Saturday, October 28th, 2017
Sindh cabinet decides to oust IGP AD Khawaja, again
The Sindh cabinet decided on Saturday to replace provincial police chief Allah Dino Khawaja with Abdul Majeed Dasti. IGP Khawaja’s services will be surrendered to the federal government. The cabinet met with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in the chair. The chief minister said the government wanted to change the rules pertaining to police promotions, appointments and transfers to ensure they were line with the Constitution. “We want rules and regulations that will improving the department’s performance and also ensure the writ of the provincial government,” he added.Read More
PTI to show public strength in Mianwali
MIANWALI, OCT 28 (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) is to hold a public meeting on Saturday in the home constituency of party chief Imran Khan. All arrangements have been finalised at the venue to host participants and party workers, the organizers said. As many as ten thousand chairs have been placed for the attendees, party sources said. The venue of the public meeting has been decorated with party flags and posters. PTI Chairman Imran Khan and other key party leaders will address the gathering. The PTI chief, in his address,Read More
Pak-Tunisia PTA to unleash huge opportunities for trade – Envoy
Islamabad ( DNA ) H.E. Adel Elarbi, Ambassador of Tunisia said that Pakistan and Tunisia were negotiating for a preferential trade agreement that would hopefully be signed this year and it would unleash huge opportunities for improving bilateral trade between the two countries. He said that Tunisia was a gateway for Pakistan to enter the large markets of Africa, but due to lack of awareness on both sides about potential for mutual cooperation, Pakistan could not exploit the geographical location of Tunisia for achieving benefits for its economy.Read More
Pakistan has to decide if they want to work with US: Alice Wells
WASHINGTON, OCT 28 (DNA) – The United States wants Pakistan to move quickly to show good faith in supporting efforts to counter militants operating in Afghanistan and in bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table, a senior US diplomat for South Asia Alice Wells said on Friday. Speaking after accompanying US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on a visit to the region, including Pakistan, Wells said Washington looked forward to seeing practical steps from Pakistan “over the next few weeks and months.” “The secretary stressed the importance of Pakistan movingRead More
Nawaz Sharif directs PM Abbasi to investigate attacks on journalists
LONDON, OCT 28 (DNA) – : Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif has directed the Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to investigate the recent attacks on journalists in Islamabad. A statement issued regarding the matter quoted Nawaz as saying that the incident was not only an attack on a journalist but also on independent journalism on the whole. Although many journalists have been assaulted in the past, he added, truth cannot be suppressed by attacking the ones who are impartial and courageous. Ahmad Noorani was assaulted by unidentified attackers onRead More
Pakistan warns regional peace in danger after new role given to India by US
ISLAMABAD, OCT 28 (DNA) – Pakistan has expressed grave concern with the role US is giving to India in the region, warning it will “only aggravate the situation and endanger the peace and stability in this part of the world.” “Partnerships and alliances [between the two countries] should not be directed towards other countries. Every country has the right to peaceful development unless it threatens others countries’ peace and security. As far as Indo-US coziness is concerned, it should not be based on agenda of containing China or threatening Pakistan,”Read More