Friday, June 15th, 2018
‘Kulsoom Nawaz suffered cardiac arrested due to pulmonary embolism’
LONDON, JUN 15 (DNA) – The health of former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif’s wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz has deteriorated following a cardiac arrest at a hospital in London, where she was undergoing treatment following throat cancer surgery. According to hospital sources, she suffered cardiac arrest after blood clot entered her lungs and her heart stopped working. The former first woman fell unconscious after suffering large pulmonary embolism. It is pertinent here to mention that the wife of PML-N supremo was put on ventilator afterRead More
Erdogan lauds UNGA resolution that urges protection for Palestinians
ISTANBUL, JUN 15 (DNA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hailed a UN General Assembly resolution that urges protection for Palestinians. Speaking after an iftar party in Istanbul, Erdogan said: “I have seen the decision taken by the UN General Assembly as a historic milestone on the Palestinian issue.” Erdogan said we will never leave the first qibla Jerusalem to the mercy of the invading Israeli state, which certainly only feeds from blood, slaughter and tears. The Turkish and Algerian-sponsored resolution was adopted in the General Assembly with 120-8Read More
EU deploys Election Observation Mission to Pakistan ahead of July 25 polls
ISLAMABAD, JUN 15 (DNA) – The European Union will deploy an Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for the 2018 general elections in Pakistan scheduled for 25 July 2018. This is in line with its longstanding commitment to strengthen democracy in Pakistan, the EU said in a statement. “Following EU Election Observation Missions to Pakistan in 2002, 2008 and 2013, as well as an Election Follow-up Mission in 2016, this deployment demonstrates the EU’s long-term commitment to supporting credible, transparent and inclusive elections in the country.” Federica Mogherini, High Representative of theRead More
Eid-ul-fitr prayer offered in Paris with religious fervor
PARIS, JUN 15 (DNA) – The Ambassador of Pakistan to France Moin ul Haque offered Eid-ul-Fitr prayers with members of Pakistani community in the Embassy of Pakistan to France in Paris. Special arrangements were made by the Embassy to facilitate the community members to offer Eid prayers along with their families. The Ambassador of Pakistan extended his best wishes to the Pakistani Community of France, Muslims of France, Pakistani people and Muslims around the world and congratulated them on the blessed day of Eid Mubarak. The Ambassador said that Eid-ul-FitrRead More
Mullah Fazlullah killed in US strike, Afghan official confirms
KABUL, JUN 15 (DNA) – Pakistani Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah was killed in a U.S. air strike near the border with Afghanistan on Thursday, a senior Afghan Defence Ministry official told on Friday. The U.S.military said in Washington on Thursday it had carried out a strike aimed at a senior militant figure in Kunar province and one U.S. official said the target was believed to be Fazlullah. Fazlullah is Pakistan´s most-wanted militant, notorious for attacks including a 2014 school massacre that killed 132 children and the separate 2012 shooting ofRead More
Kim taking a leaf out of Bismarck’s playbook?
This week, at Washington DC, the political capital of America, all eyes were on the tiny city state of Singapore, as two of the most politically volatile individuals – US President Doald Trump and North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-un — descended on the island nation to have a rare but historic meeting. There is a lot of analysis coming out of the meeting between Trump and Kim. A meeting that was surreal, historic, unprecedented and unlikely to begin with. It was an aberration from years of US foreign policy,Read More