Tuesday, August 30th, 2016
Reference, evidences against Altaf Hussain sent to UK by interior ministry
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Interior on Tuesday dispatched a reference against MQM’s “dissociated” chief Altaf Hussain to United Kingdom government, accusing the former of inciting people to violence in Pakistan. The reference talks about Altaf Hussain’s vicious speech and contains evidences related to inciting people to create chaos, read a statement issued by the ministry. It said Altaf Hussain had committed violation of Britain’s as well as international laws. “Action should be taken against him according to British laws.” In the reference, the UK government has been asked to initiate legalRead More
Load shedding will be made a reference of history by 2018: PM Nawaz
ISLAMABAD, 30 AUG (DNA) – Chairing a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Energy at the PM House on Tuesday, the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said that significant addition of power to the national grid with the completion of ongoing projects will eliminate load shedding in Pakistan for all times to come. Federal Secretary Water and Power Mr. Younus Dagha gave detailed briefing on the timeline of the completion of the ongoing power projects in Pakistan. The Prime Minister was briefed that the power projects will be completed before March ofRead More
Pakistani digital rights activist Nighat Dad nominated for Human Rights Tulip award
Founder and Director of the Digital Rights Foundation Nighat Dad has been nominated for the Dutch government’s Human Rights Tulip Award 2016. The Human Rights Tulip award is an “annual award or individuals or organisations that promote human rights worldwide in innovative ways”. A lawyer and human rights activist, Dad is known for championing online safety and access to the internet in Pakistan and across the world. The Digital Rights Foundation, which was founded in 2012, educates citizens, particularly young women, on how to protect themselves from and respond to onlineRead More
MQM’s jailed Waseem Akhtar takes oath as Karachi mayor
KARACHI: Karachi mayor and Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader (MQM) Waseem Akhtar and deputy mayor Arshad Vohra, also of the MQM, took oath at Bagh-i-Quaid-i-Azam on Tuesday. Akhtar opened his speech with a slogan of “Long live Muttahida, long live Bhutto and long live Imran Khan.” “I would like to thank the people of Karachi for electing members of different parties to these positions.” Karachi’s new mayor also thanked his own party members, and members of the PPP, PML-N, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and Jamaat-i-Islami, who participated in the election. Akhtar is amongRead More
Refusal will be targeted first, no compromise on polio: ADC Central Shujaat Hussain
KARACHI: The ongoing polio drive will eliminate refusal first, Additional Deputy Commissioner of District Central Syed Shujaat Hussain said in a meeting held to discuss the polio campaign in his office. The four-day anti-polio drive kicked off in Sindh on Monday and aims to vaccinate more than 2 million children in Karachi and 6 million from different districts of Sindh. More than 10,000 refusal cases have emerged so far in 2016. Refusals have been reduced to 4,000 and the campaign aims to bring the count to zero, Shujaat Hussain added.Read More
New Zealand to keep trialing day-night first-class cricket
WELLINGTON: New Zealand Cricket appear to be pushing ahead with plans to trial day-night first-class matches as they build towards hosting their inaugural pink ball home Test against England in 2018. NZC released their 2016/17 domestic fixture list on Tuesday and Wellington Regional Stadium, which has never hosted a first-class match and has been used solely for day-night limited-overs international cricket, is to host one of the Plunket Shield games scheduled to begin on March 6. Auckland’s Eden Park and Hamilton’s Seddon Park, both of which have lights, will alsoRead More