Wednesday, August 17th, 2016
Balochistan govt forms 6-member JIT to investigate Quetta blast
QUETTA: Balochistan government on Wednesday formed a high-level Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to probe into the August 8 suicide bombing in Quetta Civil Hospital which killed 70 people and left dozens injured. Senior police officer Zahoor Afridi would head the JIT, sources in Balochistan’s Home and Tribal Affairs Department said. Moreover, officers belonging to the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Military Intelligence (MI), Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Special Branch of police would serve as members in the JIT. “The JIT has not been given any specific time frame to present its investigationRead More
PM to perform ground-breaking of Lahore-Sialkot Motorway on August 22
ISLAMABAD, AUGUST 17 (DNA): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will perform the ground-breaking of Lahore-Sialkot Motorway on Monday (August 22). The Motorway will pass through agricultural lands and will cross several connecting centres of economic activity and population. As such, the Motorway will attract a considerable proportion of localized traffic with some sections being extensively used than others. Being the long-standing demand of the people of this area in general and the industrialists & traders in particular, the Lahore-Sialkot Motorway is designed for construction on a Public Private Partnership basisRead More
PM urged to converge PIA’s existing 777-300ERs into new 787 Dream liner
ISLAMABAD, AUGUST 17 (DNA): Vice Chairman, President and CEO of Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes Ray Conner has written letter to Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and shown interest in the conversion of PIA’s existing 777-300ERs into the new 787 Dreamliner- an airplane with the right size, unique capabilities, and unmatched passenger experience. Driven by the recent race for Pakistan’s aviation market particularly after the launch of the Premier Service on its Independence Day, Boeing has shown keen interest in transforming PIA’s operations and help to restore its profitability. Boeing has hadRead More
Malaysian military leaders praise Pakistan anti-terror fight
KUALA LUMPUR, AUGUST 17 (DNA): Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif Wednesday arrived Malaysia on a two days official visit. A smartly turned out contingent of Malaysian Army presented guard of honour to COAS on arrival at Army Headquarters. COAS held separate meetings with General Tan Sri Dato Sri Haji Zulkifeli bin Mohd Zin, Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), and Chief of Malaysian Army General Tan Sri Raja Mohamed Affandi bin Raja Mohamed Noor. He was introduced to senior Army commanders and was given detailed briefing on Operational andRead More
Blast kills two security personnel in Tirah valley
KHYBER AGENCY, AUGUST 17 (DNA): Two security force personnel in Tirah valley died on Wednesday while three more injured when they were targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED), officials said. The sources said that security force men were on patrolling to make advancement in Rajgal area of Tirah valley which is in the jurisdiction of Jamrud political administration when an IED went off. As the result of the blast two security force men lost lives while three other personnel received wounds in the planted bomb blast. Pakistani security forcesRead More
Saudi assures early solution of stranded Pakistani problem
RIYADH, AUGUST 17 (DNA): Saudi Arabia has assured Pakistan of early solution of the problems of stranded Pakistani workers in Saudi Arabia. The assurance was given Saudi Minister for Labour and Social Development Dr. Moufarrej Bin Saad Al-Hagbani during a meeting with Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Pir Syed Sadaruddin Shah Rashidi in Riyadh on Wednesday. The Minister also met Saudi Health Minister Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah. The Saudi Minister said that medical treatment of Pakistani workers would be provided at government hospitals and all expenditures on medical treatment would be borneRead More