Tuesday, October 4th, 2016
4 Hazara women killed as gunmen open fire on Quetta bus
QUETTA: At least four women were killed and one injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on a bus on Kirani road near Pud Gali Chowk area of the provincial capital on Tuesday evening. A police officer told media that two motorcyclists opened fire on a local bus, killing four women and injuring one. In initial reports, police officials said the women appeared to be from the minority Hazara Shia community, and that the bus was travelling to Hazara Town. Meanwhile, local television channels reported that the bus was carrying around 40Read More
PTI announces boycott of tomorrow’s joint session of parliament
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday announced his party’s intent to boycott a joint session of parliament scheduled for Wednesday. After much debate the party made the decision to boycott the session due to its stance on corruption and the prime minister’s refusal to hold himself accountable after Panamagate, Imran Khan told journalists. “We have a clear line on the prime minister. We thought if we do not boycott tomorrow’s session, we would be endorsing him. But he has lost his moral authority because of the Panama leaks,”Read More
Unwavering resolve of nation, LEAs has improved security situation: PM Nawaz
ISLAMABAD, October 04 (DNA): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that “Unwavering resolve of the Nation and countless and continued sacrifices by Security Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) have resulted in significant and visible improvement in security situation across the length and breadth of the motherland.” He was chairing a meeting on the National Action Plan at PM House on Tuesday that agreed on making collective efforts aimed at the national level and “specific efforts” at the provincial level to consolidate gains made to rid the country ofRead More
USAID, finance ministry review ongoing partnership
ISLAMABAD, OCT 04 (DNA) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Finance signed the latest amendment to the Pakistan Enhanced Partnership Agreement (PEPA), the document through which the U.S. government provides development assistance to Pakistan. This agreement provides an additional $407 million to support U.S. and Pakistan government initiatives to improve critical infrastructure, create economic opportunities, and pursue economic and political reforms that promote prosperity. The USAID programs to be supported through this agreement were developed in consultation with the Pakistani government and supportRead More
Diplomats uneasy with PTI call to shut down Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, OCT 04 (DNA) – Diplomats have expressed concern over PTI chairman Imran Khan’s announcement that after Muharram PTI will shut down Islamabad. A survey conducted by this news agency on Tuesday revealed that most of the diplomats are not happy with this announcement because the situation may lead to some serious security issues. Diplomats say, even during the last dharna of PTI and PAT at the D Chowk had created a lot of problems for them and their movement was limited. Since the dharna was at D Chowk thereforeRead More
PM Nawaz Sharif chairs NAP meeeting
ISLAMABAD (DNA) -Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif chaired a meeting on National Action Plan at PM House today. The meeting was attended by the following. 1. Mr Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2. Mr Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, CM Punjab 3. Syed Murad Ali Shah, CM Sindh 4. Mr Pervez Khattak, CM Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 5. Mir Sana Ullah Khan Zehri, CM Balochistan 6. Hafiz Hafeez ur Rehman, CM Gilgit Baltistan. The following will also attend the meeting. 1. Mr Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Minister for Finance 2. Ch Nisar Ali Khan,Read More