Saturday, September 3rd, 2016
Imran Khan says Ehtesab March to prove a turning point
LAHORE, September 03 (DNA): On joining the Pakistan Ehtesab March participants in Lahore on Saturday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has warned Sharif brothers against blocking the rally routes. “Don’t attempt to block our ways,” Khan warned while speaking to reporters at Zaman Park. He said Lahore will rise and history will be created in the city today. “We have been seeking answers from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for the past five months. Whenever the Prime Minister is questioned on corruption he starts narrating different stories,” Khan added. He saidRead More
CPEC enters into full implementation
ISLAMABAD, September 03 (DNA): China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has entered into full implementation and is making smooth progress in general.The CPEC covered such wide-ranging areas as energy, roads, railways, ports, optic fiber, oil and gas pipelines and industrial parks, among others. According to a senior Chinese diplomat who personally visited many CPEC projects such as Port Qasim Coal-powered Plant and Gwadar projects, shared that the Chinese enterprises were advancing the projects with high quality and standard.
Nisar calls for unity against terrorism
ISLAMABAD, September 03 (DNA): Interior Minister Chaudary Nisar Ali Khan has said that the Government and people of Pakistan are united to take the war against terrorism to its logical end. Talking to newsmen in Mardan on Saturday, he said the terrorists are at the verge of collapse as their capacity of hard targets has been neutralized and they are now chasing soft targets in perplexity. He said the terrorists have the hideous aim of spreading hatred against the state institutions which will be put to a death knell withRead More
FBR sends notices to Maryam Nawaz, 349 others
ISLAMABAD, September 30 (DNA): Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Saturday swung into action over Panama Leaks as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan severely criticized the board’s chairman over his ‘inaction’ after mega scandal surfaced. The FBR has dispatched notices to 350 people including Maryam Nawaz Sharif, daughter of the prime minister, directing them to submit their asset details. Panama Leaks had disclosed that sons and daughter of the prime minister were holding off shore holdings.
Nawaz Sharif says 2018 will be the year of elimination of power outages
FAISALABAD, September 03 (DNA): Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said that electricity loadshedding situation has improved a lot and 2018 will be the year of elimination of power outages.Addressing a gathering after inaugural ceremony of 40-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Faisalabad, Nawaz Sharif said the government is not only focusing on power generation but also trying to ensure provision of cheaper electricity to the people.
China’s reform and opening-up a great process: President Xi Jinping
HANGZHOU – Delivering a keynote speech on Saturday at the Business 20 (B20) summit in Hangzhou, Chinese President Xi Jinping called China’s reform and opening-up a great process.Firstly, it is a process of exploration. There has been no precedent in human history for a country with a population of over 1.3 billion to realize modernization, he said.Secondly, it is a process of action and hard work. China has been firmly taking economic construction as the center, he said.