Sunday, July 21st, 2019
PTI, Independent candidates dominate historic KP-FATA elections
PESHAWAR: (DNA) – Ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Independent candidates grabbed five seats each in the first-ever elections for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly from the merged tribal areas, unofficial and unconfirmed results stated on Sunday. The polling time in the erstwhile Federal Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) concluded on Saturday at 5pm. According to the unofficial polling results of 13 constituencies out of 16, Jamat-e-Islami, and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl gained one seat each. Polling began in 16 districts early on Saturday. Security forces were deployed inside and outside 554 highly sensitive polling stations.Read More
March for Change: anti-Brexit protesters take to London streets
LONDON, (DNA) – Demonstrators from across the country assembled on Park Lane in central London to march against Brexit, Boris Johnson’s likely move into No 10 and for a second Brexit referendum. At first sight, the message of The “No to Boris, yes to Europe” march, taking place three days before Johnson is expected to be crowned Tory leader, seemed to be unambiguous. The mood was cheerful, with people dressed up as Johnson, a Nigel Farage on stilts, and EU flags painted on faces. One man played the bagpipes. ButRead More
Azerbaijan marks 144th anniversary of national press
BAKU, (DNA) – Today, Azerbaijan is celebrating the day of the national press in the country. 144 years ago, on July 22, 1875, national media was founded with the start of the publication of the newspaper “Əkinçi” (Ploughman) by one of the outstanding representatives of the era of enlightenment movement, Hasan bey Zardabi. “Ekinchi” in the Azeri language laid the first foundation stone of the national democratic and popular media, and with a total of 56 numbers a newspapers was a mirror of the nation’s newspapers, turned into standard-bearer ofRead More
Washington: PM Imran meets US businessmen, invites them to invest in Pakistan
WASHINGTON (DNA) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Sunday has met US investors delegation led by effective member of Democratic Party and famed trader Javed Anwar in Washington DC. During the meeting, the premier invited US businessmen and investors to benefit from the economic and business opportunities afforded by Pakistan’s strategic location. The US businessmen appreciated improved security environment in Pakistan and identified areas of interest with regard to investment in key sectors including energy and tourism. Meanwhile, Texas based leading Pakistani businessman and high ranking influential member ofRead More
Four people martyred in suicide bomb explosion, two policemen martyred in DI Khan
DI KHAN (DNA) – Two policemen were martyred on Sunday when armed terrorists stormed a police check-post in Kotla Syedan, a town and union council of Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to initial reports. In a separate tragic incident, four people were killed and eight others sustained critical wounds when a burqa-clad woman exploded herself at the main gate of a hospital inside trauma the Centre of District Headquarter Hospital in D.I Khan while injured policemen were being shifted there for medical attention. Immediately, the injuredRead More
Soldier martyred, four civilians injured in Indian army’s unprovoked shelling along LoC: ISPR
MUZAFFARABAD (DNA) – A Pakistan Army officer embraced martyrdom and four civilians, including two teenage girls and a woman sustained critical bullet wounds on Saturday as “the Indian Army resorted to unprovoked firing” and shelling along the Line of Control (LoC), the Army s media wing Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported. According to a press release issued by the ISPR, the Indian Army used rockets and mortars to target the civilian population and the Army posts in Battal, Satwal, Khanjar, Nikyal and Jandrot sectors. In response to “the ceasefire violation”,Read More