Wednesday, March 23rd, 2016
Pakistan’s armed forces fully prepared to match any threat: President
ISLAMABAD, March 23 (DNA): President Mamnoon Hussain has said Pakistan was never a part of ‘weapons race’ and would never be.In his address on Pakistan Day on Wednesday, the President greeted the Prime Minister (PM), Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Zakaullah, Chief of Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman and others in the beginning of his address.
Pakistan wants to have normal relations with India: Abdul Basit
NEW DELHI, MAR 23 (DNA) – The Pakistan Day is celebrated at the Pakistan High Commission New Delhi in a befitting manner with national enthusiasm and fervor. In this regard, an impressive flag hoisting ceremony was held on the lush green lawns of the Mission, this morning, says a press release received here today from New Delhi, India. Speaking on the occasion, High Commissioner Abdul Basit said that Pakistan’s creation was no less than a miracle. Within seven years of the Lahore Resolution in 1940, Pakistan, under the sagacious leadershipRead More
British HC-designate Thomas Drew still to present credentials
ISLAMABAD, MAR 23 (DNA) – The new British High Commissioner-designate to Pakistan Thomas Drew is yet to present his credentials to the President of Pakistan. According to diplomatic sources this delays is unprecedented and speaks volumes for soared ties between Pakistan and Britain. The diplomatic sources told DNA that in the past the British and the United States ambassadors used to present credentials on one-on-one basis. They never presented credentials along with other ambassadors and high commissioners. In the US case, the tradition is still in vogue while in theRead More
Armed forces display military might on Pakistan Day
ISLAMABAD: The nation commenced celebrations for Pakistan Day on Wednesday with a pledge to make the country stronger by wiping out the menace of terrorism, achieving sustainable economic growth and political stability.The day marks the historic event of 1940, when the Lahore Resolution was passed demanding a separate homeland for Muslims of the subcontinent, dawned with a 31-gun salute in the federal capital and 21-gun salutes in provincial capitals.