Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
Chief Secretary GB directs for timely completion of dev projects
GILGIT, (DNA) – Chief Secretary Gilgit-Baltistan Babar Hayat Tarar has directed for timely completion of ongoing development projects to facilitate public. This he said while laying foundation stone of new Gilgit Baltistan Secretariat building in Gilgit. The first phase of the building will be completed at a cost of 888 million rupees in next thirteen months. On the occasion, he also inaugurated the constructed building of Civil Officer Mess completed at a cost of 109 million rupees.
Saudi Arabia launches high-speed rail project
RIYADH, (DNA) – : Saudi King Salman on Tuesday inaugurated a high-speed railway linking holy cities Makkah and Medina, described by local officials as the biggest transportation project in the region. The Haramain High Speed Rail system will transport Muslim pilgrims, as well as regular travellers, 450 kilometres (280 miles) between the two cities via the Red Sea port of Jeddah in two hours. “This project is considered the biggest transport project in the Middle East,” Mohammed Falaha, a Haramain project manager, told. Thirty-five passenger trains capable of travelling atRead More
Electrode treatment, physical therapy combination lets two paralyzed people walk again
LONDON: (DNA) – Doctors in Kentucky reported Monday that two of four paralyzed patients were able to walk again with limited assistance after treatment with electrical stimulation to the portion of the spinal cord cut off from the brain, combined with intense physical therapy. The technique is still experimental and relies in part on implantation of electrodes that seem to prime the largely-dormant part of the spinal cord to listen to faintly-echoed commands by the brain to walk. “We all walk independent of the brain in a sense because theRead More
Int’l Poultry Expo in Lahore from Sep 27
LAHORE, SEPT (DNA) – A three-day International Poultry Expo will be held in Lahore from 27th of this month. This expo will focus on the huge participation of poultry entrepreneurs, new investors, researchers, veterinarians, students and consumers. The event will provide a capable platform where participants will be able to find professional guidance and international exposure.
Israel to keep fighting Iran in Syria, coordinating with Russia: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Tuesday to continue combatting Iranian “entrenchment” in Syria and coordinating with Russia after the downing of one of Moscow s planes. “We will continue to act to prevent the Iranian military entrenchment in Syria, and continue the security coordination between the Israel Defence Forces and Russian army,” Netanyahu told reporters. On September 17, Syrian air defences mistakenly shot down a Russian military plane following an Israeli raid in Syria, killing 15 people. Moscow has blamed the friendly fire incident on Israeli pilots using the largerRead More
‘Rigged’ polls: Khattak to head parliamentary probe body
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The government has decided to appoint defence minister Pervez Khattak as head of the committee tasked to investigate rigging allegations in the 2018 general election. The parliamentary committee will include five members from the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and one member each from MQM-Pakistan, Grand Democratic Alliance, PML-Q, Balochistan Awami Party, and BNP-Mengal. The PTI members consist of Pervez Khattak, Shireen Mazari, Amir Dogar, Fawad Chauhdry and Ali Muhammad Khan. Other members include Amin ul Haq (MQM-P), Tariq Bashir Cheema (PML-Q), BNP chief Akhtar Mengal, and KhalidRead More