Monday, January 18th, 2016
YouTube unblocked in Pakistan, confirms PTA spokesman
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18 (DNA): Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Spokesman on Monday has announced that the video sharing website YouTube has been unbanned in all parts of the country.The PTA official stated that the authorities along with the assistance of Information Ministry have finalized all the needed arrangements and have unblocked the application for the users in Pakistan.
Pakistan calls for peaceful resolution of Iran-Saudi tension
RIYADH, Jan 18 (DNA): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Monday expressed deep concern over recent escalation of tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran calling for resolution of differences through peaceful means in larger interest of Ummah, particularly during these challenging times.In his meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al- Saud here, the Prime Minister recalled Pakistan’s consistent policy of promoting brotherhood among member states of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC), said a joint statement issued by the Foreign Office.
Pervez Musharraf acquitted in Akbar Bugti murder case
QUETTA, Jan 18 (DNA): An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Quetta has acquitted former President Pervez Musharraf in the murder case of Baloch tribal leader Nawab Akbar Bugti on Monday.The court has accepted acquittal pleas of three accused including Pervez Musharraf, former interior minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao and former home minister of Balochistan Mir Shoaib Nowsherwani in the Baloch leader’s murder. Nawab Akbar Bugti, former chief minister of Balochistan and head of his tribe, was killed in 2006 in a military operation ordered by Musharraf who was president and armyRead More