Tuesday, October 13th, 2015
India hits back, says don’t need Pakistan lecture on pluralism
NEW DELHI, Oct 13 (DNA): India on Tuesday lashed out at Pakistan for “lecturing” it on pluralism after Islamabad expressed concern over attempts to disrupt functions of its prominent personalities, and asserted that non-practice of terrorism was central to the betterment of the Indo-Pak relationship.“(As if) Pakistan is the embodiment of tolerance, pluralism. India does not need to take a lecture from Pakistan. If India has a shortcoming, it is capable of looking after it,” top official sources said.
Turkish airlines takes travel agents to Turkey
ISLAMABAD, OCT 13 (DNA) – Turkish Airlines’ Islamabad office organized a four day exclusive Familiarization [FAM] Trip to Istanbul for various travel agencies from Islamabad and Peshawar.Top officials from these travel agencies participated in the FAM trip along with Turkish Airlines General Manager Islamabad, Yunus Mert and Marketing Representative Adeel Shoaib Butt.
Pakistan Condemns Killings of Palestinian by Israeli Forces
Pakistan condemns in strongest terms the recent killing of innocent Palestinian civilians including women and children by Israeli forces. Pakistan believes that the Israeli violence and indiscriminate killing of innocent Palestinian civilians will further deteriorate the situation in Middle East and make a peaceful solution of Palestine issue further elusive.Pakistan has always extended unequivocal and unreserved support for Palestinian cause. Pakistan believes that right to self – determination is an unalienable right of people of Palestine. We call upon international community to bring about a cessation of unilateral Israeli strikes and killingRead More
Google honours Nusrat on his birthday anniversary
KARACHI: Internet search giant Google paid tributes to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, one of the greatest musicians and qawwals of Pakistan, with its Doodle on his 67th birth anniversary. The Google doodle shows Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan singing, with his left arm raised to make the letter “l” in the word Google. Khan was born on October 13, 1948 in the city of Faisalabad, Pakistan. His father Ustad Fateh Ali Khan, was a musicologist, vocalist, instrumentalist, and Qawwal. Khan sang mainly in Urdu and Punjabi and occasionally in Persian, BrajbhashaRead More
PM to take up issue of stalled Indo-Pak dialogue with Obama: Sartaj Aziz
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz on Monday said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif would discuss the stalled dialogue between Pakistan and India with United States President Barack Obama during their upcoming meeting on October 22 at the White House.”A number of other issues would also be discussed between the US President and PM Nawaz Sharif,” Sartaj Aziz said while speaking to media.
I am happy to return to Pakistan, says Saudi ambassador Al-Zahrani
Message of the Ambassador Mr. Abdullah M. Al-Zahrani on the occasion of 85th National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise and thanks is due to Allah the Lord of the universe and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. It is a pleasant chance occurrence that I returned to Pakistan few weeks ago as ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.While I feel proud to represent my country in Pakistan, I am overwhelmed with joyto celebrateRead More