Thursday, February 1st, 2018
Huge explosion in Ankara, Turkey
ANKARA, FEB 01 (DNA) – Witnesses reported hearing at least one blast in the Çukurambar region of the city. Photos taken at the scene show smoke rising in the air and badly damaged buildings. Ambulances have been rushed to the scene although no injuries have yet been reported. The city’s governor Ercan Topaca said the explosion had taken place at a tax office. He said the building was empty and an investigation is now taking place. Ankara Governor Ercan Topaca said: “The explosion was in the boiler room of the ÇukramrambarRead More
Pakistan, Russia to jointly work for Afghanistan peace
MOSCOW, FEB 01 (DNA) – Pakistan and Russia stressed that the Afghan issue would only be resolved through negotiation with an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process for lasting peace in Afghanistan . In a meeting in Moscow, Special Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tasnim Aslam and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov, said that there is no military solution to the Afghan problem. The prevailing situation in Afghanistan and its implications for Pakistan and the region was also discussed during the meeting. Tasnim Aslam briefed Igor Morgulov on Pakistan’s continued commitment to combatingRead More
Hussain Haqqani to be brought back to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, FEB 01 (DNA) – Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar has constituted a bench to hear the Memogate case. The CJP will head the bench comprising Justice Umar Atta Bandial and Justice Ejazul Hassan. The bench will hear the case on February 8. The Memo Commission had held Hussain Haqqani responsible for the memo scandal. Hussain Haqqani had left for America after assuring the court of his return. Notice has been issued to former Ambassador Hussain Haqqani. Sources reveal that Hussain Haqqani will be brought back toRead More
SC issues notice to Talal Chaudhry over anti-judiciary tirade
ISLAMABAD, FEB 01 (DNA) – The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Mian Saqib Nisar Thursday took suo motu notice of the anti-judiciary speeches by the PML-N leader Talal Chaudhry. The court will hear the matter against the state minister for interior affairs on February 6, when Chaudhry has also been asked to appear. Talal Chaudhry has been summoned to the Supreme Court and simultaneously SC has asked for the record of his anti-judiciary speeches. Sources said the registrar gave reference to various speeches made by the state minister in whichRead More
Afghan Interior Minister confirms 27 Afghan prisoners handed over to Kabul by Pakistan
KABUL, FEB 01 (DNA) – Pakistan has handed over 27 Afghan prisoners to the Afghan government, Interior Minister Wais Barmak said on Thursday. Pakistan Foreign Office said on Tuesday more than two dozen suspects belonging to the Taliban and their affiliated Haqqani network have been extradited to Afghanistan . The handover took place in November last year just weeks after the maiden visit of Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to Kabul. Senior officials in Kabul once again accused Islamabad of providing shelter to the Afghan Taliban and Haqqani network following the string of terroristRead More
Afghanistan says it has ‘undeniable’ proof Kabul attacks were planned in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, FEB 01 (DNA) – Afghanistan has handed “undeniable” evidence to Pakistan that it claims shows a recent spate of deadly attacks were planned on Pakistani soil, Afghan officials said on Thursday, amid growing public anger over their impotence to protect civilians. Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, the head of Afghanistan’s spy agency, told reporters it was clear that the attacks were “planned from across the border”. “We asked Pakistan to hand over the culprits of the attacks in Afghanistan and we shared undeniable evidence that the attacks were planned there,” StanekzaiRead More