Friday, July 15th, 2016
Navy sailor shows courage and rescues a tourist family in Deosai
SKARDU, 15 JULY, (DNA) – Pakistan Navy’s sailor of Special Services Group (SSG) showed nonpareil courage and rescued a tourist family at Deosai, Skardu. Dilawar Hussain of Pakistan Navy Special Services Group rescued a tourist family which was on a visit to Deosai, Skardu. Incident happened when the jeep boarded with a family struck in fast stream of water while crossing the river. Dilawar Hussain, displaying the highest sense of chivalry rescued all the family members including the female and children in the jeep. The tourist family and local ofRead More
Pakistan sport hits low point with qualifying debacle
LAHORE, 15 JULY (DNA) – Pakistan’s sporting decline has left the vast South Asian nation that once prided itself on producing the world’s best hockey and squash players facing up to an Olympics for which none of its athletes have qualified. While cricket remains a wildly popular game in Pakistan, a nation of almost 200 million people, most other sports have shrunk in popularity as the successes of the 1980s and early 1990s have become a distant memory. In dilapidated gyms and crumbling sports fields Pakistani athletes lament the datedRead More
Pakistan to start importing RON 92 standard petrol from October
ISLAMABAD, 15 JULY (DNA) – Pakistan will start importing RON 92 standard petrol from October, which will improve efficiency of vehicles and give good mileage per litre, official sources in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources said Friday. “Currently, the country is importing 87 RON petrol, which is not of a very high quality, but from October we are going to replace it with RON 92 standard petrol,” they told media. Besides, they said the government was making tireless efforts to increase the country’s oil refining capacity. Accordingly, aRead More
important decisions made in NAB EBM
ISLAMABAD, 15 JULY (DNA) – The Executive Board Meeting (EBM) of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was held under the Chairmanship of Qamar Zaman Chaudhry, Chairman NAB at NAB Headquarter. The following decisions were made during the EBM. The Executive Board Meeting (EBM) decided to file five (5) corruption references. First corruption reference was decided to file against Arshad Farooq Faheem & others. In this case, the accused persons were alleged for exorbitant and illegal increase in prices of during drug pricing committee meetings. Thus caused a loss of Rs. 692.96Read More
Pakistan condemns France attack, shares pain of French people
ISLAMABAD, 15 JULY (DNA) – Pakistan has condemned, in strongest terms, the barbaric and cowardly terrorist attack on men, women and children who were celebrating their National Day in the French city of Nice that resulted in the loss of tens of innocent lives and injuries to scores of others. “The Government and the people of Pakistan extend their heartfelt condolences to the Government and the people of the French Republic on this grave tragedy,” the Foreign Ministry said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families and weRead More
Turkish Airlines chosen as Europe’s best airline for the 6th consecutive year
ISLAMABAD, JUL 15 (DNA) – Turkish Airlines has been chosen as “Europe’s Best Airline” for the sixth consecutive years in the 2016 Skytrax World Airlines Awards, says a press release issued by the Turkish Airlines Islamabad office. Skytrax is the most respected global airline passenger survey organisation in the industry, its World Airline Awards described as “the Oscars of the aviation industry.” Six years running is a real accolade and demonstrates Turkish Airlines’ continued commitment to the passenger satisfaction and development within the industry. The independent survey evaluates traveller experiencesRead More