Tuesday, June 6th, 2017
Hundreds of Pakistani pilgrims stranded on Doha airport following Qatar flight ban
KARACHI, JUN 06 (DNA) – Hundreds of Pakistanis were left stranded at Doha airport following all flights travelling from Qatar to Saudi Arabia were banned. On Monday, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE and Egypt, among other countries, severed diplomatic ties with Qatar on allegations that Doha supports terrorism and extremism. The move followed severing of all land, air and sea links with Qatar and vice versa. As a result, Pakistani pilgrims proceeding to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah remained stranded on Doha airport as Qatar Airways was barred from entering Saudi Arabia.Read More
‘We’re not going to let Trump divide our communities,’ says London mayor
LONDON: London Mayor Sadiq Khan accused Donald Trump on Monday of seeking to divide communities in Britain after the US president criticised his leadership following a terror attack in the city. “Some people thrive on feud and division. We are not going to let Donald Trump divide our communities,” Khan told. He also told : “I just haven’t got time to respond to tweets from Donald Trump. “Honestly I’ve got better and more important things to focus on.” Trump accused Khan — London’s first Muslim mayor — of offering a “patheticRead More
K-P govt to build 545MW project in Kohistan
PESHAWAR, JUN 06 (DNA) – A South Korean company will build a 545-megawatt hydropower project at an estimated cost of $1.42 billion at Kandia valley in Kohistan to provide inexpensive electricity to consumers. The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has engaged South Korean Engineering and Construction Company (SK-E&C) to complete the project. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting presided over by K-P Chief Minister Pervez Khattak. Engineering Cooperation Director Babar Mehmood, K-P Education Minister Muhammad Atif Khan, MNA Sajida Zulfiqar Khan and other officials were present at the meeting, said aRead More