Friday, February 2nd, 2018
National Security Committee meeting: Important deliberations held
ISLAMABAD, FEB 02 (DNA) – The National Security Committee (NSC) reaffirmed Pakistan’s position of continuing to play its role for regional stability and peace. The 18th meeting of the NSC was chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday. The NSC reviewed the security situation in the region and strongly condemned the recent spate of terrorist attacks in Kabul and observed that the government and people of Pakistan shared the shock, grief, and sorrow of their Afghan brethren and stood by their side in complete solidarity. The committee emphasized that the people ofRead More
China will take advantage of Trump’s focus on ‘twentieth-century’ issues: Ian Bremmer
WASHINGTON, FEB 02 (DNA) – China’s global power may eclipse that of the U.S. if government leaders prioritize “twentieth-century” issues like manufacturing and the military, according to global risk consultancy firm Eurasia Group. Investors “don’t understand just how much the rise of China – the stable rise of China – both economically and, most importantly, technologically is completely changing the nature of the global marketplace,” said Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer. “China is now already an economic superpower … and they are clearly a technological superpower as well.” President DonaldRead More
Pakistan operationalises state of the art modern Weapons Test Range
KARACHI, FEB 02 (DNA) – A state-of-the-art Weapon Test Range has been made operational to track the complete trajectory of the aircraft and launched missiles. This modern facility, developed in collaboration with Chinese authorities, is equipped with real time tracking and measuring equipment to qualify the indigenously developed and procured weapon systems. The live demonstration was a potent display of the PAF’s capability to successfully locate and destroy high/slow speed moving targets by employing high-tech inventory of aircraft and missiles. Addressing at the occasion the Air Chief said, “We areRead More
Maryam Nawaz mocks SC over contempt of court notices
GUJRANWALA, FEB 02 (DNA) – PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz has said that jails will fill up but the lovers of Nawaz Sharif will not reduce. Addressing PML-N Social Media Workers Convention in Gujranwala on Friday, she said that Nehal Hasmi’s statement had disappointed her as well. “They do not know Nawaz Sharif is not alone. He lives in every house,” she said. She said that Nawaz Sharif had gained more votes in each by-election after the Panama and ‘Iqama’. “There is sentence for contempt of court, but no sentence for contempt ofRead More
Pakistan calls for UN Security Council reforms
NEW YORK, FEB 02 (DNA) – Pakistan has called for reforms in the United Nations Security Council structure based on the principles of democracy, a press release said. Speaking in the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on SC reform, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi said that the prolonged stalemate in the reform process was due to a handful of countries who wanted to reinforce the Security Council as a preserve of the privileged and powerful. This, she said, was contrary to the democratic spirit and will not meetRead More
President Ashraf Ghani lashes out at Pakistan in his address to the Nation
KABUL, FEB 02 (DNA) – In an address to the nation on Friday, President Ashraf Ghani talked about recent deadly attacks in the country, and said Pakistan is the center of the Taliban and that Islamabad should take practical and clear action for elimination of the militant group and other terror outfits in that country. “Pakistan is the center of the Taliban ,” Ghani said, adding that the Afghan people are waiting for action by Pakistani government against terrorist groups on its soil. He said Afghanistan has shared a list of insurgents with Pakistani government. “WeRead More