Friday, October 5th, 2018
Joint opposition stages walkout in Senate against gas price hike
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – The joint opposition on Friday staged a walkout from the Senate to protest the hike in gas prices. Opposition leader Raja Zafarul Haq raised the issue and said the increase in gas prices would lead to inflation. “IMF is that physician who won’t cure its patient. The price hike will ultimately lead to inflation,” he added. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) on Thursday notified a 143-percent increase in gas prices. According to the notification, slabs of gas tariff for domestic consumers have been increased from three toRead More
Senator Elect Dr Shahzad Waseem meets PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD, OCT 05: (DNA) – Senator Elect Dr Shahzad Waseem met with Prime Minister, Imran Khan at his office, on Friday.
Foreign Minister briefs PM Imran Khan regarding his recent visit to US
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at PM Office today. Foreign Minister briefed the Prime Minister regarding Foreign Minister’s recent visit to United States where he represented Pakistan at UN General Assembly session and held important meetings at the sidelines of UNGA and at Washington including meeting with US Secretary of State.
NAB arrests Shehbaz Sharif
LAHORE (DNA) – The National Accountability Bureau has arrested Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) president and former chief minister Shehbaz Sharif in Saaf Pani Company case on Friday. The PML-N president was served summons recently and he appeared today to record his statement where he was taken into custody by the NAB officials. His son Hamza Shehbaz, former provincial finance minister Ayesha Ghaus Pasha and former MPA Waheed Gul were also summoned by the anti-graft watchdog previously. Director General of NAB Lahore in his briefing in June this year hadRead More
Train collision injures 320 people in South Africa
CAPE TOWN (DNA) – No fewer than 320 people were injured when packed train travelling from South Africa’s business hub Johannesburg to Pretoria crashed into the back of a stationary train, Metrorail authorities said on Friday. The collision, which occurred at 5:50 p.m. (1530 GMT) on Thursday during peak rush hour travel, left 32 passengers with serious but not critical injuries. “The injured commuters were taken for medical attention at various hospitals,” Metrorail said in a statement. “A board of enquiry will be instituted soon to determine the root cause of the accident.” InRead More
Serena Hotel CEO highlights tourism opportunities at PTM
KARACHI, (DNA) – Aziz Boolani, CEO Serena Hotels, was the keynote speaker at the Pakistan Hospitality Conference, held as part of the Pakistan Travel Mart 2018 at the Expo Center Karachi. Mr. Boolani highlighted the immense opportunities in the tourism industry for Pakistan as the country is blessed with natural, historical and cultural assets. Pakistan Travel Mart (PTM) is a travel and tourism expo held annually to connect all stakeholders of mobility in Pakistan with key stakeholders from the travel, tourism and hospitality industries taking the lead to promote inbound,Read More