Sunday, March 4th, 2018
Egyptian Air Force escort Saudi Crown Prince plane in its airspace
CAIRO, MAR 04 (DNA) – Saudi Arabia ‘s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman landed in the Egyptian capital on Sunday at the start of his first foreign tour as heir to the throne. A beaming Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi greeted the prince at Cairo airport after he descended the red-carpeted steps of his plane. The head of Prince Mohammed’s office, Bader al-Asaker, tweeted that the prince’s plane was escorted by Egyptian fighter jets when it entered Egypt’s airspace. Prince Mohammed will hold meetings with Sisi, a key regional ally, andRead More
India to develop Iran’s one of the largest oil field
TEHRAN, MAR 04 (DNA) – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said on Saturday that during President Hassan Rouhani’s recent visit to India, the two countries agreed in principle on development of Farzad B oilfield. He hoped that they will also reach agreement on the details of the project. India’s involvement and investment in developing Iran’s oil and gas sectors was put forward during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Tehran last year. Indian oil and gas company ONGC Videsh has finalized a plan worth over three billion dollarsRead More
3 names emerge strong for slot of Chairman Senate
ISLAMABAD, MAR 04 (DNA) – Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) have started lobbying for the position of Senate chairman and both parties were in the process of contacting smaller parties as well as independent senators for support. The names of Raja Zafarulhuq, Pervaiz Rashid and Raza Rabbani have emerged strong for the slot of Chairman Senate . Senate elections were held for 52 seats of the Upper House of Parliament, the outcome of which has seen the ruling PML-N and main opposition PPP getting almost equal representation in the Senate . Former presidentRead More
Huge explosion heard in London
LONDON, MAR 04 (DNA) – COPS have scrambled to reports of an explosion in Essex as residents are evacuated and roads are shut down. It is not being treated as a terror-related incident but the Met have said the cause of the explosion is not known. The London Fire Brigade and London Ambulance Service have also been called out to Harold Hill in Greater London this afternoon. A Met Police statement said: “We await an update as to whether anyone is injured. “At this early stage officers are unable to confirm the cause of the explosion butRead More
COAS General Bajwa to arrive in Balochistan, review Gwadar security plan
QUETTA, MAR 04 (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa will meet tribal leaders during his visit to Balochistan, media cell of Pakistan Army said on Sunday. Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the army chief will overview Khushhal Balochistan initiative apart from the security situation in Gwadar and Turbat during his two-day visit to the province. Last year in December, the COAS had attended a seminar titled ‘Human Resource Development for the Youth of Balochistan’ in Quetta where he said, “Tomorrow’s Balochistan will be engine of nationalRead More
Huge cache of weapons recovered by security forces
DERA BUGTI, MAR 04 (DNA) – Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has said that the Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in an operation conducted in Dera Bugti district of Balochistan on Sunday. ISPR added that operation was conducted in intelligence-based operations (IBOs) in Dera Bugti district in Balochistan and forces recovered cache of weapons including RPG rockets, mines, explosive, and detonators. Last month, the FC had apprehended 20 suspected terrorists during IBOs conducted in Buleda, Gish Kaur, Tratha and Pishin.