Tuesday, December 19th, 2017
Will resign if army found involved in Faizabad dharna: COAS
Army chief Gen Qamar Bajwa has said that he will resign if military is found to be involved in Faizabad sit-in. “The [Faizabad] sit-in reminded me of the Lal Masjid incident and I asked the DG ISI to hold dialogue with the protesters,” the COAS as saying during a briefing in Senate on Tuesday. He was reportedly responding to PML-N Senator Mushahidullah Khan’s question relating to the protest by a little-known religious party that paralysed Islamabad for more than two weeks. “[Following the talks], it was revealed that the protesters [initially]Read More
PM Abbasi lauds efforts of Lebanese ambassador for strengthening ties
ISLAMABAD, DEC 19 (DNA) – Ms. Mona El Tannir, Lebanese Ambassador to Pakistan paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. The Prime Minister commended the outgoing Ambassador for her efforts and contributions towards further strengthening the existing cordial and brotherly relations between the two countries. The Prime Minister conveyed his good wishes for the Lebanese leadership as well as for progress and prosperity of the people of Lebanon. The Prime Minister wished the Ambassador success in her future endeavors. Ambassador El Tannir thanked the Prime Minister forRead More
Trump’s decision to jeopardize global peace: Rabbani
ISLAMABAD, DEC 19 (DNA) – Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani has said that the contrary to the US claims of making their efforts against terrorism, President Trump’s announcement to shift its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem had provided fuel to the new wave of terrorism in the world. Palestine and Kashmir, he said, were the oldest disputes on the agenda of the United Nations Security Council to which the world community had turned a blind eye. President’s Trump’s decision was unfortunate as it would give rise to new Intifada inRead More
Security forces foil major terror bid in Quetta
QUETTA, (DNA) – Security forces on Tuesday foiled a major terror bid in Quetta while defusing a bomb in Kali Tarkha area. Police and Frontier Corps (FC) personnel cordoned off the area and called Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), which defused the explosive device weighing 15 kilogrammes. Security forces have launched a probe into the incident. Yesterday, a bomb installed near a track on Sariab road was timely defused by BDS.
Pakistan mulls dropping US dollar, using Yuan in trade with China
ISLAMABAD, DEC 19 (DNA) – Pakistan is considering a proposal to replace the U.S. dollar with the Chinese Yuan for bilateral trade between Pakistan and China. Bilateral trade between the countries totaled $13.8 billion in 2015 to 2016. Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, who has been central to the planning and implementation of China-Pakistan economic ties, was reported discussing the proposal after unveiling a long-term economic development cooperation plan for the two countries. Iqbal said Pakistan would continue to use the rupee domestically. The long-term plan highlighted key cooperation areas betweenRead More
PML-N, PPP submitted incomplete asset details: ECP
ISLAMABAD, DEC 19 (DNA) – The Election Commission of Pakistan stated on Tuesday that assets details presented by PML-N and PPP in 2013 and 2015 were incomplete. Hearing the foreign funding case, five-member bench, headed by Chief election commissioner said both the parties contained evidence of funding by the US and Britain. PTI’s lawyer Faisal Choudhry and leader Farrukh Habib were present in the commission. PPP was represented by Latif Khosa’s junior associate and PML-N was represented by Jahangir Jadoon’s junior associate. The chief election commissioner said at the hearing that ECP has always hadRead More