ISLAMABAD, OCT 03 (DNA) – Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi has been appointed as new Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan Navy on the recommendation of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the PM House has confirmed. The appointment has been made on Summary initiated by Ministry of Defence in terms of Article 243(4)(c) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, read with the entry at S. No. 12A of Schedule V-B to Rule 15-A(1) of the Rules of Business 1973. Vice Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, HI(M) Chief ofRead More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 03 (DNA) – Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has ordered National Counter-Terrorism Authority (NACTA) to closely monitor the activities of extremist elements on social media. The minister said that extremist elements were using social media platforms to spread propaganda. Iqbal was chairing a meeting on Monday to review NACTA’s performance. He stressed the need for empowering the authority and making it more active. “It is inevitable to strengthen NACTA and make it more operational to fight against terrorism,” the minister said.

ISLAMABAD, OCT 03 (DNA) – Ousted former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday was elected unopposed as the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) president. On Monday, President Mamnoon Hussain signed the controversial Election Act 2017 into law after it was rushed through the National Assembly amid vociferous opposition from the opposition parties. A controversial clause of the Bill, commonly known as Electoral Reforms Bill, allows an individual disqualified to be member of the parliament to hold office of a political party. The Central Working Committee (CWC) of the PML-N inRead More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 03 (DNA) – The intra-party election of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will be held today. Earlier on Monday, the PML-N’s party election commission meeting was held which was presided over by chairman election commission Senator Chaudhry Jafar Iqbal. Begum Najma Hameed, Babu Sarfaraz Jatoi, Ali Afzal Jadoon and Amir Afzal Mandokhel also attended the meeting. The meeting appointed Amir Afzal Mandokhel as returning officer and Raja Niazi as secretary election commission. It was decided during the meeting that nomination papers for the post of PML-N presidentRead More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 03 (DNA) – Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah on Monday and discussed with him appointment of new chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Talking to media after the meeting, Khursheed Shah said that he initially consulted the PM on the name of new chairman NAB. He is expected the meet the prime minister again today. Khursheed Shah said that he consulted all the political parties except MQM and PTI and hoped that the name of new chairmanRead More