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2ND Int’l PACES Championship to begin from 8th OCT

RAWALPINDI, (DNA) – 2nd International PACES (Physical Agility and Combat Efficiency System) Competition is being held at Lahore Garrison from 8-15 Oct. Teams from armies of 19 countries including Pakistan will participate. PACES is a Systematic training methodology that enables to develop a human’s physical and mental capabilities.. First championship was held at Lahore during 2016 which was won by Pakistan. Teams of Kuwait,UAE, China, Maldive armies have arrived. Remaining teams arriving by 7 Oct.


Australia announces squad for upcoming T-20 series against Pakistan

CANBERRA, (DNA) – Australia has announced its squad: for the upcoming T20I series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates. The three fixtures will be held in Dubai on 24th, 26th and 28th of this month. Australia have named two vice captions Mitch Marsh and Alex Carey with caption Aaron Finch. Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Chris Lynn, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Ben McDermott, Darcy Short, Billy Stanlake, Tye and Adam Zampa are in Squad.


Punjab minister’s son allegedly involved in kidnapping of Lahore policemen

LAHORE:  (DNA)  – Two policemen were kidnapped by unidentified individuals on Wednesday after the duty cops stopped a vehicle in Lahore.  the officers had stopped a car on Wednesday with a boy, said to be intoxicated accompanied by a girl in Lahore’s Ghalib Market area. It was reported further through a first information report (FIR) that after the vehicle was pulled up, the girl had called her abettors who arrived at the site in two vehicles and abducted two policemen. The two suspects had later escaped the scene in theirRead More


Pakistan, Sri Lanka agree to work closely in all fields

COLOMBO, (DNA) – Pakistan and Sri Lanka are committed to work closely in all fields to boost cooperation and to promote peace in the region. This mutual understanding between the two countries came after Defence Secretary Ikram-ul-Haq, during his 4-day visit to Sri Lanka. Comprehensive discussions were held during the meetings with the view to further broaden and deepen the strong bond of commitment.


Pakistan, IMF talks conclude, no result announced

ISLAMABAD: (DNA) –  Pakistan and the visiting IMF team on Thursday concluded talks under Article IV consultation here in Islamabad with continued efforts for evolving broader consensus over prescription of economic health being faced by the country over short to medium term period. In case the PTI-led government decides to approach the IMF for seeking another bailout package then Pakistan will have to undertake hectic lobbying for increasing the quota by three to five times than its allocated SDRs (Special Drawing Rights). Secondly, Islamabad will have to request the IMFRead More


Pakistan to build underground strategic gas storages

ISLAMABAD: (DNA) –  The government has initiated work to build gas storage initially for 11-12 days in various pockets of the country as currently Pakistan has no capacity to store even a single gas molecule. “Pakistan’s domestic gas production ranges between 3.8 to 4 bcfd and is importing 1.1 bcfd LNG totaling 5.1 bcfd against the immediate demand of the country that stands at 6 bcfd. By 2020 Pakistan will be having 1.3 bcfd gas from Turkmenistan through $10 billion TAPI. The LNG in the open market gets cheaper inRead More