Thursday, December 20th, 2018
Wajid Zia appointed Railway Police IG
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – As the Accountability Court (AC) reserved its judgment in Flagship Investment and Al-Azizia references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday, the government appointed Wajid Zia, the head of Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in Panama Papers case, as the Pakistan Railways Police inspector general (IG). According to Establishment Division of the Cabinet Secretariat, Wajid Zia, a grade-21 officer, who was serving as Additional Director in the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), has been transferred to Railways Police. The incumbent Railways IG Dr Mujeebur Rehman, a BS-21 officerRead More
Turkish Defence Minister arrives in Islamabad on two-day visit
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Alkar has arrived in Islamabad on a two-day visit. During the visit, he will hold meetings with top civil and military leadership.
Pakistan expects record tourists next summer following British Airways announcement
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan is expecting a record number of tourists visiting country citing several positive developments taking place following improvement in security situation including revival of British Airways operations. A close aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan and senior member of Federal Cabinet, Asad Umar stated that since Portugal has dropped all the travel advisories and the British Airways is starting Pakistan flights a record number of tourists is expected next summer in the country. “Victory against the terrorists bearing fruit of reducing isolation of Pakistan,” the finance ministerRead More
EU probes hack of ‘thousands’ of diplomatic cables
BRUSSELS, (DNA) – The EU announced an urgent investigation on Wednesday after suspected hackers accessed thousands of sensitive diplomatic cables. some of the cables, which are from European Union diplomatic missions around the world and reveal anxiety about how to handle US President Donald Trump as well as concerns about the behaviour of China, Russia and Iran. The breach recalls the publication by Wikileaks of a vast haul of US State Department cables in 2010, though in the EU case the trove is much smaller and consists of less secretRead More
Babar Azam – The gleaming star in cricketing world
The young and talented batsman Babar Azam was born on 15 October 1994 in Lahore, Pakistan. A dream of becoming a cricketer started from the streets of his city where he used to play tape-ball cricket. With his discipline and level-headed attitude, Babar made his way up through age-group cricket. He played under-15 world championship in 2008 and two under-19 World Cups in 2010 and 2012. Babar’s impressive showing in 2012 World Cup grabbed coaches attention and he finally made his ODI debut in 2015 against Zimbabwe in the home series. His consecutiveRead More
UAE Parliament expresses full support with Saudi rejection of recent US Senate resolutions
ABU DHABI (DNA) – The UAE Parliament has expressed full support and solidarity with Saudi Arabia in rejecting recent US Senate resolutions. In a statement, the UAE parliament said the US Senate stance rather serves the interests of those seeking to undermine regional security and stability. The statement called on all world parliaments to play an influential role in strengthening friendship ties and dialogue among world nations and peoples.