Sunday, August 4th, 2019
NSC meeting over Indian ceasefire violation concludes
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – The National Security Committee (NSC) on Sunday reviewed situation after the Indian Army used cluster ammunition to target the civilian population across the Line of Control (LoC) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) in violation of the Geneva Convention and international law. The meeting presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan discussed matters related to national security. Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, CJSC, Naval Chief, Air Chief, head of the Inter-Services Intelligence and others are presentRead More
Nine killed in Ohio shooting, shooter dead
WASHINGTON, AUG 04 (DNA) – Nine people were killed in a mass shooting early Sunday in Dayton, Ohio, police said, adding that the assailant was shot dead by responding officers. The incident occurred shortly after 1am in the popular bar and nightlife Oregon district of the city, Police Lieutenant Colonel Matt Carper said. “We had one shooter that we are aware of and multiple victims,” he told reporters. “The shooter is deceased, from gunshot wounds from the responding officers,” he said, adding no police were injured. “We have nine victimsRead More
173,000 Pakistanis reach Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – As many as 173,000 Pakistanis including 117,000 government and 56,000 private scheme pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia, said spokesman Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony. In a statement, he said 115,000 pilgrims of government scheme has reached Makkah Mukarma. The pre hajj flights operation of government and private scheme would continue till August 6 and 8 respectively. Meanwhile, Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sahibzada Noor ul Haq Qadri said modern medical facilities have been provided to pilgrims.
PM Imran Khan chairs National Security meeting
Defence Minister, Foreign Minister, Interior Minister, Minister for Kashmir Affairs, CJCSC, COAS, Naval Chief, Air Chief, PM AJ&K, SAPM on Information, Foreign Secretary, DG-ISI, and other senior officials present.
OIC secretary general assures FM Qureshi of taking notice of Kashmir issue
ISLAMABAD, AUG 04 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday has asked Organization of Islamic Cooperation to take immediate notice of Indian brutalities and persecution in occupied Kashmir. In a telephonic conversation with OIC Secretary General Yousuf Ahmed Al-Othaimeen on Sunday, the minister said use of brute force by India on unarmed Kashmiri people is extremely condemnable. He said India has been violating international laws by unleashing violence and atrocities against Kashmiris. Orders to Hindu Yatrees and tourists to leave Kashmir are also generating anxiety and fear, heRead More
China Reacts to Trade Tariffs and Hong Kong Protests by Blaming U.S.
BEIJING — A popular news anchor watched by hundreds of millions of Chinese poured scorn on the United States, using an obscenity to accuse it of sowing chaos. A prominent official blamed Washington directly for the antigovernment protests upending Hong Kong. Pointed hostility toward America, voiced by Chinese officials and state-run news organizations under the control of an all-powerful propaganda department, has escalated in recent weeks in tandem with two of China’s big problems: a slowing economy complicated by trade tensions and turbulence in Hong Kong that has no end in sight. “It is,Read More