Wednesday, July 12th, 2017
Roundtable on “Violations of Rights of Religious Minorities –Muslims & Sikhs – in India
Use of force and violation of the rights of religious minorities at the hands of Hindu extremists backed by the Indian Government has become a common occurrence. In such a hostile environment of coercion, denial of equal rights and discrimination, space for India’s religious minorities is fast shrinking, laying bare the falsehood of the Indian Constitution and its claims of being a secular state. These were some of the views shared by speakers and participants of the roundtable on “Violations of Religious Minorities –Muslims & Sikhs – in India” organizedRead More
CPEC project: Jammers to be installed for Chinese workers’ security
KARACHI, JUL 12 (DNA) – Sindh government has decided to install jammers during the movement of Chinese nationals working over China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah held over the security matter of the Chinese nationals. It was attended by Sindh home minister, Chinese Counsel General, Additional Inspector General of Karachi and others. While talking to the meeting members, Sindh CM said that CPEC is a significant project for the country therefore; security is vital for the workforce involvedRead More
Oil tanker tragedy: Shell agrees on paying fine, compensation money
KARACHI, JUL 12 (DNA)- Subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell has agreed on paying money in damages and compensation for a tanker explosion that killed more than 200 people last month. As per details acquired, Shell would pay fine worth Rs10 million to Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) and Rs1 million/each to the families of over 20 people killed in blaze. Similarly, Rs5 lakhs each would be given to families of those injured in the hapless incident. OGRA has held Shell company responsible for the Ahmedpur East tragedy. At leastRead More
Will neither dissolve assemblies nor resign: PM Nawaz
ISLAMABAD, JUL 12 (DNA) – Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif has said that the federal ministers would neither dissolve the assemblies nor resign however, we will challenge the final Panamagate report submitted by Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in Supreme Court (SC). The premier presided over a meeting at the PM House on Tuesday to discuss course-of-action of the ruling party following submission of JIT report. During the meeting, it was decided to take coalition parties into confidence over Panama case report after which proper strategy would be design for legalRead More