RAWALPINDI, MAR 23, (DNA) – The President of Pakistan has been pleased to grant the Military awards to the officers and men of Pakistan Army, Navy and Air Force. 1 officer and 1 men granted Tamgha-i-Jur’at, 9 Sitara-i-Basalat, 69 Tamgha-i-Basalat, 21 Imtiazi Asnad, 23 Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military), 112 Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) and 138   Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Military). Following officers and men have been conferred with Tamgha-i-Jur’at Capt Rooh Ullah (Shaheed), L/Hav Juma Khan (Shaheed), NLI, Sitara-i-Basalat Brig Khalid Farid, CMI, Lt Col  Tauqeer Haider (Shaheed), Avn, Maj Muhammad Imran Khan (Shaheed), Punjab, N/Sub MuhammadRead More

NEW DELHI, MAR 23, (DNA) -Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday greeted the Pakistani nation and government on the 77th national day.Mukherjee extended the greetings in a twitter post. Earlier, President Mamnoon Hussain while addressing the ceremony at Pakistan Day parade in Islamabad said that Pakistan is ready for dialogue with India and wants resolution of the Kashmir dispute, which is unfinished agenda of the partition. Besides this, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier of State Council Li Keqiang in their separate messages have said that Pakistani people have properly respondedRead More

ISLAMABAD, MAR 23, (DNA) -Chinese, Saudi and Turkish troops for the first time joined the Pakistan Day parade in the capital Islamabad on Thursday, in a sign of deepening ties. Before Pakistan showed off long-range rockets, tanks and other military hardware, armed Chinese troops marched past Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the chief of Pakistan’s powerful military. President Mamnoon Hussain said it was the first time Chinese troops participated in a parade in a foreign country, terming it a “historic event”, with the two countries embarkingRead More

COLOMBO, MAR 23 (DNA) – High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka Maj. Gen. (R) Syed Shakeel Hussain has said that Pakistan and Sri Lanka are located at two global strategic junctions on the land and maritime silk route respectively that had always been the meeting places of global civilizations, trade and cultures. The importance of both countries has increased tremendously in modern times for promoting cultural, civilizational and trade dialogue among the nations of the world, he emphasized. The High Commissioner said this in his message while delivering onRead More

ISLAMABAD, MAR 23, (DNA) – President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has urged the nation to uphold the principles that inspired the Muslims of subcontinent to forge unity and create a separate country. In his separate message on the auspicious occasion of Pakistan Day, President Mamnoon Hussain said it is indeed a matter of satisfaction that the nation is striving to address various challenges under a democratic dispensation. The Prime Minister in his message said 23rd March is an unforgettable day of our national history. He said this dayRead More

LAHORE, MAR 23, (DNA) -The prominent political personalities on Thursday wished the nation on 77th Pakistan Day and prayed for the development of the country. According to details, the celebrations of Pakistan Day were begun with traditional zeal and enthusiasm to mark Lahore Resolution that led to the creation of a separate homeland for the Muslims of South Asia in 1947. The leaders took to social networking site Twitter and posted their messages in connection to the Youm-e-Pakistan. Spokesman of ministry of foreign affairs Nafees Zakaria said thank you toRead More