Wednesday, May 17th, 2017
Misbah returns home to grand welcome after historic test series win
LAHORE, MAY 17, (DNA) – Pakistan’s most successful cricket captain, Misbah-ul-Haq returned home today after the historic series win in the Caribbean. Misbah reached Lahore airport today and was received by fans and top management from the Pakistan Cricket Board at the airport. Speaking to reporters upon his arrival, the former captain credited the team, coach, selectors and his family for his success. “My team, coach, selectors and my family played a very important role in my success,” he said, further adding that he was happy and satisfied with the win against West Indies. HailingRead More
Marriyum castigates PTI leaders for Loose-cannon behavior
ISLAMABAD, MAY 17, (DNA) – Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb on Tuesday castigated the loose-cannon like behavior of PTI leaders Naeem ul Haq and Shirin Mazari who in their tweets using an old picture of Tariq Fatemi claimed that he was accompanying the Prime Minister on his visit to China. She gave this rebuke in a statement issued here and while talking to the media after inaugurating an education exposition. Meanwhile, in a tweet she said that the tweets reflected the ignorance of PTIRead More
Firdous Ashiq Awan joins PTI
ISLAMABAD, MAY 17, (DNA) – Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, former Minister of Information and Broadcasting and a prominent PPP leader, has decided to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). She announced that she’s be joining PTI on Tuesday. She will represent the party from her constituency NA-111 which is next to that of the Defence Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (N) leader Khawaja Asif as both belong from Sialkot. Firdous Ashiq met PTI’s Umar Dar, Khawaja Asif competitor in NA-110, and agreed to leave PPP, according to reports. She has expressed fullRead More
LCCI urges SC to take suo moto notice of ongoing goods transporters’ strike
LAHORE, MAY 17, (DNA) – In the wake of the ongoing goods transporter’s strike, Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to take suo motu of the strike that is affecting the trade, industry and economy causing losses of billions. Speaking at a press conference, the LCCI Acting President Amjad Ali Jawa said, “Continued strike by the goods transporters has already caused a loss of over Rs60 billion to the trade and industry as goods are stuck at Karachi Port and Port Muhammad Bin Qasim.Read More
Pakistan wants to have sustainable relationship with US, says Aizaz Chaudhry
WASHINGTON, MAY 17, (DNA) – Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Aizaz Chaudhry has said that Pakistan wants to have a broad-based, sustainable relationship with the United States. He was addressing the Ambassador Series Program organized by the World Affairs Council in Washington. The Ambassador said close cooperation between Pakistan and the US in the past had yielded positive results. He said peace in Afghanistan is our top priority as a stable and prosperous Afghanistan is not only in the interest of Pakistan but the entire region. Aizaz Chaudhry saidRead More