Thursday, July 25th, 2019
Austere PM saves Rs100m on US visit
KARACHI: JUL 25 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has made history by saving public money worth over Rs100 million, as he took commercial flights for the US trip and scrapped practices of former premiers of engaging at least two long-haul jets. Mostly Boing 777, long-range wide-body twin-engine 300-seater jet airliner, served private convoys of previous prime ministers. It roughly costs Rs4-4.5 million per hour. Pakistan to US flight takes more than 14 hours on one side, said an aviation industry source who closely witnessed past practices. “If we calculate, itRead More
Pakpattan Land Case: Anti-Corruption Department to record Sharif’s statement on July 30
LAHORE (DNA) – Punjab Anti-Corruption on Thursday wrote a letter to Kot Lakhpat Jail Superintendent seeking permission to record statement of incarcerated former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif in case pertaining to Pakpattan Shrine Land Allotment Case. The anti-corruption department has requested the jail authorities to let its officials to record the statement of the former prime minister in land allotment case on July 30. It is pertinent here to mention that the JIT constituted to probe the Pakpattan shrine land case against deposed NawazRead More
MoHR toll free helpline provides free legal advice to victims’ complaints
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Ministry of Human rights has received 4000-500 complaints in toll free helpline 1099 which was established for free legal advice to victims. The purpose of the database is to collect the information scientifically and based on the data introversion are planned in different categories of the human rights promotion and protection. According to an official documents provided by Ministry of Human Rights shows that the helpline project was developed for the purpose of data collection, record keeping and to provide access to the callers from all overRead More
What We Learned From Mueller’s 7 Hours on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON — After months of anticipation, Robert S. Mueller III, the former special counsel, on Wednesday delivered nearly seven hours of dry, sometimes halting testimony before Congress. Republicans and Democrats sparred over his conclusions, but in back-to-back hearings, Mr. Mueller mostly reiterated the findings of his two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election without offering any significant new disclosures. Here are seven takeaways. Mr. Mueller batted down President Trump’s claims about his report and threw a few barbs. Mr. Mueller may have been reluctant to go beyond theRead More
Opposition marks ‘Youm-e-Siah’, PTI observes ‘Youm-e-Tashakur’ today
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – The joint opposition on Thursday is observing ‘Youm-e-Siah’ – the black day, by deciding to hold rallies across Pakistan, whereas the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is marking Youm-e-Tashakur’ – the thanksgiving day, to commemorate party’s victory in the General Elections, 2018. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz in the morning today departed from Lahore for Quetta, where a rally will be organised. Prior to her departure, Maryam took to Twitter and referred to the incumbent government and wrote: “Every day under the Vote-Chor, Jaali hakoomat has been a black dayRead More
Will visit Pakistan if invited: Taliban spokesman
DOHA (DNA) – After Prime Minister Imran Khan assured Washington to do everything possible for Afghan peace process, Sohail Shaheen – a senior Taliban spokesman – said he will definitely visit Pakistan if invited and meet the premier. Sohail Shaheen talked to British media from Doha and maintained that he keeps visiting regional and neighboring countries. Pakistan is also our neighbor and a Muslim country, he added. The spokesman also appreciated Imran Khan’s statement regarding the release of two foreigners who were abducted from Kabul in 2016.