Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018
Pakistani Armed Forces delegation arrives in Azerbaijan
BAKU, (DNA) – According to the protocol of the meeting of the Azerbaijan-Pakistan working group, the delegation of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is on the visit to Baku to take part in the exchange of experience on Psychological Training and Public Relations, Reports informs citing the press service of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense. On October 2, Deputy Minister of Defense for personnel, Chief of the Main Department for Personnel, Lieutenant General Kerim Veliyev has met with a Pakistani delegation led by Brigadier General Reyhan Naimi.Read More
Polling underway in Punjab Assembly for Senate seat
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Polling on vacant Senate seat is underway in Punjab Assembly (Wednesday). The process will continue till 4:00pm. At least 358 members of Punjab Assembly are exercising their right to vote. Punjab Assembly has been declared polling station while provincial election commissioner is presiding officer. A close contest is expected between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Shahzad Waseem and Khawaja Hassan of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). The seat was vacated by PTI’s Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on assuming charge of Punjab Governor. Talking to media outside the Punjab Assembly, PTIRead More
US unlikely to change policy on suspension of aid to Pakistan: Trump administration to Islamabad
WASHINGTON, (DNA) – The Trump administration has informed Islamabad that the United States is unlikely to change its policy on suspension of aid to Pakistan until it makes substantial progress against terrorists and their safe havens. According to the report, when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton met Pakistan’s new Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Washington, they told him that the US, in its assessment, does not see any changes on the ground when it comes to Pakistan taking actions against terrorists operating fromRead More
Korean historian on road trip to Bangladesh visits Taxila
TAXILA: (DNA) – A Korean scholar and historian reached Taxila on his 64-day road trip from China to Bangladesh via Pakistan to follow the footprints of famous Korean monk Hyecho who traversed the ancient Gandhara civilisation in the 8th century. “I am following the footprint of Hyecho who in 724 boarded a ship in China and set off on a pilgrimage to the Buddhist holy land of India. The following years, he travelled farther by land and sea than any monk in the history of Buddhism. Sailing south to Indonesia,Read More
Balochistan gateway to country’s progress: CM
ZIARAT, (DNA) – Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Jam Kamal Khan has said that Balochistan is the gateway to progress and prosperity of country and the incumbent provincial government is taking measures for removing backwardness of Balochistan province under a specific vision. Addressing a public gathering arranged by his Balochistan Awami Party, in Ziarat, he said it is the dire need of time to take practical measures for an early progress and prosperity in Balochistan instead making hollow slogans and misleading the poor and innocent masses of the province.
Control of Senate up for grabs in weighty US midterms
WASHINGTON, (DNA) – In Washington, the controversy surrounding the Senate’s consideration of President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, has been especially intense because Republican senators are trying to ensure that he is confirmed before Americans go to the polls on Nov. 6. While Republicans are most likely to maintain control of the Senate in the midterms, they are concerned that the Democrats might gain a slight majority and derail their efforts to ensure a conservative majority on the Supreme Court. This has raised the question amongRead More