing Hajj as per quota given by Saudi Arabia. Pilgrims will remain in Mina until Fajr (Saturday morning), the 9th Dhul Hijjah. Then the Hujjaj will proceedRead More
Rana Sanaullah’s son-in-law taken into custody by Faisalabad Police
LAHORE, Aug 09 (DNA): Son-in-law of former Law Minister of Punjab, Rana Sanaullah was taken into custody by police officials of Faisalabad in relation to prior cases registered against the individual. Rana Sana Ullah’s son-in-law Shehryar has cases registered against him in the vicinity of Faisalabad. An anti-narcotics court on its previous hearing against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Punjab’s former law minister Rana Sanaullah had extended his physical remand until August 8. Rana Sana was arrested by the ANF after recovery of drugs in his vehicle. At the outset of the hearing, the PML-NRead More
No load shedding on Eid-ul-Azha
ISLAMABAD, AUG 09 (DNA): The federal government has decided that there will be no load shedding in the country on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. The spokesperson of the power division said a monitoring center has been set up in Islamabad to ensure the timely supply of electricity. All power distribution companies have been informed of the government’s decision in this regard, the spokesperson said. “Form 7:00pm on August 11 to 7:00pm on August 14, there will be no power outage in any part of the country.” Special monitoring teams haveRead More
Dr Firdous welcomes UN Chief’s statement on Kashmir dispute
ISLAMABAD, AUG 09 (DNA): Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has welcomed the statement given by the UN Secretary General on Kashmir dispute. In her tweet on Friday, she said it accepts Pakistan’s long standing position that Kashmir is a disputed territory and this dispute can only be solved according to UN resolutions. She said this is a diplomatic victory of Pakistan. Firdous Ashiq Awan said this shows confidence of UN and also of world community on the principled stand taken by PrimeRead More
Pakistan puts India on backfoot by aggressive diplomacy at UN
UNITED NATIONS, AUG 09 (DNA): Pakistani Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi underscored the imperative need for ensuring that the crisis triggered by India’s ‘unlawful annexation’ of Jammu and Kashmir was addressed in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolutions on Kashmir. The envoy said this during her meeting with the UN’s political affairs chief amid intense diplomatic activity, according to informed sources. Her meeting with Rosemary DiCarlo, Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs, was part of a series of contacts she has been making to brief senior UN officials and diplomats from allRead More
Pakistan, Indonesia officials discuss broadening of scope of PTA
ISLAMABAD, AUG 9 (DNA) -Fulfilling the mandate of the leaders between two countries to broaden the scope of the Indonesia-Pakistan Preferential Trade Agreement (IP-PTA) and following up on the implementation of the IP-PTA Amendment Protocol, the delegations of Indonesia and Pakistan have begun the first negotiation on the Indonesian Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) -Pakistan Trade in Goods Agreement (IP-TIGA) in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Indonesian delegation (Delri) at this meeting was chaired by the Director of Bilateral Negotiations, Ni Made Ayu Marthini, while the Pakistani delegation was led by the JointRead More