Sunday, October 8th, 2017
Maryam, Capt Safdar en-route to Islamabad, expected to appear in accountability court on Monday
LONDON, OCT 08 (DNA) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz and her husband Captain (retd) Safdar are enroute to Islamabad from London on Sunday. The two will reach Islamabad early Monday morning via Qatar Airways flight. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter and son-in-law are expected to appear before the accountability court on Monday in connection with the corruption references filed against them in the Panama Papers case. Talking to media prior to leaving Sharif family’s Avenfield residence, Maryam stated that the world is aware that the corruptionRead More
Pakistan hockey team departs for Bangladesh to take part in Asia Cup
KARACHI, OCT 08 (DNA) – The Pakistan hockey team departed for Dhaka, Bangladesh on Sunday to take part in Asia Cup beginning October 11 to 22. Prior to leaving, Head Coach Farhat briefed about the eighteen members who are part of the team. He also appeared confident over the expected performance of the team. Team Captain Mohammad Irfan also highlighted that the team has focussed on overcoming mistakes of the past. “We ask the nation to pray for our victory,” said the team captain. The Pakistani team will be playingRead More
World leaders ask UN to resolve Kashmir conflict
NEW YORK, OCT 08 (DNA) – In a memorandum submitted to the secretary general of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, the former prime minister of Azad Kashmir, Barrister Sultan Mehmood Choudhary, and the secretary general of the World Kashmir Awareness Forum, Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, urged the United Nations to play the leadership card in resolving the 70-year-old Kashmir conflict. The memorandum read that the Kashmir conflict is perhaps the most dangerous conflict in the world, because of the spiraling nuclear and missile race between India and Pakistan, coupled withRead More
Pakistan junks US accusation of using CPEC to dictate terms in Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, OCT 08 (DNA) – Human rights activists have, time and again, spoken about and highlighted the growing atrocities of Pakistan on the indigenous people of Balochistan. Singing in a favourable tune with its economic partner, Pakistan has dismissed the United States’ concern over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and said that the project was for the betterment of the people in the region and beyond. “The CPEC is a development and connectivity project for the betterment of the people in the region and beyond”, the Dawn quoted Foreign Office,Read More
NBP aims expansion towards China while strengthening regional branches
ISLAMABAD, OCT 08 (DNA) – The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), the country’s largest public sector bank, would be restructured by the beginning of next year, with a major focus on strengthening of the regional offices of the bank through human and capital resource development in order to improve overall performance. “The bank aims to strengthen all its regional.
Martyrs of deadly Oct 8 quake being remembered today
ISLAMABAD, OCT 08 (DNA) – Even after the passage of more than a decade since the 7.6 magnitude quake struck Muzaffarabad in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) killing over 73, 000 people, the region is still struggling to come to terms with the losses from it. It was on this day 12 years back that the 7.6 magnitude quake shook Muzaffarabad and adjacent areas, killing more than 73,000 people and wounding 128,000, besides leaving around 3.5 million homeless. The devastating quake, which lasted for merely 45 seconds, caused massive destructionRead More