Monday, August 14th, 2017
Sri Lanka open to playing in Pakistan for the first time since 2009 bus attack
COLOMBO, AUG 14 (DNA) – Sri Lanka have revealed that they would be keen on playing a Twenty20 (T20) match in Pakistan in September or October this year. After it was revealed that contracted New Zealand players were likely to miss the World XI series in Lahore, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president Thilanga Sumathipala has displayed an eagerness for his nation to show support and play in Pakistan. No country other than Zimbabwe have toured in Pakistan ever since the 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan bus in Lahore. WithRead More
Pakistan Independence Day celebrated in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, AUG 14 (DNA) – The High Commission of Pakistan in Sri Lanka and the Pakistani community today celebrated 70th Independence Anniversary of Pakistan in a befitting manner, the High Commission said in a release. The Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka, Dr. Sarfraz Ahmed Khan Sipra hoisted the national flag of Pakistan at a colorful ceremony held at the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo this morning to mark the occasion. Later, the messages of the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan were read out to the participants.Read More
US-backed Syria forces battle is in Raqa Old City
RAQA, AUG 14 (DNA) – US-backed fighters fought pitched battles Sunday with Islamic State group jihadists inside their Syria bastion Raqa. The Syrian Democratic Forces, the Arab-Kurd alliance, first entered Raqa two months ago and have since captured more than half of the northern city, but their progress has met fierce resistance from IS. On Sunday, the two sides battled inside Raqa s Old City, trading volleys of mortar rounds and heavy machinegun fire, said the correspondent who was on the outskirts of the historic centre. A warplane from the US-ledRead More
Young heroes: Meet the teenagers running street schools in Karachi
KARACHI, AUG 14 (DNA) – Nelson Mandela once said that education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. This lesson has unfortunately been largely ignored by a majority of policymakers in Pakistan. But while the government has not yet made much of an effort in improving education across the country, there are numerous dedicated individuals that have started small scale initiatives to impart knowledge to those who cannot afford it. One such initiative is The Street School in Karachi, where a brother-sister team of HasanRead More
Change of Guards ceremonies held at Quaid, Iqbal’s mausoleums
ISLAMABAD, AUG 14 (DNA) – August 14, 2017, marks the 70th Independence Day of Pakistan, which on Monday (today) began with prayers for the motherland in the mosques, thirty-one gun salute in the federal capital and twenty-one gun salute in the provincial capitals. Change of Guards ceremonies were held at the mausoleums of Pakistan’s founding father Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Poet of the East Allama Iqbal. Quaid’s Mausoleum: A Navy contingent took over guard duties at Quaid’s Mausoleum in a graceful ceremony that was attended by Sindh GovernorRead More
70th Independence Day: Flag-hoisting ceremony held in Islamabad’s Convention Centre
ISLAMABAD, AUG 14 (DNA) – The nation is celebrating the 70th Independence Day with great zeal and fervour with the commemorative ceremonies being held all over the country. The main event of the day is currently underway at the Convention Centre Islamabad where President Mamnoon Hussain hoisted the Pakistani flag. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, chief guest Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang and all three chiefs of the armed services are also present on the occasion. The day dawned with 31-gun salute in the federal capital and 21-gun salute inRead More