Tuesday, January 30th, 2018
Kashmir Mufti calls Indian Muslims to stand for separate country from India
SRINAGAR, JAN 30 (DNA) – Kashmir Deputy Mufti Azam Nasir-Ul-Islam has said that Muslims in the South Asian nation should get a separate country as they are bound to live in pathetic conditions. “Muslims are being harassed in India in the name of love jihad, cow vigilantism and what not. The population of Muslims is second largest in India . Pakistan was formed with only 17 crore people. If the Muslims continue to suffer in India , then we will have to form a new country. The Muslim community should ask for a separate country,” Azam Nasir-Ul-Islam saidRead More
Bomb blast at the railways track, train derailed
QUETTA, JAN 30 (DNA) – A bomb blast has been reported in Sibbi on the railway track. The blast has destroyed the Railways track and the train movement has been stopped on the track. It is also reported that as a result of the bomb blast damage has been caused to the train which was at that time moving on the track. Few of the racks of the train have been derailed as a result of the blast. Last year at the same place blast had occupied in which at least sixRead More
UAE lodges complaint against Pakistan in WTO
ISLAMABAD, JAN 30 (DNA) – The United Arab Emirates has lodged a trade complaint at the World Trade Organization in Geneva on Monday to challenge Pakistan’s duties on biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film, used in food packaging, a WTO filing showed on Monday. The UAE said the anti-dumping duties, imposed on UAE , China, Oman and Saudi Arabia, from April 2015 and extended in December 2016, broke WTO rules. Pakistan has 60 days to settle the dispute, after which the UAE could ask the WTO to adjudicate. The Pakistani move was apparently aimed at protecting the BOPP producing local industrialists. The majorRead More
Petroleum Prices in Pakistan to be increased by Rs 10.25 per litre
LAHORE, JAN 30 (DNA) – The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has recommended an increase in the price of petroleum products to the federal government. An increase of Rs2.98 for petrol has been recommended by OGRA , while kerosene oil has a suggested increase of Rs12.74 and Rs10.25 has been recommended for High-speed diesel. If approved by the Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the prices will be applicable from February 1.
Indian Army appoints Kashmir terrorism expert General as new DGMO
NEW DELHI, JAN 30 (DNA) – Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan has taken over as the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO). An alumnus of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, Lt General Chauhan was commissioned into the 11th Gorkha Rifles in 1981. He has had a distinguished career in various command, staff and instructional appointments. He has mostly led command assignments in insurgency and terrorism affected areas of Jammu and Kashmir and the North East. He had served in various capacities at Army headquarters and also asRead More
Supreme Court decides 100 years old land dispute case
ISLAMABAD, JAN 30 (DNA) – A land dispute was decided after 100 years on Tuesday. The case of a dispute over 5,600 kanals was filed in court in 1918. The Supreme Court of Pakistan took up the case in 2005. The case has been decided by the SC after 13 years. Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar has ordered to distribute the land among the heirs as per Shariah.