Monday, May 14th, 2018
Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani becomes acting President of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, MAY 14 (DNA) – The chairman of Senate, Sadiq Sanjrani took over as acting president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as the incumbent Mamnoon Hussain departed for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. Mamnoon Hussain is set to remain in the Kingdom for 10 days, till May 24; a notification for Sanjarani’s appointment as acting President has been issued. Sanjrani’s appointment as the acting president came in line with the Constitution of Pakistan, as the chairman of Senate, acts as President in absence of the Incumbent head of the state. ThisRead More
Upgraded Japanese language deptt at NUML inaugurated
ISLAMABAD, MAY 14 (DNA) – Takashi Kurai, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, on Monday inaugurated the upgraded department of the Japanese language at the National University of Modern Languages which was funded by the government of Japan. The Government of Japan had extended a grant of US$ 83,064 to National University of Modern Languages (NUML) under its Grant Assistance for the Improvement of Learning Environment of Japanese Language Department at NUML. The inauguration ceremony to this effect was held today, 14th May 2018 at the National University of Modern Languages,Read More
Nawaz statement baseless, fallacious says NSC
ISLAMABAD, MAY 14 (DNA) – A crucial meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC), the country’s top civil-military body, was held today to discuss the situation arising out of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif ’s remarks about alleged Pakistan’s role in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi presided over the meeting in Islamabad. Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan,Read More
Nawaz sticks to his remarks on Mumbai attacks
ISLAMABAD, MAY 14 (DNA) – Despite strong backlash from opposition parties and even members of his own party, former premier and PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif on Monday said he will say the right thing “come what may”. “Militant organisations are active. Call them non-state actors, should we allow them to cross the border and kill 150 people in Mumbai? Explain it to me. Why can’t we complete the trial?” these are the remarks uttered by Mr. Sharif that sparked the countrywide controversy. Speaking to reporters on the premises ofRead More
Shah asks PM Abbasi to explicate national security matters in parliament
ISLAMABAD, MAY 14 (DNA) – Opposition leader in National Assmebly Syed Khurshid Shah has urged Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to explain the matters related to nation security in parliament. He maintained that the premier should take the parliament into confidence over the decisions taken in National Security Committee (NSC) meeting. “We are all responsible of the matters concerning national security,” Shah uttered. “Words contain various meaning. Those on significant positions should think before speaking,” he asserted. Nawaz is related to the present government while I am from the opposition therefore;Read More
Shia rivals of sitting PM win majority in Iraqi elections
shia rivals of Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi have made big gains in Saturday’s parliamentary elections, partial results suggest. With most votes counted, a bloc headed by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and another led by a militia leader are ahead, voting officials are quoted as saying. They suggest Mr Abadi’s governing alliance is running third. The election was the first since the government declared victory over so-called Islamic State (IS) last year. The rise and fall of ‘Islamic State’ The war against ‘Islamic State’ in maps and charts Iraq country profileRead More