ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Civil and military leadership of Pakistan is likely to attend transference of power ceremony in Saudi Arabia on November 21, sources reported on Friday. Saudi King Salman is to abdicate the throne in favour of his son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Reortedly, Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General (DG) will be visiting Saudi Arabia in coming week. PM Abbasi is likely to hold a one-on-one meeting with fresh Saudi leader,Read More

RAWALPINDI, (DNA) – Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that Pakistan Army is always be ready to respond to any threats across the country’s eastern border with India, including the Line of Control (LoC). “There cannot be any let up for our preparedness for response against perpetual threat on our eastern border including LoC and Line of Actual Contact (LAC),” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) quoted the army as saying in a statement on Friday. The COAS made these remarks on his visit to Headquarters Rawalpindi Corps, whereRead More

RAWALPINDI, (DNA) – A day after a top American general met Pakistani military leadership, Chinese Special Envoy for Afghanistan Ambassador Deng Xijun called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Qamar Javed Bajwa at the General Headquarters, Rawalpindi on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), matters of mutual interest including regional security issues with particular emphasis on Pak-Afghan border management and counter-terrorism efforts came under discussion during the meeting. The Chinese special envoy appreciated and acknowledged Pakistan Army’s contributions and nation’s sacrifices in war on terror. On Thursday, USRead More

ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – A day after being passed by the National Assembly, the upper house of Parliament on Friday gave the nod to ‘The Election (Amendment) Elections Bill 2017’, seeking restoration of the Khatm-e-Nabuwwat (finality of Prophethood) clause to its original form. The bill sought to incorporate and reaffirm the provisions of sections 7B and 7C of the Conduct of General Elections Order, 2002 through addition of a new section, 48A in the Election Act, 2017. Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Law and Justice Zahid Hamid said Qadiyani, AhmadiRead More

ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Finally the government has made public the list of eleven handpicked journalists who have been allotted expensive plots in the federal capital, raising the eyebrows of many in media because these journalists were either far below in the waiting list for plot aspirants compiled by the Information Ministry or were not listed among the capital journalists. Ms Shaheen Ishfaq, an MNA from PML-N posed a question to the Minister for Housing and Works in the National Assembly and the ministry furnished the list of the journalists whoRead More