Sunday, September 24th, 2017
Pak, Azerbaijan Foreign Ministers discuss various aspects of bilateral relations
NEW YORK, SEPT 24 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif met his counterparts from Azerbaijan and Saint Kitts and Nevis, today in New York, on sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. In their meeting, Foreign Minister Khwaja Asif and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Maharram ogle Mammadyarov discussed various aspects of the bilateral relations, including mutual efforts for strengthening Pakistan-Azerbaijan relations. The two leaders also discussed important regional and multilateral matters of mutual interest and expressed their desire for deepening cooperation in various fields of bilateral relations, including at theRead More
‘Khilafat is coming’: Islamic State flag put up on Islamabad’s main thoroughfare
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 24 (DNA) – Despite an extensive CCTV camera network in place in Islamabad, unidentified men were able to put up an Islamic State (Daesh) flag on a major thoroughfare of the city on Sunday. The flag, put up on a billboard at a pedestrian bridge on Islamabad Expressway near Iqbal Town, was taken down by police at around 12pm. It was a standard flag of the terrorist organization, the only addition being that the slogan “Khilafat is coming” was inscribed on it. Interior Minister Ahsan has taken noticeRead More
India mother of terrorism in South Asia, Pakistan tells world leaders
SEPT 24 (DNA) – India is the mother of terrorism in South Asia, the Pakistan’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations told world leaders, highlighting the Modi government’s continued ceaseifire violations and fuelling insurgency in the country. Maleeha Lodhi remarked in response to the terrorism allegations made by India against Pakistan at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in New York on Saturday. Lodhi said Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj’s comment betrayed the hostility New Delhi had against Islamabad. “Hostility that Pakistan endured for 70 long years,” she said,Read More
Pakistan cricket team reaches UAE for series with Sri Lanka
LAHORE, SEPT 24 (DNA) – Pakistan Cricket team players reached the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, where they are to play the series against Sri Lanka. The national team arrived in Dubai on Sunday via Emirates flight 623, and were welcomed by fans from various cricket-loving countries who took selfies with the cricketers. The team comprises 16 players and nine officials. The first Test starts in Abu Dhabi from Thursday (September 28). The second Test — a day-night affair — will be played in Dubai from October 6. The twoRead More
Pakistan strongly condemns deliberate targeting of civilians by India across LoC
ISLAMABAD, DNA SEPT 24 (DNA) -Pakistan on Sunday strongly condemned unprovoked firing by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) across the Line of Control last night. In his messages on Twitter, Foreign Office spokesperson Nafees Zakaria reported that ceasefire violations by India across LoC at Kotli Sector resulted in killing of 22-year-old old girl identified as Tashiba and injuries to two other civilians. He said such acts of belligerence while UNGA session is underway contradicts India’s own statements and violates UN Charter and relevant humanitarian laws.Zakaria said such acts by IndiaRead More
5 killed in bus, tractor-trolley collision in Quetta
QUETTA, SEPT 24 (DNA) – In a collision between a bus and a tractor-trolley coming from the opposite side , five people have been reportedly killed and seven others injured in Akhtarabad area in Quetta. According to rescue reports, the bus was en route to Karachi from Chaman when the accident took place. Rescue teams reached the site of the accident and shifted the deceased and wounded to Civil Hospital.