Saturday, April 14th, 2018
Syria says Western attack ‘doomed to fail’
DAMASCUS, APR 14 (DNA) – : Syrian state media slammed Western strikes on Saturday as illegal and “doomed to fail,” after the US, France, and Britain launched a joint operation against the Damascus government. “The aggression is a flagrant violation of international law, a breach of the international community’s will, and it is doomed to fail,”. Huge blasts were reported around Damascus early on Saturday, moments after the US, France, and Britain announced they were striking Syria’s chemical weapons capabilities. several consecutive blasts were heard at 4:00 am local time, followedRead More
US, France, Britain launch strikes on Syria over chemical attack
WASHINGTON, APR 14 (DNA) – U.S., British and French forces pounded Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in response to a poison gas attack that killed dozens of people last week, in the biggest intervention by Western powers against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the military action from the White House late on Friday. As he spoke, explosions rocked Damascus. Trump said he was prepared to sustain the response until Assad’s government stopped its use of chemical weapons. British Prime Minister Theresa May and FrenchRead More
Abbasi likely to invite political parties over caretaker PM
ISLAMABAD, APR 14 (DNA) : Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is expected to convene a meeting of parliamentary political parties including the opposition forces to discuss the caretaker PM. The caretaker PM is constitutionally appointed following the consensus between leader of the house in National Assembly (prime minister) and leader of the opposition in NA. According to sources, the ruling party is willing to take other political forces onboard including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in particular to finalise a candidate for caretaker premiership. Informal discussions with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) seniorRead More