Saturday, August 11th, 2018
A Canadian tweet in a Saudi king’s court crosses a red line
RIYADH, (DNA) – For years, Canadian pressure on human rights in Saudi Arabia had elicited no more than a standard rejection. But all that changed last week, when a Canadian complaint was translated into Arabic and set off a diplomatic row. When Riyadh responded to a call from Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland to release civil society activists with an abrupt severing of diplomatic and trade ties, Canadian officials were left scrambling to understand what had happened. What Ottawa did not anticipate was that in the eyes of the SaudisRead More
PPP puts Murad Ali Shah back in the saddle as CM Sindh
KARACHI, (DNA) – Pakistan Peoples Party has nominated Murad Ali Shah as the candidate for the Chief Minister of Sindh, where the party is in a comfortable position to form the government. The development came as Bilawal Bhutto chaired the parliamentary meeting of the party to finalize the nominations for the top slot. Pakistan Peoples Party also decided to nominate Agha Siraj Durrani for Speakership and Rehana Leghari for Deputy Speakership of the Sindh Assembly. Murad Ali Shah has served as the chief executive of the provinceRead More
Three Chinese among five wounded in Balochistan suicide attack
QUETTA, (DNA) – A suicide attack on Saturday in Balochistan targeted a bus carrying Chinese engineers, wounding at least five people including three Chinese nationals. The attack came in Dalbandin region, around 340 kilometres (211 miles) from Quetta when the Chinese engineers working on a mineral project were being transported to the city. Local administration and police officials told that two paramilitary soldiers providing security the the driver of the bus were wounded in the attack alongside the two Chinese nationals. “The attacker, waiting in a small truck along theRead More
The Centaurus Mall organizes tree plantation campaign
ISLAMABAD, AUG 11 (DNA) – We as a nation and responsible citizens need to understand the importance of plantation and must focus upon making our country green. Besides, community awareness and inculcation of civic sense is the need of time. This was opined by the Minister for Food, Agriculture and P&D during the tree plantation campaign initiated by The Centaurus Mall, Islamabad at different locations of the city. The Centaurus Mall Islamabad has initiated a drive of Green Pakistan under a phased programme where 20,000.00 trees are being planted atRead More
ECP issues Imran’s victory notification from NA-53
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a notification declaring Imran Khan as triumphant from the Islamabad constituency NA-53. Khan had emerged victorious from NA-53 bagging 92,891 votes against ex-prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi who could only bag 44,314 votes. The ECP published the name of Mr. Khan as candidate returned to the National Assembly as a result of General Election, 2018 from the aforementioned constituency. According to ECP, the notification has been issued in pursuance of sub-section (1) of Section 98 ofRead More
Queen praises Pak military officer’s platoon
LONDON, (DNA) – A platoon of cadets at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), led by a Pakistan Army Major, has been declared as the best platoon of the course this year for displaying outstanding skills – and Her Majesty The Queen has praised him for the “outstanding achievement”. Major Umar Farooq from the Pakistan Army joined the British Army’s military academy last year as an instructor – taking over from Major Uqbah, who returned to Pakistan last year after serving as the first Pakistani military instructor. UK’s Chief ofRead More