Wednesday, February 21st, 2018
Manuscripts of an 800 year old Quran Kareem exhibited in Turkey
ANKARA, FEB 21 (DNA) – The manuscripts of an 800-year-old Quran are being exhibited at the Tokat Museum in northern Turkey . Provincial Director of Culture and Tourism Adem Cakir told : “This Quran is the oldest written work being exhibited at our museums in Anatolia.” He noted that the Quran was found in Tokat and then restored in central province of Konya in 2010. After one year of restoration work the manuscripts began exhibiting at the museum in 2011, he added. The colophon of the Quran indicates it was written inRead More
BREAKING NEWS : Supreme Court says Nawaz Sharif cannot hold office of party President
ISLAMABAD, FEB (DNA) – Supreme Court says Nawaz Sharif cannot hold office of party President. The Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified Nawaz Sharif as president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). After hearing the petitions against Election Act of 2017, Supreme Court had reserved its verdict to decide the political fate of Nawaz Sharif. The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) remarked, “No parliamentarian was called thief,” while responding to the media reports. In January 2018, SC had accepted petitions the petitions for hearing against the Election Act of 2017. These petitions were submittedRead More
Pakistan, Russia open new chapter of diplomatic relations
PESHAWAR, FEB 21 (DNA) – Pakistan and Russia are inching closer with each passing day and the opening of the consulate General in Peshawar along the border of the Afghanistan where Pakistan and Russia share same policy is a testimony to that. Russia has appointed Arsala Khan as an honorary Consul General in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. The appointment of honorary Consul General in a province on the Afghan border is signaling closer ties with Pakistan. The appointment of Arsala Khan as honorary consul general was announced at a ceremony provincial governor Iqbal ZafarRead More
National Youth Summit Pakistan By Mustansar Klasra
Recently, First National Youth Summit Pakistan, organized by Centre for Sustainability and Research Practice (CSRP), University of Lahore (UoL) was held in Lahore on 12th and 13th February with the collaboration of Ministry of Youth and Sports, Government of Punjab, FM91, Punjab Commission on status of Women and National Youth Advocacy Network (NYAN) to unite participants from across the country on ‘Role of Youth in Policy-making’. Incorporating the capability of youth in approach making field and engaging the essential qualifications of vote based system the center for dynamic culture andRead More
US, Turkey mend fences in Middle East
WASHINGTON, FEB 21 (DNA) – The U.S. said Tuesday it will start working together with Turkey “in a better fashion” so the two countries can achieve mutual goals. State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert made the remarks at a daily press briefing after a question about a meeting between Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Turkey ‘s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara last week. Nauert said Tillerson and Erdogan made a commitment to one another during the meeting and both Washington and Ankara recognized that the two countries hadRead More
SC orders reopening of three South Punjab sugar mills
ISLAMABAD, FEB 21 (DNA) – A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has ordered re-opening of South Punjab’s three sugar mills. Hearing a case pertaining to sugarcane crushing in Islamabad on Wednesday, the bench said that Ittefaq, Haseeb Waqas, and Chaudhry Sugar mills are being allowed to resume their operations for the crushing season keeping in view the interests of the growers.