Tuesday, January 30th, 2018
Pakistani Ambassador responds to the bill moved in the US Senate to stop Islamabad aid
WASHINGTON, JAN 30 (DNA) – Pakistan’s Ambassador to US Aizaz Chaudhry has said that the bill being introduced in Senate to stop US aid to Pakistan is nothing serious and that bill like these hardly ever see the light of the day. He concluded that people in the US who matter, know how significant US’ relationship with Pakistan really is. ‘Dialogue only way to Afghan problem’ Pakistan says that Afghan problem can only be addressed through dialogue. Foreign Office Spokesman Dr Muhammad Faisal, in an interview with Radio Pakistan, said Pakistan supports all peace initiatives that areRead More
Yemen Prime Minister prepares to flee for Saudi Arabia as Palace about to fall
SANAA, JAN 30 (DNA) – Yemen ‘s prime minister was preparing to flee the country on Tuesday for Saudi Arabia after separatists seized the area around the presidential palace in the southern port city of Aden in fierce battles overnight, security officials said. According to the officials, fighters loyal to the so-called Southern Transitional Council fought all way to the gates of the Palace of Maashiq in the district of Crater in Aden, forcing President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi’s troops to abandon their positions. The officials said Hadi’s prime minister and several CabinetRead More
China’s spy network across the globe a bigger threat than Russia to US : CIA Chief
WASHINGTON, JAN 30 (DNA) – The United States (US) faces a bigger threat from China than it does from Russia , CIA Director Mike Pompeo told. Pompeo claimed that there was a “much bigger footprint” of China ‘s intelligence in the efforts to “infiltrate” not only the US but UK and Europe as well. “Think about the scale of the two economies,” he said. “The Chinese have a much bigger footprint upon which to execute that mission than the Russians do.” The CIA chief alleged that China had designated its spies everywhere including schools, hospitals and the corporate world in order toRead More
Pakistan offers the appropriate solution to end Afghan war
ISLAMABAD, JAN 30 (DNA) – Pakistan Foreign Office says Quadrilateral Consultative Group involving Pakistan, Afghanistan , China and the United States is the most appropriate forum to help take the Afghan owned and Afghan peace process forward. Foreign Office spokesman Dr. Muhammad Faisal in an interview said Pakistan supports all peace initiatives to resolve Afghan problem. He said that all sorts of weapons and ammuniton were used in Afghanistan during the last seventeen years but no substantial achievement was made in achieving peace. He said Afghan and other issues can only be addressed through dialogue asRead More
IPRI organized One-Day Conference on ‘Issues of Radicalisation and Extreme Behaviour in Pakistan’
ISLAMABAD, JAN 30 (DNA) – National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has finalised a robust National Narrative on extremism, sectarianism, terrorism and militancy. This narrative once approved by the Government of Pakistan will be the cornerstone of the country’s response to non-traditional threats and to deal with extremist ideology. This was shared by Mr Ihsan Ghani, National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), here in Islamabad today at the One Day Conference ‘Issues of Radicalisation and Extreme Behaviour in Pakistan’ organised by the Islamabad Policy Research Institute. He discussed that theRead More
Supreme Court issues stern warning to Nawaz Sharif
ISLAMABAD, JAN 30 (DNA) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday took up several petitions regarding the determination of disqualification period under Article 62 (1) (f) of the Constitution. A larger bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah heard 17 appeals against disqualification of lawmakers under this Article. The apex court had ordered former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s former secretary general Jahangir Tareen to attend the hearing in person or through counsel. Tareen appeared before theRead More