ISLAMABAD, OCT 30 (DNA) – The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Monday submitted an adjournment motion before the National Assembly to discuss the recent visit of the prime minister and some federal ministers to London. The top leadership of the PML-N has converged on the British capital ahead of what is billed as a key consultative meeting to decide both the party’s and the government’s position on what steps to take next. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had both flown to London on Sunday to meetRead More

RAWALPINDI, OCT 30 (DNA) – Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday installed Commander Rawalpindi Corps Lieutenant General Nadeem Raza as 1st Colonel Commandant of Mujahid Force in a ceremony held at Mujahid Force Centre, Bhimber. A large number of serving and retired officers, including those from the Mujahid Force, were present on the occasion, said a statement issued here by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Later, while interacting with commanding officers and soldiers of the Mujahid Force, the Army Chief appreciated contributions and sacrifices ofRead More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 30 (DNA) – The Government of Pakistan strongly condemns the death of two innocent Chinese Nationals. The DNA reports have confirmed that the two persons killed in Balochistan in June 2017 were the same two Chinese nationals, who were kidnapped from Quetta in May, 2017. The Government of Pakistan expresses its deep sense of shock and grief on this brutal act of terrorism, and extends condolences to the Government and people of the People’s Republic of China and sympathies to the families of the victims. The Government ofRead More

LONDON, OCT 30 (DNA) – Chief Minister of Punjab (CM) Shehbaz Sharif is likely to be given charge of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) as senior party leaders are meeting in London (Monday). Ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is facing National Accountability Bureau (NAB) references in Pakistan, left for London on Sunday for the treatment of his ailing wife Kulsoom Nawaz after which his brother Shehbaz Sharif reached London on the same day. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif also arrived in London from Islamabad while FederalRead More

KARACHI, OCT 30 (DNA) – A three-day anti-polio campaign across the country has been launched on Monday (today) amid stringent security measures. According to Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) for polio, various teams have been formed and sent to numerous districts of all four provinces including Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). The Sindh EOC coordinator told that the campaign has been launched in 21 distrits of the province including Karachi, Dadu, Ghotki, Jacobabad, Kambar, Kashmore, Larkana, Shikarpur, Sukkur, Badin, Hyderabad, Khairpur, Matiari, Naushero Feroz, Sanghar, Shaheed Banazirabad, Sajawal, Thatta and Jamshoro.Read More