Tuesday, December 27th, 2016
Pakistan Railways decides to set up state-of-the-art customer service call centers
LAHORE, DEC 27, (DNA) – Pakistan Railways (PR) has decided to provide the facility of modernly equipped call centers for its passengers, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Muhammad Javed Anwar announced while chairing a departmental meeting at Railways Headquarters in Lahore on Tuesday. He said that Pakistan Railways wanted to provide prompt and in time information to its passengers, which was possible through modern call centers instead of current 117 Railways Inquiry. “The services of multi-national companies will have to be hired to setup latest call centers,” he said. During theRead More
Romanian president rejects proposal to elect first female Muslim PM
BUCHAREST, DEC 27, (DNA) – Romania’s president sparked fresh political turmoil Tuesday after rejecting a proposal by the election-winning leftist party to name the EU country’s first female and first Muslim prime minister. Klaus Iohannis gave no reasons for his rejection of Sevil Shhaideh, put forward by the Social Democrats (PSD), but there was speculation that it may be due to her Syrian husband’s background. “I have properly analysed the arguments for and against and I have decided not to accept this proposal,” the president told reporters in a televised statement. “IRead More
Pakistan’s cultural events at UN in 2016 made positive impact
UNITED NATIONS, DEC 27, (DNA) – While articulating and defending Pakistan’s policies on major international issues at the United Nations, the Pakistani Mission to the U.N. also promoted the soft side of the country, hosting a number of cultural events in 2016 that attracted diplomats, academics, art lovers as well as music and film fans. “Today, the amazing outpouring of art, literature, music and films in Pakistan is the most forceful response to a tiny minority that seeks to impose an alien orthodoxy,” Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi, who made the holding ofRead More
CPEC to change destiny of Balochistan: President
QUETTA: President Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesday said that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will change the destiny of Balochistan which was termed a diamond by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The President was addressing a ceremony in connection with Quaid-e-Azam Day, said that people and particularly the Baloch youth have played a pivotal role in the freedom struggle of Pakistan. “Balochistan was termed a diamond by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah,” he said. The President stressed that not even a single inch was changed in the route of the China Pakistan EconomicRead More
Civilian Uses of Nuclear Energy in Pakistan: Opportunities and Prospects
The global non-proliferation regime is subservient to international politics and strategic interests. Pakistan is a candidate for legitimate nuclear commerce and international cooperation. The non-proliferation regime needs to fairly assess the existing security realities in South Asia, and stop unduly targeting Pakistan’s civilian nuclear program. This was the unanimous call of leading policy, technical and academic experts at the one-day workshop on “Civilian Uses of Nuclear Energy in Pakistan: Opportunities and Prospects” organized by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute here in the capital. The speakers discussed the problems facing Pakistan’sRead More
Zardari, Bilawal to contest polls and join current Parliament
GHARI KHUDA BAKSH, DEC 27 (DNA) -Former president Asif Ali Zardari revealed his important announcement on Tuesday stating that he along with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would contest elections and enter the current Parliament. Addressing the rally in Garhi Khuda Baksh, the former president announced he would contest elections from Nawabshah and party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari would contest from Larkana. “I will contest the election on my sister’s seat and Bilawal on Soomro sahib’s seat,” he said, while speaking to PPP workers. In reference to Prime Minister NawazRead More