Saturday, October 27th, 2018
Several killed in US shooting near Pittsburgh synagogue: media
Washington (DNA) -US media reported at least four people killed Saturday after police in the US city of Pittsburgh were called to an “active shooter,” reportedly near a Jewish synagogue. seven people were confirmed dead, and that two police officers had been shot, while Fox put the death toll at four. “There is an active shooter in the area of Wilkins and Shady,” Pittsburgh´s Public Safety department, which includes the police, said on Twitter. The Tree of Life congregation is located in the area cited by police. It is theRead More
Kashmiri separatist leaders issue plea for ‘full military support’
Warning that the situation in occupied Kashmir was worsening beyond control in the wake of unprecedented atrocities by Indian forces, leaders of various armed Kashmiri separatist groups on Saturday called on Islamabad to extend them “full military support”. “India’s entire leadership and institutions are unanimous in their nefarious designs to annihilate the Kashmiris and their economy […] Their brutalities and bloodlust is unprecedented in history and the situation is getting out of control,” observed Syed Salahuddin, head of the United Jihad Council (UJC), at a press conference at Muzaffarabad’s CentralRead More
Ch Nisar dispels reports of joining any political party
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Former interior minister and estrange leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chaudhry Nisar on Saturday dispel reports he was joining any political party. Addressing a gathering of workers at his native area after returning from London, he said that the country was heading towards a political confrontation, adding that the instability would increase in the country, if the issue of political confrontation is not addressed. Nisar went on to say that the government should differentiate between accountability and revenge. Today politics has become another name of abusiveRead More
Saudi Arabia rejects Turkey’s call to extradite Khashoggi killers
MANAMA (DNA) – : Riyadh on Saturday dismissed Ankara’s calls to extradite 18 Saudis wanted for the murder of critic Jamal Khashoggi, as Washington warned the crisis risked destabilising the Middle East. “The individuals are Saudi nationals. They’re detained in Saudi Arabia, and the investigation is in Saudi Arabia, and they will be prosecuted in Saudi Arabia,” Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told a regional defence forum in Bahrain. He was responding to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who on Friday renewed his call for the 18 men to be extraditedRead More
CJ censures jail authorities for providing facilities to Shah Rukh Jatoi
KARACHI: (DNA) – Chief Justice of Pakistan on Saturday expressed anger at the jail authorities for providing facilities to convicted murderer Shah Rukh Jatoi. During his visit to the Landhi Jail where he found Jatoi enjoying the allowed under C-Class. He asked the authorities as to why the convict is being provided such facilities. The chief justice ordered the jail officials to transfer the prisoner to the death cell where he was supposed to be. Jatoi and his associates had shot dead 20-year old Shahzeb Khan in Defence area ofRead More
Sheikh Rasheed asks PSX to vacate Pakistan Railways land
LAHORE, (DNA) –Sheikh Rasheed on Saturday asked administration of Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) to vacate land owned by Pakistan Railways. He was addressing a presser here at Railways Headquarters, Lahore. “Six trains have been launched whereas six others will be launched soon”, claimed railways minister. While vowing to augment profit of the department by whopping Rs10 billion in one year, Rasheed told attendant that Pakistan Railways will complete accords of ML-1 and ML-2. He went on to say that country’s economy can’t stand on its feet without revamping railways. RegrettingRead More