Saturday, April 28th, 2018
North Korea calls historic summit with South ‘new era for peace’
PYONGYANG, APR 28 (DNA) – The historic meeting between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South’s President Moon Jae-in has been described by North side as the start of a new era to build the permanent peace between two neighbor countries. North Korea on Saturday hailed its summit with the South as a “historic meeting” that paved the way for the start of a new era, after the two leaders pledged to pursue denuclearisation and a permanent peace. the text of the leaders’ Panmunjom Declaration in full andRead More
New round of Astana talks to be held mid-May
MOSCOW, APR 28 (DNA) – The ninth round of Astana talks on Syria will take place in the middle of May, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Saturday. The Iranian, Russian and Turkish foreign ministers will head the summit, Lavrov said, speaking at a news conference, following the meeting in Moscow with his Turkish and Iranian counterparts. “We discussed the preparation to the ninth international meeting on Syria in Astana which we will hold in the middle of May,” he said. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif added thatRead More
PIAF welcomes federal budget 2018-19
LAHORE, APR 28 (DNA): Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has welcomed the federal budget 2018-19 and termed it balanced and beneficial for businesses and trade. PIAF Chairman Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, Senior Vice Chairman Tanveer Ahmed Sufi and Vice Chairman Shahzeb Akram told here Saturday that in the present situation, when dollar price was scaling up and other internal and external challenges are facing the country, the federal government prepared a balanced budget document. The initiatives announced in the budget would promote business activities and help create more employmentRead More
Know why elderly man tosses his cap at Shehbaz Sharif in Mardan rally
MARDAN, APR 28 (DNA) – An elderly man on Saturday tossed his cap at Punjab Chief Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif during Mardan rally. The incident occurred when Shehbaz Sharif was about to leave after addressing the rally. The incident left many questions in the mind of people when the footage was broadcasted live on television channels. The elderly man identified as Haroon, a resident of Mardan threw his cap to get attention of the PML-N president. Haroon, said that on April 4 his 17-year-old daughter wasRead More
Don’t know where I will be in next few days, says Nawaz Sharif
LAHORE, APR 28 (DNA) – Ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday has said that he doesn’t know where he will be in the next few days. Talking to party leaders in Lahore, Nawaz Sharif said that no PM, including Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto, has completed the tenure. This only happens in Pakistan, he added. Nawaz Sharif said that the government of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has successfully completed its term and that elections are near, therefore, we should do something positive for the nation, he continued. He saidRead More
Pakistan confers Nishan-e-Pakistan on Fidel Castro
HAVANA, APR 28 (DNA) – The Pakistani government has paid tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, with the Nishan-e-Pakistan, the highest civil distinction granted by that country. The award was granted for the first time in March 1957 for distinguished service to the country and the nation. Leaders and personalities from different parts of the world have received the high Pakistani decoration, among them the ex-presidents of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito (1961) and South Africa Nelson Mandela (1992), the Chinese Head of State, Xi JinpingRead More