Tuesday, July 17th, 2018
Pakistan grants power generation license to Chinese firm
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has approved power generation license to Lahore Xingzhong Renewable Energy Company (Private) Limited for construction of 40MW energy power plant at Lakhodair, district Lahore. The venture is one of the different idea in the field of power generation by using waste material. Furthermore, it will diminish about 2000 tons/ day of the solid waste for the production of electricity, in order to improvise the societal needs for a developed nation. The venture is spread out on 52 hectares of land, LakhodairRead More
Pakistan submits rejoinder on Kulbhushan Jadhav’s case in ICJ
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – Pakistan on Tuesday submitted its reply in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding convicted Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav case. According to diplomatic sources, Pakistan has responded to all Indian reservations in its rejoinder. citing diplomatic sources, reported Pakistan’s reply was submitted by Foreign Office Director India Dr Fareha Bugti, who is in The Hague for the purpose. Dr Bugti had also submitted Pakistan’s counter-pleading in December last year. Sources said 400-page rejoinder submitted by Pakistan answered all the Indian reservations. The rejoinder was prepared by aRead More
Harkat-ul Mujahideen founder Maulana Fazlur Rehman Khalil joins PTI
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Asad Umar has announced that the founder of banned Harkat-ul Mujahideen Maulana Fazlur Rehman Khalil has joined his party. The news was publicized on the official Facebook page of the NA-54 aspirant in Islamabad, stating that the current leader of Ansar-ul-Umma and numerous of his allies and clerics have pledged their support for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. “Maulana Fazlur Rehman Khalil along with his several companions and scholars has announced his support for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf,” read the statement. The declaration was made during the presence ofRead More
PML-N seeks ECP’s ban on Imran Khan’s ‘inappropriate’ speeches
LAHORE: (DNA) – PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb has called for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to impose a ban on inappropriate speeches of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan. In a media talk on Tuesday, Aurangzeb said Imran has been delivering similar language over the past five years.”If TV advertisements can be banned, ECP should also take notice of his inappropriate language,” she said. Commenting on PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif’s arrest in Avenfield case, Marriyum said the former prime minister returned to Pakistan to get arrested not go toRead More
Suicide attack kills 20 in Afghanistan
KABUL, (DNA) – In Afghanistan, an Islamic State suicide bomber blew himself in a mosque killing at least twenty people, including a Taliban commander in Sar-i-Pul Province. Provincial council chief Mohammed Noor Rahman said the explosion occurred when a funeral was taking place in the mosque.
Syeda Tahira Safdar: Pakistan to have first ever female Chief Justice
QUETTA, (DNA) – Syeda Tahira Safdar is most likely to be appointed as the first woman Chief Justice in Balochistan High Court (BHC). This development is doubly significant given the fact that she will also be considered as the first female Chief Justice in Pakistan. Chairman of Judicial Court of Pakistan (JCP), Chief Justice Saqib Nisar will hold a meeting on Monday, July 30th, that would appoint Syeda Tahira Safdar as the new Chief Justice of BHC for the next 5 years. She is expected to replace the current Chief Justice ‘Muhammad Noor Muskanzei’Read More