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Pakistan to witness century’s longest lunar eclipse on July 27-28

ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – Citizens are in for a treat as they will be able to see the century’s longest lunar eclipse on the night of July 27 as it will go on till July 28 morning. According to The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) the Moon will pass through the Earth’s shadow and colour the moon red for more than one hour and forty minutes. Abdul Rashid, director climate data processing centre, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said that the lunar eclipse will be witnessed from Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa,Read More


China pledges to continue work with the new government in Pakistan

BEIJING, (DNA) – : Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said after the election process in Pakistan, China would continue to work with the new government to enhance cooperation in different fields. Replying to question at the regular press conference here on Tuesday, he said “We are willing to work with the new Pakistani government to continue to consolidate political mutual trust, deepen pragmatic cooperation in various fields, and promote new progress in the all-weather strategic partnership between the two countries”. The question was asked Imran Khan, the Chairman andRead More


Distribution of polling material for election 2018 ends

ISLAMABAD (DNA) – The process of distributing polling material to the polling stations for election 2018 across the country has been completed (Tuesday). As per the details, the concerning departments, under strict security arrangements, had dispatched the material to presiding officers at all the polling stations. For this purpose, the election staffs have gathered at the designated places while a special sticker has also been issued to the vehicles carrying polling material. The polling material includes, electoral lists, bags to be used on polling day, screens to offer privacy toRead More


Rockets fired at polling station, no casualties reported

TURBAT, (DNA) – A polling station in Balochistan reportedly came under attack on Tuesday when unidentified men fired rockets ahead of July 25 elections. No casualty was reported in the attack. Security forces said the attackers fled the crime scene on retaliation. Tuesday’s attack was the latest in a series of attacks that have killed hundreds, including politicians, during election campaigns. Authorities have warned of possible terrorist attacks on election day and intelligence agencies say a number of high-profile politicians are on hit-list. About 371,000 troops will spread out across PakistanRead More


UK hosts the first ever Global Disability Summit

ISLAMABAD, JUL 24 (DNA) – The UK hosted the first ever Global Disability Summit today and called on international partners to tackle the prejudice faced by disabled people. The landmark summit was co-hosted alongside the Government of Kenya and the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and will see the UK challenging established practices to ensure that equal rights of disabled people are upheld. The International Development Secretary, Penny Mordaunt, led a global call to ‘move from rhetoric to action’ on improving the lives of disabled people, including some of the poorestRead More


Egyptian ambassador says ties with Pakistan historical

ISLAMABAD, JULY 24 (DNA) –Ambassador of Egypt Ahmed Fadel Yacoub has said both Egypt and Pakistan enjoy historical relations that date back to even before the establishment of Pakistan. Muslims of this region were always coming to Egypt to study at al-Azhar al-Sharif, the university that is more than 1000 years old. It is also worth noting that Qaid Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah visited Egypt in 1946, and met with Egyptian political leaders and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar. Ambassador of Egypt made these remarks while speaking on the occasionRead More