Wednesday, February 14th, 2018
Regional Army Chiefs Conference concludes in Afghanistan
KABUL, FEB 14 (DNA) – A two-day security conference in Kabul concluded on Wednesday when army chiefs from five countries promised cooperation on battling terrorism and narcotics. The meeting was attended by army chiefs from Afghanistan , Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and US forces commander Gen. John Nicholson and US Central Command head Gen. Joseph Votel. Maj. Gen. Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the Ministry of Defence (MoD), told the meeting was organised by the US Central Command and chaired by Nicholson. He said all participants promised cooperation with each other on fighting againstRead More
Pakistan drawing closer to China is against US interests in the region, US spills the beans
WASHINGTON, FEB 14 (DNA) – America’s intelligence chief has warned that Pakistan drawing closer to China is against US national interests in the region. Pakistan-supported militants groups would continue to carry out attacks inside India and Afghanistan, thus risking escalation of tension between the neighbours. Pakistan, in fact, will continue to threaten US interests by deploying new nuclear weapons capabilities, maintaining its ties to terrorists, restricting counter- terrorism cooperation, and drawing closer to China , Mr Coats said in his testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesday. “Militant groups supported byRead More
Pak-Turk relationship is unique and exemplary: Ayaz Sadiq
ISLAMABAD, Feb 14 (DNA): Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has said that friendship between the two brotherly countries is unique and exemplary. We are emotionally attached with Turkey and proud of this relationship. He was speaking to the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey Mr. Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul in Parliament House, Islamabad on Wednesday. The Speaker said that Pakistan and Turkey enjoy close fraternal relations and frequent contacts at the highest level have been the hallmark of these relations. He underlined the need for enhanced interaction between theRead More
NAB chairman approves supplementary references against Sharifs
RAWALPINDI, FEB 14 (DNA) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to filing of supplementary references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his sons. Sources said the NAB chairman approved supplementary references in Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investment cases filed against Sharif and his sons – Hussain and Hassan Nawaz. They said the references will be filed in an accountability court in the federal capital today. New evidences gathered against the Sharif family have been made a part of theRead More
NAB for putting names of Nawaz Sharif, Maryum Nawaz, Capt Safdar on ECL
NAB has sent letter to Ministry of Interior to place names of Nawaz Sharif, Maryum Nawaz and Capt Safdar in ECL.
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif arrives Tunisia on two day visit
TUNIS, FEB 14 (DNA) – Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif is paying a two-day working visit to Tunisia (February 13-15) at the invitation of Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui. This is the first visit of a senior official since the 2003 visit of former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, the Foreign Ministry pointed out in a statement published on Tuesday. Jhinaoui will co-chair with his Pakistani counterpart works of the 9th Tunisian-Pakistani Joint Commission. Both ministers will chair the inking of several co-operation agreements and memorandums of understanding in theRead More