Saturday, October 7th, 2017
Afghan President Ghani likely to visit Pakistan
KABUL, OCT 07 (DNA): Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is expected to visit Pakistan in the near future amid reports the visit will take place on invitation of Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa. The Afghan Ambassador to Pakistan Hazrat Omar has told news outlets in Afghanistan and Pakistan that the President Ghani was invited to Pakistan by Gen. Bajwa during his meeting with the Afghan leader in Kabul last week, the Afghan media reported Saturday. Zakhilwal has further added that President Ghani has accepted the invitation by theRead More
Opp wrongfully infuriating public over Khatm-e-Nabuwat oath: Sardar Yousaf
PESHAWAR: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Yousuf on Saturday said that the National Assembly has restored Khatm-i-Nabuwat oath to its original form and opposition parties have been wrongly propagating the issue to infuriate masses. He said this while talking to officer bearers of Haripur Press Club and Haripur Union of Journalists. The religious affairs minister said that opposition parties had intentionally given air to the issue to infuriate masses. Those opponents who could not dig out any dirt on the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership were the ones who connivedRead More
Pakistan, China relation achieved new heights during Sun Weidong tenure
ISLAMABAD, OCT 07 (DNA) – Senator Mushahid Hussain, Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on CPEC Saturday said during tenure of outgoing Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong, Pakistan-China relation did achieve new heights with CPEC as the focus. The Senator expressed these views at a dinner, hosted in honour of outgoing Chinese Ambassador Sun Weidong and his wife, Madame Bao Jiqing. Mushahid Hussain termed Madame Bao Jiqing as the ‘Co-Ambassador’ since she played a proactive role in people to people cultural exchanges. The dinner was attended by parliamentarians, public figures, and leaders of ChineseRead More
Pakistan rejects US objection on CPEC route Listen
ISLAMABAD, OCT 07 (DNA) – Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed, Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Parliamentary Committee, has strongly rejected US objections on China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’, in which CPEC is flagship project. In response to US Defence Secretary James Mattis reservations over China Pakistan Economic Corridor, Mushahid Hussain in a series of tweets said, “US officially participated in ‘One Belt, One Road’ Summit in Beijing in May 2017 with delegation led by Special Assistant to President Donald Trump, now US Defence Secretary suddenly opposing it.” Mushahid Hussain continued sayingRead More
IB registers case against ARY News, journalist over controversial letter
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has reportedly registered a case against ARY News and its anchorperson Arshad Sharif for airing a news report on the show Power Playclaiming that the PM Office had written a letter to the IB ordering an investigation against 37 members of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) over alleged links with terror groups. The channel has claimed that the civilian spy agency was victimising it and the anchorperson by carrying out its own investigations even though the case is being heard in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and the Pakistan ElectronicRead More
Even 10 Trumps can’t roll back nuclear deal benefits: Iran President Rouhani
TEHRAN, OCT 07 (DNA) – Iran’s president is defending the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, saying not even 10 Donald Trumps can roll back its benefits to his country. Hassan Rouhani’s comments come as President Donald Trump appears to be stepping back from his campaign pledge to rip up the deal, instead aiming to take other measures against Iran. Addressing students at Tehran University, Rouhani says: “We have achieved benefits that are irreversible. Nobody can roll them back, neither Trump, nor 10 other Trumps.” Iran accepted curbs on itsRead More