Wednesday, March 8th, 2017
Five ‘hardcore’ terrorists executed: ISPR
MAR 08, (DNA) – 5 hardcore terrorists, who were tried by Military Courts, have been executed at district Jail Kohat today. These terrorists include Shoukat Ali s/o Abdul Jabbar, Imdad Ullah s/o Abdul Wajid, Sabir Shah s/o Syed Ahmed Shah, Khandan s/o Dost Muhammad Khan and Anwar Ali s/o Fazal Ghani. Details of each are covered as under separately:- 1. Shoukat Ali S/O Abdul Jabbar. The convict was an active member of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. He was involved in attacking Law Enforcement Agency and Armed Forces which resulted in death and injuriesRead More
Japan extends grant for a social development project
ISLAMABAD, MAR 08 (DNA) – The Government of Japan has extended a grant of US $ 94,184 to Pakistani NGO, Bright Star, for implementation of the social development project for disadvantaged communities in the suburbs of Islamabad. The agreement for the project was signed on 8th March 2017 at the Japanese Ambassador’s residence in Islamabad, by Takashi Kurai, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan and Saeed Malik, the Chairman of NGO Bright Star. Vice Chairman of Indus Motors Company Limited Toshiya Azuma also attended the ceremony. NGO Bright Star was founded in 2009Read More
Govt committed to women empowerment, says Marriyum Aurangzeb
ISLAMABAD, MAR 8 (DNA) – Marriyum Aurangzeb, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting said that no country could develop without the due participation of women and the current government was determined to bring maximum women into the mainstream of national economy. She added, government was committed to empowerment of women. She was addressing a ceremony as the Chief Guest that was organized by the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry to celebrate the “International Women’s Day”. She said that right from Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah, women played important role in theRead More
Roundtable on “Regional Implications of Indian Hegemony in SAARC”
MAR 08, (DNA) – India’s power politics have not allowed the South Asian Association of Regional Countries (SAARC) to focus on the socio-economic development of the region. By politicising SAARC as an organisation and making sub-regional groupings, India is trying to make SAARC ineffective and to isolate Pakistan. However, Pakistan needs to put its own house in order so that it can seriously and effectively resist India’s regional hegemonic designs. China’s membership of SAARC has the potential to revive and re- orient this entity towards its original vision. This was the unanimous view of theRead More
BOK earns record Rs.2 Billion PAT in 2016
Islamabad: The Bank of Khyber (BOK) operational performance demonstrated record improvement in all areas for the year 2016. The Bank managed to post Profit after tax of Rs.2.020billion as against Rs.1.789billion in the corresponding period last year which translates into earnings per share of Rs.2.02against Rs.1.79in 2015.Deposit base of the Bank witnessed consistent growth throughout the year and registered an increase of 34% by increasing the figure from Rs.117billion of the previous year to Rs.157billion as of year-end 2016. A substantial increase of48% has been witnessed in the size ofRead More
Fauji Fertilizer Company celebrates its achievements on Annual FFC Day
Islamabad: March 08, 2017: Fauji Fertilizer Company (FFC) celebrates “FFC Day” to commemorate laying of foundation stone of its first fertilizer plant at Goth Machhi on 8th March 1979. The celebration aims at sharing the story of successful business run through ethically correct and socially responsible business practices to the benefit of not only our business stakeholders but also for the people of Pakistan. FFC which started its 38years long journey from a fertilizer plant has three plants now and is today the largest producer of urea in Pakistan withRead More