Wednesday, March 14th, 2018
In a new development, PTI and PPP become rivals in Senate
ISLAMABAD, MAR 14 (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced to field its own candidate for the Senate opposition leader slot after Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has nominated Sherry Rehman for the post. The private news channel reported that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will announce the Sherry Rehman name for the opposition leader slot in the senate and a party meeting has been called in this regard. PPP claimed that six of eight independent senators from the tribal areas are supporting the PPP candidate in senate. PPP, which has 20 seats in the Senate , willRead More
Pentagon Chief latest report on Pakistan Army operations
KABUL, MAR 14 (DNA) – Elements of the Taliban are open to talks with the Afghan government, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday as he arrived in Kabul on an unannounced visit. Mattis flew into the war-torn city two weeks after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani unveiled a plan to open peace talks with the Taliban, Afghanistan’s biggest militant group. Mattis also said he had seen some changes in Pakistan’s behaviour since Trump blasted the country last year for harbouring the Taliban. “There are operations by the Pakistan militaryRead More
SC strikes down another contempt petition against Nawaz, ministers
ISLAMABAD, MAR 14 (DNA) – The supreme court dismissed a slew of contempt of court petitions filed against the embattled former Premier Nawaz Sharif and federal ministers Daniyal Aziz and Khawaja Saad Rafique. The apex court dismissed the petitions on Wednesday, filed by Sheikh Ahsanuddin, a member of the Justice and Democratic Party, against the Pakistan Muslime League – Nawaz bigwigs. The petitioner pleaded that according to a media report Nawaz had said that the court’s verdict was an insult to over 20 million citizens of the country, alleging that the PML-NRead More
No security clearance yet for Chinese firm working on Gwadar port
ISLAMABAD, MAR 14 (DNA) – A parliamentary panel on Tuesday ordered the launch of a probe to determine the real origin of a Chinese company that is developing the ‘pearl’ of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) after the government admitted that the company did not have the security clearance to work in Pakistan. “The Ministry of Interior has not yet issued a security clearance certificate to China Overseas Ports Holding Private Limited Company (COPHC-Pakistan) that is building and operating Gwadar deep-sea port,” said Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) ExecutiveRead More
Indian envoy summoned over bullying of diplomats, families
ISLAMABAD, MAR 14 (DNA) – Pakistan on Tuesday levelled fresh allegations against Indian secret agencies for what it calls ‘harassing and bullying’ officers, staff and their families, including children of its diplomatic mission in New Delhi. This prompted the Foreign Office to summon Indian Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh to lodge a strong protest at the “maltreatment being meted out to the officials and families of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi”. Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal, who is also the director-general, South Asia and Saarc at theRead More
Joint Declaration: Presidents of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan pledge to work hand in hand
DUSHANBE (DNA) -On March 9-10, 2018, at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev paid a state visit to the Republic of Tajikistan. During the fruitful talks held in an open, friendly and constructive atmosphere, the Heads of State discussed in detail key issues of the current state of relations between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan, prospects for further expanding and deepening of bilateral multifaceted cooperation in the political, trade and economic,Read More