Thursday, February 9th, 2017
Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa presides Promotion board meeting at GHQ
RAWALPINDI, FEB 09, (DNA) – Promotion board from Brigadiers to Major General was held at General Headquarters today. Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa presided. 37 Brigadiers including 9 from Army Medical Corps approved for promotion to the rank of Major General. Those promoted include Brigadier Nauman Zakria, Brigadier Kanwar Adnan Ahmed Khan, Brigadier Syed Aamir Raza, Brigadier Tariq Zameer, Brigadier Tahir Gulzar Malik, Brigadier Shahid Mahmood, Brigadier Muhammad Asghar, Brigadier Khalid Saeed, Brigadier Ayman Bilal Safdar, Brigadier Sarfraz Muhammad, Brigadier Rafiq Ur Rehman, Brigadier Inam Haider Malik,Read More
Azerbaijan envoy Ali Alizada visits RCCI
Rawalpindi: The ambassador of Azerbaijan Ali Alizada paid a visit to the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) here on Thursday. He was accompanied by a 20 companies delegation from Azerbaijan. While addressing the traders at the chamber premises, the ambassador discussed ways and means to explore business collaborations, exchange of delegations and trade information. The envoy said Azerbaijan has a great attachment with Pakistan and both countries are enjoying cordial relationship. He lauded the RCCI efforts for boosting trade activities and connectivity through extensive reach outs. He saidRead More
NDMA provides copter for snow-covered Chitral
ISLAMABAD, FEB 09, (DNA) – National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on the request of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has provided a helicopter for rescue and relief activities in District Chitral. The helicopter will be used for provision of tents, blankets, medicines, food and evacuation of patients from Golian, Astore Gorian and Yarkhunlast valleys of Chitral. These valleys were cut off due to recent spell of heavy snow and need immediate relief assistance possible through air.=DNA =================
Karachi: Rangers recover drugs, cash from illegal whereabouts
KARACHI, FEB 09, (DNA) – It has been informed that Rangers conducted operation in Karachi’s areas Golimar and Pak Colony on Thursday. As per details, three drugs and gambling whereabouts have been seized. These illegal whereabouts were being run by man named Majid. Furthermore, five lac rupees, six kilograms of charas and two kilograms of opium have also been recovered during the raid.=DNA ==============
Road accidents in Multan, DG Khan claim 3 lives
MULTAN, FEB 09, (DNA) – According to details, a truck loaded with oranges collided with a tractor trolley near Ghazi Ghat Bridge in Dera Ghazi Khan (DG Khan) on Wednesday, Both the vehicles hit another truck and caught fire. Driver of tractor trolley named Akhtar and his helper were killed on the spot while three other people were wounded. Rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the injured to hospital. In Multan, a tractor trolley carrying sugarcane turned turtle near Head Muhammadwala, killing the driver of the vehicle on theRead More
Car, tractor trolley collision takes two lives in Rajanpur
RAJANPUR, FEB 09, (DNA) – A car collided with tractor trolley at Indus Highway near Rajanpur’s area Umer Kot Thursday. According to details, two passengers of car could not survive the injuries and died, whereas, three were wounded. The injured persons have been transferred to hospital. It has further been disclosed that the ill-fated car was travelling from Karachi to Dera Ghazi Khan.=DNA ================