August, 2016
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
Dar chairs NEC meeting on anti-money laundering
ISLAMABAD, 29 AUG (DNA) – Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired the 9th meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) on Anti Money Laundering in Islamabad Monday. Law Minister Mr Zahid Hamid and Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Mr Sartaj Aziz were also present. Finance Minister was briefed by the Director General of Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) on the progress of the implementation of decisions taken in the 8th meeting as well as the preparations for the upcoming meeting of the Asia Pacific Group in United StatesRead More
PTI files petition with Supreme Court seeking PM’s disqualification
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Monday filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from his office as well as the National Assembly. The petition was filed by PTI’s counsel Naeem Bukhari on behalf of party chairman Imran Khan. It has been filed against 10 respondents, which include Nawaz Sharif, his daughter, sons and government institutions. “We plea to the Supreme Court to review the evidence, documents and the contradictions, we have raised and provide justice to entire nation,” Naeem-ul-Haq, spokesperson to theRead More
IS suicide attack in Yemen kills 45 government fighters
SANAA: A suicide car bombing claimed by the militant Islamic State (IS) group in Yemen’s southern city of Aden on Monday killed at least 45 pro-government recruits who had been preparing to travel to Saudi Arabia to fight Houthi rebels in Yemen’s north, officials said. The men were at a staging area near two schools and a mosque, registering to join the mission when a pickup truck suddenly accelerated through the building’s gate as a food delivery arrived, exploding amid the crowd, witnesses said. “Bodies and body parts are scatteredRead More
China-Pakistan cooperation to embrace better future: Sun Weidong
ISLAMABAD, 29 AUG (DNA) – Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Sun Weidong said Monday that with strong political ties as the guarantee and deep friendship as the support, China-Pakistan cooperation would embrace a better future for the benefits of the peoples of the region. “As a Chinese saying goes, a big tree grows from a downy tip. The promotion of CPEC today will help sow the seeds of hope for the grand forest of China-Pakistan friendship tomorrow,” he said while addressing inaugural session of CPEC Summit and Expo held here. TermingRead More