Monday, January 23rd, 2017
Powerful storms kill at least 18 in southeast US
WASHINGTON, JAN 23, (DNA) -Powerful weekend storms roared through the southeastern United States, killing 18 people as violent weather left a trail of destruction, authorities said. Families in Dougherty County in the state of Georgia huddled on the side of a road Sunday, surveying the wrath of a storm that destroyed mobile homes and downed trees, according to video posted by county commission chairman Chris Cohilas. “This is absolutely devastating,” Cohilas said in the video uploaded to Facebook. “It looks like a nuclear bomb went off.” “I´ve never seen anythingRead More
Karachi mayor, MQM-Pak leaders facing ‘serious threats’ to life
KARACHI, JAN 23, (DNA) – Provincial authorities on Monday advised Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar and other Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leaders to restrict their movements in view of ‘serious threats’ to their life, according to an alert issued by Sindh Home Department. “The South Africa syndicate cell, on the direction of MQM founder, has been tasked to conduct terror activities against MQM-Pakistan leadership,” read the letter written by the Sindh Home Department, following reports by intelligence agencies. The purpose of these activities is to sabotage Karachi’s peace and discredit law enforcement, particularlyRead More
Imran says PML-N should sue ICIJ, BBC if not guilty
ISLAMABAD, JAN 23, (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Monday said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during his speech in Parliament had said they have evidence of PTI’s money trail but in court, they are only producing ‘technical aspects.’ Speaking to the media in Islamabad, he said that the German journalists who had given Panama Papers content to ICIJ have confirmed that Maryam Nawaz was indeed the owner of the offshore companies, adding that the letter of Qatari prince was proven fake now which says that the companiesRead More
CCP IMPOSES FINES ON DAIRY COMPANIES FOR VIOLATION OF SECTION 10 OF COMPETITION ACT
ISLAMABAD, 23 JANUARY 2017: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has passed an order imposing fines of PKR 62.29 million on Engro Foods Limited (EFL), PKR 2 Million on Noon Pakistan Limited (NPL), and PKR 500,000 on Shakarganj Foods Products Limited (SFP) for violating Section 10 of the Competition Act, 2010. The order has been passed by the CCP’s bench comprising of the Chairperson Vadiyya Khalil, Members Dr. Shahzad Ansar and Ikram Ul Haq Qureshi. The order disposes off the show cause notices issued to these companies after an inquiry conducted by CCP foundRead More
COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa visits elite Strike Corps at Multan Garrison
RAWALPINDI, JAN 23, (DNA) -General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited elite Strike Corps at Multan Garrison today. He laid floral wreath at Yadgar-e Shuhada and offered Fatiha for the martyrs. Corps Commander briefed the COAS on operational preparations and administration of troops. Later COAS addressed soldiers and officers of the Garrison. COAS appreciated troops’ participation from Multan Corps in ongoing counter terrorism operations in FATA and KP. COAS especially praised them for concurrently keeping themselves fully trained and prepared to thwart challenges of conventional war. HeRead More
PML-F’s Abbasi ‘forgives’ MPA behind misogynistic remarks
KARACHI, JAN 23, (DNA) – Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) MPA Nusrat Sahar Abbasi announced in the Sindh Assembly hall on Monday that she is forgiving Imdad Pitafi after he put a traditional shawl on her head, calling her his sister. Sindh Minister for Works and Services Imdad Pitafi left his seat and headed over to Nusrat Sahar’s seat, where he draped a traditional shawl over the PML-F leader’s head and apologised to her. Nusrat accepted his apology and said that she had forgiven Pitafi for the sake of the shawl. “For the sake ofRead More