Sunday, October 22nd, 2017
POF board approves accounts; appoints auditors
ISLAMABAD, OCT 22 (DNA) – 140th meeting of OPF Board of Governors held at OPF Head Office Islamabad. Barrister Amjad Malik, Chairman BoG OPF chaired the meeting. The Company Secretary BOG presented a compliance report on board’s resolutions and directives of Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) . The Board considered and approved audited accounts of previous year and appointment of Auditors for the next Financial year. The board also granted approval for appointment of Chief Internal Auditor. MD & CFO OPF presented their reports. The Housing and worksRead More
Only 1,456 transgender listed from 97.02 million voters in electoral rolls
ISLAMABAD, OCT 22 (DNA) – There are only 1,456 transgender voters on the country’s electoral rolls featuring 97.02 million people, although their population according to the latest census is over 10,000. The rolls updated till October 12 have 54.59 million male and 42.42 million female voters. According to officials of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), only 1,456 persons mentioned themselves as transgender in their CNIC and were registered as voters in the category. The community and some transgender organisations claim that their number is in hundreds of thousands andRead More
Kohlu landmine blast leaves one dead, another injured
KOHLU, OCT 22 (DNA) – At least one man was killed, another injured when a landmine exploded in Balochistan’s Kohlu district on Sunday. Maulvi Shambu Khan was killed while Nawab Khan was injured in a landmine attack in the Chappi Kach area of Kahan tehsil. The injured was shifted to a local hospital. Following the incident, paramilitary forces cordoned off the area for a search operation while security was put on high alert. On Friday, security forces, as part of the continuing Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad, killed one and apprehended seven otherRead More
Pakistan condemns terrorist attack near Military Academy in Kabul
ISLAMABAD, OCT 22 (DNA) – Pakistan strongly condemns the terrorist attack near military Academy in Kabul on 21 October 2017. We are grieved at the loss of precious lives in this dreadful terrorist act and convey our deepest condolences and sympathies with the bereaved families who have lost their loved ones. We also pray for the speedy recovery of the injured. Reiterating its strong condemnation of terrorism in all forms and manifestations, Pakistan expresses solidarity with the government and people of Afghanistan in their fight against the menace of terrorism.Read More
PTI to hold public meeting in Sehwan today
HYDERABAD, OCT 22 (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is to hold a much-anticipated public meeting today (Sunday) in Sehwan after receiving permission for the venue from the Sindh government. The party is to hold the public rally at Lal Bagh, two kilometres from the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, in Sehwan. Besides Khan, PTI vice chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi, secretary general Jahangir Tareen, former Sindh chief minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi, former federal minister Sardar Yar Mohammad Rind and Arif Alvi are expected to address the public meeting. In an apparentRead More