Wednesday, May 30th, 2018
Initiative launched to manage stray dogs, cat communities
ISLAMABAD, MAY 30 (DNA) -The friendly stray dog population in Islamabad Diplomatic Enclave ‘survived’ their 2nd death threat since the beginning of this year. Islamabad People Actively Working for Strays (Islamabad PAWS), comprising of various diplomats and local citizens, is working towards a sustainable solution to manage stray dog and cat communities in the city. The Diplomatic Enclave has been identified as the starting point to execute the CNVR concept which entails that stray animals are collected, anti-flea treated, neutered/spayed and vaccinated and thereafter released where they were caught. GlobalRead More
Nepal envoy praises the spirit of Pakistan’s mountaineers
ISLAMABAD, MAY 30 (DNA) – The Embassy of Nepal celebrated Mount Everest Day 2018 in collaboration with Serena Hotels. The event was held at the Shamadan Hall with more than two hundred dignitaries, including members of the diplomatic corps and government, in attendance. Nepal has been celebrating Mount Everest Day since 2008. Mr. Aitzaz Ahmad, Special Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was the chief guest if the event, along with the mountaineer Abdul Jabbar Bhatti, who became the fourth Pakistani to scale the world’s highest peak, Mount EverestRead More
Balochistan home minister to request delay in holding elections
QUETTA, MAY 30 (DNA) : Balochistan Home Minister Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti on Wednesday will present a resolution in the provincial assembly and request a delay in holding general elections 2018. According to the resolution, Bugti will ask for a one-month delay, citing the reason that people will be performing Hajj during the dates earmarked for polls in the country by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Between the time when the government dissolves on May 31, and the announced election date of July 25, Bugti further says the government will not get adequateRead More
MH370 hunt may resume if new evidence found: Malaysian PM
KUALA LUMPUR, MAY 30 (DNA) – The hunt for Flight MH370 may resume if new evidence comes to light, Malaysia’s prime minister said Wednesday, as a private search for the plane draws to a close. The Malaysia Airlines jet vanished in March 2014 with 239 people — mostly from China — on board, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. US exploration firm Ocean Infinity was contracted for a three-month search for the Boeing 777 on a “no find, no fee basis”, which is set to end in the comingRead More
2.07m registered voters in tribal areas: ECP
PESHAWAR, MAY 29 (DNA) – The Election Commission of Pakistan has registered around two point zero seven million voters in tribal areas. A spokesman of ECP told our Peshawar correspondent that these also include eight hundred thousand female voters. The spokesman said all the Temporarily Displaced Persons who have returned to their native areas have also been registered as voters, so that maximum number of tribal people could use their right to vote in the coming general elections.
Italy may return to polls in July
ROME, MAY 30 (DNA) – Italy may hold repeat elections as early as July after the man asked to be prime minister failed to secure support from major political parties for even a stop-gap government, sources said, as markets tumbled on the growing political turmoil. Italy has searched for a new government since inconclusive elections in March, with the president finally designating former International Monetary Fund official Carlo Cottarelli as interim prime minister until a new vote is held between September and early 2019. But sources close to some ofRead More