ISLAMABAD, FEB 24 (DNA) – India finally has given its green signal for Amjad Sial as news secretary general of SAARC. Amjad Sial is a seasoned Pakistani diplomat who was nominated as SAARC secretary general during the last meeting. It was decided in that meeting that next secretary general shall be from Pakistan however India, even after agreeing to the proposal, later raised some reservations and did not gave final approval. Now India finally has approved Amjad Sial’s name thus brining controversy to an end. Independent experts were of theRead More

RAWALPINDI, FEB 23, (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Siachin. Laid wreath at Yadgar -e – Shuhada of Gyari. He said we owe our independence to sacrifices of our Shuhada. Nothing is nobler than laying one’s life in defence of the motherland. While talking to troops at Goma and Gilgit, COAS said that we all are proud to be soldiers of Pakistan and defending it irrespective of terrain or weather difficulties. He said that despite facing internal security challenges, we are fully prepared for effectiveRead More

LAHORE, FEB 23, (DNA) – Seven persons were killed while 30 wounded in a terror attack outside an eatery in Z-Block of Defence Housing Authority on Thursday. Minister for Law in Punjab, Rana Sanaullah has said that a forensic report of the incident would reveal details over it. Security forces have held two suspects in clearance operation in the surroundings. The operations was led by the military and rangers personnel while contingents of law enforcement agencies are patrolling different areas of Lahore. Sources privy to Punjab Police have revealed thatRead More

ANKARA, FEB 23, (DNA) – While condemning the blast in Lahore, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed great grief. He held an exclusive media talk in this regard. PM Nawaz told that the nation’s determination against terrorism has further strengthened. “Will not rest till eradication of terrorism”, he said. He further stated that the decision to launch Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad was taken in Prime Minister House. He stated that it was decided during a meeting that countrywide operation against terrorism will be conducted. Nawaz Sharif said that the same meeting gave approvalRead More

ISLAMABAD, FEB 23, (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, Imran Khan, has hoped that his efforts for elimination of corruption will bear fruits. “I have given my best & fought to the last ball for my country against corruption & for justice. Now I am praying to the Almighty for success,” Khan wrote on twitter. His remarks came after Supreme Court reserved its verdict on the Panamagate case on last of the hearing today. Both the government and the PTI entertained hopes that the decision handed down by the apexRead More

KARACHI, FEB 23, (DNA) – A top leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to join Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). Nadir Leghari, who had joined PTI in 2010, was elected president of the party’s Sindh chapter in March 2013 and the chairman of Insaf Professionals Forum-Sindh. Leghari was part of PML-Q led government in 2002 in which he served as the provincial minister for irrigation and power till 2007. He lost his seat to PPP’s candidate Sardar Ahmed Pitafi in 2008 general elections and did not contest the last general electionsRead More