Sunday, December 17th, 2017
Afghanistan rejects Pakistan’s proposal over military coordination
KABUL, DEC 17 (DNA) – Afghanistan rejected Pakistan’s proposal of presence of a general in each other’s defense ministries for better military coordination. Dawlat Waziri, spokesperson for Afghanistan defense ministry, said that the request was made by Pakistani officials in yesterday’s military talks between two countries and foreign officials in Kabul. “We certainly don’t want a Pakistani to be in our defense ministry and we are not sending our delegate there,” he added. Waziri added that Afghanistan only agreed to reopen coordination centers alongside the border that were active inRead More
Bill Gates arrives in Maldives for family getaway
MALE, DEC 17 (DNA) – American business magnate and renowned philanthropist Bill Gates and his family are holidaying in the Maldives, Maldives Insider has learned. Reliable sources confirmed that Bill and Melinda Gates together with their three children arrived in the Maldives Sunday morning. They travelled directly to Naladhu Private Island Maldives. Maldives Insider understands that a security entourage had arrived in the Maldives before the visit. A private yacht had also been reportedly brought into the resort. Located only a 30-minute speedboat ride from the main airport, the multi-award winning private islandRead More
Church attack an attempt to create religious cleavages: COAS
RAWALPINDI, (DNA) – Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said on Sunday that attack on the church in Quetta today is an attempt to create religious cleavages. Media cell of the military, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported that the Army Chief said that the terror attack on church was an attempt to cloud Christmas celebrations and create religious cleavages. “Effective response by LEAs is commendable. We stay united and steadfast to respond against such heinous attempts,” ISPR quoted COAS. Statement of the Army Chief cameRead More
Turkey to upgrade mission in East Al qudas to full fledged embassy
ANKARA, DEC 17 (DNA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated his country’s support for Palestine in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s capital, stating that Ankara plan to open an embassy in East Jerusalem al-Quds. “God willing, the day is close when officially, with God’s permission, we will open our embassy there,” Erdogan said on Sunday. The remarks came amid reports that Lebanon and Turkey are considering opening diplomatic missions in the occupied East Jerusalem al-Quds in response to Trump’s controversialRead More
Imran Khan challenges Nawaz Sharif for majority vote in 2018 elections
OKARA, DEC 17 (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has challenged disqualified premier and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Nawaz Sharif for majority vote of Pakistan in General Elections 2018. Khan addressed a political rally in Okara and in his speech, he challenged disqualified premier Nawaz Sharif for the federal power in the elections scheduled for mid 2018. Khan said that PML-N president claimed to run a campaign against the judiciary but a ‘jackal’ cannot lead any movement. He rhetorically questioned if Nawaz Sharif led a campaign againstRead More
President, PM condemn attack on Quetta church
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi have strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in Quetta that killed eight people and injured 31 others. In their separate statements, they prayed for the departed souls and expressed sympathies with the bereaved families. The President said these cowardly attacks cannot shake our resolve to fight menace of terrorism. Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said in his condemning statement that the attack on church is tragic and cowardly. He said anti-state elements want to spread violence in theRead More