Tuesday, December 5th, 2017
Palestine rejects Israeli plan to move US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem
WAFA, DEC 05 (DNA) – President Mahmoud received a phone call from the US president Trump who briefed President Abbas on his intent to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. President Abbas warned against the grave consequences of such a move on the peace process, stability and security in the region and the world at large. In this regard, we reaffirm that our fixed and solid position is that there will be no Palestinian state without East Jerusalem as its capital in accordance with the international legitimacyRead More
US assured of no military role for India in Afghanistan: Kh Asif
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) –Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said that the United States (US) had assured Pakistan that India would play no military role in Afghanistan. In an interview, the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs said that Pakistan has been playing its role for the establishment of peace in the region. Meanwhile, he also attended an event in the capital where he spoke to the attendees. He said that the religious extremism has caused immense loss, stating that the country is fighting terrorism from both east and west. Asif admittedRead More
SC bench doesn’t reserve jurisdiction to oust premier: Javed Hashmi
LAHORE (DNA) – Former member of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Javed Hashmi has said on Tuesday that it did not fall under jurisdiction of the five-member bench of the apex court to disqualify an incumbent prime minister. The PML-N renegade who quit the party to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) conversed with Kamran Shahid in programme ‘On The Front’ and defended president of PML-N, Nawaz Sharif. Hashmi said that if a premier has mislead the nation, lied to the people about his assets and used his influence and power to stashRead More
Rs 10m stolen from 559 bank accounts in ATM fraud
KARACHI (DNA) – Rs 10 million have been stolen from 559 bank accounts of a private bank in ATM fraud. According to the details, 559 Bank accounts of a private bank were hacked through ATM and 10 million Rupees were stolen. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) is to launch probe in the fraud and also suspected that the fraud might be connected to an earlier incident where foreigners were caught while hacking bank data by using skimming devices. The FIA took the matter to the State Bank and directed theRead More
PM asks Establishment Division to review need to cut down on Civil Service groups
ISLAMABAD, DEC 05 (DNA):Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday directed the Establishment Division to review the need to cut down on number of occupational groups of Federal Civil Services in line with reduced domain of federal government after the 18th Amendment. Chairing a meeting on Civil Service Reforms at the PM Office, the Prime Minister observed that there was a need to review the methodology of induction in order to address issues resulting in low success rate in the competitive examinations. The Prime Minister directed that process of legislationRead More
COAS briefs top commanders on military diplomacy after Mattis visit
RAWALPINDI, (DNA) – Pakistan’s top military commanders discussed the security situation in Afghanistan on Tuesday – a day after US Defence Secretary James Mattis urged Pakistan to “redouble” its efforts against alleged militant safe havens on its soil. Mattis had had a daylong visit on Monday where he held meetings with Pakistan’s civil and military leadership. The two sides agreed to find common ground on the Afghan conundrum. Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who chaired the 206th corps commanders’ conference, “took the forum on board about his military diplomacyRead More