Tuesday, October 29th, 2019
President Arif Alvi attends 37th undergraduate convocation ceremony
RAWALPINDI, OCT 29 (DNA) – 37th Undergraduate Convocation ceremony of 38th MBBS and 17th BDS courses was held today at Army Medical College (AMC) Rawalpindi. The President Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Chancellor National University of Medical Sciences, Dr Arif Alvi was the Chief Guest. The president in his address emphasized the need for professional care givers as doctors and dentists to contribute to the society and serve with empathy and highest standards of nobility. Army Medical College is one of the premier medical institutes that has achieved academic excellenceRead More
Nawaz Sharif’s sentence suspended for eight weeks in Al-Azizia case
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday granted bail to former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the al-Azizia corruption reference, suspending his sentence for eight weeks on medical grounds. A two-member judge bench comprising Justice Amir Farooq and Mohsin Akhtar Kayani reserved the verdict earlier today on the plea filed by Shehbaz Sharif seeking the suspension of his brother’s sentence in the case. In its verdict, the high court ordered that if Sharif’s condition does not improve in eight weeks, then the Punjab provincial government should be approached for aRead More
India’s complaint against Pakistan for refuting Modi use of airspace rejected: report
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has turned down India’s complaint against Pakistan’s denial of permission to India’s request for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to cross its airspace on an overseas tour, First Post reported on Tuesday. The ICAO stated that flights carrying national leaders are considered “state aircraft” and are not subject to its provisions, in response to India’s complaint. The ICAO spokesperson is quoted to have said: “The Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention), which ICAO helps governments to cooperate under, only applies toRead More
Nawaz Sharif fighting for life: doctor
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s personal physician, Doctor Adnan Malik, told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday that he has been treating the PML-N supremo for past 20 years and his health is critical at the moment as he is fighting for his life. “Nawaz Sharif is being given life-saving medicines. The medical board has also decided to hold his complete body scan to find out the sickness cause,” he told the court. Meanwhile, Medical Superintendent of the Services Hospital Dr. Saleem Shahzad Cheema submitted NawazRead More
Canada elections: Trudeau wins narrow victory to form minority government
Justin Trudeau has won a second term as Canada’s prime minister after the country’s federal election, but his narrow victory means he will lead a minority government that will be forced to depend on other parties to govern. With results still trickling in on Tuesday morning, the Liberals had 156 seats, 14 short of the 170 needed for a majority in the 338-seat House of Commons. “We seek hardship for none and prosperity for all, and if we unite around these common goals, I know we can achieve them,” Trudeau toldRead More
Minister regrets Hungarian investors not coming to Pakistan
Hungary Day reception’s guests discuss Nawaz health, Azadi March ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s precarious health and Maulana Fazalur Rehman’s ‘Azadi March’ were the major subjects under discussion among the guests of National Day of Hungary’s reception on Wednesday evening in a local hotel. Hungarian Ambassador Istvan Szabo hosted the reception to commemorate 63rd anniversary of 1956 revolution and freedom fight. The ceremony was named under the title of 1989-2019 thirty years of freedom from subjugation of Soviet Union and transition to democracy. Federal minister for parliamentary affairs,Read More