Saturday, March 3rd, 2018
Pakistan Railways to provide better cargo services to private sector
ISLAMABAD, MAR 03 (DNA) – Abdul Maalik, Divisional Superintendent Rawalpindi, Pakistan Railways said that business community was playing leading role in the economic development of the country and Pakistan Railways would provide them better cargo services to facilitate them in growth of business activities. He visited ICCI along with Dr. Tahir Bukhari, Chief Transportation Manager, Railways HQs, Lahore to discuss how Pakistan Railways could help them in cargo transportation. He said due to the good efforts of current Federal Railways Minister, Pakistan’s Railways revenue has been improved from Rs.18 billionRead More
Pakistan, Russia inching closer: a step in the right direction
By Ansar Mahmood bhatti Pakistan and Russia, after being at odds for a while seem to have realized that straining of relations and disengagement is not a solution when it comes to building bridges and developing new linkages. That is exactly what a Russian think-tank Dr. Vladimir Kozin expressed on February 27, 2018 during a seminar on SCO held under the aegis of Centre for Global and Strategic Studies (GSS) at the Islamabad Serena Hotel. Dr. Kozin was of the view Pakistan and Russia are natural allies for the reasonRead More
Azerbaijan’s Central Election Commission registers first candidate in presidential election
BAKU, MAR 03 (DNA) – The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Azerbaijan held a meeting chaired by Mazahir Panahov. The Commission reviewed the issue of registration of Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev’s candidacy who was nominated by the ruling New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) for the upcoming presidential election. Ballots with voters’ signatures in support of the Azerbaijani President, Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev and the documents to be attached to them were submitted to the Central Election Commission by the authorized representative of the party onRead More
Azerbaijan announces exact number of voters ahead of presidential election
BAKU, MAR 03 (DNA) – A single voter list has been recompiled in Azerbaijan. At the Central Election Commission (CEC), commission members and representatives of the media were shown the recompiled version of the list of voters nationwide. Deputy Chairman of the CEC Natig Mammadov said that the single voter list has been created through a state automated information system. There are 5,192,042 people in Azerbaijan who have the right to vote, he added. According to Azerbaijan’s electoral legislation, the process of compiling a single voter list begins in early January. TheRead More
Sindh MPA Rubina Qaimkhani’s son dies in car accident
KARACHI, MAR 03 (DNA) – Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) MPA Rubina Qaimkhani’s 16-year-old son met a tragic end when his SUV overturned near Village Restaurant on Sea View Road here late Friday night. According to preliminary investigation reports, the vehicle skidded and turned turtle due to high speed. As result of the accident, Qaimkhani’s son Hamza along with his friend Afsaryab Khan sustained critical injuries. Passers-by and police patrol car were among the first to reach the spot and shifted the injured to South City Hospital in Clifton, where theRead More
Pakistan’s fastest growing economy attracting foreign investors: Moin ul Haque
PARIS, MAR 02 (DNA) – The Ambassador of Pakistan to France Moin ul Haque has said that Pakistan as an emerging and one of the fastest growing economy is attracting foreign investors, businessmen and traders from many countries including France. The Ambassador was speaking at the Seminar on Pakistan titled, “Understanding Pakistani Geopolitics”, organized by Sciences Po university in the city of Grenoble. During his presentation, the Ambassador gave a historical context of Pakistan’s creation and the difficulties that Pakistan had to face at the time of partition and theRead More