Monday, October 1st, 2018
Indonesia calls for int’l help as quake-Tsunami victims buried
JAKARTA, (DNA) – Indonesian government have called for international help to deal with the aftermath of a devastating series on earthquakes and a tsunami in the island region of Sulawesi that killed over eight hundred people. The government’s head of investment Tom Lembong appealed today to international organisations to come to terms with the sheer scale of the disaster.
Court resents Nawaz for skipping flagship reference hearing
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – Ousted premier Nawaz Sharif and his legal counsel Khawaja Haris skipped the hearing on Monday without notifying accountability court judge Arshad Malik who is supervising the hearing of Flagship reference against the Sharif family. On the onset of hearing, the assistant lawyer of Nawaz’s counsel informed the accountability court that Khawaj Haris could not appear as he was unwell. While on the absence of Nawaz Sharif, accountability court judge remarked “it does not happen this way that the accused appears before the court when he wishes.” TheRead More
Saudi Arabia on track to balance books by 2023
RIYADH/LONDON: (DNA) – Saudi Arabia is on track to eliminate its budget deficit by 2023 and plans to increase spending by more than 7 percent next year. The Kingdom’s economy was hit hard by the 2014 oil price crash, but the shortfall in its budget is expected to continue to narrow, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday. The deficit — the difference between government revenues and spending — is predicted to be SR148 billion ($39.5 billion) in 2018. That is expected to decline to SR128 billion next year andRead More
India wants to destroy peace in region: Sanjrani
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani has condemned firing on helicopter of Prime Minister Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Farooq Haider by Indian troops along Line of Control. In a statement on Monday, he termed the incident as a cowardly act by Indian forces. He said India wants to destroy peace in the region and such acts reflect its frustration. Meanwhile, Deputy Chairman Senate Saleem Mandviwalla, Leader of the house senator Shibli Faraz and opposition leader Raja Zafar-ul-Haq have also condemned the incident and asked the international communityRead More
Uzbek President arrives in India
NEW DELHI, (DNA) – President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has arrived in India with a state visit. The Uzbek leader started his visit to India with a tour to Agra. Shavkat Mirziyoyev and his spouse visited Taj Mahal complex in Agra. Taj Mahal, one of the 7 Wonders of the World, was built between 1632 and 1653 at the behest of Shah Jahan. The construction, which is the heritage of the Baburid dynasty, testifies to the common history of Uzbek and Indian people, a solid foundation for close bilateral relations. AsRead More
Premature to predict actual volume of investment coming from Saudi Arabia: minister
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – While terming the meeting with Saudi officials very productive, Finance Minister Asad Umar said it was premature to forecast the actual volume of investment coming from the Saudi Arabia. Mr. Umar, said the government was exploring all other opportunities to strengthen the national economy. He said that the situation of uncertainty in national economy would be cleared by mid of October as the economic reforms were on the top of the government’s priorities. He said recently a team of IMF had visited Pakistan but it had nothingRead More