Sunday, January 1st, 2017
Seven projects in KP to be part of CPEC: CM
JAN 01, (DNA) – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has said that seven projects will be completed in the province under the umbrella of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). He was talking to reporters in Nowshera after his return from the sixth Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting on CPEC in Beijing, China. Khattak said the approved projects include laying of a double rail track between Peshawar and Karachi, construction of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam, a double road, laying of a railway track, and an optic fibre network between Gilgit and Abbottabad.Read More
Afridi to play National One-day cup final
KARACHI, JAN 01, (DNA) – Former captain Shahid Afridi will be in action for his domestic departmental team Habib Bank in the final of National One-day Cup against Sui Southern Gas Company on Monday in Karachi. An official of HBL team confirmed that Shahid Afridi has made himself available for the selection in final XI for the team in the final of National OD cup. “Afridi is available and has expressed desire to play the final. He’s going to be in action on Monday for the team in final,” said SohailRead More
Will take ‘dope test’ with Imran to prove who’s right, Hashmi hits back
MULTAN, JAN 01, (DNA) -Veteran politician Javed Hashmi on Sunday termed Imran’s statement regarding his mental health ‘sad’, saying that if he’s not in the right mental state then both him and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief should undergo ‘dope tests’. The leader who was formerly associated with the PTI, was speaking to media in Multan. He said that if the tussle between the two politicians is about ‘mental well-being’ then both of them should go through mental examination. Hahsmi claimed that for two years Imran’s media cell verbally abused himRead More
Muslim Plights Seek World Attention! by Tooba Khurshid
Today, Muslims are facing all kinds of troubles across the globe, whether it is on political, social, economic or religious front.Sufferings of Muslims in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK), Palestine and Myanmar, are unfortunate. Muslims are being subjected to the worst kind of oppression and torment in these regions. They are denied of their basic rights of freedom of life, honor, freedom of religion, speech, movement and so on. They are physically crippled, tortured and injured. Thousands of Muslims in these regions are killed with impunity. Their homes are burnt.Read More
Over 1 million people ring in New Year in New York’s Times Square
NEW YORK, JAN 01, (DNA) – More than a million people in New York’s Times Square exuberantly rang in 2017, with a colourful celebration amid cold weather and some serious safety precautions. Moments before leaving his job, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pushed a crystal button to begin the 60-second countdown to 2017, along with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, that also launched the drop of the traditional ball. Celebrants packed all spaces around the iconic square hours in advance for the countdown. Famed singer and actress Mariah CareyRead More
US top export destination, China top Import source for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, JAN 01, (DNA) – The United States of America remained the top export destination of the Pakistani products during the fiscal year 2015 while China was the top import destination from where goods were traded into the country. Out of the total $22.09 billion exports, the Pakistani exports to America stood at $3.66 billion during FY2015 followed by China wherein Pakistani products worth $1.93 were sent during the year, according to Pakistan Business Council (PBC) report. Pakistani exports to Afghanistan stood at $1.72 billion followed by the exports of 1.57Read More