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China becomes Vice President of Financial Action Task Force (FATF)

BEIJING, FEB 25 (DNA) – China has become the Vice Chair of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global body mandated to combat terror financing. In its plenary meeting in Paris on Friday, the FATF extensively deliberated on ways to combat terror financing and money-laundering but did not put Pakistan on its international terror-financing watch list. It gave Islamabad time till June to prepare an action plan against terror groups operating from Pakistan. The FATF , in a report on Friday, named nine countries with “strategic deficiencies”. Among theRead More


PSL 2018: Islamabad United beat Multan Sultans

DUBAI, FEB 25 (DNA) – Islamabad United beat Multan Sultans by five wickets in the sixth fixture of Pakistan Super League (PSL) third edition at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. At times it felt as if Sultans will make it, but United finally made the grade by constant slashing. Hussain Talat played the unbeaten match-winning strike in chase for 114 runs. Only Chadwick Walton and Hussain Talat could resist against Sultans’ belligerent bowling club, otherwise all the team had crumbled easily. Imran Tahir delivered the most economical spell for SultansRead More


NAB requests Interior Ministry to place former ISI Chief on ECL

ISLAMABAD, FEB 25 (DNA) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has requested the federal Interior Ministry to put names of Lt Gen (Rtd) Javed Ashraf Qazi and two others on the Exit Control List (ECL). The former Chief of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Javed Ashraf Qazi, who also served as the railways minister during the military regime of Gen Pervez Musharraf was facing mega corruption case. The other two alleged were the former marketing director of the Pakistan Railways, Khalid Naqi, and Director of the Hasnain Construction Company, Ramzan Sheikh. All theRead More


Afghanistan lacks capacity to fight terrorism: DG ISPR

DUBAI, FEB 25 (DNA) – The Pakistan Army’s spokesperson said that Afghan forces lack the capacity to defeat militants in the war-torn country. Speaking when questioned about Islamabad’s continuing disputes with Kabul, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said that the Pakistan Army has been successful in clearing the country’s side of the border which was once under terrorist influences. The Afghan side, however, still has areas controlled by militants “due to the lack of capacity of the Afghan forces, and now with the reduced footprint of the international forces”.Read More


Sangakkara makes Multan Sultans early PSL favourites

DUBAI, FEB 25 (DNA) – There was a brief moment in Dubai on Friday in which the ball was soaring through the air and Multan Sultans captain Shoaib Malik was admiring it sail into the stands. Another second after that, the ball was caught by a jubilant fan in the stands and Malik could not help but smile in admiration. He was smiling, of course, at the force of nature just a few yards in front of him. There, standing as majestic as always, was the 40-year-old Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara.Read More


Mayor Karachi hints at resolution of rifts soon

KARACHI, FEB 25 (DNA) – Mayor of Karachi Waseem Akhtar has said that all the internecine issues will be resolved soon. Talking to media at inauguration of a welfare project in mid-city, MQM leader took the help of symbolism to announce that all the rifts shall end soon. He said that the services of a cardiac surgeon have been hired and the issues would be solved as soon as the stent is installed. He further reflected on the local government’s efforts to continue serving the citizens despite dearth of resourcesRead More