Wednesday, March 28th, 2018
Pakistan Army has nothing to do with any NRO: DG ISPR
ISLAMABAD, MAR 28 (DNA) – Director General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor on Wednesday has clarified that Pakistan Army has nothing to do with any National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO). During a press conference, DG ISPR said Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa recently had a routine telephonic conversation with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) newly-elected president Shehbaz Sharif. He said some reports had claimed that Shahbaz Sharif had met with COAS twice in 72 hours and that there was going to be an NRO.Read More
India losing South Asia clout to China: Indian officials
NEW DELHI, MAR 28 (DNA) – India has told China it will not intervene in the Maldives and expects it to reciprocate this measure of “strategic trust” by not crossing certain “lines of legitimacy” even as the two countries size each other up in the aftermath of the Doklam crisis last year when they faced off on the plateau. “The days when India believed that South Asia was its primary sphere of influence and that it could prevent other powers, such as China , from expanding its own clout are long gone,” a senior government official said. “IndiaRead More
Meeting between PM Abbasi, CJP Nisar will backfire, predicts Khurshid Shah
ISLAMABAD, MAR 28 (DNA) – Opposition Leader in National Assembly (NA) Khurshid Shah on Wednesday has predicted that meeting between Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar will backfire. Talking to the media in Islamabad on Wednesday, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader told that a meeting between the heads of country’s two largest institutions is a routine matter. But the meeting between PM and CJP will prove to be more damaging than fruitful for the country, he added. Earlier, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi heldRead More
Saudi Arabia completes “Zamzam well” rehabilitation
RIYADH, MAR 28 (DNA) – Saudi Arabia marked the completion of a rehabilitation project for Makkah’s holy Zamzam well in a ceremony on Tuesday. Prince Khalid Al Faisal Bin Abdulaziz, the advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and governor of Makkah region, participated in the opening ceremony for the completion of the renovation project for the well and surrounding area in Makkah’s Grand Mosque, also known as Masjid al-Haram, the official SPA news agency reported. The Directorate General of Works of Masjid al-Haram and Masjid an-Nabawi said inRead More
UNIDO organizes workshop at RCCI
RAWALPINDI, MAR 28 (DNA) – UNIDO under its ongoing GEF funded project titled “Sustainable Energy Initiative for Industries in Pakistan” successfully conducted a two days training on “Financing of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology based projects in Industry.” The training was conducted by an international expert, in collaboration with Bahria University Karachi and the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI). Addressing the conclusion session, RCCI president Zahid Latif Khan highlighted the continuous collaboration of UNIDO & RCCI for such initiatives which supports the increase of investment into low-carbonRead More
Emirates wins the “Airline of the Year” award for 2018
DUBAI, MAR 28 (DNA) – Emirates Airline has been named ‘Airline of the Year’ at the 2018 Air Transport Awards. Emirates won the prestigious accolade based the evaluation from a jury comprised of executives and experts from different sectors within the aviation industry. The Air Transport Awards are conducted every year, cutting across all of the main categories of the air transport industry. hierry Antinori, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for Emirates received the award on behalf of the airline. Commenting on the occasion, Antinori said: We areRead More