Friday, July 15th, 2016
Govt asks Pakistanis to avoid traveling to South Sudan
ISLAMABAD, JUL 15 (DNA). In view of the precarious security situation in South Sudan that could pose serious risks to foreigners, the Pakistan government has advised to avoid unnecessary travel to South Sudan. Those residing/working in South Sudan have been advised to evacuate their families and non-essential staff. They should refrain from traveling to conflict areas and be ready to leave the country at any moment should the situation worsen. On the other side, the US embassy in Juba evacuated non-essential staffers out of South Sudan, while South Sudanese workingRead More
Govt to write letters to rights bodies against Indian atrocities in Kashmir
LAHORE, July 15 (DNA): Government decided on Friday to write letters to human rights organisations against Indian atrocities being carried out in Kashmir. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif handed over the task regarding writing letters and forwarding them to human rights organisations to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Human Rights. Draft of the letter was finalised Friday whereas it shall be forwarded to human rights organisations tomorrow (Saturday) after getting approval. The letter shall be written to human rights organisations in India. Copies of the letter shallRead More
Turkey to buy Super Mushshak aircrafts from Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, July 15 (DNA): Pakistan and Turkey has agreed to boost bilateral relations and defence production cooperation between the two countries. As a result, Turkey has agreed to purchase the Super Mushshak planes from Pakistan. According to a spokesman of the Ministry for Defence Production, the deal has been agreed and needs to be signed. However, it was not revealed the number of aircrafts which have been purchased. “The deal is in the last stages of finalisation and is going to be signed very soon,” said Durya Amir from theRead More
India asks Pakistan to keep its nose out of her internal matters
ISLAMABAD: The Indian foreign ministry on Friday expressed its dismay over what it called the continued attempts by Pakistan to interfere in its “internal matter”. The statement issued by Indian Ministry of External Affairs was in response to the cabinet meeting in Pakistan, which discussed the recent incidents of violence in Kashmir including the death of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. “India completely and unequivocally rejects the decisions adopted by Cabinet of Pakistan on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. We are dismayed at the continued attempts by Pakistan to interfere inRead More
Families of drone attacks victims reject U.S. figures on drone strike casualties
BEIJING, 15 JULY (DNA) – Campaigners and families who lost their loved ones in controversial American covert drone missions in Pakistan have strongly disputed the claim by the United States its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) only killed 116 civilians in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and Libya between January 2009 and the end of 2015, Chinese media has reported. Shahzad Akbar, a senior lawyer, who is leading the legal battle for the civilians killed in the U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan’s tribal regions, says the data collected from the media reports andRead More
Cabinet condemns Indian govt for calling Burhan Wani a terrorist
LAHORE, 15 JULY, (DNA) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday chaired a cabinet meeting at Governor House in which top government officials condemned the labelling of slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani as a terrorist by the Indian government. Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo told media that cabinet members agreed all Pakistani embassies worldwide as well as the Foreign Office should register a protest against Indian atrocities in India-held Kashmir by submitting resolutions to the United Nations. Members of the cabinet also decided toRead More