Friday, July 1st, 2016
Trapped Pakistani workers in Dammam renew appeal for help
DAMMAM, July 01 (DNA): Dozens of Pakistani workers, who are trapped in Saudi Arabia’s Dammam city, have once again appealed the Government of Pakistan for help.Pakistani workers have been trapped in Dammam for more than two months after expiry of their iqama. They have also been deprived of their monthly salaries due to financial problems of their employer, M/s. Saad Contracting and Construction Company. According to affectees, two members from Pakistani embassy visited them and left after saying “please pray”. According to a private television channel, Foreign Office spokesperson NafeesRead More
Fazl throws weight behind urging Prime Minister to not resign
PESHAWAR, July 01 (DNA): Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, the chief of his own faction of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) has urged Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif not be tender his resignation and complete his democratically elected tenure. He said that the Prime Minister was elected according to the wishes and aspirations of the people and should complete his tenure. ‘The conditions in the country are not feasible for the Prime Minister to resign,” a private television channel reported him as saying. Fazl said that he had advised the Prime Minister not to resignRead More
India says it is ready for talks with Paksitan
NEW DEHLI, July 01 (DNA): In a statement released by spokesperson Indian Foreign Ministry on Friday as a response to Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz’s statement, the Ministry stated that Indian never backed off as far as talks with Pakistan was concerned. Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said that India was ready for meaningful dialogues with Pakistan on every front. For now, Indian had been looking forward to initiatives taken in terms of investigation regarding Pathankot Attack. “As far as the comments of Sartaj Aziz are concerned, IRead More