AKORA KHATTAK/RAWALPINDI (DNA) – The funeral prayers of slain religious scholar and former chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Sami (JUI-S) Maulana Samiul Haq will be offered in Akora Khattak at 3PM today. As per details garnered, foolproof security arrangements have been made to avoid any untoward situation. The town administration has summoned additional contingents of security forces in this regard. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Asif Ali Zardari, Khursheed Shah, Asfandyar Wali, Mian Iftikhar Hussain, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Chief Minister and provincial ministers will attend the funeral prayers. Envoys of Afghanistan, Saudi ArabiaRead More

BEIJING  (DNA) – : China will provide Pakistan with economic aid but more talks will take place to fix the details, a senior Chinese diplomat said, after new Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday. Pakistan´s foreign reserves have plunged 42 percent since the start of the year and now stand at about $8 billion, or less than two months of import cover. Last month, Pakistan received a $6 billion rescue package from Saudi Arabia, but officials say it is not enough and the countryRead More

BEIJING, (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is on his first official visit to China, met his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang and delegation-level talks were held between the two countries. PM Imran and his Chinese counterpart led delegations of their countries. The Pakistani delegation includes Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Finance Minister Asad Umar and other officials. As per the details, both friendly states inked around 15 agreements and memorandum of understandings (MoUs) which aim at boosting cooperation in different fields. Both countries, which have historic ties, signed agreementsRead More

KARACHI, (DNA) – Protests across the nation by religious hardliners against the acquittal of Asia Bibi ended after the government reached an agreement making daily life come back to normal. Blockades at major roads in Karachi and other cities have been cleared at multiple locations after TLP chief directed protestors to disperse peacefully. In the coastal city of Karachi, the sit-in near Star Gate area and Shahrah-e-Faisal was cleared for traffic. Moreover, blockage near Al-Asif square was also cleared as vehicles were allowed to enter the city. Sit-ins on SuperRead More

RAWALPINDI: (DNA) –  Jamiat Ulema Islam-Sami (JUI-S) Chief Maulana Sami ul Haq funeral prayers will be held at Garrison Ground in Akora Khattak at 3pm today (Saturday). The body of the slain JUI-S chief, who was stabbed to death by unknown assailants at his residence in Rawalpindi on Friday evening, has been transported Akora Khattak through an ambulance. He would be laid to rest in his native town Nowshera  in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. Talking to media Hamid ul Haq, son of former senator Maulana Sami ul Haq, confirmed thatRead More