CANBERRA, SEPT 11 (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa reached Australia on two days official visit on the invitation of Australian Army Chief, according to a press statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations. Upon arrival at the Defence Forces Headquarters in Canberra, the visiting army chief was given a tri service Guard of Honour. General Bajwa called on Australian Army Chief Lieutenant General Angus J Campbell and the Naval Chief Vice Admiral Timothy Barrett. Later, the army chief also met Australian Foreign Minister Julie BishopRead More

ISLAMABAD, SEPT 11 (DNA) – During scrutiny of references filed against the Sharif family and Ishaq Dar, diiferent errors were found by the accountability court officials. Important pages are missing from the references filed for Aven Field, Park Lane flats and Azizia Steel Mills. Court officials on Saturday continued the process of scrutiny of NAB references. According to details, many pages have been made part of the references twice. Judge of the accountability court has instructed the registrar that all four petitions should be presented before the court by SeptemberRead More

LAHORE, SEPT 11 (DNA) – Punjab Minister for Higher Education Syed Raza Ali Gillani has said that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will prove to be a game changer for not only two countries but for the whole region. The minister said this while addressing the inauguration session of a three-day International CPEC Conference in Punjab University (PU) arranged by Department of History and Pakistan Studies, in collaboration with Higher Education Department Punjab. Raza Ali Gillani said that CPEC is an important milestone to a developed and prosperous Pakistan.Read More

KARACHI, SEPT 11 (DNA) – A photo exhibition showing the links between the UK and Pakistan over the last 70 years has been launched in the House of Commons by Mark Field, the Minister for Asia and the Pacific. The British High Commission exhibition – entitled “Shared history; Shared future” – is a collection of photographs taken in Pakistan that showcase the close links between the UK and Pakistan. The exhibition, which is hosted by Rehman Chishti, the Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Pakistan, will be shownRead More

ISLAMABAD, SEPT 11 (DNA) – The 3rd round of Pakistan-Austria Bilateral Political Consultations washeld in Islamabad on September 11, 2017. Ambassador Zaheer A. Janjua, Additional Secretary (Europe), led the Pakistan side while Ambassador Gabriela Moen-Tschurz, Head of Asia, Australia and Oceania Division, Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, headed the Austrian delegation. The two sides reviewed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and identified opportunities and possibilities for further strengthening cooperation, especially in the spheres of trade and economy, investment, culture, education, science and technology, defence and parliamentaryRead More

KARACHI, SEPT 11 (DNA) – Civil and military leaders visited the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah on Monday to pay homage to the Father of the Nation on his 69th death anniversary. Sindh Governor Zubair, Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar, Home Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal and other provincial ministers laid floral wreaths at Quaid’s mausoleum and offered Fateha. Talking to media, Sindh Governor said that the country can be transformed into a haven of peace while following the golden principles of Quaid. He termed economicRead More