Saturday, September 28th, 2019
Xi calls on all ethnic groups to jointly create bright future
Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed efforts to consolidate a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, calling on people of all ethnic groups to unite and strive to achieve common prosperity and development and create a bright future. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks Friday at a gathering to honor national role models for ethnic unity and progress. The national rejuvenation requires all ethnic groups to strive together, hand in handRead More
Nayyar Bukhari reacts to Imran Khan’s UN address
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 28 (DNA) – Former Chairman Senate and Secretary General PPP Nayyar Hussain Bukhari has reacted to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s address in the UN Assembly and has said that the speech’s primary issue was not Kashmir which is concerning. He said that the purpose for the visit was to gain support for the Kashmiris that are being tortured in IOK, which the government failed to do so. He said that without a positive result, the speech is meaningless as the real purpose was to attain support that backedRead More
FM Qureshi meets Iranian counterpart in New York
NEW YORK, Sept 28 (DNA): Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi today (Sept. 28) has once again met his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif in New York. According to a private television channel report, FM Qureshi and Iranian FM discussed the situation of the region and mutual interests during the meeting. Sources told that the both Foreign Ministers decided to continue mutual consultation for peace in the region. Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan said Donald Trump had asked him to mediate with Iran to defuse tensions, though the US president later suggestedRead More
Rare hailstorm hits Lahore, turns weather pleasant
LAHORE, SEPT 28 (DNA) – Temperature in Lahore on Saturday afternoon dropped significantly after a rare hailstorm along with heavy rain and thunderstorm gave parts of the provincial capital a feel of a hill station. Hailstones, the size of small strawberries, carpeted streets and rooftops with white colour as people watched the freak turn of weather with a pleasant surprise. However, a traffic gridlock followed the hailstorm, making driving a misery on roads awash with a hail of stones. Mobile phones were taken out to take stills and make moviesRead More
PM’s stance evident to fact he gets victory in his “Mission Kashmir”: Dr Awan
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 28 (DNA) – Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has stated that the worldwide admiration of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech at the UN General Assembly session is evident to the fact that he has succeeded in “Mission Kashmir.” In a tweet on Saturday, she said the Prime Minister presented with full force the case of oppressed Kashmiris at the world’s highest forum. The Special Assistant said it is now test of the global conscience as to which side it takes in history; whether it supports the civilizedRead More
HR abuses in J&K takes somewhere beyond understandable state: FM
NEW YORK, SEPT 28 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has stated that India’s draconian measures in Kashmir are inching the situation towards the unthinkable. Shah Mahmood Qureshi wrote that the unilateral move of India on August 5 abrogated the special autonomous status granted to Jammu and Kashmir within its constitution. What has followed has reminded the world of the extremism and xenophobia that still plagues it. He wrote it has forced everyone from international media to human rights organizations and legislators in the Western world to call the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party-ledRead More