Sunday, December 10th, 2017
This karrahi gosht recipe is a must-try for all meat lovers
Many years ago, while getting dressed in my Karachi flat, I heard the announcer mention something he called Ball-tee in his plummy British accent. Not having a clue as to what he was talking about, I paid him attention and discovered that he was referring to balti gosht, that great favourite of desi carnivores. According to him, it was also the preferred meal for British football fans after they had consumed many pints following a game involving their teams. But more revealingly, the announcer solemnly informed his audience that theRead More
NAB requests SC to defer Hudabiya mills proceedings till prosecutor’s appointment
ISLAMABAD, DEC 10 (DNA) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday filed an application to the Supreme Court seeking adjournment of Hudabiya Papers Mills case proceedings till an appointment of its prosecutor general ahead of a hearing into plea against the Lahore High Court (LHC) orders to quash Rs1.2 billion corruption reference on Monday. A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Mushir Alam and comprising Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, is hearing the plea filed by the anti-graft body against LHC’s verdict to quash the referenceRead More
PTI to flex political muscle in Sheikhupura today
SHEIKHUPURA, (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) will show their political strength in Sheikhupura on Sunday. According to details, the party will hold their power show in the city’s hockey ground where the stage has been prepared. Other arrangements in the venue are underway. PTI leader Imran Khan among other party members will address the rally. Strict security arrangements have been made for the gathering whereas a traffic plan has also been devised. Khan has warned on Saturday that his party will hold protests throughout the country from December 11 if Federally AdministeredRead More
Iran says ‘good relations’ possible if Saudi Arabia ends ‘friendship’ with Israel
TEHRAN, DEC 10 (DNA) – President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is ready to restore ties with Saudi Arabia if it stops bombing Yemen and cuts its alleged ties with Israel. In a speech broadcast on Sunday, Rouhani said the regional rivals could have “good relations” if the Saudis end their “false friendship” with Israel and halt the “inhuman bombardment” of Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is battling Iran-allied Houthis. Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic relations with Iran in January 2016 after Iranian demonstrators attacked Saudi diplomatic missions in response to the Saudi execution ofRead More
Khatm-e-Nabuwwat Conference: Several PML-N MPAs likely to announce resignation
FAISALABAD, (DNA) – The Sunni Ittehad Council will hold Khatm-e-Nabuwwat (PBUH) Conference at Faisalabad’s Dhobi Ghaat Ground for which preparations have been completed. The conference will be addressed by the custodian of Dargah Sial Sharif, Pir Hameeduddin Sialvi who announced his dissociation from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz a few days earlier. Scholars and advisors from across the country will attend the conference. Several MPAs from the ruling party are likely to announce their resignation in the conference. Sialvi has also reiterated demand for a resignation by the Punjab law minister RanaRead More
Imran Khan threatens to hit roads over delay in FATA-KP merger
ISLAMABAD, DEC 10 (DNA ) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has threatened the government to hit the roads if Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) did not merge with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) before the 2018 elections. Addressing the FATA youth convention here on Saturday, the PTI chief said any further delay to merge the war-torn semi-autonomous tribal region would keep the issue hanging for next five years. Throwing light on poor infrastructure in FATA, Khan stressed need to reconstruct the tribal region. “It’s not possible to develop the FATARead More