Sunday, October 21st, 2018
Islamabad woman arrested for allegedly abusing, threatening police officials
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – A woman in Islamabad was arrested on Sunday for allegedly abusing, threatening and misbehaving with police officials at an entry point to the Diplomatic Enclave after her vehicle, which was missing a number plate, was stopped by police. The incident came to the notice of law enforcement and government officials after a video of the back-and-forth between the woman and police officers went viral on social media on Saturday. The viral video showed the woman furiously yelling, using abusive language and hurling threats at police officials whoRead More
ICC Test Rankings: Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas rises to No.3
DUBAI: (DNA) – Mohammad Abbas was the hero of Pakistan’s series-clinching win over Australia in the Abu Dhabi Test, and also the star of the latest Test match rankings. It was the Abbas show in Abu Dhabi all right. In the first Australia innings, he led the way with 5/33 to help Pakistan take a 137-run lead. Then, after the batsmen had set Australia 538 to win, he scythed through the top and middle order on his way to figures of 5/62. Abbas’ tally after 10 Tests is 59. He’sRead More
Trump takes a U-Turn on Saudi response to Jamal Khashoggi’s death
ELKO: (DNA) – US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was not satisfied with Saudi Arabia’s response to a dissident journalist’s death, but warned against scrapping a multibillion-dollar deal with the conservative kingdom. Saudi Arabia has admitted that critic Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its Istanbul consulate after a physical altercation, in a major dialing back of two weeks of denials, but the whereabouts of his body remain unclear. It said 18 Saudis have been arrested in connection with his death and two top aides of Crown Prince Mohammed binRead More
Azerbaijan ready to give $100 mln credit to Pakistan to address energy issues
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Azerbaijan has expressed its readiness to give one hundred million dollar credit to Pakistan to address its energy issues along with supplying of oil and oil products. The offer was made by Ambassador of Azerbaijan Ali Alizada during a meeting with Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain in Islamabad. The ambassador also showed his country’s keen interest to strengthen cooperation with Pakistan in the fields of media and information. Welcoming the ambassador’s offer and interest to resolve Pakistan’s energy issues, the Information Minister said weRead More
Polling for one national, two provincial assembly seats begins
KARACHI: (DNA) – Polling for National Assembly seat, NA-247, Sindh Assembly seat, PS-111, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat, PK-71, got underway on Sunday morning. The voting process in these constituencies started at 8:00am and will continue until 5:00pm without any break. According to ECP, a total of 546,451 registered voters will cast their ballots in NA-247 and 178,965 voters in PS-111. Twelve candidates are competing in the electoral battle for the NA-247 seat while eleven are contesting for the Sindh Assembly seat. The NA seat was vacated by Dr ArifRead More
Turkey to reveal details of killing of Saudi journalist
ANKARA, (DNA) – Turkey says it will reveal details of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Talking to reporters in Istanbul, Spokesman of the ruling Justice and Development Party Omer Celik said Turkey will uncover whatever happened and no one should have doubts about it. The spokesman said Turkey will not blame anyone prior to completion of investigation.