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NSC meeting discuss AJK, GB Reforms proposal

ISLAMABAD, MAY 19 (DNA) – The 23rd meeting of the National Security Committee was held in Islamabad today with Prime Minister Mr. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in the chair. The meeting was attended by the Federal Ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Khurram Dastgir Khan, Miftah Ismail, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Director General ISI Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar and senior civil andRead More


Pakistan Army special relief and rescue operation is in progress

Pakistan Army special relief and rescue operation is in progress in epidemic affected far flung areas of Awaran on the request of Govt Of Balochistan. Special Army medical teams with adequate medicines have reached Awaran and treating the patients Special helicopter sorties flown to evacuate large no of critical patients of gastro from Tranchik to Hub to provide them with medical relief . In addition, around thousand litres of drinkable water, mosquito nets, ration packs, water tanks and hygiene kits have also been distributed amongst the local populace.


US Secretary of State consoles death of Pakistani exchange student Sabika Sheikh

WASHINGTON, May 19 (DNA):  US Secretary of State Pompeo on Saturday sent deepest condolences to the family and friends of Sabika Sheikh, who was killed in the tragic shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas, yesterday. Sabika was in the United States on the State Department-sponsored Youth Exchange and Study program, helping to build ties between the United States and her native Pakistan, he said. He said Sabika’s death and that of the other victims is heartbreaking and will be mourned deeply both here in the United States, and in Pakistan.


US ambassadro Hale calls family of Sabikha Sheikh

ISLAMABAD (DNA) American ambassador David Hale calls family of a student killed in Taxes shooting. “This morning, I called the family of Sabika Sheikh and offered my deepest condolences. As an exchange student, Sabika was a youth ambassador, a bridge between our peoples and cultures. All of us at the U.S. Mission in Pakistan are devastated by and mourn her loss. We will honor her memory.” – American Ambassador David Hale


Russia unveils world’s first floating nuclear power station

MOSCOW, MAY 19 (DNA) – Russia on Saturday unveiled the world’s first floating nuclear power station at a ceremony in the port of the far northern city of Murmansk where it will be loaded with nuclear fuel before heading to eastern Siberia. Built in Saint Petersburg, the Akademik Lomonosov arrived in Murmansk on Thursday where it was moored in the port and presented to the media on Saturday. Constructed by the state nuclear power firm Rosatom, the 144 by 30 metre (472 by 98 foot) ship holds two reactors withRead More


Shehbaz inaugurates fully operational Bhikki Power Plant

SHEIKHUPURA, MAY 19 (DNA) – Punjab Chief Minister and ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday inaugurated the fully Operational Combined Cycle of 1180MW Bhikki Power Plant in Sheikhupura. The punjab chief minister also visited its Control Room after inaugurated the Bhikki Power Plant. Speaking on the occasion, Shehbaz Sharif said that today is the historic day as loadshedding is being eliminted from the country with the struggle of PML-N government. He said that the Bhikki Power Plant has been constructed with the revenue of the provincialRead More