Saturday, March 23rd, 2019
UK secretary declares Pakistani comic book series her favourite
WASHINGTON, (DNA) – The Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom, Penny Mordaunt has chosen Pakistani comic book series Sheeba and the Private Detectives as her favourite. The announcement was made via Twitter. An AZCORP Entertainment initiative, the books revolve around “four curious friends who love adventures. These young heroes travel all around Pakistan in search of local ‘mysteries’. Sheeba, Reemi, Majid and Qulsoom apply science, mathematics and a dose of common sense sleuthing to solve the gravest of community conundrums. They are armed with a cart-load of books andRead More
New Zealand reopens mosques that were attacked; many ‘march for love’
CHRISTCHURCH: (DNA) – Smelling of fresh paint, the two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch where a gunman killed 50 worshippers last week reopened their doors on Saturday, with many survivors among the first to walk in and pray for those who died. At the Al Noor mosque, where more than 40 of the victims were killed by a suspected white supremacist, prayers resumed with armed police on site, but no graphic reminders of the mass shooting, New Zealand’s worst. Aden Diriye, who lost his 3-year-old son, Mucad Ibrahim,Read More
DG ISPR gets Hilal-e-Imtiaz military
ISLAMABAD, MAR 23(DNA) – Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj. General Asif Ghafoor has got prestigious Hilal-e-Imtiaz Military. The President of Pakistan Arif Alvi awarded award to the head of ISPR. The award giving ceremony took place in the President House on Saturday. Besides military personnel, awards were given to members of civil society also.=DNA ===========
Mayday? Pressure builds on PM Theresa May to announce plans to quit
LONDON, MAR 23 (DNA) – Prime Minister Theresa May was under pressure on Saturday to set out plans for her departure, leading British newspapers reported, as her Brexit strategy lay in tatters just weeks before the United Kingdom was due to leave the European Union. May’s Brexit deal has been defeated twice by lawmakers, and while she has secured a delay to Brexit until at least April 12, she hinted on Friday that she would not bring back the plan for another vote next week if she was not confidentRead More
Spectacular flag lowering ceremony is being observed at Wagah Border
LAHORE (DNA) – An impressive flag lowering ceremony has been held at Wagah Border in Lahore on Pakistan Day, 23rd March, 2019 Saturday, which is being attended by a large number of people including women, children, old and youths. Pakistanis are chanting full-throat slogans of “Allah-hu-Akbar”, “Ya Rasool Allah (PBUH)”, “Jevay Jevay Pakistan”, and “Pakistan Zindabad” as the Pakistan Rangers personnel in their traditional style are presenting the parade to lower the flag. Most of the people especially children are dressed in green and white coloured clothes in accordance with theRead More
We will always safeguard Pakistan, says air chief
ISLAMABAD, MAR 23 (DNA) – Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force led the formations of PAF fly-past aircraft on the auspicious occasion of Pakistan Day Parade today. Keeping the tradition of his predecessors, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan flew over the venue in an F-16 Block 52 aircraft performing a magnificent vertical roll over the parade square. While crossing the dais, the Air Chief using the radio communication from the aircraft saluted the resilience of Pakistani nation in hisRead More