Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
Drone attack on Mullah Mansour an attempt to sabotage talks: Nisar
ISLAMABAD, 24 MAY (DNA) – Pakistan on Tuesday strongly condemned the US air strike that killed Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour in Balochistan and warned that there could be serious repercussion on Pak-US ties. “There will be law of jungle in the world if we accept the US logic,” Interior Minister Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan said, adding that why Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who had also traveled to UAE, Afghanistan and Iran, was attacked inside Pakistan. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, the Interior Minister said that Pakistani government condemnsRead More
President directs Ombudsman to expedite justice efforts
ISLAMABAD, 24 MAY (DNA) – President Mamnoon Hussain has said the Federal Ombudsman should expedite its efforts for providing justice to the people. He was talking to a delegation of the Federal Ombudsman headed by Salman Faruqui in Islamabad Tuesday. Mamnoon Hussain has appreciated the office of the Federal Ombudsman for providing quick justice at the doorstep of the people and said that the Ombudsman, while disposing of cases, should also suggest disciplinary action against the officials involved in maladministration besides providing relief to the complainant. Federal Tax Ombudsman AbdurRead More
Pakistan highly valued relations with Japan: Pirzada
ISLAMABAD, 24 MAY (DNA) – The newly appointed Ambassador of Japan, Takashi Kurai called on Federal Minister for Inter-provincial Coordination Mian Riaz Husain Pirzada in Islamabad. The Minister welcoming the Ambassador said Pakistan highly valued its relations with Japan and wanted to enhance further between the two countries. He said that Japan attains high standards in Sports and Pakistan wants benefit from its technical assistance in various field of sports. The Federal Minister said that Pakistan wants to invite Japanese players for tournament between Pakistan and Japan. He said PakistanRead More
Bilawal accuses PMLN of intentional power crisis in Sindh
KARACHI, 24 MAY (DNA) – Federal government is deliberately creating electricity crisis to victimize the people and divert their attention from the Panama Leaks and other misdeeds of the Sharif government in the whole country, special in Sindh and its capital city Karachi. Electricity need of the country was 23,700 megawatt while the total power generation capacity was 23,600 thus practically there was a meager shortfall of just 100 megawatt. “But the Federal government and its electric companies were inflicted an artificial shortfall of 7,000mw upon the people during theRead More
10 killed, over 31 injured in Jamshoro accident
JAMSHORO, 24 MAY (DNA) – As many as ten people were killed and more than thirty one others injured when a speeding passenger bus overturned near Indus highway. According to police officials, the tragic incident occurred near Jamshoro, when the driver of a bus, en route from Shehdadkot to Karachi, lost its control over the vehicle due to over-speeding. Eight passengers, also including three children, died on the spot as a result of this incident. The deceased persons were said to be residents of Karachi. Soon after the incident, rescue officialsRead More
07 killed in rain-related incidents in Lahore, Faisalabad
LAHORE, 24 MAY (DNA) – As many as seven labourers, working on the Orange Line train project, lost their lives when the wall of an under-construction godown collapsed on them as they were sleeping in their tents. According to details, the wall collapsed on the tents and 13 labourers got crushed under the rubble. Four labourers reportedly died on the spot. Rescue teams arrived at the scene and recovered the injured persons from the rubble with the help of machinery and man-power. The wounded persons were shifted to medical facilitiesRead More