Wednesday, October 10th, 2018
DG ISI, other army officers have no official accounts on social media: DG ISPR
RAWALPINDI, (DNA) – : Military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor has stated that neither DG ISI nor any other officer of Pakistan Army maintains an official account on any social media platform. In response to a fake Twitter handle of newly appointed Director General Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Asim Munir, the military spokesman said the official accounts are of spokesperson only i.e DG Inter Services Public Relations. The military spokesman requested to treat all accounts such as the one attached here as fake.
NAB inquiry approved against Saad Rafique, Zehri, Wassan
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has approved inquiry against former minister for railways Khawaja Saad Rafique, ex-chief minister Balochistan Sanaullah Zehri and former Sindh minister Manzoor Wassan. The approval was granted in a meeting of Executive Board of the NAB, chaired by Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal. The meeting approved NAB inquiry against Saad Rafique, Sanaullah Zehri, Manzoor Wassan, Manzoor Watto and five others including ex-MNA Iftikhar Gilani, deputy auditor general Ghulam Muhammad Memon and others. According to NAB, all investigation have been launched on basis of allegations andRead More
Nandipur Case: Supreme Court announces the decision
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – – With filing of the reference in the National Accountability Court, the Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed off the Nandipur case . The case was pertaining to inordinate delay in completion of the Nandipur power project.* SC was informed that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed a reference against those responsible in a relevant court. * Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, who was heading a bench of the apex court, observed that the petition has become infructuous after filing of the reference in an accountability court. He remarkedRead More
Florida: State of emergency in view of approaching severe storm
FLORIDA, (DNA) – In the US state of Florida, a state of emergency has been declared in view of approaching severe storm, Hrricane Michael. The US National Hurricane Center warned today that the Hurricane is packing winds of up to 220 kilometers per hour, and is set to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf shore where it may unleash devastating waves. Authorities have issued evacuation orders and advisories to about five hundred thousand people in the state.
Trump playing hardball on oil prices
Over the course of his first 20 months in office, President Donald Trump has diverged from the traditional behavior of his political party in a few areas, but none more so than the foreign policy of trade and economics. While the Republican Party has traditionally feared trade wars, Trump has been the toughest economic negotiator in recent American history. As president, Trump has confronted close allies such as Canada and the EU, as well as economic competitors such as China. Now he is taking on OPEC. Neither side seems willingRead More
Smuggling trade through Iran earns Al-Shabab militants $7.5m a year
NEW YORK: (DNA) – Al-Shabab militants in Somalia are funding their extremism with $7.5 million a year from smuggling through transit points in Iran, according to a new UN report. The group, which is affiliated with Al-Qaeda, illegally exports charcoal to Iranian ports using fake country of origin certificates from Comoros, Ivory Coast and Ghana. The charcoal is packaged into white bags labeled “Product of Iran,” loaded on to Iranian-flagged dhows and re-exported to Dubai in the UAE. “The charcoal trade continues to be a significant source of revenue forRead More