Thursday, August 3rd, 2017
Military brought Pak back on track, civilians derailed it, says Musharraf
DUBAI, AUG 03 (DNA) – Pakistan’s former dictator Pervez Musharraf, who faces treason charges, has defended the country’s previous military rulers, saying they have always brought the nation “back on track”, while civilian governments derailed it. Musharraf, who toppled the civilian government of Nawaz Sharif in 1999 in a military coup, also claimed that the India policy of the ousted prime minister in his third tenure was a “total sell out”, but did not explain what he meant by it. He faces several charges, including treason for abrogating the ConstitutionRead More
Nepali PM congratulates Pakistani Counterpart
KATHMANDU, AUG 03 (DNA) – Nepali Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has congratulated newly appointed Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday. In the message, Deuba expressed his willingness to work closely with Abbasi for further strengthening friendly relations between Nepal and Pakistan, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal. Abbasi became the prime minister of Pakistan in the wake of the supreme court disqualifying former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on corruption charges. Abbasi was sworn in Tuesday evening shortly after the parliament elected him with aRead More
Japan, UNODC committed to build operational capacity of ANF
RAWALPINDI, AUG 03 (DNA) – Mr. Cesar Guedes, the UNODC Country Office Representative in Pakistan and Mr. Takashi Harada, Counsellor (Economic and Development), Embassy of Japan, handed over Five (5) Progeny ResQ Handheld Raman Analyzers to Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) during the handing-over ceremony at ANF Headquarters, Rawalpindi. The procurement of this state of the art equipment was one of the agreed deliverables under the Japanese funded UNODC project, which is aimed at strengthening border security against illicit drug trafficking and related transnational organised crime. This is also part ofRead More
US Acting Assistant Secretary G. Wells meets Tehmina Janjua
ISLAMABAD, AUG 03 (DNA) – A US delegation led by Ambassador Alice G. Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs called on the Foreign Secretary Ms. Tehmina Janjua today in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The visiting delegation was informed about the overall gains that Pakistan has been able to make in the last few years’ in line with the priorities set by the government. These measures include; overcoming energy shortfalls; stabilizing and setting the economy on the path of sustained high growth; and an enabling securityRead More
Students visit Pakistan’s embassy in Beijing
BEIJING, AUG 03 (DNA) – Dozens of schoolchildren visited Pakistan’s embassy in Beijing on Wednesday. Masood Khalid, Pakistani ambassador to China, extended a warm welcome to the group and urged the young guests to study history in order to reach a better understanding of the deep rooted Pakistan-China friendship. He said people-to-people exchanges, education and cultural contacts are necessary for taking relations to new heights. He described the young students as not only future leaders of China, but also future ambassadors of Pakistan-China friendship. Various aspects of Pakistan and theRead More
PEW asks FPCCI president to resign immediately
ISLAMABAD, AUG 03 (DNA) – The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Thursday asked the president FPCCI to immediately resign from his post as he can be arrested any time which will damage the image of FPCCI and the country. Nab has filed a reference against President FPCCI Zubair Tufail, his son, brother and others for evading tax and the accused can be arrested anytime, it said. SM Muneer, the leader of United Business Group should not prefer to support his blue-eyed over the interests of the country, said Kashid IbbalRead More