Friday, August 18th, 2017
Sacrificed over Dawn Leaks to save democracy: Pervaiz Rashid
ISLAMABAD, AUG 18 (DNA) – Former Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid claimed on Friday that he sacrificed over Dawn Leaks episode to save democracy. He said the evil spirit of ex-President Pervez Musharraf conspired against their government. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) stalwart added that Musharraf s evil spirit is present in several institutions and politicians. “I will not name any institution, but certain people are involved in the conspiracy,” he stressed. Pervaiz Rashid said establishment provided the thinking power while their political rivals Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) played on forefront against PML-N. TheRead More
Maximum resources to be allocated for uplift of South Punjab: PM
ISLAMABAD, AUG 18 (DNA) – Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday said the government was focusing on development of Southern Punjab and would allocate maximum possible resources for development schemes. The Prime Minister issued directive to Finance Division to clear all funds allocated to development schemes of South Punjab on fast track. Talking to a delegation of PML-N Members of National Assembly from Dera Ghazi Khan here, the Prime Minister said he would remain accessible to resolve any issue related to the development of the D.G. Khan. The MNAsRead More
PM discusses construction of black sea motorway with Chinese business people
SOFIA, AUG 18 (DNA) – Prime Minister Boyko Borissov met Chinese business people in the Black Sea city of Bourgas, the government press office said. The two sides discussed scenarios in which China invests in the implementation of Bulgarian projects, and the focus was on a Black Sea motorway. The meeting was attended by Bourgas Mayor Dimiter Nikolov. Emerging from the meeting, the Prime Minister said that considerable progress has been made in respect of this motorway project. The government has the idea to sell a concession for building the motorway.Read More
China to strengthen social support in poverty alleviation
BEIJING, AUG 18 (DNA) — China is going to incorporate more social sector services to assist the country’s poverty alleviation campaign. The services will include psychological counseling for the impoverished, special protections for left-behind rural children unaccompanied by their parents and guidance in readjusting for relocated people, according to a guideline jointly issued Friday by authorities of civil affairs, finance and poverty reduction. The government should allocate more resources to train professionals and strengthen social organizations in poverty-stricken areas, the document said. It also identified various pilot projects, such asRead More
Belt and Road countries to enhance health cooperation: communique
BEIJING, AUG 18 (DNA) – A communique was adopted Friday by countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative to synergize efforts in medical emergency response and epidemic prevention. The communique, approved at a symposium attended by officials from more than 30 countries, the World Health Organization and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, is also aimed at protecting public health and strengthening people-to-people exchanges among countries under the initiative. The countries agreed to set up a network for the research of health policies, jointly develop traditional medicine andRead More
LHC accepts contempt of court petition against Nawaz Sharif for hearing
LAHORE, AUG 18 (DNA) – Lahore High Court (LHC) accepted contempt of court petition against former premier Nawaz Sharif, declaring it maintainable. The petitioner claimed that ex-PM had criticised Supreme Court and senior judiciary in his addresses after the top court ruled his disqualification verdict in Panama case. Deputy attorney general appeared in court on behalf of the federal government. The government’s lawyer rejected petitioner’s allegations and said that violation of Supreme Court verdict cannot be challenged in LHC. He suggested that the petitioner should file his plea in theRead More