JAN 05, (DNA) -There will be disappoint for those attending the World Book Fair in India, as only one Pakistani distributor will be attending the World Book Fair. According to Director World Book Fair, Rita Chowdhary no applications were received from Pakistani authors or publishes and there are no specific authors or publishers invited unless it is the Guest of Honour country. The World Book Fair will begin in New Delhi on January 7 with more than 2,500 stalls. Organisers say there is special emphasis on European countries such asRead More

KHUZDAR, JAN 05, (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Bajwa promised development in every corner of Balochistan and vowed to restore peace in the province at any cost; he was addressing a ceremony at the Khuzdar University. The Army Chief said announced that an engineering university would be established in the province, adding that 30,000 brave Baloch sons were serving in the Pakistan Armed Forces including the Navy and Air Force. Gen Bajwa highlighted that 25,000 children are receiving quality education at the FC and Army Public SchoolsRead More

ISLAMABAD, JAN 05, (DNA) – Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz has sent a letter to new United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres in which the Kashmir issue was raised. In the letter, Sartaj Aziz notes the challenges confronting the region and how these can be best addressed through regional cooperation, conflict resolution and peaceful settlements of disputes. Sartaj Aziz underlines Pakistan’s commitment to peace and stability in Afghanistan as well as its desire to settle all outstanding issues with India including Jammu and Kashmir. Aziz emphasized theRead More

KOLKATA, JAN 05, (DNA) – A Pakistani businessman was allegedly robbed by a taxi driver while on a visit to India, The Times of India reported. Lahore-based Khawar went to visit Kolkata on December 15 to attend a trade show and New Year celebrations. According to the Indian newspaper, Khawar boarded a taxi from Kolkata’s posh Elliot road to Science City and was befriended by the taxi driver named Khalid during the ride. He was then robbed at a deserted place by the taxi driver and his accomplices. Khawar was robbedRead More

ISLAMABAD, JAN 05, (DNA) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday stressed that Jammu & Kashmir is an integral part of Pakistan’s identity. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of two-day international parliamentary seminar on Kashmir in Islamabad, the Prime Minister called Jammu & Kashmir Pakistan’s “jugular vein”. “Our hearts beat and sink with our Kashmiri brethren. We share each moment of their pain and pleasures. We rejoice in their happiness and grieve in their gloom,” the premier said. Pakistan will continue moral, diplomatic and political support to Kashmiris, the Prime Minister said,Read More

ISLAMABAD, JAN 05, (DNA) – A five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa resumed hearing the Panama Leaks case on Thursday. The government submited its reply over questions asked by the bench in the last hearing. The reply included details of the prime minister’s public office tenure. The reply states that the prime minister was provincial finance minister from 1981 to 1985, after which he occupied the office of Cheif Minister Punjab till 1988. During the period of April-May 1988 he was acting chief minister.Read More