Sunday, August 25th, 2019
Chairman NAB vows to return looted money to public
ISLAMABAD, AUG 25 (DNA): Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (r) Javed Iqbal said mega corruption white collar scandals are top priority of Bureau. He said NAB has returned Rs326 billions to national exchequer till now.Chairman NAB announced to return the looted money to public. He expressed NAB’s commitment to put Rs 900 billion corruption scandals to their logical end. He said mission of NAB is corruption free Pakistan. NAB in a statement said it added Rs 71 billion in national kitty in last 20 months and 600 references ofRead More
CDA starts construction of extra block of Capital Hospital
ISLAMABAD, AUG 25 (DNA) – Capital Development Authority (CDA) has started work on construction of additional block of its Capital Hospital. Dismantling process of single storey old portion, where few offices were established, has been started and proper cordoning of the construction area is being ensured. The debris of the dismantled portion has also been auctioned for around Rs.2 millions which also include removal of all waste material from the site. Estimated cost of the project is Rs. 168 million, which include construction of five storey building including air-conditioning, electricalRead More
200,000 Rohingya rally to mark ‘Genocide Day’ in Bangladesh camps
KUTUPALONG, AUG 25 (DNA) – Some 200,000 Rohingya rallied in a Bangladesh refugee camp Sunday to mark two years since they fled a violent crackdown by Myanmar forces, just days after a second failed attempt to repatriate the refugees. Around 740,000 Rohingya from Myanmar’s Rakhine state escaped in August 2017 during the brutal offensive, joining another 200,000 who fled earlier persecution. The nearly one million refugees now live in three dozen squalid camps in Bangladesh’s southeastern border district of Cox’s Bazar. On Sunday, children, hijab-wearing women, and men in long-skirtRead More
Pak HC discusses IOK situation with FCO minister
LONDON, AUG 25 (DNA): The Pakistani High Commissioner, Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, called on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Minister Dr. Andrew Murrison, MP, to discuss situation in occupied Kashmir. The High Commissioner briefed the Minister on the gross human rights violations in occupied Kashmir, the threat to the regional security due to unilateral actions by India and simultaneously heating up of situation at the Line of Control (LoC) and Working Boundary. Nafees Zakaria highlighted the violations of UN Security Council resolutions on Jammu & Kashmir committed by India. HeRead More
Graham warns of ‘another 9/11’ if US leaves Afghanistan
WASHINGTON, August 25 (DNA): US Senator Lindsey Graham has once again warned that American pulling troops out of Afghanistan would lead to “another 9/11”, saying that America cannot “outsource” its national security to the Taliban. Graham issued a similar warning ahead of US President Donald Trump meeting with his security advisors last month where they discussed issues around a possible peace deal with the Taliban – the militant group which is seeking the withdrawal of all US forces from Afghanistan in exchange for ceasefire and intra-Afghan negotiations. “If we leftRead More
Sindh govt bans pillion riding for Muharram
KARACHI, August 25 (DNA): The Sindh government bans pillion-ridding for 9th and 10th of Muharram across the province in line with security arrangements planned for Ashura. According to a notification issued by the provincial home department, a ban has also been placed on public display of weapons and gathering of five or more people apart from Muharram’s procession. “The ban shall not be applicable to women, children below the age of 12 years, senior citizens, journalists, personnel of law enforcement agencies and security agencies in uniform and employees of theRead More