Sunday, May 12th, 2019
Gujranwala: Two girls, married to Chinese men, return home
GUJRANWALA, MAY 12 (DNA) – Two more girls – married to Chinese men – have returned home in Gujranwala with the help of Pakistan embassy. According to details, Rabia was married to a Chinese national on January 1 and the couple moved to China after three weeks. The girl – belonging to Gujranwala’s Fatomand area – was tortured by her husband afterwards. She reached home with the help of Pakistan embassy. The other girl – Rida – lived with her Chinese husband in Islamabad, and was also tormented by herRead More
Fake marriages: 79 suspects, including Chinese nationals arrested
LAHORE, MAY 12 (DNA) – In a crackdown against transnational Chinese gang in Pakistan suspected of involvement in fake marriages and human trafficking of girls, 79 people have been detained by officials in Islamabad and other districts of Punjab. In this regard, an investigation team from Beijing arrived in Islamabad to probe the matter. The team has assured Islamabad for “all possible cooperation.” The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has over the past fortnight arrested scores of Chinese nationals and their suspected local abettors from various parts of the country in connectionRead More
IMF talks to continue as PM Khan rejects draft agreement
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Talks between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are scheduled to continue on Sunday as Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has rejected the earlier staff-level draft agreement over ‘strict terms and conditions.’ According to sources, Pakistan has accepted many of the demands, including flexible exchange rate regime, withdrawal of subsidies, containing borrowings from the central bank and reinitiating the privatisation programme. However, the deadlock was reached over interest rates and further devaluation of rupee against the US dollar. “We have made good progress in our discussionsRead More
COAS Bajwa pays tribute to mothers for their sacrifices
RAWALPINDI (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa paid tribute to the mothers of martyrs for their sacrifices on Mother’s Day, and said no one can defeat Pakistan until such courageous women are present in this country. The army chief acknowledged that the progress that Pakistan has made is due to the mothers of this nation. Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor took to Twitter and wrote, “Salute to brave mothers of our brave martyrs.” “Mother is not just a physicalRead More
ISPR warns against ‘fake security threats’
RAWALPINDI, (DNA) – The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) issued a public service message today (May 11) stating that rumors about threat alerts in different cities are baseless. No such alerts were circulated by ISPR.According to ISPR, such propaganda is an attempt to create confusion and distrust among people.DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor requested netizens not to be a “source of misinformation or assistance to terrorists”.
Armeena Khan lashes out at society for not letting 85000 female doctors practice
Armeena Khan lashed out at the common practice of our society, wherein the female doctors are not let to practice medicine after their marriages, causing a shortage of doctors in the already dwindling health sector with meagre material and human resources. In a Tweet, she pointed out that an estimated 85000 female doctors are barred from practice by their guardians who overlooking the need of the society are causing a lot of damage, only to serve their own purpose of either getting a good proposal for their daughters or inRead More