Friday, December 14th, 2018
Maulana Tariq Jameel appeals nation to support PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD, DEC 14 (DNA) – Prominent religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel has appealed the entire nation to support Prime Minister Imran Khan. Hazrat Maulana Tariq Jameel said, “Imran Khan is the first Prime Minister in the history of Pakistan to show his intentions and wish to transform Pakistan into Madina-like welfare state.” “Therefore, I appealed to the entire nation of over 200 million people to fully extend support to PM Imran Khan,” Maulana Tariq Jameel appealed to the countrymen.
Serena Hotels hosts ceremony to mark Mountain Film Festival
ISLAMABAD, DEC 14 (DNA) – Serena Hotels hosted the inaugural ceremony of the 4th edition of Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival (PIMFF) in Kehkeshan Hall, Islamabad Serena Hotel. The chief guest on the occasion was renowned mountaineer, Colonel (Retd.) M. Sher Khan who holds the distinction of being the first Pakistani to have climbed Rakaposhi (7,788 metres) and Nanga Parbat (8,126 metres), along with numerous other peaks. Mr. Wajahat Malik, founder of PIMFF welcomed the guests to the ceremony and screening of The Frozen Road. Aziz Boolani, CEO of SerenaRead More
French Tourists are choosing Pakistan as a preferred destination for sightseeing and cultural tourism.
PARIS, DEC 14 (DNA) – More and more French and European tourists are choosing Pakistan as a preferred destination for tourism. This was stated by the representatives of the top tour operators of France who met the Ambassador of Pakistan to France Mr. Moin ul Haque in Paris yesterday at a debriefing session after their recent 2-week visit to Pakistan in September this year. The tour operators in their separate presentations briefed the Ambassador about their visit which gave them first-hand experience of tourism potential of Pakistan. Consequently, they haveRead More
Thousands throng to Formula E landmark event being held in Riyadh
By Ansar M Bhatti RIYADH, DEC 14 (DNA) – Thousands of people from across the globe thronged the landmark Formula E championship, set to start from Saturday. The pre-race events continue to attract tens of thousands of people. Even on Friday a large number of foreigners and locals rushed to the venue. The Formula E is an International Circuit event organised by an international sport body. It is the first time that event is being held in Riyard Saudi Arabia and various organisations including several ministries and associations are involved.Read More
Pakistan greatly values its relations with South Africa: Zobaida Jalal
ISLAMABAD, DEC 14 (DNA) – Zobaida Jalal Federal Minister for Defence Production said on Friday Pakistan greatly valued its relations with South Africa. She said this during a meeting with Mpendulo Jele, High Commissioner of South Africa. She said the importance of enhanced defence cooperation was also highlighted between the defence industries of two countries. Mpendulo Jele and Federal Minister of Defence Production exchanged views on matters of mutual interest and enhancing cooperation in defence production, Culture, Tourism, Agriculture, Science and Technology. Pakistan and South Africa enjoy warm and cordialRead More
US needs to establish counter-terrorism policy: Harrison Akins
ISLAMABAD, DEC 14 (DNA) – Harrison Akins, Research Fellow, University of Tennessee’s Howard H. Baker, Jr., Center for Public Policy, Knoxville, USA, who has recently coined a new term ‘Terrorism Trap’ visited IPRI. He said American counter-terrorism policies increased anti-Americanism in many Muslim countries. He also suggested that the US needs to distinguish between ‘International Terrorism” and “Domestic Terrorism’. He said “if you look at the trajectory of two kinds of terrorism, there are very different outcomes. Number of international terrorist attacks each year remains relatively small. However, if weRead More