Monday, March 27th, 2017
London’s Muslim women stand with victims of Westminster terror attack
LONDON, MAR 27, (DNA) – Muslim women linked arms along Westminster Bridge Sunday in a show of solidarity with the victims of last week’s London terror attack. The women, many of whom wore blue to symbolize peace, were joined by supporters who stood in silence for five minutes as Big Ben struck 4 p.m. Three people died and dozens were injured when lone attacker Khalid Masood rammed a car into pedestrians on the bridge, before crashing his vehicle and fatally stabbing an on-duty police officer in the grounds of Parliament.Read More
Defence Minister, South Africa, N.N Mapisa Nqakula meets General Qamar Javed Bajwa, at GHQ
RAWALPINDI, MAR 27, (DNA) – Ms N.N Mapisa Nqakula, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Affairs, South Africa called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at General Headquarters today. During the meeting, views were exchanged on issues of mutual interest including defence and security cooperation between both the countries and overall regional security situation. The minister expressed her appreciation for Army’s successes in elimination of terrorism from Pakistan. Earlier, on arrival at GHQ, the Defence Minister laid floral wreath at Yadgar-e-Shuhada. A smartly turned out contingentRead More
Chinese nationals become victims of visa extension fraud in Karachi
KARACHI, MAR 27, (DNA) – In a case pertaining to fraud in extension of Chinese citizens’ visas, it has been revealed that Director Passports in Karachi Khalid Memon and the Federal Ministry of Interior’s assistant Ramzan have collected bribes worth millions of rupees within few years. This was revealed by Ramzan, a front man of the accused. The probe revealed that Chinese nationals were being charged between Rs 10,000 and Rs 30,000 to get their visas extended, whereas, visitors from the neighboring country have been exempted from visa extension feeRead More
Qadri admitted in Toronto hospital
TORONTO, MAR 27, (DNA) – Chairman of Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Dr. Tahir-ul-Qadri was rushed to a hospital in Toronto after his medical condition deteriorated. PAT Spokesman Noorullah Siddiqui said that the party chief is being treated at the medical facility and underwent several tests at the hospital. “We are waiting for the results of the medical examination,” he added. The party spokesman appealed the masses to pray for Qadri’s health. –
937 URLs, 10 websites of POs blocked under NAP
ISLAMABAD, MAR 27, (DNA) -Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) have registered 17,562 cases and nabbed 19,289 persons to counter hate speech, extremist literature and misuse of loudspeaker as part of measures adopted under National Action Plan (NAP). The agencies concerned also sealed 70 shops and confiscated 5,141 equipment. According to data issued by Ministry of Interior showing implementation status of NAP on Sunday revealed that of the total, 1,335 cases had been registered and 2,465 persons arrested for hate speech and spreading extremist literature. Some 16,267 cases were registered for violatingRead More
Pakistan secure six-wicket victory against West Indies in first T20
BRIDGETOWN, MAR 27, (DNA) -Pakistan clinched six-wicket win against West Indies in the first Twenty20 International match in Bridgtown. They lead the four-match series by 1-0. Following strong bowling performance, Pakistan utterly dominated the match from the first ball of their batting. After Kamran Akmal (22) and Ahmed Shehzad (13) gave the game an impetus, while Shoaib Malik (38) and Babar Azam (29) played steady and vigilant inning with the bat to seal the victory as Pakistan required 112 runs to win, not a big deal. Shadab Khan, who proved his mettleRead More