Tuesday, January 17th, 2017
Modi tells Pakistan to ‘walk away from terror’ if it wants dialogue with India
JAN 17, (DNA) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked Pakistan to “walk away from terror” if it wants to establish amicable relations with India. Modi was speaking at the inauguration of the second edition of the Raisina Dialogue, an annual conference held in New Delhi, envisioned to be India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics. In his speech, he said if Pakistan wants to build a relationship with India and have a dialogue, it must distance itself from “terror activities”. “Those in our neighbours who support violence, hatredRead More
PM Nawaz to raise Kashmir issue on sidelines of World Economic Forum
JAN 17, (DNA) – Premier’s Special Assistant on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi on Tuesday said Nawaz Sharif would highlight the prevailing critical situation in India-held Kashmir during his upcoming meeting with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of World Economic Forum (WEF). “If the situation in India-held Kashmir is not addressed according to the wishes of its people, it would have far-reaching consequences,” Fatemi told, when asked about the meetings of the prime minister on the sidelines of the 47th WEF at Davos, Switzerland. Nawaz isRead More
Former COAS General (retd) Raheel Sharif talking in World Economic Forum meeting
JAN 17, (DNA) -Former Chief of Army Staff General (retd) Raheel Sharif is talking live in World Economic Forum Annual Meeting on Tuesday.The theme for the 2017 WEF Annual Meeting is “Responsive and Responsible Leadership”.=DNA =============
EU ´worried´ about any US embassy move to Jerusalem
BRUSSELS, JAN 17, (DNA) – EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini on Monday advised the incoming Donald Trump administration against moving the US embassy to Jerusalem as she “worried” about a possible worldwide popular backlash. Mogherini said the European Union delegation will keep its embassy in Tel Aviv and continue to respect UN resolutions opposing Israel´s annexation of east Jerusalem, which the Palestinians want as the capital of a future state. “I believe that it is very important for us all to refrain from unilateral actions, especially those that have seriousRead More
Anti-Daesh coalition meets in Saudi Arabia to stress need to defeat terrorists
JAN 17, (DNA) -The global coalition of 14 countries against Daesh met in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a two-day conference where it stressed the need to defeat the terrorist group and focused on identifying operational means for the purpose. According to Arab media, the participants, who met on January 15-16, agreed to hold general and bilateral meetings at the level of army chiefs of staff and their representatives in allied states as part of continued efforts to defeat Daesh and block terrorists’ propaganda. The participants also affirmed their support forRead More
Panama Leaks case hearing postpone till tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, JAN 17, (DNA) -A larger bench of the Supreme Court led by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa resumed hearing the Panama Leaks case on Tuesday. The Prime Minister’s counsel Makhdoom Ali Khan continued his argument. He asked that the Prime Minister be given immunity under Article 248 of the constitution. Prior to the hearing,a group of lawyers at the Supreme Court stopped Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shafqat Mehmood from entering the premises. The lawyers then stopped PTI leader Shireen Mazari but she managed to get in. They next stopped the PrimeRead More