Friday, January 19th, 2018
Modi-Abbasi meeting unlikely at WEF session in Davos
NEW DELHI, JAN 19 (DNA) – PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Indian counterpart Narendra Modi are highly unlikely to meet at the annual session of World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos from January 22. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson told media that they are not aware of any such plan regarding bilateral meeting between premiers of India and Pakistan. “There are no plans for meeting with the Pakistan Prime Minister,” MEA secretary on economic relations responded to the question rolled in by Indian reporters. Tensions betweenRead More
DG NADRA sacked over corruption charges
ISLAMABAD, JAN 19 (DNA) – National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) chairman has sacked General Manager (DG) Muzaffar Ali Shah on Friday after allegations of graft were proven during an inquiry. According to an inquiry report compiled by three director generals of NADRA who were tasked to probe the allegations, Muzaffar Ali Shah could not satisfy the board. The three-member inquiry committee recommended NADRA chairman to sack the director general for graft. Earlier, DG Shah was demoted to Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in a sexual harassment case pursued byRead More
COAS General Bajwa ratifies death sentence of 10 terrorists
RAWALPINDI, JAN 19 (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa confirmed death sentence of another 10 hardcore terrorists, awarded by military courts. The convicts were involved in terrorists activities, killing of innocent civilians, attacks on educational institutions, slaughtering of soldiers, attacking Law Enforcement Agencies and Armed Forces of Pakistan. In total these 10 terrorists were involved in killing of 41 personnel while injuring 33 others. Arms and explosives were also recovered from their possession. These convicts were tried by military courts. Besides these 10, another 3Read More
President of Republic of Indonesia visit to Pakistan
The President of Republic of Indonesia His Excellency Joko Widodo and First Lady Madam Iriana Widodo will pay a State visit to Pakistan on 26-27 January, 2018. President Widodo will be accompanied by Ministers and a large business delegation. This will be the first visit of President Widodo to Pakistan. In 2012, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono visited Pakistan to attend D-8 Summit. President Mamnoon Hussain participated in the Extraordinary Summit of OIC on Palestine and Al Quds Shareef in Jakarta in March 2016. President Mamnoon Hussain will hold aRead More
Trade dispute department officials visit Sialkot chamber
SIALKOT, JAN 19 (DNA) -. Sajid Hussain, Executive Director General, Trade Dispute Resolution Organization (TDRO) and Mr. Irshad Ahmad, Director TDRO visited Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry for a briefing on the initiative taken by TDRO to resolve the International Trade disputes by making a Special Law. ZahidLatif Malik, President Sialkot Chamber of Commerce & Industry expressed serious concerns and said that Government should do necessary Law making in order to protect the rights of Exporter & Importer both and the priority of Government should be the citizensRead More
Rao Anwar appears before inquiry committee probing Naqeebullah’s killing in ‘encounter’
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Malir Rao Anwar on Friday appeared before an inquiry commission that has been set up to probe the veracity of a `police encounter’ in which Naseemullah, better known as Naqeebullah Mehsud, was shot dead by Malir police on Jan 13. The first half of the session has concluded and the committee will reconvene after the Friday prayers. Anwar submitted the FIR to the committee. Anwar arrived at the office of the deputy inspector general (DIG) of Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Friday afternoon where he alsoRead More