Thursday, March 7th, 2019
Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs meets COAS Gen. Bajwa
RAWALPINDI, MAR 07 (DNA) – Adel Bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) at GHQ. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, regional security and current situation between Pakistan and India were discussed. The visiting dignitary appreciated Pakistan’s positive role for regional peace and stability and reaffirmed KSA’s support to Pakistan. COAS thanked the minister for taking on the mantle of peace effort in very difficult circumstances, saying that KSA hasRead More
AIOU allocates Rs. 170 million to support needy students
ISLAMABAD, MAR 07 (DNA) : Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has allocated Rs. 170 million in its annual budget to provide financial support to the needy students in form of scholarships and fee-waivers. This ensures that the financial constraint should not be a hurdle for the deserving students to continue their future study. The scholarships could also be availed during the on-going admissions that will continue till March 15. The AIOU is only University in the country that had the distinction of providing free education to the disabled persons, prisoners,Read More
E-cigarette use linked to heart trouble: study
WASHINGTON: (DNA) – People who use e-cigarettes are more likely to have heart problems than those who don’t, says a study released on Thursday in the US. The rate of heart attacks among those who vape was 34 percent higher than among those who don’t, once corrections were made for risk factors such as age, gender, body mass index, cholesterol level, blood pressure and tobacco use. E-cigarette users were 25 percent more likely to have coronary artery disease and 55 percent more likely to suffer from depression or anxiety, theRead More
90-hour conflict with Pakistan ended in a stalemate and that’s a defeat for India
Just 90 hours proved enough to bring about a radical shift in how strategic competitive conflict between India and Pakistan would play out in the future. Unlike the tactical ‘one-off’ operation in Uri, which was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first attempt to alter the status quo but produced no strategic results, Balakot was different. Post-Pulwama, India’s immediate political aim was to set a new normal – to strike preemptively against terrorism-related targets anywhere in Pakistan – for its response to Pakistan’s proxy war driven by terrorism under the cover of an irrationalRead More
Chairman PPP condemns killing of Afzal Kohistani
ISLAMABAD, 7 March (DNA) – Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari strongly condemning the killing of the main character of Kohistan video scandal Afzal Kohistani said that Afzal continued begging for protection but the rulers remained unmoved. In a statement Chairman PPP said this kind of murder weakens the trust of the people in the judicial system of the country and the state. People asking for protection are being killed in this new Pakistan, he said. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that killing of Afzal Kohistani exposed the tallRead More
FM Qureshi, Saudi counterpart discuss matters of mutual interest
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Saudi State Minister for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir called on Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad on Thursday. They discussed matters of mutual interest, including Pak-India tension and regional peace. The Saudi State Minister is on a day-long visit to Pakistan at the direction of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, and his tour aims at bringing the tense environment between Pakistan and India to normalcy. Talking to him, the Foreign Minister welcomed the mediation offer from Saudi Crown Prince to deescalate the tensions between PakistanRead More