Tuesday, December 5th, 2017
Zardari says he will not save PML-N govt again
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari said on Tuesday that his party will not make efforts to save the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in future. Addressing the party rally organised at the capital’s Parade ground to commemorate the party’s golden jubilee, the former president said that Nawaz Sharif emptied the national coffers. Zardari said that whatever will unfold in the future will be on the basis of the public vote. PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto earlier reached the rally venue along with the party co-chair and formerRead More
CPEC projects in limbo as China stops funding
ISLAMABAD, DEC 05 (DNA) – China’s decision to temporarily stop funding few of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects has particularly led to an adverse impact on projects which are related to the road network. China has temporarily stopped the funding of few projects particularly those related to the road network under the CPEC till further decision regarding ‘new guidelines’ to be issued from Beijing. The decision could affect over Rs-1 trillion road projects of the National Highway Authority (NHA). However, initial reports confirm that at least three road projects areRead More
Tahir-ul-Qadri terms LHC decision over Model Town incident report as ‘historic’
LAHORE, DEC 05 (DNA) – Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Tahir-ul-Qadri on Tuesday termed Lahore High Court (LHC) decision regarding making Model Town massacre judicial report public as historic. Addressing a press conference, Tahir-ul-Qadri said that we are fighting double wars for past two years and that FIR of the mishap was registered after intervention of former Army Chief General Raheel Sharif. Chief Minister of Punjab (CM) Shehbaz Sharif constituted commission to probe Model Town incident, he added. He said the commission held Punjab government accountable for the massacre, addingRead More
Nigerian High Commissioner visits RCCI
Rawalpindi: Nigerian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Maj Gen (retd) Ashimiyu Adebayo Olaniyi, has urged the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) to explore investment opportunities to strengthen bilateral trade ties. He said that business community can play a key role to boost the trade horizons of Pakistan and Nigeria to the new heights. He was exchanging these views with the President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Zahid Latif Khan in a meeting during his visit to the Chamber on Tuesday. The Nigerian High Commissioner underlined the objective of hisRead More
Model Town report made public, doesn’t blame any Punjab govt official: Rana Sanaullah
LAHORE, DEC 05 (DNA) – Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said that that the government has decided to make Model Town incident inquiry report public as it does not implicate any government official. Addressing a press conference, the Law Minister said that the Lahore High Court has given issued the verdict and has given thirty days to make the report public and has issued three directives. However, he maintained that the report doesn’t blame or holds any official of the Punjab government, and that the only accusation againstRead More
NICOLAE GOIA : Romania, Pakistan ties from cordial to excellent
Ambassador of Romania talks to Centreline and DNA Ansar Mahmood Bhatti How would you describe bilateral relations between Pakistan and Romania in the fields of politics; trade and culture? Romania and Pakistan have established diplomatic relations in 1964, we have had uninterrupted diplomatic ties for over 50 years, during which my country has contributed to the development of Pakistani economy by building cement factories in Labelled and Kohat, refineries in Karachi, tractor assembly factory near Islamabad and many other projects in various fields. We have tradition, we haveRead More