Friday, September 1st, 2017
Kulsoom Nawaz discharged from hospital
LONDON, SEPT 01 (DNA): Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, was discharged from hospital on Friday after undergoing a surgery for throat cancer in a London hospital. Zayd Hussain Nawaz, grandson of Nawaz Sharif, confirmed the news in a tweet. “Back home Alhamdulilah! Thank you for the ongoing prayers and Eid Mubarak to everyone, Kulsoom Nawaz,” Zayd wrote, sharing the picture of Nawaz Sharif and Begum Kulsoom Nawaz. Kulsoom Nawaz, who is contesting by-election in NA-120 after the disqualification of her husband, stayed in the hospitalRead More
NADRA asked to provide NA-120 biometric data
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 01 (DNA): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday asked the NADRA to provide missing fingerprints biometric data of constituency NA 120. According to an official of ECP, through a letter the ECP, has asked the NADRA to provide complete data of fingerprints as after the detail examination and analysis it was found that 29,607 biometric fingerprints data, out of 321,786 voters of NA 120, was missing. He added the ECP has also asked the NADRA to provide complete details of non-availability of biometric finger data ofRead More
Malala ‘Girl Power’ Yousafzai in Mexico to discuss education
MEXICO, SEPT 01 (DNA) – Pakistani education rights activist Malala Yousafzai has reached Mexico — the fifth stop on her Girl Power Trip — to discuss education for girls and meet Mexican President Peña Nieto. Having already toured the United States, Canada, Iraq, and Nigeria by now, Malala arrived in the Latin American country to talk about and draw attention to education for girls, especially those who hail from marginalised backgrounds. Statistics indicate that Mexico, at present, has over two million out-of-school girls and only half of the country’s youngRead More
IESCO to ensure uninterrupted power supply during Eid
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 01 (DNA) – Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has set up special teams to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity to the consumers during Eidul Azha holidays. IESCO has cancelled the holidays of operational staff and has set up special monitoring desks in all its five circles to address the complaints of consumers, regarding electricity supply during Eid holidays. The consumers can contact the telephone number given on the electricity bills, IESCO help line, Roshni SMS service or IESCO complaint and monitoring cell in case of an emergency.=DNA ======
China says President Xi transcends West as a diplomatic ‘pioneer’
BEIJING, SEPT 01 (DNA): Chinese President Xi Jinping is a diplomatic pioneer whose ideology has transcended centuries of Western international relations theory, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday, lauding Xi ahead of a congress of the Communist Party. China has become more assertive in its foreign policy under Xi, who has touted his global Belt and Road infrastructure plan and sought to position China as a pillar of globalization. China has also extended its global military reach, opening its first overseas base in Djibouti and using its expanding navyRead More
Khawaja Asif to leave for China on Sept 8 amid rift in Pak-US ties
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 01 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif will leave for China on an important official visit on September 8 to discuss the United States policy review for South Asia and Afghanistan, along with Donald Trump’s allegations claiming safe havens for terrorists in Pakistan. In addition to the China visit, the Pakistani delegation will visit Russia, Iran and Turkey to consolidate its foreign policy and ties with the allies in order to give a befitting response to the US administration. In the first week after Eid-ul-Azha, Khawaja Asif willRead More