Wednesday, June 26th, 2019
Aleem Khan resigns from membership of four Punjab Assembly’s standing committees
LAHORE (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aleem Khan on Wednesday has resigned from membership of four standing committees of Punjab Assembly. Aleem Khan was part of privilege, human rights and minority affairs committees while he has also left membership of Public Accounts Committee 2 (PAC) and special committee 6. The PTI leader was included in these committee during his National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrest. Earlier, Lahore High Court (LHC) had approved bail of PTI leader Aleem Khan in assets beyond income and offshore company cases over two surety bondsRead More
Three suicide bombers killed as security forces foil terror attack in Balochistan’s Loralai
QUETTA (DNA) – Three suicide bombers were killed and a policeman was martyred and two other officers sustained critical wounds as security forces successfully repulsed an attack in the Police Lines area in Balochistan’s Loralai on Wednesday morning. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor said in a press release on the incident that confirmed that three bombers were attempting to target Police Lines in Loralai. “The suicide bombers were effectively singled out by the police at the main gate. One suicide bomber was killedRead More
Pak announces financial support to UN agency helping Palestinian refugees
NEW YORK (DNA) – Pakistan’s Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi on Wednesday said that Pakistan has announced a commitment of financial support to United Nations agency that assists Palestinian refugees. Addressing a conference held in New York, Lodhi said that Pakistan reaffirms its dedication to the Palestinian cause at the 2019 pledging conference. She said Pakistan backed the UN chief’s call and would make a voluntary contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine. Maleeha Lodhi expressed hope that the new dawn of PalestinianRead More
PPP nominates 5-member delegation for APC
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Chairman Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has nominated Party a five member delegation for participation in the All Parties Conference convened by Moulana Fazal-ur-Rehman at Margalla Hotel in Islamabad tomorrow Wednesday. Members of the delegation are Yousuf Raza Gillani, Mian Raza Rabbani, Nayyer Bukhri, Sherry Rehman and Farhatullah Babar In a statement Farhatullah Babar SG PPPP said that a meeting of the PPP Parliamentary Party will also be held in Parliament House Wednesday morning at 10 AM before the APC to discuss the strategy for rejectingRead More