Thursday, February 1st, 2018
US to resume partial Aid to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, FEB 01 (DNA) – US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration Nancy Izzo Jackson Thursday said the United States would continue to provide humanitarian assistance to all refugees hosting countries, including Pakistan. Besides it would make sincere efforts to create an environment in Afghanistan conducive to volunteer repatriation of Afghan refugees, she told a select gathering of journalists here at the US embassy while expressing her inability to give any time frame for their honourable and safe return. She said that Pakistan would not be left alone in its efforts toRead More
Chairman NAB takes notice of violations of SPPRA rules in Safe City Project Karachi
ISLAMABAD, FEB 01 (DNA) – Chairman NAB Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal took notice of misuse of authority and alleged violations of rules of Sindh Public Procurement Authority (SPPRA) in Safe City Project Karachi as complaint received to NAB Karachi and ordered DG NAB Karachi to conduct comprehensive inquiry. Chairman NAB has also sought the inquiry report as early as possible. According to NAB Karachi report, SPPRA rules have been violated in installation of cameras which was admitted the violations by SPPRA in its letter written on June 15, 2016 andRead More
Pakistan Embassy in Kabul responds to Afghan Spy Chief statement
KABUL, FEB 01 (DNA) – Pakistani embassy in Kabul issued a press release on Thursday saying that the Pakistan delegation’s visit is not a follow up of the Afghan delegations’s trip to Pakistan. “Pakistan has not given any commitment to give reply to the information received from the NDS Chief Mohammad Masoom Stanekzai, during his trip to Islamabad, yesterday. The Pakistan delegation visiting Kabul on Saturday 3rd February 2018 is a consequence of the ongoing negotiations on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Solidarity (APAPS) since November last year. A pressRead More
Egypt keen to promote trade ties with Pakistan: Envoy
ISLAMABAD, FEB 01 (DNA) – Ahmed Fadel Yakoub, Ambassador of Egypt to Pakistan said that his country was keen to promote trade relations with Pakistan as both countries have good potential to do trade in many items with each other. He said given the size of economies of both countries, bilateral trade of around $200 million between Egypt and Pakistan was not reflective of their actual potential and serious efforts from both sides were needed to improve trade volume. He said this while talking to a delegation of Islamabad ChamberRead More
Romanian ambassador says CPEC very important initiative
ISLAMABAD (DNA) -“Pakistan is a very important country not only for the region but for the world at large Pakistan has huge potential in economics and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor is one of the most important elements of attraction for the business community from the world over. This was stated by Nicolaie Goia, Ambassador of Romania at a Public Talk on Pakistan-Romania Relations held at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), under its Ambassadors Platform series 2018. Ambassador Goia went on to explain how his countryRead More
Shahzeb murder case: SC orders arrest of Shahrukh Jatoi
ISLAMABAD, FEB 01 (DNA) – Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected the verdict of Sindh High Court and ordered arrest of prime suspects Shahrukh Jatoi, Sajjad Talpur and Siraj Talpur immediately. Three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar announced the verdict. Justice Maqbool Baqir and Justice Saeed Khosa were in the bench. After top court’s verdict, police arrested all three suspects from premises of the court. According to verdict, the case will now be heard in Anti-Terrorist court. On December 26 2017, a group of civil society activists approached the Supreme Court (SC) against the Sindh HighRead More