Wednesday, December 7th, 2016
Japan, UNOPS sign accord for women bus service in KPK
ISLAMABAD, DEC 07 (DNA) – –The Embassy of Japan and the UNOPS Country Office in Pakistan on Wednwday signed a UNOPS pilot project aimed at development of a women specific transport service in selected districts of KPK Province. High officials from the Economics Affairs Division, Planning Commission of Pakistan and Department of Transport KPK were present at the occasion along with UN Resident Coordinator and heads of other UN agencies and representatives of foreign missions and donor agencies. The envisaged project is to be implemented by UNOPS PakistanRead More
PIA plane crashed near Abbottabad; 47 on board
ISLAMABAD (DNA)- A ATR PIA plane coming from Chitral to Islamabad has been disappeared. According to details the plane has lost control with the air traffic control office. The plane was to land in Islamabad at 530. The plane lost control with control tower when it reached Abbottabad. According to sources the plane might have been crashed near havilian. Over 47 people were on board.We regret to inform that PIA’s ATR-42 aircraft operating as PK-661, carrying around 40 persons lost its contact with control tower on its way from ChitralRead More
COAS, Lt. General Lorimer discuss regional security
RAWALPINDI, DEC 07, (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with British Lt. General Sir John Lorimer who called on him on Wednesday. According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), regional security and matters or mutual cooperation were discussed during the meeting. Lt. General Sir John Lorimer praised Pakistan Army successes in the war against terrorism and efforts to maintain peace in the region.=DNA =================
Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir calls on PM Nawaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD, DEC 07, (DNA) – Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the PM House in Islamabad on Wednesday. The two leaders discussed matters pertaining to developmental projects in Azad Jammu and Kashmir during the meeting.=DNA =============
Tariq Fatemi briefs UN Deputy SG on Indian atrocities in IoK
NEW YORK, DEC 07, (DNA) -Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi on Tuesday briefed the United Nations Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson on the continuing human rights violations and Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir. Tariq Fatemi also met nominated UN Secretary General António Guterres on the occasion. Pakistan representative to UN Maleeha Lodhi also participated in the meeting. Fatemi is currently visiting US to have interaction with the current administration and to reach out to the officials who are likely to join the new administration under DonaldRead More
Panama Leaks Case: PM’s counsel presents arguments
ISLAMABAD, DEC 07, (DNA) – A larger bench of the Supreme Court headed by Cheif Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali will resume hearing of Panama Leaks case today on petitions by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and other parties. In its earlier hearing on Tuesday, Justice Asif Saeed Khosa asked three questions from the prime minister’s lawyer Salman Aslam Butt. a) How did the prime minister’s children form the companies? b) Explain the issue of dependency c) Were the prime minister’s speeches true or not? The response on the questions isRead More