Monday, May 23rd, 2016
Three policemen shot dead in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, 23 MAY (DNA) – Suspected militants on Monday gunned down three Indian police officers in separate attacks in Srinagar. Deadly attacks on security forces are relatively common in the region, but Srinagar has been largely free from such incidents in recent years. Police said two officers were shot dead while patrolling in the old part of the city. A third was shot dead in a business district less than an hour later. “Three cops were killed in two different militant attacks,” senior officer Ghulam Hassan Bhat told media inRead More
Ambassador of Japan inaugurates water filtration plants in Okara
ISLAMABAD, 23 MAY (DNA) – Takashi Kurai, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, on Monday inaugurated a project for installation of 6 water filtration plants in District Okara. The filtration plants were completed with the financial support of US$ 82,282 provided by the Government of Japan to Ameer Begum Welfare Trust – a non-governmental organization actively working in the education sector. The inauguration ceremony was attended by members of NGO, and community members from the vicinity who are benefiting from the facilities. The installation of these water filtration plants was madeRead More
Summer vacations in Punjab from Tuesday
LAHORE, 23 MAY (DNA) – The Punjab Government has announced to start summer vacations in schools from Tuesday due to ongoing intense heat wave. This was announced by the Provincial Education Minister Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan at a news conference in Lahore on Sunday. He said all schools will remain closed from May 24 to August 14. In the wake of rising temperature, Sindh has also announced summer vacations from May 19 to July 25. DNA
Budget outsourcing report ’patently false’: Finance Ministry
ISLAMABAD, 23 MAY (DNA) – A spokesman of the Ministry of Finance has said some irresponsible and ill-motivated elements had started a smear campaign on social media against the ministry, falsely alleging that it has outsourced budget making to foreigners. The spokesman, in a statement here, said, “This is a patently false report spread with ulterior motives.” He clarified the budget making was a sensitive national activity undertaken under the close and direct supervision of the senior hierarchy of the Finance Division. “No foreigner has any role in the makingRead More