Sunday, July 22nd, 2018
PTI has three aspirants for the job of chief minister
PESHAWAR: (DNA) – A number of potential chief ministers are in the run for the provincial assembly seats in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the July 25 general election. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has the highest number of candidates for the job of chief executive of the province while other parties have also fielded more than one contender. Though no party has officially announced candidates for the top slot, the potential contenders are making all-out efforts to win their seat and enter the race for the chief minister ofRead More
RCCI to organize Financial Technology conference
RAWALPINDI, JUL 22 (DNA) – The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) is going to organize Financial Technology conference (FinTech) earlier next month. The major purpose of this conference was to promote Information Technology (IT) and to bring awareness among key stakeholders for its use in lowering cost of production and enhancing innovation towards their businesses. This was stated by RCCI President Zahid Latif Khan at a standing committee meeting held at chamber house yesterday. Managing Director Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEP) Syed Ali Abbas Hasani, who was keyRead More
Taylor Swift to star in film version of ‘Cats’
NEW YORK: (DNA) – Pop superstar Taylor Swift will take to the silver screen alongside Jennifer Hudson in a film adaptation of the popular hit musical Cats, reports said Friday. The movie is the latest project for British film-maker Tom Hooper, who brought novel-turned-musical Les Miserables to the big screen and won an Oscar for directing The King’s Speech. Cats, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and featuring the classic musical ballad Memory, opened in London in 1981 and originally was staged on Broadway from 1982 to 2000, the fourth-longest run in history. Based on poemsRead More
Red warrants issued to bring Dar back
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – On request of the National Accountability Bureau, the Ministry of Interior has issued red notice for the arrest of former finance minister Ishaq Dar. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader is currently in London receiving medical treatment as the interior ministry has initiated process to bring him back through the Interpol to face trial in the assets beyond income case. Meanwhile, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has written a letter to The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) for the detention of the former senator while the case has alsoRead More
CJP inaugurates Sewerage water treatment plant TP-III in Karachi
KARACHI, (DNA) – Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Mian Saqib Nisar inaugurated first-ever Sewerage Water Treatment Plant, TP-III, in Mauripur area of Karachi on Sunday. Addressing the inauguration ceremony, he said provision of fundamental rights to the people of Pakistan and addressing their issues is prime responsibility of Supreme Court. Chief Justice said he has no personal agenda but his only goal is to provide better Pakistan to next generation. Our Karachi correspondent Muhammad Waqas reports that the project has been completed at a cost of 36.117 million rupees.
PTI’s Ikramullah Gandapur among several injured in D.I. Khan blast
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur among several people got injured in a blast on Sunday in tehsil Kulachi, a city of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported. The nature of the blast is not known yet. However, it is being said that the vehicle of the Gandapur has been targeted during an election campaign. The injured have been shifted to District Headquarters Hospital, DI Khan for treatment, police said. “Ikramullah’s guard and driver have also been injured in the attack,” the police official added. TheRead More