Saturday, January 5th, 2019
France’s ‘yellow vest’ protestors back on the streets
PARIS, (DNA) – France’s “yellow vest” protestors were back on the streets again Saturday as a government spokesman denounced those still protesting as hard-liners who wanted only to bring down the government. Several hundred protestors gathered on the Champs Elysees in central Paris, where around 15 police wagons were also deployed. Marches were underway in several other cities across France. On Friday, government spokesman Benjamin Griveaux denounced those still protesting as “agitators who want insurrection and, basically, to overthrow the government”. This is the eighth Saturday of protests called byRead More
PM Imran Khan’s standing ovation for Turkish orchestra
ANKARA, JAN 05 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan gave a standing ovation to a Turkish orchestra during a dinner hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The band played the famous Pakistani national song ‘Tera Pakistan Hai Ye Mera Pakistan Hai’ by Amjad Hussain. As soon the band finished the song, the premier stood up from his chair to applaud the orchestra for the heartfelt performance. Khan, who took oath as Pakistan’s 19th Prime Minister in last August following his party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s victory in July 2018 generalRead More
Pak, China military exercise Warrior VI ends
KHARIAN, JAN 05 (DNA) -Pakistan and China Joint Military Exercise Warrior VI culminated near Kharian on Saturday. Troops from Special Forces of Pakistan Army and PLA participated in exercise. The four week long joint exercise was aimed at sharing respective experiences in the field of counter terrorism operations and learn from each other’s expertise . This is sixth joint exercise of the series as part of bilateral military cooperation between both the countries. Inspector General Training and Evaluation (IGT&E) Lieutenant General Sher Afgun was chief guest on the occasion.=DNA
Provision of clean drinking water priority: Mayor
ISLAMABAD, JAN 05 (DNA) – Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) is committed to provide safe and clean drinking water to the every resident of the city. Since the establishment of MCI, several steps were taken including renovation and up-keep of existing filtration plants and installation of more plants in the different areas of Islamabad. Installation of filtration plants in sector I-9 was a longstanding demand of the residents of this sector which was acceded and now installation of two (02) more filtration plants have been completed. Mayor of Islamabad, Sheikh AnserRead More
UAE finalizes financial package for Pakistan: sources
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) have finalized a financial package for Pakistan to extend help to the friendly country in its current account deficit woes, sources said. The UAE package comprises of $3.2bn worth of oil supplies on deferred payment, besides a $3bn cash deposit, sources said. The fiscal package of around $6.2 billion is expected to be announced by UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during his scheduled visit of Pakistan which will begin on January 6. According to an official the UAERead More
Pakistani-American woman Rabeea Collier becomes a judge in Texas court
TEXAS, (DNA) – Rabeea Collier, a Pakistani origin woman, has been appointed as a district court judge in Texas. Rabeea has been representing individuals, non-profits, and small to publicly traded businesses in courthouses across Harris County, according to Rabeea Collier’s website. She is a graduate of Kingwood High School in Houston, Texas. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government from the University of Texas at Austin. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law in Houston, Texas. “She specializes in litigation, including commercial litigation, generalRead More