Monday, August 6th, 2018
Efforts underway for meeting between Ch. Nisar and Nawaz Sharif: Sources
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Efforts are being made to arrange a meeting between the PML-N supreme leader Nawaz Sharif and Chaudhry Nisar at Adiala Jail, media report has surfaced. PML N party workers and local leaders were of the view that there was a need to bring back Chaudhry Nisar to the party because his leadership qualities always helped the local leaders to handle complicated issues in the Potohar region. “The local leaders were headless in the 2018 elections and failed to launch an effective campaign and all the candidates workedRead More
US firm set to discover ‘huge oil reserves’ in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – A well-known multinational oil and gas firm in the United States ‘Exxon Mobil’ is on the point of exploring huge oil reserves near the Pakistan-Iran border, which could reportedly be bigger than the Kuwaiti reserves. Caretaker Minister for Maritime and Foreign Affairs Abdullah Hussain Haroon made this revelation while addressing business leaders at the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI). If the oil deposits are discovered as expected, Pakistan will be among top the 10 oil-producing countries ahead of Kuwait in sixth position. Kuwait’sRead More
PTI names Imran Khan as prime minister
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has officially been named as the candidate for the office of the prime minister by the PTI’s MNAs-elect in a meeting held here on Monday. Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who is party’s Senior Vice President, moved the resolution nominating Imran Khan as party’s candidate for the country’s top office, which was accepted by the members. Sources have confirmed that Imran Khan has finalised names of Shah Mehmood Qureshi as Speaker National Assembly and veteran party leader Imran Ismail as Sindh Governor. The partyRead More
CJP Justice Saqib Nisar sets alarm bells ringing for Asif Zardari
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has submitted a report on Monday on alleged money laundering to the tune of Rs35 billion in the Supreme Court (SC). During the hearing of the high-profile case involving former president Asif Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur, the Chief justice, Mian Saqib Nisar remarked that they would not let anyone utilize the money collected through felonious means. On the occasion, the director general of FIA , Bashir Memon appeared before the court and Justice Nisar expressed that if the official isRead More
Zverev beats De Minaur to defend Washington ATP crown
BERLIN, (DNA) – Alexander Zverev says defending his ATP Washington Open title Sunday shows growing in strength and maturity, but the world number three still sees a big gap to Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. The 21-year-old German won his third title of the year and the ninth of his career by defeating Australian teen Alex De Minaur 6-2, 6-4 in the 50th edition of the US Open tuneup event. “What a fantastic week for me,” Zverev said. “Winning a tournament on its 50th anniversary is something amazing. This hasRead More
DNA website ranks second in ranking of Pakistani news agencies
ISLAMABAD, AUG 06 (DNA) – The Diplomatic News Agency (DNA) (www.dnanews.com.pk) has ranked second after state-owned news agency APP, in the current ranking of news agencies of Pakistan. The ranking is issued by Alexa.Com, the website that issues rankings of various organizations including the news agencies. The ranking is arranged on the basis of content of the said news agency, number of visits of readers, and global ranking. There are roughly 13 million online websites operating in Pakistan. According to the Alexa.com, the state-owned news agency of Pakistan Associated PressRead More