Thursday, January 19th, 2017
Lt Gen Abdul Qayyum (Retd), visits Joint Staff Headquarters
RAWALPINDI, JAN 19: The Senate Standing Committee on Defence Production, under its Chairman Lt Gen Abdul Qayyum (Retd), visited Joint Staff Headquarters, Rawalpindi today. The Committee was briefed on global, regional and domestic security calculus. General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee was also present during the briefing.=DNA ===============
COAS Qamar Javed Bajwa visits Yadgar-e-Shuhada in Karachi
RAWALPINDI, JAN 19, (DNA) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Karachi today. He laid floral wreath at Yadgar – e – Shuhada and offered fateha for the martyrs. COAS was given detailed briefing at Corps and Rangers HQ. COAS lauded operations by Rangers with LEAs, which have restored normalcy in Karachi, significantly reducing terrorism, target killing and kidnapping for ransom. COAS reiterated that efforts to consolidate budding peace in the city would continue unabated. Army as a state institution would continue to give full support toRead More
Australia beat Pakistan by 7 wickets in third ODI
PERTH, JAN 19, (DNA) – Powered by a rapid hundred from skipper Steve Smith, Australia sailed to a seven-wicket victory over Pakistan in the third ODI on Thursday. Australia are up 2-1 in the five-match ODI series. Fast bowler Junaid Khan dismissed David Warner for 35 while Mohammad Amir trapped Usman Khawaja soon afterwards. However, Smith and debutant Peter Handscomb led Australia’s recovery loss of openers early into the innings. Handscomb got a second life after he was dismissed for a duck but called back after Junaid’s delivery was foundRead More
CDA launches new mobile help service
ISLAMABAD, JAN 19 (DNA) – The Capital Development Authority has launched its new mobile help service. The new service will provide services to citizens of Islamabad at their homes. The door step help service will expeditiously redress the complaints of the citizens. The service will be available at a phone call. The recent service will operate in addition to CDA s already functional complaint management system. The launch of new service is a component of present CDA s plan of action to modernize and revitalize complaint response system. Mayor IslamabadRead More
Panama Leaks case hearing has been adjourned till Friday
ISLAMABAD, JAN 19, (DNA) – A five-member larger bench resumed hearing the Panama Leaks case on Thursday. The Prime Minister’s counsel Makhdoom Ali Khan completed his arguments. The court can only accept verified documents as evidence under article 78, Justice Ejaz Afzal remarked. He asked for solid evidence in the case, as a verdict based on assumptions could not be handed out. “If the Supreme Court disqualifies [the Prime Minister] then not just in this life, you will take this ugly label to your grave,” he said. The hearing has beenRead More
Foolproof CPEC plan set in motion By F.Z. Khan
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project seems to be the part of a grand development scheme par strategic maneuver. It is a reflection of intensified and expanded bilateral cooperation at a time of the rising Chinese geopolitical ambition and persistent concerns about Pakistan’s security and development. It is intended to promote connectivity across Pakistan with a network of highways, railways, and pipelines accompanied by energy, industrial, and other infrastructural development projects to address the critical energy shortages needed to boost Pakistan’s economic growth and regional uplift. Eventually, the CPEC willRead More