Wednesday, January 17th, 2018
PFA bans sale of bottled water from three popular brands
LAHORE, JAN 17 (DNA) – Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has imposed a ban on the sale of bottled water from three renowned companies on failing to meet quality standards. The authority banned bottled water products from the following companies: Aquafina Kinley Springley In a previous survey, Aquafina was the only brand which was declared fit for human consumption by the Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA). The PFA authorities, in the recent survey, collected samples of 14 companies to check the quality. The companies included in testing; Aquafina Sufi Kinley AquaRead More
Rangers called in Lahore as opposition parties gear up for Mall Road protest
LAHORE, JAN 17 (DNA) – Rangers paramilitary force has been called in to keep law and order situation in check as opposition parties gear up for an anti-government power show over the Model Town carnage at Lahore’s Mall Road on Wednesday. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) among other opposition parties have joined hands with Tahirul Qadri’s Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) to demand Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Law Minister Rana Sanaullah’s resignations over the issue. The protest rally is scheduled to kick off at noon andRead More
ATC grants bail to Arif Alvi, Shireen Mazari and Asad Umar in 2014 sit-in cases
ISLAMABAD, JAN 17 (DNA) – An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday granted bail to three senior leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) including Arif Alvi, Shireen Mazari and Asad Umar in four cases related to the attack on the Pakistan Television (PTV) and then SSP Islamabad (Operations) Asmatullah Junejo during the 2014 sit-in in the federal capital. ATC Judge Shehrukh Arjumand was hearing the cases against PTI chief Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri alongside the three leaders when granted bail to them against Rs100,000 surety bondsRead More
India, Israel have anti-Islam nexus: Khawaja Asif
ISLAMABAD (DNA) :Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Tuesday said India and Israel had anti-Islam nexus which was evident from their occupation of Muslim territories. India had occupied the territory of Jammu and Kashmir, while Israel was occupying a vast area of Palestine, he said talking to a private news channel. The minister said Pakistan never accepted Israel. He said India was involved in the killing of a large number of Muslims in Gujrat. Commenting on Pakistan’s sacrifices on war against terror, he said “Our valiant Armed forces were fightingRead More
LHC reserves judgement on petitions against Mall Road agitation
LAHORE, JAN 17 (DNA) – A three-judge bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday resumed hearing into petitions challenging protest sit-in of opposition parties at Mall road in Lahore today. The petitions have been filed by Mall Road Traders Association and Lawyers’ Foundation seeking the court injunctions against sit-in announced by Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) with support of two mainstream political parties, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) to demand justice for the victims of Model Town incident. At outset of the hearing, the bench expressed extreme displeasure overRead More
Three blasts hit Balochistan’s Quetta
QUETTA, JAN 17 (DNA) – Terror attacks have continued unabated in the country as at least three blasts hit Quetta, city of Balochistan province, on Wednesday. According to initial details, the first explosion was taken place outside Press Club that injured a policeman while the actual locations and nature of other two blasts are yet to be confirmed. The security sources said that terrorists targeted Frontier Corpse (FC) vehicle however, the teams have been sent to the blast site for rescue process.