Saturday, December 9th, 2017
Palestinian president to shun US Vice President over Jerusalem move
RAMALLAH, DEC 09 (DNA) – Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas will refuse to meet US Vice President Mike Pence later this month following Washington s controversial policy shift on Jerusalem, an Abbas aide said on Saturday, as protests gripped the Palestinian territories for a third straight day. Retaliatory Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed two Hamas militants before dawn, as unrest simmered over President Donald Trump s controversial declaration of Jerusalem as Israel s capital. A total of four people have now been killed and dozens wounded since Trump announced the move,Read More
Iman Khan is living on poor peoples’ money: FAISAL Kundi
ISLAMABAD, DEC 09 (DNA) – General Secretary Pakistan Peoples Party Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi has said that the KP Government is being run by a non-Pakhtoon bunch of unscrupulous political nomads. In a statement Faisal Karim Kundi said that a person who embezzled donation money for hospital cannot deliver for the people of KP. His tall claim of bringing billions of rupees to KP is as hollow as his own personality. He said that KP is the only province where fees for University students have been increased.Read More
Corruption has decreased in national institutions: President Mamnoon
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – President Mamnoon Hussain has said that eradication of corruption echoes in the voice of the Pakistani nation and the Government of Pakistan and its institutions are in unison for impartial, transparent and fair accountability in the country. He added the tradition of fulfilling the requirements of justice should be promoted by discouraging practice of hurling blame and accusations without evidence and rule of law should be maintained. The President said this while addressing a Seminar titled “United against Corruption for a Prosperous Pakistan” organized by National AccountabilityRead More
Democracy can only be saved by hanging corrupt people: Sh Rashid
LAHORE, (DNA) – Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Sheikh Rashid on Saturday said that country’s political situation is getting worse day-by-day and that the democracy can only be saved by hanging corrupt people. Addressing All Parties Conference (APC) at Lahore High Court (LHC), Sheikh Rashid said that we all have to protect the constitution for the development of Pakistan. He said no ministry is properly working in Islamabad. Those who robbed democracy were made its champions, he added. Talking about the Panama Leaks case against Sharif family, the leader statedRead More
OSCE secretary general meets Kyrgyz, Tajik FMs
BAKU, DEC 08 (DNA) – OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger has today met foreign ministers of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in Vienna. During the meeting between Kyrgyz FM Erlan Abdyldaev and Secretary General Greminger, the sides agreed that OSCE needs to be responsive to priorities of host countries. “I support Kyrgyzstan’s human-centered sustainable development strategy,” Greminger said in a tweet after the meeting. In another tweet, Secretary General Greminger said he and Tajik FM Sirodjidin Aslov agreed to intensify OSCE-Tajikistan cooperation in fighting terrorism and violent radicalization. “This supports OSCE regionalRead More
Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital to advance peace: US ambassador tells UN
DEC 08 (DNA) – The United States ambassador to the United Nations says President Donald Trump knew his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would raise “questions and concerns” but took it to advance peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Nikki Haley told an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday that the US is more committed to peace “than we’ve ever been before and we believe we might be closer to that goal than ever before.” She said the Trump administration has been working on aRead More