Sunday, January 31st, 2016
CPEC, TAPI & CASA-1000 to greatly contribute to growth: Dar
LAHORE, Jan (DNA) – Finance Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has said that future road-map of Pakistan and South Asia region is economic growth. He was addressing a ceremony of South Asian Federation of Accountants in Lahore. He said China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would not only prove beneficial for Pakistan but also for the entire region. Ishaq Dar said TAPI gas pipeline project, CPEC, CASA-1000 and AIIB (Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank) are the very important initiatives which would help improve economic growth rate. He said the PML-N government had always putRead More
Two more children die in Thar, toll raises to 118
THARPARKAR, Jan 31 (DNA) – As many as two more children died of famine in drought-hit Tharparkar on Sunday. Hunger continued to claim lives in Thar as children suffered depravation of food and water in Mithi while the relief activities in the area has not been launched by the local government. The death tally has been mounted to 118 while more than 170 children are under treatment at various hospitals in Tharparkar. Poor residents are longing for food, pure drinking water and medicines. Tharparkar district in the famous Thar DesertRead More
Siraj seeks Pagara’s support for anti-corruption drive
KARACHI, Jan. 31 (DNA) – Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq has called on the Pir Sahib of Pagaro, and Functional Muslim League President Pir Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi, in Karachi and discussed with him matters of mutual interest besides the political situation in the country. Talking to the media after the meeting, he said that the Pir of Pagaro was a respected religious leader and his ancestors had waged a valiant struggle against colonialism which was a part of history. He said that he had visited the PirRead More
Private schools ‘won’t open’ till govt owns security task
LAHORE: The All-Pakistan Private Schools Federation has decided not to open schools from Monday (Feb 1) in protest against the government’s ‘harassment’. The public and private schools were scheduled to reopen on Monday after the Punjab government had announced their closure from Jan 26 to 31 because of what it said ‘extreme cold weather’. However, the All-Pakistan Private Schools Federation on Saturday decided in a meeting that they would not reopen schools until the Shahbaz Sharif administration redressed their grievances. In addition to the core member schools of the associationRead More
Uzair’s daughter confirms his father arrest in 2014
KARACHI: Fourteen-year-old Yursala, the eldest daughter of Uzair Jan Baloch, broke her silence on Saturday to say that he was arrested by Interpol at the boarding lounge of Dubai airport on Dec 27, 2014. “I was sitting by his side when he was taken away. The authorities only informed us that he’d remain in their custody for a while. It’ll be 13 months today since the last time we saw him and we are glad he’s alive,” she said hours after the alleged Lyari gang leader was produced in courtRead More
New Zealand wraps up series by beat Pakistan in 3rd ODI
AUCKLAND: A record partnership by Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson gave New Zealand victory with two balls to spare in a tense third one-dayer against Pakistan in Auckland on Sunday. The three-wicket win in the rain-abridged match also wrapped up the series for New Zealand 2-0. Initially set a target of 291 to win, New Zealand made a disastrous start with Brendon McCullum out for a first-ball duck. But Guptill and Williamson restored order with a 159-run stand, a New Zealand ODI record for the second wicket, to set theRead More