Sunday, February 5th, 2017
Pakistan hopes to resume talks with India
ISLAMABAD, FEB 05, (DNA) – Pakistan hopes that there will be a better environment to pursue peace talks with India after the state assembly elections in the neighbouring country, reports Indian Express quoting Minister of Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal. “We are hoping that by March these state elections will be over and maybe then there will be a better environment to pursue peace talks with India. But we are totally committed,” the minister told a gathering. Responding to a question at the US Institute of Peace, a topAmerican think tank, AhsanRead More
MQM’s Saleem Shahzad announces return to Karachi
KARACHI, FEB 05, (DNA) -Former leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Saleem Shahzad, has announced to return to Pakistan from London. “Reaching karachi in 48 hours inshallah pakistan Zindabad karachi zindabad,” he said Twitter. “Will let you know in Karachi which party I’m going to join,” he told our correspondent, adding that “politics of Karachi will be done only by the people of Karachi.” Saleem Shahzad, who has been living in London in self-imposed exile for more than 20 years, is a former member of MQM’s Rabitta Committee (coordinationRead More
Tajik President’s visionary policies paying dividends by Sherali Jononov
Over the past 25 years, Tajikistan has taken innumerable steps for its prosperous future which will bear fruit in the coming years. This has been possible with the dedicated efforts of Tajik people that have enabled us to achieve significant progress in political, economic, social and cultural development of our country. These efforts are aimed to strengthen the foundation of State Independence, since freedom and independence are our greatest achievements and remain very sacrosanct in our national ideology. Post Tajik independence period was very testing and tough times for ourRead More
Pakistan-wide rallies mark Kashmir Day
ISLAMABAD, FEB 05, (DNA) – The nation observed Kashmir Solidarity Day on Sunday with a pledge to seek a solution to Kashmir dispute according to UN resolutions and aspirations of Kashmiri people. Mass rallies, symposia, peace walks conventions and meetings are being held across the country to draw world attention towards the plight of the oppressed Kashmiri people. Kashmir Day Kohala Pull Muzafarabad 05-02 Kashmir Rally Fsd 05-02 Jamaat-e-Islami and other parties took out rallies in Muzaffarabad, Islamabad, Multan Hyderabad, Karachi, Lahore and other cities. In Lahore, Pakistan Muslim LeagueRead More
Pakistanis’ role Norwegian development significant: Tore Nedrebo
ISLAMABAD, FEB 05 (DNA) – Ambassador of Norway Tore Nedrebo has said the large Pakistani Diaspora in Norway has contributed significantly towards Norwegian development adding counting some 40,000 individuals, means there is a lot of exchange between the two countries and considerable awareness of Pakistan in Norway. Our current foreign minister visits Pakistan practically every year, and even the prime ministers meet regularly. The Norwegian Ambassador expressed these views in an exclusive interview with DNA. “I think the Pakistani diaspora in Norway has adapted quite successfully and are making valuableRead More
President, PM urge world to take notice of HR violations in Kashmir
ISLAMABAD, FEB 05, (DNA) – On the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day, President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif have called upon the international community to initiate an independent investigation in the ongoing gross human rights violations into Occupied Kashmir and fulfil its obligations under UN Security Council resolutions. President Mamnoon Hussain in his message said that the government and the people of Pakistan reaffirm their continued and resolute moral, diplomatic and political support to the oppressed people of Occupied Kashmir in their valiant struggle for fundamental rightRead More