Friday, December 15th, 2017
Russia ready to form joint projects with Kyrgyzstan in the field of digital technologies
MOSCOW, DEC 15 (DNA) – Russia is ready in the coming months to form joint projects with Kyrgyzstan in the field of digital technologies, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government Arkady Dvorkovich at the 6th Kyrgyz-Russian Interregional Conference “Eurasian Integration as the Basis for the Development of Kyrgyz-Russian Foreign Economic Relations.”. He said that, Russia adopted a program of digital economy. Now we plan the creation of a legal framework, infrastructure, training and implementation of specific projects. “We have already adopted such projects as digital healthcare, digital education, smart cities.Read More
Clean-chit to Imran proves Nawaz’s unjust judicial treatment: Maryam
LAHORE, DEC 15 (DNA) – Maryam Nawaz, daughter of disqualified premier Nawaz Sharif has said on Friday that the verdict of the top court on petitions against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and secretary general Jahangir Tareen proves that president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was served an unjust verdict. Maryam stated her remarks on Twitter after Tareen was disqualified today while Imran Khan was acquitted in corruption probes. She stated that the verdict today proves partial accountability towards Nawaz Sharif and that residential permit (iqama) was a mereRead More
Tajikistan will assume the rotating ECO presidency in 2018
DUSHANBE, DEC 15 (DNA) – The 28th meeting of the Regional Planning Council (RPC) of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) took place in the Pakistan capital, Islamabad, from December 11 to December 14, ASIA-Plus reports. According to the Tajik MFA information department, Tajikistan was represented at the meeting by First Deputy Foreign Minister, Nizomiddin Zohidi. Speaking at the meeting, Zohidi reportedly pointed out priorities of cooperation of Tajikistan with the ECO and ways of expansion of cooperation with this Organization. On Tajikistan’s rotating chairmanship in the ECO, Tajik official called on ECORead More
There cannot be dual systems of justice: Marriyum Aurangzeb
ISLAMABAD, DEC 15 (DNA) – Displeased at the Supreme Court for not disqualifying Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan, Minister for State Marriyum Aurangzeb said the verdict underlines the dual standards adopted by the court. Addressing media outside the apex court after the verdict was announced on Friday, the state minister criticised the dual standards adopted in the disqualification of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. “There cannot be dual system of justice,” she said adding that the verdict was a bad precedent and it’s impact will continue to affect for manyRead More
Erdogan says Turkey seeking to annul Trump decision on Jerusalem at UN
ANKARA, DEC 15 (DNA) – Turkey is launching an initiative at the United Nations to annul a decision by the United States to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Erdogan was speaking two days after a Muslim leaders meeting in Istanbul condemned US President Donald Trump’s decision, calling on the world to respond by recognizing East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine. “We will work for the annulment of this unjust decision firstly at the UN Security Council, and if a veto comes from there,Read More
Imran Khan’s case cannot be compared to that of Nawaz Sharif: Justice Faisal Arab
ISLAMABAD, DEC 15 (DNA) – In his additional note with the Supreme Court’s verdict on PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi’s petitions seeking disqualification of PTI Chairman Imran Khan and General Secretary Jahangir Tareen, Justice Faisal Arab on Friday said that Imran Khan’s case is different and cannot be compared to that of Nawaz Sharif. Justice Faisal Arab wished to interpret constitutional article 62 1-F where a person can be disqualified if he has made assets with fraud and misuse of his authority and when a person is a elected official whoseRead More