Thursday, January 17th, 2019
Romanian Council presidency to be marked on Jan 24 in Brussels with cultural show
BUCHAREST, JAN 17: The official start of the Romanian Presidency in the Council of the European Union will be marked , in Brussels, on January 24, 2019, with a classical music event. The concert will take place at BOZAR, the prestigious cultural institution, which will host one of the most successful national ensembles, the Romanian Youth Orchestra, conducted by Cristian Mandeal. The Programme brings together important works of illustrious Romanian composers, including George Enescu, Theodor Rogalski, Grigoraș Dinicu, George Grigoriu and… As part of the Romanian Presidency of the CouncilRead More
PM wants MPs to stay in Pakistan and focus on job
ISLAMABAD, JAN 17 (DNA)-Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the politicians and parliamentarians to focus on their original job within the country instead of frequent foreign trips. In a tweet, he questioned “why are some of our lawmakers so scared of the Exit Control List and why are they so keen to go abroad”? The Prime Minister said there is so much work to be done by politicians in and for Pakistan, the land they claim to love. mran Khan, however, said that some lawmakers cannot waitRead More
Pakistani students invited to visit Japan
ISLAMABAD, JAN 17 (DNA)- A delegation of eight Pakistani university students seeking medical education and six young civil servants mainly working in the health sector will embark upon their visit to Japan on the short term invitation extended by the Government of Japan from 21st January to 29th January 2019 under the Japan-SAARC Network Program of People–to-People Exchange. The first batch of youth comprising of twelve high school students from Karachi along with their one supervisor have already returned to Pakistan after their successful visit to Japan earlierRead More
Cabinet to decide about 172 names on ECL
ISLAMABAD (DNA News) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Thursday is expected to preside over a meeting of the federal cabinet in Islamabad to review a 17-point agenda. Initially, the agenda did not include the matter of placement of names of 172 ‘influential’ people on the Exit Control List (ECL). However, it may fall into discussion today as the previous cabinet meeting on January 10th postponed the decision to review removal of names of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Sindh ChiefRead More
Full court reference for retiring chief justice Saqib Nisar
ISLAMABA DNA) – Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar is retiring from his office today (Thursday). A full court reference in his honor will be held at the Supreme Court (SC) in Islamabad to pay tribute to his services. The reference will be addressed by the outgoing Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Chief Justice-designate Asif Saeed Khosa and the President of Supreme Court Bar. President Dr. Arif Alvi will administer oath to Asif Saeed Khosa as new Chief Justice of Pakistan on January 18 during a ceremonyRead More
Apex court issues judgement in private schools fee case
ISLAMABAD, JAN 17 (DNA) -The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) has released a detailed judgement, in a case pertaining to exorbitant fees charged by private schools, and ordered all private schools in the country to reduce fees in excess of Rs5,000 by 20 percent on a monthly basis. In this regard, a strict action will be taken against private schools and their registration could be cancelled if they fail to comply with orders of the court. However, schools which are charging less than Rs5,000 are excluded inRead More