Wednesday, December 26th, 2018
Maulana Tariq Jameel, A.R Rahman attend conference in Canada
OTTAWA, DEC 26 (DNA) – Noted Pakistani scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel was recently invited to speak at Reviving the Islamic Spirit (RIS) annual conference in Canada. The maulana delivered speeches on Saturday (December 22) and Sunday (December 23) in a discussion titled “Purification of Heart Series”. RIS is an annual Islamic conference that is held during the winter holiday season in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. First held in 2001, it has since become one of North America’s largest Islamic conferences. Organizers maintain that the event is an attempt to revive IslamicRead More
Pakistan win toss, opt to bat in first Test against South Africa
CENTURION, (DNA) – Pakistan on Wednesday won the toss and decided to bat first in the first test match of the series against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion. Pakistan had one late injury problem to deal with for the series-opener as batsman Haris Sohail was ruled out on the morning of the match with a knee problem. He was replaced by Shan Masood. An injury-hit Pakistan suffered yet another setback when batsman Haris Sohail was skipped for the first match due to his knee injury earlier today. ShanRead More
Afghanistan’s new Ambassador to Pakistan presents his credentials to President Alvi
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Afghanistan’s new Ambassador to Pakistan Shukrullah Atif Mashal called on President Dr Arif Alvi at Aiwan e Sadr in Islamabad today and presented his credentials to the President.
Pakistan among 10 ‘coolest places’ to go in 2019: Forbes
A popular American business magazine ‘Forbes’ has included Pakistan to the top ten ‘coolest places’ where tourists must go in the new year of 2019. It has recently published a report by Ann Abel, an experienced travel writer. She after interviewing various experts at several high-end travel companies, has suggested tourists all along the world the ten best places for travelling during 2019. The names of the places are given below in alphabetical order: The Azores (Portugal), Eastern Bhutan, Cabo/Los Cabos (Mexico), Colombia, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Mongolia, Pakistan, Rwanda, The TurkishRead More
SC dismisses disqualification petition against Zulfi Bukhari
LAHORE, (DNA) – The Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down a petition seeking the disqualification of Zulfi Bukhari, the prime minister’s special assistant on overseas Pakistanis and human resource development. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar and comprising Justice Umar Atta Bandial and Justice Ijazul Ahsan issued the orders on the petition filed by Muhammad Ali Chattah and Mirza Abul Moiz Baig seeking disqualification of the special assistant on the basis of his dual nationality. During the hearing, Bukhari’s counsel Aitzaz Ahsan told the court, “My client isRead More
IMF puts Pakistan in a tight spot
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to ensure primary surplus on budget deficit to move ahead with the programme, leaving it with the hard choice of either slashing down its defence or development expenditure. The budget deficit has to be curtailed within a range of 4 to 5 percent of GDP during the programme period. Moving towards free float of exchange rate and hiking power tariff by 22 percent are among other major stumbling blocks to the way of evolving a staff level agreement betweenRead More