Monday, May 15th, 2017
Clarification on Dawn Story “CPEC Master Plan Revealed”
Islamabad, May 15, 2017: Minister for Planning, Development & Reform Professor Ahsan Iqbal has turned down a news story titled “CPEC Master Plan Revealed” dated May 15, 2017 published in Dawn news, saying that the article is completely one sided and factually incorrect, appeared a move to malign CPEC by fanning controversies and promoting fears. “Dawn should have taken Ministry of Planning, Development & Reform version as a standard journalistic practice. It is absolutely imprudent to misinform citizens by giving extracts and quotes from redundant documents” said Ahsan Iqbal. HeRead More
Court issues arrest warrant for Ali Musa Gilani in ephedrine quota case
ISLAMABAD, MAY 15, (DNA) – Special courts for narcotics control on Monday has issued arrest warrant for son of former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, Ali Musa Gilani in ephedrine quota case. Special court judge Irum Niazi heard the case and ordered to present Ali Musa in next hearing that is scheduled on May 19. Earlier, the court had indicted Ali Musa Gilani, former health minister Makhdoom Shahabuddin, helath secretary Khushnod Lashari, former health Director General Asad Hafeez, former Deputy Drug Controller Abdul Sattar Shorwani, Sheikh Nusrat, Anjum Shah andRead More
Japanese language speech contest held at NUML
ISLAMABAD, MAY 15, (DNA) -A Japanese Language Speech Contest was held on Monday, 15th May 2017 at the National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad among the diploma and certificate level students of Japanese language course. The speech contest was organized by the Japanese Language Department of NUML. H.E. Mr. Takashi Kurai, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, and Madam Kurai graced the occasion with their kind presence. The students of Japanese language who participated in the speech contest delivered elaborate and well-prepared speeches whereas the students who took part in dramaRead More
ICJ starts hearing on case of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav
MAY 15, (DNA) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will be conducting a public hearing at the Peace Palace in Hague on Monday with respect to the case of Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav. The hearing will be carried out in two phases. In the first phase, Indian observations will be heard while the in the second phase Pakistani observations will be entertained. The legal teams of India and Pakistan have arrived at Hague. The Indian team is led by Harish Salve. Attorney General Ashtar Ausuf is leading Pakistan’s defence.Read More
Three-day polio eradication drive begins
PESHAWAR, MAY 15, (DNA) – A three-day polio eradication drive began across the country on Monday. Around 6.6 million children up to the age of five will be administered the vaccine in areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA. In Punjab, the campaign has started in Multan, Khanewal, Faisalabad, Hafizabad and Rawalpindi, according to the spokesman of Punjab Health Department. In Balochistan, two million children will receive the vaccination while in Muzaffarabad, more than 120,000 children will be vaccinated. In Gilgit-Baltistan, over 236,000 children will be administered anti-polio vaccine drops. Health teamsRead More
India can’t digest China Pakistan Economic Corridor project: CM Shehbaz
BEIJING, MAY 15, (DNA) – Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday voiced concern over Indian conspiracy, stating that the neighboring country is continuously making ‘failed attempts’ to sabotage China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. “India cannot digest CPEC project,” Shehbaz Sharif said. The chief minister gave these remarks after ten labourers were gunned down in Balochistan while working on link roads to connect outlying towns to the country’s $57-billion Chinese Belt and Road initiative. The attack on the labourers took place some 20 km from the emerging port city ofRead More