Saturday, September 29th, 2018
Luxury vehicles case: Redco Mills manager confutes Qatar embassy’s statement
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – In a major development pertaining to recovery of luxury vehicles from deserted building of Redco Textile Mills situated in Callar Syedan area of Rawalpindi, Manager Admin Irfan Siddiqui on Saturday dismissed stance that vehicles were in use of Qatari princes. As per details garnered, the vehicles were used by former senator Saifur Rehman and his zealots. Siddiqui added, “I have never seen Qatari prince using [recovered] vehicles. [These] vehicles were either used by Saifur Rehman or his close aides”. Sources privy to Customs dept told our correspondentRead More
PTI govt will fulfill its promises: says Shehzad Waseem
ISLAMABAD, Sept 29 (DNA): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate for Senate in Punjab Dr. Shehzad Waseem was optimistic of his success as members provincial assembly assures him of complete support. Dr. Shehzad Waseem was addressing a high level meeting of PTI MPAs from Punjab. The meeting was attended by Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, Senior Provincial Minister Abdul Aleem Khan and members of provincial cabinet. The MPAs assured that they would extend all possible cooperation for success of PTI candidate for Senate in Punjab. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. ShehzadRead More
Sindh minister Nasir Shah refutes horse-trading claims by Taimur Talpur
KARACHI, (DNA) – Senior Sindh minister Nasir Hussain Shah on Saturday has refuted Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Taimur Talpur‘s claim of horse-trading during Senate polls. In a statement, Nasir said that one party received more votes during Senate elections due to rift in other parties. Earlier, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had summoned Taimur Talpur on October 4. On Thursday, in a startling revelation, PPP lawmaker Taimur Talpur had confessed to horse-trading in the Senate elections in the huddle of the Sindh Assembly. Taimur said, “Senate polls witnessed horse-trading. The memberRead More
South Korean embassy official jailed for issuing fake visas to Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – An official of South Korean Embassy in Malaysia was awarded a jail term for issuing fraudulent visas to Pakistanis. The Seoul Central District Court stated on Friday that it had sentenced the embassy official to 18 months in prison for falsifying official documents and breaching the immigration law for some three years. In his ruling, the judge said the official had betrayed the trust bestowed upon him for the execution of his public duties and had caused confusion in immigration affairs. The issue had arisen after Pakistanis,Read More
Change of govt not to affect Pak-China relations: Chairman Senate
China to remain strategic partner of Pakistan: Ambassador Yao Jing BY ANSAR MAHMOOD BHATTI ISLAMABAD, SEPT 29 (DNA) – The Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani has said Pakistan greatly values it relations with China and recent political changes will not affect our relations with our iron brother China. The Chairman Senate expressed these views while speaking on the occasion of 69th anniversary of founding of People’s Republic of China. The reception was attended among others by former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, former CM Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, ministers, senators, high rankingRead More
Sarfraz should make bold decisions to retain captaincy: Shoaib Akhtar
Former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has lent a piece of advice to Pakistani captain Sarfraz Ahmed after the team’s disastrous performance at the Asia Cup 2018 under his captaincy. Speaking during an interview, Shoaib stated that Sarfraz needs to make some bold decisions if he wishes to sustain his captaincy, specifically related to the matters of players’ selection. He also added that unlike how Sarfraz had brilliantly led Pakistan to victory in Champions’ Trophy , he failed to deliver the same way during the Asia Cup this year, stating thatRead More