Friday, December 30th, 2016
PAF white lifts Cas Challenge Polo Cup
ISLAMABAD, DEC 30, (DNA) – 25th Chief of Air Staff Challenge Polo Cup 2016 concluded at Rawalpindi Polo Club today. PAF White won the thrilling final match by defeating PAF Blue with 05 goals to 04. Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was the Chief Guest at the occasion. He gave away prizes amongst the players and awarded the CAS Challenge Cup to the winning team. PAF Blue had a firm grip on the match from the first chakkar when Squadron Leader Fahad AzizRead More
Nepal keen to promote trade with Pakistan: envoy
ISLAMABAD, DEC 30 (DNA) – Ms. Sewa Lamsal Adhikari, Ambassador of Nepal has said that his country was keen to promote trade with Pakistan as both countries have good potential to enhance bilateral trade multiple fields. She added that trade was now an integral part of sustainable development in the globalized and interdependent world. She said Nepal-Pakistan bilateral trade was not satisfactory despite having multiple consultative mechanisms and robust institutional as well as legal frameworks. She stressed that both countries should make more efforts to promote frequent interactions between theirRead More
Local court judge probed for violence on 10-year-old domestic worker
ISLAMABAD, DEC 29, (DNA) – An additional sessions judge is being probed for alleged violence on his 10-year-old domestic worker. According to details, police recovered the domestic servant from a house in Sector I-9 after receiving complains. A case was registered on Friday against Raja Khurram Ali Khan and his wife at the Industrial Area police station for torture and violence. The FIR states that the judge and his wife had subjected her to torture for the last two years. In the latest spate of violence the domestic servant was beatenRead More
Misbah hints at retirement, says ‘no point in hanging around’
MELBOURNE, DEC 29, (DNA) – Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Friday said he will decide about his retirement in the next two to three days. Following Pakistan’s crushing defeat to Australia in the second Test at MCG, a disappointed-looking Misbah said it is time to ‘think’ about his future. The captain also said he is doubtful about his participation in the third and final Test against Australia in Sydney next week after questioning his recent contribution to the side. Misbah´s team crumbled on the final day of the rain-affected second Test againstRead More
CPEC JCC meeting ends, several development projects approved
BEIJING,DEC 29, (DNA) – Several new development schemes were signed as the sixth Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) for China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) held in Beijing concluded.State Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal led the delegation which represented all four provinces of Pakistan including Gilgit Baltistan. During the session existing development project that are expected to be completed by December 2017 were examined while nine new projects were approved. Each province is set to get an industrial zone. In 2017, a 1320 MW power plant will be completed in Sahiwal.Read More
Kohli denies engagement rumours with Anushka Sharma
India captain Virat Kohli has put to rest rumours of his engagement with Bollywood star Anushka Sharma. The cricket icon took to Twitter on Friday to deny the engagement rumours. “We aren’t getting engaged & if we were going to, we wouldn’t hide it. Simple,” he tweeted. “Since news channels cant resist selling false rumours & keeping you confused, we are just ending the confusion :),” Kohli continued. Kohli and Anushka have kept the rumour mill busy in recent days, with speculations rife about the lovebirds’ engagement on New Year.Read More