Monday, April 25th, 2016
COAS awarded with most prestigious Jordanian medal of merit
AMMAN, 25 APR, (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif received the most prestigious Jordanian medal of merit for remarkable courage in leading Pakistan Army that is battling multiple treats especially terrorism. The medal was awarded to him at an exclusive ceremony in Jordan Monday. According to Inter Services Public Relations, the army chief was awarded with the most prestigious Jordanian medal for his efforts to counter multiple challenges and for bringing regional peace. The Director General (DG) of ISPR Lt-Gen Asim Bajwa said, on his arrival atRead More
Politics of lies, sit-ins and havoc not my manifesto: PM
KOTLI SATTIAN, 25 APR, (DNA) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has vowed that menace of terrorism will be eradicated from Pakistan in next two years. Addressing a cheque distribution ceremony among rain-affected people in Kotli Sattian on Monday, the Prime Minister said terrorism incidents had declined majorly across the country. “If we have to prosper economically, there is no place for terrorism to exist,” he mentioned. Nawaz Sharif said that he decided to visit affected areas when he got to know about severe land sliding, despite having too many thingsRead More
President calls upon youth to promote national values
ISLAMABAD, 25 APR, (DNA) – President Mamnoon Husain has called upon the youth to play effective role for the promotion of national values and elimination of corruption from the country. He was addressing a function in connection with the Pakistan Orphans Day in Islamabad on Monday evening. The President said that corruption has caused irreparable loss to the country and there is dire need to launch a campaign against this menace. Mamnoon Hussain said that terrorism is also affecting the development of the country. He said illiteracy is the mainRead More
Pak intends to strengthen scientific ties with ECO countries: MoS&T
ISLAMABAD, 25 APR, (DNA) – Fazal Abbas Maken, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Science & Technology visited the new office set up of ECO Science Foundation. Prof. Dr. Manzoor H. Soomro, President ECOSF welcomed and apprised him of the activities of the Foundation. The Federal Secretary appreciated the initiatives taken by ECOSF and encouraged the President ECOSF and his team to further pursue their objectives actively. President ECOSF highly appreciated the continuous support of the MoST for establishment and smooth working of the Foundation on this occasion. He also said thatRead More
Pakistan-Bahrain to expand defence cooperation: Javed Malik
ISLAMABAD, 25 APR, (DNA) – Javed Malik, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain while welcoming the Pakistani ship, PNS Muhafiz as it arrived in Bahrain to take part of the regular exercises, has hailed and appreciated the longstanding and historic relations between Pakistan and the Kingdom of Bahrain, and said that “relations between Pakistan and the Kingdom of Bahrain are growing in all areas including defence cooperation. Bahrain is an important and strategic country in the region, and Pakistan believes in working closely with friends and allies in theRead More
Friendship with China is cornerstone of Pakistan’s foreign policy: Fatemi
ISLAMABAD, 25 APR, (DNA) – Pakistan and China have agreed to continue close coordination on the issues related to counter-terrorism and security in the interest of regional and global peace and stability. The understanding came at a meeting between the Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Syed Tariq Fatemi and State Commissioner for Counter-Terrorism and Security of China Cheng Guoping in Islamabad on Monday. Tariq Fatemi said that friendship with China is the cornerstone of Pakistan’s foreign policy. He said that Pakistan and China enjoy complete unanimity ofRead More