Friday, August 17th, 2018
Indian cricketer Sidhu reaches Pakistan
LAHORE, (DNA) – : Indian cricketer Novjot Sidhu has reached Lahore to attend the oath taking ceremony of Imran Khan, which is scheduled to take place tomorrow in Islamabad. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced that the entire squad that Khan captained to victory in the 1992 World Cup were invited to the ceremony, as well as Indian cricket greats Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Navjot Singh Sidhu. However, Kapil and Gavaskar refused to attend owing to prior commitments. Upon arrival, Sidhi said it is a historic moment in Pakistan andRead More
President of Tajikistan visits Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, (DNA) – Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has reached Uzbekistan on his official visit , on Friday. “As you know, on March 9-10 this year, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev paid a state visit to Tajikistan. Now, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon will visit our country for a return visit,” Komil Allamjonov said. both leaders discussed issues of cooperation in political, trade-economic, transport and communication sectors, tourism, cultural, humanitarian and interregional cooperation between the two countries and also exchange views on regional andRead More
Ilhan Omar: One of the first Muslim women to be elected to US Congress
WASHINGTON, (DNA) – In another ground-breaking political moment in US history, Somali-American state legislator Ilhan Omar emerged victorious in her primary in Minnesota, putting her on track to become one of the first female Muslim members of the US House of Representatives. In Minnesota, state Rep. Omar is likely to join Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib as the first two Muslim women in Congress come November. She won the Democratic nomination in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, which was vacated by Rep. Keith Ellison, who won the Democratic nomination in the state’s attorneyRead More
Imran set to become PM today as opposition stands divided
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – : Amid a clear divide between the main opposition parties, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan is set to be elected as the 21st Prime Minister of Pakistan by the 15th National Assembly with a comfortable win in one-on-one contest with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif during its ongoing inaugural session (Friday). Following the decision of the PPP not to vote for Shahbaz Sharif in the prime minister’s election, the election for the top slot in the National Assembly would be a mereRead More
PTI finalizes initial 100 days agenda
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), in a high level meeting, has finalized its initial 100-day future plan. Sources said PTI Chairman and prime minister-in-waiting Imran Khan chaired the meeting attended by Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Jahangir Tareen and other party leaders besides former chief secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Arbab Shahzad as a special guest here Thursday. PTI has decided to replace the heads of federal and provincial organizations for its initial 100 days, the sources said. The recommendation to replace the heads was put forward by Arbad Shahzad. The list ofRead More