Saturday, February 2nd, 2019
Pakistan envoy to Iran presents her credential to President of Iran
TEHRAN, (DNA) – Rifat Masood Pakistan’s Ambassador to Iran has submitted her Credential to President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, on Saturday.
Rival rallies set up tense standoff in Venezuela
CARACAS (DNA) – Tens of thousands of protesters were set to pour onto the streets of Caracas on Saturday to back opposition leader Juan Guaido’s calls for early elections as international pressure increased on President Nicolas Maduro to step down. Major European countries have set a Sunday deadline for Maduro to call snap presidential elections. Failing that, they will join the United States in recognizing National Assembly speaker Guaido as Venezuela’s interim president. “Maduro’s tyranny must end and must end now,” US Vice President Mike Pence told a rally ofRead More
Baluchistan doctors end 50-day strike after successful negotiations with govt
QUETTA (DNA) – Doctors and paramedics in Balochistan on Saturday ended a 50-day strike, which caused immense suffering to patients across the province, after negotiations with the provincial government to ensure their safety and security. Meanwhile, the out-patient departments (OPDs) have been reopened. The current Provincial Minister of the Balochistan for Health Mir Naseebullah Khan spoke to the media outside the Civil Hospital in Quetta after successful negotiations with protesting doctors. He asserted that certain reservations of doctors would be addressed on the priority basis, and effective measures would beRead More