Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018
Army Chief Bajwa lays wreath at Shuhada Monument in North Waziristan
RAWALPINDI, JAN 03 (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has expressed satisfaction over the quality and timing of the newly-constructed border forts and fences along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, said the military’s media wing. The army chief visited North Waziristan Agency (NWA) and laid floral wreath at the Shuhada (martyrs) monument in Miranshah, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Wednesday. He visited the Afghan border areas, where border forts and fences have recently been erected to secure the porous border. The COASRead More
Trump statement about Pakistan irresponsible, non-serious: Nawaz
ISLAMABAD, JAN 03 (DNA) – Former Prime Minister Nawaz while addressing a crowded press conference on Wednesday termed the US President Donald Trump states as irresponsible and non-serious. He said Pakistan has paid heavy toll in so –called war on terror, which was never our war. He made it clear to Donald Trump that soon after coming into power the PML N government did it best to fight against terrorism. Unfortunately the Trump statement has nullified all our efforts made to win peace in the region. He said Pakistan isRead More
Federal cabinet to meet today over Trump’s accusations
ISLAMABAD, JAN 03 (DNA) – The federal cabinet meeting has been called today (Wednesday) to discuss US President Donald Trump’s recent statement. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will preside over the federal cabinet meeting. The meeting has been convened in the backdrop of Trump’s latest statement, in which he heaped scorn on Islamabad for allegedly harbouring terrorists US is hunting in Afghanistan. The federal cabinet will discuss in detail the US president’s fresh accusations against Pakistan and will strategize how to tackle the situation. Other issues related to security situation ofRead More
Pakistan can review cooperation with US if it is not appreciated, says Maleeha Lodhi
UNITED NATIONS, JAN 03 (DNA) – Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Maleeha Lodhi condemned the United States (US) administration’s aggressive remarks against Pakistan and said that Islamabad could “review its cooperation if it is not appreciated”. Referring to US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley’s comments a day earlier where she had accused Pakistan of playing a “double game” with the US, Lodhi cautioned against “shifting the blame for [the US’] own mistakes and failures onto others”. Speaking to the media on Wednesday, Lodhi said that Pakistan has “contributed andRead More
Sharif, family appear at NAB hearing
ISLAMABAD, JAN 03 (DNA) – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Safdar Hussain appeared before an accountability court in Islamabad on Wednesday. Judge Muhammad Bashir conducted the hearing as the court recorded statements of two prosecution witnesses in the three references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against Nawaz and his family, including the Flagship Investment and Avenfield Properties cases. Khwaja Harris, the Sharif family’s lawyer, cross-examined the two witnesses, Zawar Khan and Tasleem Khan. A large number of leaders from the PakistanRead More
Seoul hails Pyongyang’s promise to restore inter-Korea hotline as ‘significant’
SEOUL, JAN 03 (DNA) – Pyongyang said on Wednesday it will restore a hotline with the South at 6.30 GMT, after Seoul proposed high-level talks in response to Kim Jong-Un’s calls for better relations and suggestion his country might attend the Winter Olympics. Kim also welcomed Seoul’s support for his overtures, a North Korean official told state television. Seoul hailed the promise as “very significant”, saying it was an important step in rebooting long-stalled dialogue with the nuclear-armed North. “The restoration of the hotline is very significant,” said chief presidentialRead More