Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
Saudi air force commander visits PAF headquarters
ISLAMABAD, NOV 08 (DNA) -Major General Mohammed Saleh Al Otaibi, Commander Royal Saudi Air Force visited Air Headquarters Islamabad on Tuesday. On his arrival at Air Headquarters, the distinguished guest was received by Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force. A smartly turned out contingent of Pakistan Air Force presented the Guard of Honour. He was introduced to the Principle Staff Officers of Pakistan Air Force. Later on, he called on the Air Chief in his office. Both the dignitaries remained togetherRead More
What does it take to become US president?
WASHINGTON, NOV 08, (DNA): A person needs to fulfill three basic requirements to run for presidential elections. The candidate has to be born in the United States (US). Additionally he has to have lived there for 14 years. He has to be at least 35 years old. The president is not just the head of the government. He is also the Commander in Chief of the military. The US president receives $400,000 as salary every year. He gets another $50,000 for miscellaneous expenses. Additionally he gets $100,000 to travel andRead More
Pak summons Indian High Commissioner over LoC
ISLAMABAD, (DNA): The foreign office on Tuesday summoned Indian High Commissioner JP Singh and registered strong protest over its continued violation of the Line of Control and Working Boundary ceasefire agreement. Indian forces yet again resorted to unprovoked firing at the Line of Control (LoC) on Sunday, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Last week Indian forces yet again violated the LoC as they targeted civil population. Four civilians in Nakial sector were martyred while six others were seriously injured due to the firing. Tensions have flaredRead More
US candidates hold final rallies before election day
WASHINGTON, (DNA): Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have been criss-crossing America in a final push for votes before election day. Both have been holding rallies in the battleground states of North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan. Mrs Clinton urged voters to back a “hopeful, inclusive, big-hearted America” while Mr Trump told supporters they had a “magnificent chance to beat the corrupt system”. Polls give Democrat Mrs Clinton a four-point lead over Republican Mr Trump. A record number of Americans – more than 46m – have voted early by post or atRead More
New Hampshire village gets US Election Day rolling
DIXVILLE NOTCH, (DNA) : The US presidential election got underway — on a small scale — as seven people in a tiny New Hampshire village cast their ballots at the stroke of midnight. Dixville Notch has had the honor of launching the voting, symbolically, since 1960. A man named Clay Smith was the first of the seven residents — five men and two women — to cast ballots as Tuesday´s long awaited Election Day began. An eighth person voted by absentee ballot. The tally was announced in a matter ofRead More
Obamas join Hillary Clinton at Philadelphia rally
PHILADELPHIA, (DNA) : Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Monday made an Election Eve show of political force at a massive rally in Philadelphia — with her president husband Bill, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle at her side. Clinton urged the roughly 40,000 people gathered near Independence Hall — where the Founding Fathers adopted both the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution — to reject her “loose cannon” opponent Donald Trump. “There is a clear choice in this election, a choice between division or unity,” Clinton, 69,Read More