Wednesday, September 28th, 2016
Pervaiz Rashid lambastes Peoples Party over protests
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage, Pervaiz Rashid severely criticized Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leadership while talking to media. The Information Minister questioned PPP performance and inquired that what Pakistan Peoples Party had done in Sindh so far. Pervaiz Rashid also revealed that the prices of cotton and rice had fallen in the international market and that the agricultural sector was now governed by the respective provincial governments. Minister of Information criticized the Peoples Party leadership by saying that those who stood second and third had reached Lahore.Read More
Women play pivotal role in society, says Nazneen Aziz
ISLAMABAD, 28 SEP, (DNA) – Nazneen Aziz, wife of Mayor of Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation (MCI), Shiekh Anser Aziz has said that women play pivotal role in all fields of our society, which cannot be neglected. They perform their responsibilities properly and actively in the development of our country. She expressed these views on the eve of holding the responsibilities as Pattern of Behbood Association of Pakistan. While addressing the Executive Committee of Behbood Association of Pakistan, she said that Behbood Association of Pakistan play its active role by empowering women inRead More
Saarc summit called off, SAPM denies the cancellation
ISLAMABAD: Amid the growing tensions between nuclear-armed neighbours Pakistan and India, Islamabad has reportedly postponed the 19th Saarc conference, which was scheduled to be held in the federal capital in November. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup announced on Tuesday that India had pulled out of the Saarc conference. “Regional cooperation and terror don’t go together,” Swarup had tweeted. After New Delhi’s announcement, Bangladesh on Wednesday said it had communicated its inability to attend the summit to current Saarc chair, Nepal. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) summit cannot take placeRead More
Bangladesh boycotts Saarc summit in Islamabad amid India-Pakistan row
DHAKA, September 28 (DNA): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has decided not to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc summit), scheduled to be held in Islamabad in November after her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi took a similar decision on Tuesday citing cross-border terror attacks, said media reports from Bangladesh. Bangladesh State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam later on Tuesday night confirmed that Bangladesh would not join the Saarc Summit in Pakistan, said the media report. The report quoted another senior official in Dhaka that Sheikh HasinaRead More
CPEC to change destiny of people, says Chinese ambassador
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 28 (DNA) – During the past 30 years, China has achieved rapid economic growth and sustained livelihood improvement. China has been the world’s second largest economy since 2010 and created a miracle of development by “China speed”. Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong expressed these views while speaking on the occasion of 67th Anniversary of founding of People’s Republic of China. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq Speaker National Assembly was the chief guest. The ambassador further said, “We pursue peaceful development. We maintain that all countries, big or small, are all equal. WeRead More
Sewing machines distributed among transgender community
PESHAWAR SEPT 28 (DNA) -The Youth Parliament Alumni Association PILDAT in collaboration with the TransAction KP and Blue Veins distributed 25 sewing machines to the transgender community in Press Club, Peshawar. The funds came from YPAA members itself and the common citizens of Pakistan. The step was a humble gesture to show solidarity on behalf of youth with the transgender community. The main agenda was to send a message that we believe in equal human rights and provision of fair chances of earning a livelihood through alternative means. The SecretaryRead More