KARACHI, (DNA) – Chairman Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman announced the sighting of moon for the month of Zil-Hajj on Sunday and said that Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated on Wednesday, August 22. The announcement was made by Mufti Muneeb after chairing a meeting of the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee in Karachi. The Central committee met in Karachi while the zonal committees met in Peshawar, Quetta and Lahore. It is pertinent to mention here that neighbouring India will also celebrate the festival on Saturday while Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia will beRead More

Renowned stage actor Akram Udas survived assassination attempt near Mandiala Mor when he was enroute to Gujranwala from Lahore. As per details garnered, Akram Udas was travelling to Gujrat to attend the scheduled performance in a local theater when the incident happened. Speaking to media, Udas stated that unknown attackers were chasing his car from Lahore. On suspicion of possible attack, the artiste stopped the car and ran on one side of the road. Upon this, the attackers resorted to firing. The car sustained at least six bullets. Later, UdasRead More

ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif will appear in an accountability court Monday which will mark the beginning of his trial in Al Azizia and Flagship references. Monday will mark the PML-N supremo’s first appearance out of Adiala jail premises in a month. Authorities have completed foolproof security arrangements for the hearing in the federal judicial complex. The accountability court on Thursday ordered officials concerned to produce Nawaz Sharif before the court in corruption references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). During the hearing headed by Justice Mohammad ArshadRead More

QUETTA , (DNA) – At least four FC personnel were martyred and 25 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a military truck in in Dera Ismail Khan Sunday. The incident took place at Drabin tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan where the two vehicles collided. The accident resulted in the martyrdom of four FC while 25 others sustained injuries. Rescue teams shifted the dead and the injured to a local hospital. Later, some were referred to the Combined Military Hospital where doctors said a number of theRead More

ISLAMABAD, (DNA)  – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen on Sunday disclosed that party is in contacts with several MNAs-elect [member of National Assembly] of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz. He was addressing a presser along with leaders of Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q). Tareen claimed that several MNAs-elect of Shehbaz Sharif’s party can vote for Imran Khan for the slot of premiership [if matters go smoothly]. Talking on the occasion, PML-Q leader and Punjab Assembly Speaker-designate Pervez Elahi regretted that former Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif had not leftRead More

KARACHI, AUG 12 (DNA) – The signing of agreement with Russia for training of Pakistani military officers coincided with the news that Trump administration has cut down coveted training and educational programmes that have been a hallmark of bilateral military relations for more than a decade. How will it affect the already fractured ties between Washington and Islamabad is a matter of concern for the analysts and foreign relations experts. The effective suspension of Pakistan from the US government’s International Military Education and Training programme (IMET) will close off placesRead More