Sunday, October 21st, 2018
Top German business delegation to visit Pakistan on Oct 22
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – : A high-level German businessmen delegation will arrive on a five-day visit to Pakistan on (Monday). The visit of the delegation, comprising of 36 executive-level decisionmakers of various German business houses including IT, manufacturing and service sectors, has been organised by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs in collaboration with the Consulate of Pakistan in Munich with active support from the Pakistan Embassy in Berlin. The objective of the visit is to explore opportunities of joint ventures and innovative businesses in the emerging economy of Pakistan. It willRead More
Pakistan welcomes contacts KSA, Turkey over Jamal Khashoggi issue
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan has welcomed the contacts between Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and their desire to work together to address the Jamal Khashoggi issue. In a statement on Sunday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said Pakistan welcomes the steps taken by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Turkey to address this issue. He said disclosing facts to the public and bringing those responsible to justice is important in this regard.
PTI leads in NA-247, Karachi, ANP ahead in PK-71 Peshawar
KARACHI: (DNA) – Unofficial and initial results show that PTI candidate Aftab Siddiqui leads with 1443 votes against MQM’s Sadiq Iftikhar who has bagged 863 votes in NA-247, Karachi. In PK-71, ANP candidate Salahuddin leads with 4859 votes against PTI’s Zulfiqar Khan who is second with 4059 votes, according to results obtained from various polling stations. Vote count got under way after daylong polling for by-polls on National Assembly seat NA-247, Sindh Assembly seat PS-111 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat PK-71. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has finalised allRead More
Interior ministry decides to revamp ECL
ISLAMABAD, OCT 21 (DNA) – The Ministry of Interior has drafted a series of recommendations in its bid to revamp the Exit Control List (ECL) that will be presented to the standing committee for approval on Monday. The minstry has recommended to abolish the role of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and sought to replace the words ‘competent authority’ with interior secretary. The authority to place names on the list should reside with the interior secretary instead of cabinet or judiciary and persons under investigation or scrutiny should not be putRead More
17 dead in Taiwan rail accident: authorities
At least 17 people have died after a train derailed and flipped over in Taiwan on Sunday, authorities said. The Taiwan Railways Administration confirmed the toll and said more than 70 people had also been injured in the accident in northeastern Yilan county. At least five carriages had flipped over and were lying on their side, according to an reporter at the scene. Images from the site showed the high-speed Puyuma Express train completely derailed and lying zig-zagged across the track. Taiwan authorities said the accident had happened at 4:50pmRead More
Mexico allows caravan women, children in, but thousands still stranded
Ciudad Hidalgo, (DNA) – : Mexican authorities allowed dozens of women and children from a US-bound Honduran migrant caravan to enter the country Saturday but thousands remain stranded on a border bridge between Guatemala and Mexico where riot police barred their progress. Mexico´s ambassador to Guatemala Luis Manuel Lopez told the women and children would be processed by immigration authorities and taken to a shelter in the city of Tapachula, 40 kilometers (25 miles) away. Mexican authorities said around 900 other migrants — tired of waiting on the bridge —Read More