Wednesday, September 6th, 2017
Defence Day being celebrated across country with high patriotism
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 06 (DNA) – The nation is celebrating 52nd Defence Day across the country today (Wednesday) with a renewed pledge to defend the motherland against all threats. The day was dawned with a 31-gun salute in the federal capital and 21 in the provincial capitals while special prayers for the safety and prosperity of the country were also offered at the time of Fajr. A ceremony was taken place at the mausoleum of martyr Major Shabbir Sharif in Lahore that was attended by former Chief of Army Staff (COAS)Read More
Myanmar laying landmines near Bangladesh border
DHAKA, SEPT 06 (DNA) – Myanmar has been laying landmines across a section of its border with Bangladesh for the past three days, said two government sources in Dhaka, adding that the purpose may have been to prevent the return of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence. Bangladesh will on Wednesday formally lodge a protest against the laying of land mines so close to the border, said the sources who had direct knowledge of the situation but asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter. An army crackdownRead More