Saturday, August 25th, 2018
Suicide bomber kills 3 near election office in Afghanistan
KABUL, (DNA) – A suicide attacker killed at least three people on Saturday by detonating explosives near the office of Afghanistan´s election commission in the eastern city of Jalalabad, where dozens of protesters had gathered, an official said. The protesters had gathered in support of a parliamentary candidate who electoral officials had disqualified over his suspected links with illegal armed groups. Eight people were also wounded. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Attaullah Khogyani, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said the explosion happened when supporters of theRead More
PM Imran nominates Ahmad Faraz’s son as Leader of the House in Senate
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday nominated Shibli Faraz, son of renowned Urdu poet Ahmad Faraz, for the slot of Leader of the House in Senate. The Senate Secretariat has received Prime Minister Imran’s letter regarding the nomination. Faraz has been a member of the upper house of the parliament since 2015. His father Ahmed Faraz is widely acclaimed as one of the best modern Urdu poets of the last century. He died in Islamabad on 25 August 2008. He was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz and posthumously theRead More
Asian Games: Pakistan rower Ejaz barred for exceeding weight limit
JAKARTA, (DNA) – Pakistan’s Asim Ejaz suffered the embarrassment of missing out from competing in the men’s lightweight single sculls at the Asian Games on Friday after he was disqualified for exceeding the maximum weight limit. Lightweight men cannot weigh more than 72.5 kg according to the rules but the 31-year-old was found to be over that limit despite his official Games entry putting him at 72 kg. “In race no. 57 LM1x, PAK is excluded due to exceeding the maximum of body weight,” Games organisers said in an official statement.Read More
PTI’s Imran Ismail to take oath as Sindh governor on Monday
KARACHI, (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Ismail to take oath as governor of Sindh on Monday. According to details, President Mamnoon Hussain has given his approval regarding Ismail’s appointment over Prime Minister Imran Khan’s advice. A notification has also been issued by cabinet division in this regard. It is to be mentioned here that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Murad Ali Shah was re-elected as Chief Minister of Sindh during a session in the assembly. Earlier, Imran Ismail called on PPP-led Sindh govt to award powers to KarachiRead More
Nation to pay tribute to martyrs, their families on Defence Day: ISPR
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Inter-Services Public Relation (ISPR) on Saturday has announced to pay tribute to the martyrs and their families on September 6 (Defence Day). ISPR DG Major General Asif Ghafoor, in his tweet, said, “Every Pakistani will be part of the campaign ‘We Love Pakistan’ reaching out to their families, home, street, mohalla, village, city, province and place of Martyrdom.” He also urged to salute the sacrifices of the courageous officers. On September 6, 1965, the Indian forces crossed international border in the darkness of night to attack PakistanRead More
PTI announces to make state-run TV independent
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – : Within a week of assuming office, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has announced it would make Pakistan Television an independent institution regulated and protected by an independent board. The Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhary, told that he has appointed Malik Ahmad Nawaz of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to the PTV board of directors, to ensure that the mainstream opposition political parties had a say in the state broadcaster’s affairs. The PPP administration, which governed betweenRead More