Monday, January 21st, 2019
UNGA president pays tribute to Pakistani peacekeeper’s sacrifices
ISLAMABAD, JAN 21 (DNA) – President of the United Nations General Assembly , María Fernanda Espinosa visited Center for international peace and stability( CIPS). while interacting with students and faculty members, the President UN General Assembly paid rich tribute to sacrifices of Pakistani peacekeepers for global peace and security and saving civilian lives under UN umbrella. CIPS was established in 2013 to provide peacekeeping training to domestic and international peacekeepers and was inaugurated by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. Pursuing a long history with UN Peacekeeping since 1960’s Pakistan hasRead More
Lawyers, traders protest across Punjab against Sahiwal killings
SAHIWAL, Jan 21 (DNA): Lawyers and traders on Monday staged protests and observed strikes in cities across Punjab against the killings of three members of the same family in a Sahiwal police ‘encounter’. District bar associations in Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Muzaffargarh, Vehari, Khanewal and Dera Ghazi Khan are observing a complete strike against the killings. A strike is also being observed in Kamalia, Toba Tek Singh and lawyers are demanding that action be taken against those responsible. In Peshawar as well, lawyers are boycotting proceedings of the high court and local courtsRead More
PM Imran Khan displeased over ministers in Sahiwal tragedy
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed annoyance over verbal mangling of the Sahiwal tragedy by some of his party’s provincial ministers of Punjab before investigation into the incident. Furthermore, he asserted that police officers should not resort to such measures or actions which were unconstitutional. Moreover, he vowed to ensure protection of citizens and rule of law in the country, and that the government could not support illegal actions/measures of any of its departments. He maintained that the federal government would ensure provision of justice in theRead More
Indian police arrest Yasin Malik, other Hurriyat leaders in Srinagar
SRINAGAR (DNA) – In occupied Kashmir, Indian police arrested several Hurriyat leaders including Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik, in Srinagar. The police took Muhammad Yasin Malik into custody from his residence in Maisuma area of Srinagar to prevent him from participating in programmes being held, today, in connection with the 29th anniversary of Gaw Kadal massacre. The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik has called for complete shutdown in Gaw Kadal and adjacent areas. The JRLRead More
Court to indict Raja Pervez Ashraf in RPPs on Feb 8
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – The accountability court will indict former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and other accused persons in the rental power projects (RPPs) scam case on February 8. Reportedly, the accountability court’s judge Arshad Malik presided over the hearing of the case and subsequently ordered all accused persons to appear before the court on the next hearing. The court will approve chargesheet against the accused persons on three RPPs including Reshma Power Generation (Pvt) Limited, Gulf Rental Power Pvt Ltd and Young Gen Power Ltd. The judge expressed annoyanceRead More