Tuesday, May 7th, 2019
PTI decides to challenge Maryam Nawaz’s appointment as PML-N vice-president
ISLAMABAD, MAY 07 (DNA) – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to challenge Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz’s appointment as vice-president. According to sources, the PTI leadership has reservations against Maryam’s appointment and will challenge the decision in a court. Sources further said Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has questioned how a person, who has been sentenced by a court, can be appointed as vice-president. Qureshi is said to have further said that, Maryam has been granted temporary relief and that her sentence has not been commuted, sourcesRead More
Chinese gang involved in illegal marriage racket busted in Pakistan
Dubai: At least eight Chinese men have been arrested in Pakistan on charges of trafficking Pakistani girls after illegal marriages. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) busted the racket following complaints of Chinese involved in illegal marriages after trapping the poor Pakistani girls mainly Christians. The FIA has also claimed to have arrested the Pakistani agents who were involved in facilitating the Chinese in trapping the poor Pakistani girls. Deputy Director FIA Jamil Ahmad Khan Mayo told Pakistani media that the FIA arrested eight Chinese nationals from Lahore airport and otherRead More
CPEC helps bridge this Pakistani-Chinese couple
PESHAWAR: (DNA) – Every brick laid for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects seems to bring people from the two countries closer together. And while marriages between Chinese women and Pakistani men is not uncommon anymore, marriages amongst co-workers while working over CPEC projects is few and far between and shows how the increased interaction between people of the two countries results in blossoming of love and fostering closer ties. Their marriage ceremony was held in the federal capital over the weekend and was attended by a hostRead More
Pakistan convinced IMF over amnesty scheme
ISLAMABAD, MAY 07 (DNA) – A major obstacle regarding the the Assets Declaration and Amnesty Scheme 2019 has been removed as Pakistan has convinced the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the scheme. According to details, the amnesty scheme is likely to be introduced this month, while the federal government aims for collecting Rs170 billion more under the scheme. Finance ministry sources claim that assets worth Rs2,500 could be termed ‘legal’ as the scheme is implemented. Furthermore, the scheme will be preceded by the IMF bailout package for Pakistan, and itRead More
Ambassador of Japan visits Taxila museum
TAXILA, MAY 07 (DNA) – Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, visited Taxila museum and saw the archaeological sites of Taxila. The Ambassador said Buddhist heritage and the Gandhara Buddhist Art were very popular in Japan and had great attraction for foreign tourists. Curator Taxila Museum Abdul Nasir briefed the ambassador during his visit.
Fighting kills 43 in Syria
Beirut: (DNA) – Clashes between Syrian government forces and militants have killed 43 fighters in the country´s northwest, where the regime and its Russian ally have stepped up bombardment in the past few days, a monitor said. The militants also fired rockets at a Russian air base in the region but were repelled, with the attack causing no casualties or damage, the Russian defence ministry said in a statement. Twenty-two pro-government fighters were among those killed in fierce fighting in the northern countryside of Hama province, the Britain-based Syrian ObservatoryRead More