Saturday, January 19th, 2019
PM Khan summons report of CTD’s Sahiwal encounter from Punjab IG
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran khan on Saturday took notice of the suspicious encounter of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Sahiwal. The premier has summoned a report of the incident form Punjab Inspector General (IG) Amjad Javed Saleemi. He has directed to conduct complete, independent and fair probe into the incident. by the CTD officers in a purportedly high-speed pursuit in Qadirabad area of Sahiwal city. CTD claimed that the ‘terrorists’ were killed in an intelligence based operation (IBO). Three other terrorists including Shahid Jabar and Abdul Rahman managedRead More
PCB-AHC GIRLS’ CUP 2019: EMPOWERING GIRLS THROUGH CRICKET
ISLAMABAD (DNA) -The Australian High Commission (AHC) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with the support of Serena Hotels today hosted the 4th AHC-PCB Girls’ Cricket Cup at the Murghzar Cricket Ground, Islamabad. The AHC-PCB Girls’ Cup 2019 involved teams from four schools: Special Education School for Girls with Hearing Impairment H-9; Mashal Model School Bari Imam; Pakistan Sweet Homes H-9/4 and Islamabad Model School for Girls I-9/1 Islamabad The girls attended a five-day coaching clinic in the lead-up to the competition conducted by first class women cricketersRead More
South Africa bat in first one-day international
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat in the first one-day international against Pakistan on Saturday. The pitch at St George’s Park looked good for batting, while a strong wind seemed likely to pose a challenge to bowlers and fielders. “It looks a good wicket and there may be a bit more spin in the second innings,” said South African captain Faf du Plessis. South Africa fielded two new caps in batsman Rassie van der Dussen and fast bowler Duanne Olivier, who was man of the series inRead More
AIOU’s M.Phil Mass Comm workshop on Jan 21
ISLAMABAD, JAN 19 (DNA) – Department of Mass Communication, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will hold courses workshop of its M.Phil Mass Communication for the Semester Autumn 2018 from January 21 that would be continued till 9th February. The workshops’ courses include: 5761, 5762, 6630 and 6632. Intimation letters have been sent to all the enrolled students at their given addresses. They were also informed through SMS. Reappear students of the said course codes have been advised to contact the Department of Mass Communication to deposit the requisite fee for reappear inRead More
Newly-appointed CJP Khosa has no Twitter account, clarifies SC spokesman
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Supreme Court (SC) spokesman on Saturday has clarified that newly-appointed Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khosa has no Twitter account. In a statement issued by the top court, an action will be taken against those running fake social media accounts of the CJP. Earlier on January 18, Asif Saeed Khosa had taken oath as CJP during a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Iqbal in Islamabad. President Dr Arif Alvi administered oath to him. Born on Dec 21, 1954, in Dera Ghazi Khan, Justice Khosa passed his matriculation examRead More
Indonesia supports Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity within int’l recognized borders
BAKU, (DNA) – Indonesia always supports Azerbaijan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity within the internationally recognized borders and considers it important to resolve the Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh conflict on this basis, Siswo Pramono, director general of the Policy Analysis and Development Agency of the Indonesian Foreign Ministry, said. Pramono made the remarks at a meeting with Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Ramiz Hasanov. Hasanov expressed gratification with the current state of political relations between Azerbaijan and Indonesia. He appreciated SOCAR’s activity in Indonesia and stressed the importance of further development of cooperation inRead More