Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy lands in Lahore
LAHORE, (DNA) – The wait is finally over – ICC cricket World Cup trophy landed in Pakistan today on its global journey. The trophy arrived Lahore along with the ICC representative Mr Shamroon Abbasi. Fast bowler Mohammad Irfan held the World Cup trophy and took it to the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital from Gaddafi Stadium on a bus. The official picture of the glittering trophy will be taken at Wagah Border Lahore. The trophy will tour Pakistan from October 3 to 13, it will stay in Lahore from October 3 to 5. Then itRead More
Senator Mushahid Hussain addresses European Parliament members
STRASBOURG, OCT 03 (DNA) – Senator Mushahid Hussain, Chairman, Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, alongwith Wajid Khan (MEP) & Pervaiz Losar (Chairman EU – Pak friendship federation europe) visited European Parliament at Strasbourg (France) and met with 16 important Members of European Parliament, also addressed dinner roundtable on Kashmir hosted by MEP Wajid Khan. During interactions Senator Mushahid Hussain briefed the MEPs about prevailing situation and Indian brutalities in Occupied Kashmir, plus Indian military aggressive escalation on the LOC. He met Vice President of European Parliament, Massimo Castaldo, Chairman HumanRead More
BREAKING: UN court orders US to lift ‘humanitarian’ sanctions on Iran
NEW YORK, (DNA) – The United Nation’s top court on Wednesday ordered the United States to lift sanctions on “humanitarian” goods to Iran that President Donald Trump reimposed after pulling out of Tehran’s nuclear deal. The International Court of Justice unanimously ruled that Washington “shall remove by means of its choosing any impediments arising from the measures announced on May 8 to the free exportation to Iran of medicines and medical devices, food and agricultural commodities” as well as airplane parts, said judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf.
Japan pledges $ 2.7 mln support for Pakistani youth, Aghan refugees
ISLAMABAD, OCT 3 (DNA) – The government of Japan has pledged a contribution of USD 2.7 million to support refugees and host communities across Pakistan. This contribution will support UNHCR’s interventions in the areas of health, livelihoods, as well as the provision of legal support to around 1.39 million registered Afghan refugees. The new funding will benefit some 475,000 refugees and youth in host communities in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Punjab. Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan,. Takashi Kurai and UNHCR’s Country Representative in Pakistan,Read More
PM orders immediate removal of SECP chairman
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – The government has decided to remove chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Shaukat Hussain Abbasi, over his illegal appointment. Prime Minister Imran Khan ordered immediate removal of Abbasi as SECP chief and approved the notification in this regard. Abbasi was given promotion thrice in four months while investigation also proved that his appointment was made in violation of the rules by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government. It is also reported that the SECP chairman had provided false information to protect Sharifs in the Panama Papers case.Read More
Saudi Gulf Airlines to offer direct flights from KSA to four Pakistani cities
KARACHI, (DNA) – Saudi Gulf Airlines – The new full-service national carrier of Saudi Arabia owned by Abdulhadi Al Qahtani and Sons Holding Company (Tariq Al Qahtani and Brothers) – announced the start of its operations to four destinations in Pakistan as part of its international route expansion program. The announcement came during SaudiGulf Airline participation in Pakistan Travel Mart (PTM) 2018. Emphasizing on the pivotal role of travel trade in maintaining the relationship between The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, SaudiGulf Airlines is initiating operations from 15th October 2018Read More