KARACHI, SEPT 02 (DNA) – Senior leader Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Khawaja Izhar ul Hassan escaped an assassination attempt, but his security guard and passer-by lost his life in the ambush. The assailants launched the attack when the MQM lawmaker, who is also the Opposition Leader in the Sindh Assembly, was leaving a mosque after offering Eid-ul-Azha prayers early Saturday morning in Buffer Zone area. A teenager, said to be 14-year-old, lost his life alongside the security guard of Khawaja Izhar ul Hassan. Five other people were also reportedly injuredRead More

ISLAMABAD, SEPT 02 (DNA) – The nation is celebrating Eid-ul-Azha today with religious fervor and spirit. The day dawned with special prayers in mosques for well-being of Muslim Ummah and safety and security of the country. Eid congregations were held at mosques, Eidgahs and open places in all cities, towns and villages across the country. Ulema and Khateeb highlighted significance of the day and philosophy of the sacrifice. After offering Eid prayers, the faithful are slaughtering their sacrificial animals in remembrance of Sunnat-e Ibrahimi. The meat of sacrificed animals areRead More

LAHORE, SEPT 02 (DNA) – While her address to the Christian minority community, Maryam Nawaz prayed for the good health of her mother and praised her ‘brothers and sisters for supporting PML-N in NA-120 constituency time and again’. Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s daughter arrived at Lahore’s St. Anthony s Church on Friday where she repeated that her father is fighting for the people of Pakistan and it is not his personal fight, stressing that he was disqualified which resulted in stopping the country’s wheel of progress. “Nawaz Sharif delivered whether he gotRead More