Tuesday, October 17th, 2017
China to speed up construction on Karot project that India has opposed to
BEIJING, OCT 17 (DNA) – China plans to complete ahead of schedule a USD two billion hydropower project in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to ease energy crisis in Pakistan. Karot Hydropower Project is being built on Jhelum river on “Build-Own-Operate-Transfer” basis for 30 years. It will be owned by the Chinese company for 30 years, after which ownership will be turned over to the government of Pakistan. Karot Power Company Limited, a subsidiary of China Three Gorges South Asia Investment, owns the Karot Power Station. The company said in a statementRead More
China’s 19th National Congress of CPC begins tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, OCT 17 (DNA) – The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is all set to commence on Wednesday in Beijing. The congress is expected to set a blueprint to help meet the two centenary goals advocated by CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping after his election in the last National Congress held in 2012. These goals refer to the 100-year anniversary of the CPC in 2021 and the centenary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 2049. Both the centenary goals are calledRead More
16-member Pakistan’s Team announced for (3 T-20I) against Sri Lanka
LAHORE, OCT 17 (DNA) – The National Selection Committee headed by Inzamam ul Haq has selected 16-member squad of Pakistan’s team for 3 T-20I against Sri Lanka. The three-match T-20I series will commence from October 26, 2017 with the third and final T-20I match scheduled to take place in Lahore on October 29,2017. Sarfraz Ahmed (Captain/WK) Fakhar Zaman Ahmed Shahzad Babar Azam Shoaib Malik Muhammad Hafeez Imad Wasim Shadab Khan Muhammad Nawaz Faheem Ashraf Hasan Ali Amir Yamin Muhammad Amir (Subject to fitness clearance) Rumman Raees Usman Shinwari Umar Amin
NAB Chairman enraged over incomplete inquiry despite 17 years
ISLAMABAD, OCT 17 (DNA) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal expressed concerns over incomplete inquiry regarding corruption cases despite the passage of 17 years. He appeared furious at the sub-ordinates for not completing the inquiry for more than a decade. Justice (retd) Iqbal promised to wipe out all the corrupt and ineligible officers of NAB. Talking to an important meeting with senior NAB officials, he said that there will be no place for those officers in the anti-graft institution who are reluctant to show negligence. HeRead More
All Wi-Fi’ devices under threat, says report
Cybersecurity watchdogs and researchers are issuing warnings over risks associated with a widely used system for securing Wi-Fi communications after the discovery of a flaw that could allow hackers to read information thought to be encrypted, or infect websites with malware. An alert from the US Department of Homeland Security Computer Emergency Response Team on Monday said the flaw could be used within range of Wi-Fi using the WPA2 protocol to hijack private communications. It recommended installing vendor updates on affected products, such as routers provided by Cisco Systems orRead More
One-Day Conference on “Insecurity in the Middle East: Implications for Pakistan held in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, OCT 17 (DNA) – Pakistan’s decade-old approach to the Middle East shaped by competing religious and post-colonial heritages needs re-imagining given the rise of new power poles in the Middle East, and focus on a more structured, firmer policy. The country needs to redefine its security interests and cultivate partners in the Middle East beyond the Saudi Arabia-Iran binary. Given Russian support for the Assad regime in Syria driving up the international community’s stakes in the region, Pakistan must tread cautiously and not take sides. This was the consensusRead More