Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
Chinese President Xi Jinping stacks leadership team with supporters as he consolidates power
BEIJING, OCT 25 (DNA) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has revealed a new seven-man leadership team that features five new faces but doesn’t include a clear successor to the president. Chinese President Xi Jinping has revealed a new seven-man leadership team, featuring five new faces. Among them are a Shanghai party boss, a Communist ideological scholar and a former party chief of a relatively liberal southern province. The Communist Party broke with recent precedent by failing to include a clear successor to the president. Apart from Mr Xi, Premier Li KeqiangRead More
PTI begins flexing muscles ahead of general election
LAHORE, OCT 25 (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has kicked off its electioneering with a focused membership campaign. The drive kicks off well ahead of the 2018 general elections as the aim is to reach the masses with the party’s traditional slogan of change. PTI has also constituted special committees at the ward level to convince voters ahead of the 2018 polls. PTI leader Ejaz Ahmad Chaudhry said the party was holding membership conventions in almost all parts of the country to register new members. The other day, he highlighted,Read More
Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan on January 7
LONDON, OCT 25 (DNA) – Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif will return to Pakistan from London on 7th January next year. Sharif will leave from London on 6th January through Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-758
Imam-e-Kaaba stresses upon comprehensive strategy for Halal food in Muslim societies
ISLAMABAD, OCT 25 (DNA) – Imam-e-Kaaba Professor Dr Saleh Bin Abdullah Bin Hemeid has called upon Muslim societies to devise a comprehensive strategy for availability of Halal food while urging that unnecessary decrees in this regard shouldn’t be released as it’s a matter that pertains to authentic forums. He was addressing at International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) in an international conference on “Halal Food: Principles,Shariah standards and contemporary issues.” “Not only eating but issues of medicines and beverages are required to be addressed when it comes to Halal Food asRead More
PM tells Tillerson Pakistan has ‘produced results’ in fighting terrorism
ISLAMABAD, OCT 24 (DNA) – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited Islamabad on October 24 on his inaugural trip to Pakistan as Secretary of State. In Islamabad, Secretary Tillerson met with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who also chaired an interagency meeting attended by Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif; Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal; Minister of Defense Khurram Dastigir Khan; Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua; Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa; Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence Lt. Gen. Naveed Mukhtar, and other officials. The Secretary discussed our continued bilateral cooperation andRead More