ISLAMABAD, DEC 06, (DNA) – An inauguration event was held on Tuesday for the website of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which is said to disseminate information about the project to masses. Chinese Ambassador Sun Wi Dong also attended the inauguration ceremony in the capital. During the ceremony, he addressed the participants and said that work on a large scale has begun on the project. The Chinese envoy said that 10,000 locals got employed by 17 projects of the CPEC. Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed also addressed the participants and shed light on the project betweenRead More

General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff(COAS)visited Quetta . Soon after his arrival at Quetta, COAS laid a floral wreath at Yadgar-e-Shuhada to acknowledge the sacrifices of all martyrs who laid their lives for the motherland. Later, COAS visited headquarters Southern Command where he was briefed in detail about the operational preparedness of the Command, overall security situation in Balochistan and ongoing stabilization operations. COAS commended Army, Frontier Corps, Law Enforcement Agencies and Intelligence agencies for noticeable improvement in law and order situation in the provice. He particularly laudedRead More

ISLAMABAD, DEC 06, (DNA) – The Supreme Court of Pakistan raised three questions during hearing of the Panama Leaks case on Tuesday. The three questions asked by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa are listed below: How did the prime minister’s children form the companies? Explain the issue of dependency Were the prime minister’s speeches true or not? A five member bench headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali resumed hearing of the Panama Leaks case today (Tuesday) on petitions by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and other parties. The court adjourned the session till December 7Read More

LAHORE, DEC 06, (DNA) – A ceremony was held to pay respects to Major Shabbir Sharif who laid down his life for the country in the 1971 war, 46 years ago. Former chief of Army Staff General (retd) Raheel Sharif with his family attended the ceremony held at the Miani Sahib Graveyard. The former Army Chief met army officials present at the ceremony. A smartly dressed contingent of the armed forces paid salute to the martyr. General Officer Commanding Major General Fida Hussain Malik was chief guest on the occasion, whoRead More

ISLAMABAD, DEC 06, (DNA) – A five-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali resumed hearing of the Panama Leaks case today (Tuesday) on petitions by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and other parties. Children of the Sharif family submitted a petition in the Supreme Court requesting for hearing on a daily basis. “The issue is very critical and the work of institutions is getting affected,” the petition stated. Speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed said that the government is very nervous. “It isRead More