Sunday, November 18th, 2018
Women empowerment for economic uplift a must: RCCI
RAWALPINDI, NOV 18 (DNA) – Women empowerment is imperative for economic uplift of the country and “Women entrepreneurs must be promoted” , said President Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Malik Shahid Saleem. Inaugurating career fair at Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU), he said,” it is need of the hour to strengthen industry-academia linkage to endorse business activities and Rawalpindi Chamber is playing its due role in this regard”. “We have two million youth seeking jobs every year and only business activities can help lower unemployment in the country”.Read More
US envoy hopes for peace deal with Taliban in 2019: media
KABUL: (DNA) – The US special envoy to Afghanistan hopes to cement a peace deal with Taliban insurgents by April 2019, local media reported on Sunday. Zalmay Khalilzad, in Kabul to lead talks between the United States, the Taliban and the Afghan government, told reporters he hopes “a peace deal is reached before April 20 next year”. Afghanistan is planning to hold a presidential election on April 20, 2019. The Afghan-born US diplomat said he remained “cautiously optimistic” about the peace talks. Khalilzad, chosen by US President Donald Trump’s administration toRead More
Bomb kills three, wounds four in Quetta
QUETTA, (DNA) – Pakistan: A bomb blast Sunday killed three paramilitary soldiers and wounded four others in Pakistan´s troubled southwest, officials said. The incident happened in Margat area on the outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province. “An improvised explosive device planted along the road went off as a vehicle of Frontier Corps (FC) passed by, killing three soldiers and wounding four others,” an FC spokesman told on condition of anonymity. Violence in Pakistan has however dropped significantly since the country´s deadliest-ever militant attack, an assault on a schoolRead More
U-turn to achieve objective hallmark of great leadership: PM Khan
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (DNA): After facing backlash from opposition, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Sunday finally broke silence and responded on his U-turn statement. PM took to popular micro-blogging website Twitter and said, “Doing a U-turn to reach one’s objective is the hallmark of great leadership just as lying to save ill-gotten wealth is the hallmark of crooks.” Doing a U-turn to reach one’s objective is the hallmark of great leadership just as lying to save ill-gotten wealth is the hallmark of crooks. Prime MinisterRead More
Baluchistan assembly speakers decide to ‘call it a day’
QUETTA, NOV 8 (DNA) – Speaker of Baluchistan Assembly Abdul Quddus Bazinjo has decided to ‘call it a day’ amidst reports of huge differences within the party and with the allies. Bazinjo is reported to have conveyed his decision to his party men and allies. He is of the view that as Speaker he had no independence to exercise his powers for the welfare of his people. “I cannot be a mere rubberstamp speaker if I cannot help my people”, he said. Sources say, he may hold a news conferenceRead More
Govt committed to develop far-off areas: Fawad Choudhry
JHELUM, NOV 18 (DNA) – Federal Minister of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Fawad Choudhry has called for equal distribution of resources among all federating units. While addressing a public gathering in Jhelum on Sunday the Federal Minster said in past all resources were spent only in big cities. He said in Lahore only Rs 70,000/- have been spent per person in last ten years. He said the government will make sure that the public money is spent on the rightful projects with a view to bringing the far-off areasRead More