Tuesday, September 5th, 2017
Japan says N Korea nuclear test more powerful than estimated
TOKYO, SEPT 05 (DNA) – Japan’s defence minister on Tuesday said North Korea’s latest nuclear test was more powerful than initially estimated, with a yield that was around eight times the size of the bomb detonated over Hiroshima. North Korea on Sunday triggered a global alarm when it blasted what it described as a hydrogen bomb designed for a long-range missile. Japan’s defence ministry had earlier said the bomb had a 70-kiloton yield, based on an estimated magnitude by the preparatory commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO). ButRead More
September 6 is reminiscent of glorious chapter in nation’s history: Admiral Zakaullah
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 05 (DNA) – ‘September 6 is reminiscent of a glorious chapter in our nation’s history when the unmatched courage of our armed forces and infallible spirit of the nation foiled the nefarious designs of a much bigger and deceitful enemy. Every year, we pay homage to the Shuhada and Ghazis who rendered immense sacrifices while the nation stood united behind its soldiers, sailors and airmen in the defence of our motherland’. In his message to the nation on Defence Day, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah said,Read More
Namaz-e-Janaza of Lt-Col Amer held
LAHORE, SEPT 05 (DNA) – Namaz-e-Janaza of Lt-Col Amer Wahid Shaheed, who embraced Shahadat near Panjgur, Balochistan on Monday in a terrorist attack was held at Ayub Stadium, Lahore on Tuesday. The funeral was attended by Federal Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal, Commander 4 Corps Lt-Gen Sadiq Ali and civil and military officers, soldiers and relatives of the shaheed, an Inter Services Public Relations statement said.
NAB to decide on filing references against Sharif family on Defense Day
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 05 (DNA) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was contemplating over filing references against Sharif family in the Accountability Court tomorrow. The Executive Board meeting of NAB is going to be held on Defense Day to file references on Panama cases against the former premier Nawaz Sharif, his three children and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. On September 1, the Combined Investigation Teams (CIT) of NAB Lahore and Rawalpindi submitted their final conclusive reports to NAB’s prosecution wing. Well-placed source within NAB informed that the Prosecution Wingscrutinised the reports of both theRead More
CPEC: The facts and figures about ongoing projects
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 05 (DNA) – 1. 91% of the income from Gwadar Port goes to the Chinese and 9% to Pakistan 2. Chinese companies get preferential treatment and tax exemptions (making it impossible for local companies to compete and opens the Pakistani market for a commercial invasion) 3. Money for the road network comes from Pakistan (so we’re paying for the roads China will use to export stuff to us and the world) 4. Of the original $50b, over $30b was loans to build power plants for which we’ll payRead More
Turkey to start first foreign aid distribution in Myanmar
ANKARA, SEPT 05 (DNA) – Turkey said it will start the first foreign deliveries of aid on Wednesday to northwestern Myanmar, where hundreds of people have been killed and nearly 125,000 have fled over the border to Bangladesh in the last 10 days. A spokesman for President Tayyip Erdogan, who has described the violence against Rohingya Muslims there as genocide, said the deliveries were approved after Erdogan spoke by phone with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday. Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said 1,000 tonnes of food, clothes and medicineRead More