Monday, August 20th, 2018
Sardar Usman Buzdar sworn in Punjab CM
LAHORE, (DNA) – PTI leader Sardar Usman Buzdar was sworn in as Chief Minister of Punjab on Monday, formally ending the 10-year rule of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif. Acting Governor Chaudhry Perviz Elahi administered the oath to Usman Buzdar and felicitated him for assuming the office of the chief minister. The chief minister was presented a guard of honour by police as he came to his office. Officers and staff members welcomed the new chief minister. Buzdar was elected as a member of Punjab Assembly from Dera Ghazi Khan’s tribalRead More
Islam preaches respectful behavior, good character: Hajj sermon
The Hajj sermon delivered at Mount Arafat on Monday emphasized respectful behavior and good character as the most important lessons of Islam. More than two million Muslims from around the world scaled the rocky hill southeast of the holy city of Makkah to perform the pinnacle of Hajj. Mount Arafat is where Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) delivered his final sermon. The imam of Prophet’s (PBUH) Mosque, Sheikh Hussein bin Abdelaziz Al al-Sheikh, delivered the sermon earlier today. The pilgrims will perform Zuhr and Asr prayers combined, and spend time in Arafat withRead More
India denies Modi called for dialogue in ‘congratulatory letter’ to Imran
NEW DELHI, AUG 20 (DNA): Contradicting earlier claims of Pakistan’s newly-appointed Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, India said their Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote a ‘congratulatory letter’ to Mr. Imran Khan but it doesn’t mention a call for ‘dialogue’. According to sources Modi didn’t express his wish for dialogues in letter to Pakistan PM, but it did mention ‘India is committed to peaceful ties.’ The Indian media reports stressed that PM Modi didn’t push for a dialogue between the two countries. “Polls and the smooth transition strengthen belief in democracy.”Read More
Malaysian PM greets Prime Minister Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has sent a heartfelt letter to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan . Mahatir felicitated Imran Khan on becoming the Prime Minister of Pakistan. He said that he is highly impressed by the PTI chief’s victory in general elections 2018. In a letter addressed to Imran, Mahathir has expressed warm sentiments for him, whilst underscoring the strengthening of relations between Malaysia and Pakistan. I that the two countries will work together through extended cooperation, for the ‘unity of the Ummah’, he added. “Please accept, Excellency,Read More
CJP to jet off to Europe on dam mission
LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has accepted an invitation from the World Congress of Overseas Pakistanis to visit the United Kingdom and European countries to speak to the overseas Pakistanis to generate awareness on the crucial issue of water scarcity and building new dams for which funds could be raised through the expatriates. The top judge was speaking to the Executive Director of World Congress of Overseas Pakistanis Arif Anis after delivering the landmark judgement on Friday through which the Supreme Court permitted Pakistanis residing abroad to castRead More
Safeguarding ecology of Pakistan our collective duty: Sardar Tanvir
ISLAMABAD, AUG 20 (DNA) -It is a joint responsibility of every citizens from all walks of life to safeguard the ecology of Pakistan. We all unanimously must aim to sustainable manage priority forest ecosystem in order to benefit bio-diversity and encourage plantation of indigenous species which would eventually result in addressing the issues of pollution, climate change and deforestation. Community awareness and inculcation of civic sense is the need of time. This was said by the President Sardar Group of Companies and ex-Minister for Food, Agriculture and P&D, SardarRead More