Saturday, October 5th, 2019
Pakistan rejects Indian MEA Spokesperson’s comments
We completely reject the comments made by the Spokesman of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) about Prime Minister Imran Khan’s statements and on other Kashmir and Pakistan-related issues. Exposing India’s egregious behavior and state-terrorism in Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir is part of our international obligations and our moral responsibility to the Kashmiri victims of Indian repression. If India feels provoked, it is only because India is unwilling to face the truth about its indefensible actions that are driven by the toxic mix of an extremist ideologyRead More
Awareness about disaster management need of hour: AJK president
MIRPUR, October 5 – The AJK President Sardar Masood Khan has stressed the need of creating awareness and preparing the people to effectively respond to natural calamities so as to minimize the losses. Talking to media after visiting quake victims at District Hospital here on Saturday, he said that we were highly shocked over loss of life and property caused by the earthquake on September 24, but at the same time, it was also a matter of satisfaction that all disaster management agencies of both Pakistan and Azad KashmirRead More
NAB sends notice to widow in Benami property case
KARACHI, OCT 05 (DNA): After Benami accounts, a case of Benami property has surfaced on which the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has sent a notice to the widow of Shah Faisal Colony. According to a private television channel report, the woman and her family were upset over the notice sent by NAB. Anti-graft watchdog asserted that the woman has a plot of 320 yards in a costly area which was obtained by doing china cutting on the land in Kidney Hill Park. The plot was allotted during the era ofRead More
SC fixes date for hearing NAB appeals against bail of Shehbaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD, OCT 05 (DNA): The Supreme Court of Pakistan Saturday set the date for hearing of appeals filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against the bail of Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif. A three-member bench of the apex court will take up the appeals for the cancelation of PML-N president’s bail in the Saaf Pani and Ashiana cases on October 22. The anti-corruption watchdog had moved to the Supreme Court (SC) to challenge bail granted to Shehbaz Sharif in Saaf Pani and Ashiana housing society scamRead More
Raabta brings experts to explore regional stability for economic prosperity
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Serena Hotels hosted a panel discussio nunder its Public Diplomacy Initiative ‘Raabta’ on ‘Enterprising Peace – Regional Stability for Economic Prosperity’. The panel of experts, curated by Ms. Sidra Iqbal, a prominent broadcast journalist, featured Shabbar Zaidi, Chairman FBR, Dr. Prof. Khalida Ghous, Human Rights and International Relations Activist, Fahd Husain, Senior Journalist and Ambassador Ali Sarwar Naqvi, Executive Director of the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS). Mr. Illango Patchamuthu, World Bank’s Country Director for Pakistan was the Keynote Speaker. The discussion revolved around regions andRead More
President urges world to take notice of Indian state terrorism against Kashmiris, minorities
ISLAMABAD, OCT 5 (DNA) – President Dr Arif Alvi urged the world community to take notice of the state terrorism being perpetrated by India in occupied Kashmir as well as against its minorities. The president said the world could not act as a silent spectator on the situation in occupied Kashmir. He said there was a great resentment in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) against the Indian illegal actions and the Indian authorities would see the reaction once the curfew was lifted. The president reiterated Pakistan’s demand for immediate lifting ofRead More