Thursday, July 12th, 2018
Why Zardari, Faryal Talpur placed on ECL, questions CJP
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – Supreme Court on Thursday resumed proceedings into fake bank accounts case involving former president Asif Ali Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur and others. The PPP chairperson didn’t turn up before the court and he was represented by his counsel Mr. Farooq H. Naek. During the hearing, Chief Justice Saqib Nisar questioned why the names of Mr. Zardari and Ms Talpur were placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) despite no such orders from the apex court. “We’ve not issued any such order that may tarnish somebody’s reputation,”Read More
Pakistan embassy co-hosts Pak-Korea business forum
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Embassy of Pakistan and International Food and Culture Exchange Association of Korea have co-hosted the first Pakistan-Korea Culture, Food and Business Forum in Seoul. Speaking at the event that was attended by more than 100 Korean businesses and dignitaries, Pakistan’s ambassador to South Korea, Rahim Hayat Qureshi, highlighted the shared similarities between Pakistan and Korea. “Korea and Pakistan became independent shortly after the Second World War after a long period of colonial rule on August 15, 1945 and August 14, 1947 respectively”, he added. He said theseRead More
Army Chief visits Bilour House, offers condolences
PESHAWAR, (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Balour House in Peshawar on Thursday and offered condolences to the family over the demise of Haroon Bilour in suicide blast. Army Chief met with Haroon Bilour’s family and Ghulam Bilour and offered deep sympathies. Strict security arrangements were made on General Bajwa’s arrival. The blast in Peshawar’s Yaka Toot area martyred at least 20 people and injured 30 others. A suicide bomber detonated his explosives soon after Haroon Bilour arrived in the area to address a corner meeting ofRead More
President urges students to give priority to national values, culture
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – President Mamnoon Hussain has urged students to give priority to national values and culture. He was addressing awards and medals distribution ceremony of the Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education in Islamabad on Thursday. The President asked girl students to focus on professional studies besides higher education. He lauded the role of the Federal Board in imparting quality education.
Saudi Arabia strongly condemns Peshawar blast
ISLAMABAD, JUL 12 (DNA) – The Government of Saudi Arabia has condemned suicide bomb attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa capital at a political rally which killed at least 21 people. “We condemn this heinous terrorist attack and wish Allah’s mercy upon those who lost their lives, a speedy recovery to the wounded, and our condolences to the government and brotherly people of Pakistan,” the Foreign Ministry of Saudi Arabia said in a statement. The bombing took place in Peshawar, where the Awami National Party (ANP) was holding an election rally. ARead More
Political ‘turncoats’ boost Imran Khan’s prospects in Pakistan poll
MIANWALI QURESHIAN, (DNA) – Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar, a Pakistani landowner and politician, recently switched to his third party in a decade. That is unlikely to prevent him retaining his seat in parliament this month, thanks to loyalty to a family name that has held sway over politics in this part of central Pakistan for generations. “We’ve lived here for eight centuries,” said Bakhtyar, who will contest the seat under the banner of ex-cricket hero Imran Khan’s opposition party, after abandoning the outgoing ruling party of ousted former Prime Minister NawazRead More