Wednesday, February 8th, 2017
Firefighters end sit-in after successful talks with KMC officials
KARACHI, FEB 08, (DNA) – The sit-in staged by firefighters came to an immediate end after talks between KMC officials and protestors concluded successfully. Mayor Karachi while taking action over the matter has ordered the payment of two month’s allowances to the firefighters. KMC officials also assured that the firefighters would be paid the allowances on proper time. Mayor Karachi has also ordered the relevant officials to solve the matter on priority basis. It is pertinent to mention that the firefighters staged a demonstration against the non-payment of salary and allowancesRead More
CM forms committee to probe attack on PPP’s Basra
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee to conduct a probe into yesterday’s gun attack on Pakistan People’s Party’s workers and leaders including Shaukat Basra in Haroonabad. RPO Sargodha Zulfiqar Hameed will head of the committee, while Additional IG Complaints, CPO Punjab Syed Khurram Ali and SSP Special Branch Punjab will be its members. The committee will investigate the firing incident from every aspect and find out causes of the incident besides fixing the responsible of the incident. The report will be presented to the chiefRead More
India itself to suffer if it violates Indus Waters Treaty: Marriyum
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb Wednesday said that India itself would suffer if it violated the Indus Waters Treaty. Despite India’s antagonistic and irresponsible attitude, Pakistan has been demonstrating tolerance and responsibility because it is an issue of regional peace and water security, she said while addressing here a national consultation on “Pakistan’s Water Challenge”. The minister said the government was evolving a comprehensive strategy to overcome challenges related to the Indus Waters Treaty. Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif believed in the politicsRead More
Pakistan, India to discuss Afghan reconciliation in Moscow talks
LAHORE, FEB 08, (DNA) – Pakistan and India are to sit together besides four other countries mid-February in Russian capital to discuss ramping up reconciliation process in Afghanistan. Talks hosted by Russia are scheduled to be convened in mid-February and attended by Iran, Afghanistan and China besides India, Pakistan and the host, Russia. United States has not been invited to participate in the six-nation talks as President Donald J. Trump is yet to make state’s policy clear over Afghanistan. Moscow-hosted sitting holds added significance as India has been exclusively invited forRead More
Pakistan sends relief assistance to help brotherly people of Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, FEB 08, (DNA) -With a view to help the brotherly people of Sri Lanka to mitigate the severe drought, the Government of Pakistan sent a relief flight to Colombo containing 25 Mettic Ton of rice. The High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka Maj. Gen. (R) Syed Shakeel Hussain handed over the relief consignment to Sri Lankan authorities at Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, today. On the occasion, the High Commissioner reiterated the resolve of the people and the Government of Pakistan to stand by the people of Sri Lanka.Read More
Gen. Bajwa chairs corps commanders conference
Rawalpindi, February 8, 2017: 199th Corps Commanders’ conference was held today at GHQ. General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) chaired the conference. The Forum reviewed security environment and challenges. The forum viewed continued unprovoked Cease Fire Violations by India along Line of Control / Working boundary as potential threat to regional stability. Forum also condemned recent terrorist incidents in Afghanistan and expressed solidarity with Afghan people and their Security Forces in defeating terrorism. Forum expressed satisfaction on progress of counter terrorism / intelligence based operations. COAS directedRead More