Thursday, May 19th, 2016
Will empower every citizen of Kashmir by bringing new system: Imran Khan
BHIMBER, 19 MAY (DNA) – Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan said after winning elections, his party will empower every citizen of Azad Kashmir by introducing a system where National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will be independent and people at grass-root level to be endowed with powers by a functional local bodies system. He said this while addressing the PTI rally here in Bhimber Azad Kashmir on Thursday. Continuing his speech, he said if came to power; his party will focus on devolution of power after ensuring independent accountability for all. Criticising theRead More
Interior ministry to issue biometric passports next year
ISLAMABAD: Interior ministry is planning to issue biometric passports from 2017 to halt thousands of people who are being trafficked overseas, largely to European and Gulf nations, officials said. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan approved the move last week after a meeting with officials from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on tackling human trafficking and migrant smuggling. “We will start issuing biometric passports from 2017,” Sarfraz Hussain, the Interior Ministry spokesman, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation late on Wednesday. This is useful as it will help authorities detect forgedRead More
PM says govt committed to progress, development of GB
GILGIT, 19 MAY (DNA) – Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday said his government was committed to the progress and development of Gilgit Baltistan and would ensure provision of all resources to bring it at par with the developed areas of the country. He was addressing an event after administering oath of office to six members of the Gilgit Baltistan Council, who are elected by the GB Legislative Assembly. The Prime Minister in his capacity as Chairman Gilgit Baltistan Council administered the oath. The six new members who joined theRead More
India trying to exonerate Samjhauta attack suspects: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, 19 MAY (DNA) – Pakistan says that the Indian government is trying to exonerate Hindu extremists suspected of involvement in the 2007 Samjhauta Express terrorist attack. “It appears that the Indian government is trying to exonerate individuals, who many in India itself believe were involved in Samjhauta Express terrorist attack, resulting in the loss of lives of more than 42 innocent Pakistanis,” Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria told media persons during his weekly press briefing on Thursday. He noted that Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry, in his visit to IndiaRead More
American Embassy, National Library discuss SDGs
ISLAMABAD, 19 MAY (DNA) – The American Embassy’s Lincoln Reading Lounge and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have hosted the discussion, “The Role of the Development Sector in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals,” at the National Library of Pakistan. More than 100 senior professionals from Pakistan’s development sector and professors and students from Quaid-e-Azam University participated. American Embassy Counselor for Public Affairs Christina Tomlinson opened the session by highlighting the United States and Pakistan’s shared commitment to achieving Sustainable Development Goals, as outlined by the United Nations in 2015.Read More
Afridi lashes out at seniors for maligning his name
KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi lashed out at the senior team management saying “it was disappointing that people lied and tried to drag my name in the mud”. Afridi said hopes to force his way back into the cricketing circuit and put the disastrous World T20 behind him with a strong return to English club Hampshire this season. The 36-year-old all-rounder was not included in an ongoing boot camp ahead of Pakistan’s tour of England that begins in July, with many pundits suggesting it was time for the flamboyantRead More