Saturday, August 18th, 2018
Imran Khan sworn in as Pakistan’s Prime Minister
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan was sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan on Saturday. Khan won a simple majority from lawmakers in a Friday confidence vote three weeks after an election tainted by claims of military meddling and ballot-rigging. Clad in a waistcoat and traditional white shalwar kameez garments and smiling broadly, he clutched prayer beads and could be seen wiping tears from his eyes as the count was announced. His swearing in ceremony will mark the end of decades of rotating leadership betweenRead More
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan are strategic partners
TASHKENT, (DNA) — Following the negotiations at the residence of Kuksaroy, the signing ceremony of bilateral documents took place. The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon signed the Joint Statement and the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Tajikistan. 26 documents on cooperation in the areas of standardization, metrology and certification, antimonopoly policy and consumer rights protection, conduction of joint scientific research in geology, cooperation in the military, scientific and technical, agricultural spheres,Read More
Guests gather at President House for Imran Khan’s PM oath taking ceremony
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan will be sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (Saturday). President Mamnoon Hussain will administer the oath of office to Imran Khan as Prime Minister of Pakistan at 10:00am at a ceremony to be held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (President House). The invited guests, which include politicians, cricketers and celebrities, have begin to gather at the venue. Those present at President House include Chiefs of the three armed forces, PTI vice-chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi, former Indian cricket star Navjot SinghRead More
Imran Khan to be sworn in as Prime Minister today
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan will be sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (Saturday). President Mamnoon Hussain will administer the oath of office to Imran Khan as Prime Minister of Pakistan at 10:00am at a ceremony to be held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (President House). Imran Khan has been elected Pakistan s prime minister by the parliament after his party swept the general election last month, marking the beginning of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) tenure in power. Earlier on Friday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman ImranRead More
COAS expresses concern on recent surge in violence in Afghanistan
RAWALPINDI, (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa (COAS) expresses deep concern on recent surge in violence inside Afghanistan and loss of precious innocent lives. COAS reiterates that there is no support to any terrorist activity inside Afghanistan from Pakistan side. The alleged return of injured / dead terrorists from Ghazni is incorrect. However, there are scores of Pakistanis working in Afghanistan in connection with various businesses/ labour who periodically fall victim to terrorism acts alongside their Afghan brothers inside Afghanistan. Terming such victims as terrorists isRead More