Wednesday, November 27th, 2019
SC adjourns hearing of General Bajwa’s tenure extension case till tomorrow
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the case pertaining to the extension in service of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, and comprises of Justice Mazhar Alam and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah heard the case. As the hearing resumed, CJP Khosa remarked that media had misunderstood yesterday s proceedings and clarified that the court had not taken suo motu notice. “We are continuing your petition,” the top judgeRead More
Pakistan attaches great importance to its relations with Romania: Asad Qaiser
ISLAMABAD, NOV 27 (DNA) – Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has said that Pakistan and Romania enjoyed friendly relations and Pakistan wanted to further consolidate the existing relations. He said that Pakistan desired to further strengthen relations through enhanced parliamentary and commercial relation with Romania. He expressed these views while talking to Romanian Ambassador Mr. Nicolae Goia, who called on him in Parliament House on Wednesday. While emphasizing the need for close contacts between the Parliaments of both the countries’ he said that the parliamentarians could play an important roleRead More
KP Governor says Pakistan to further cement ties with Azerbaijan
PESHAWAR: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shah Farman met with Azerbaijan envoy, Ali Alizada here at Governor House and discussed matters of mutual interests. Speaking on the occasion, KP Governor said that Pakistan would further strengthen relations with Azerbaijan and also promote cultural, trade and tourism ties with the brotherly Muslim country. Azerbaijan ambassador said that his country supported Pakistan over Kashmir in United Nations and would also continue its support over the dispute.
Lotus award re-launched after a 33-year hiatus with Palestine support
ISLAMABAD: The Writers’ Union of Africa, Asia and Latin America, at its meeting in Islamabad decided at the invitation of the Pakistan Writers Union to re- launch the Lotus Award, which has been withheld since 1986. This came after the intervention of the Secretary General of the General Union of Palestinian Writers, the poet Murad Al-Sudani, in which he explained the initiative of Palestine to re-launch the award, and that Palestine donates US $ 50,000 annually to the award to be awarded to three senior creators from Africa, AsiaRead More
$787m loan agreements signed with World Bank
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the World Bank on Tuesday signed five loan agreements of $787 million for development projects, majority of them for Karachi uplift. The agreements were signed by Economic Affairs Division secretary Noor Ahmed, World Bank’s country director in Islamabad Patchamuthu Illangovan and the representatives of governments of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the National Transmission and Dispatch Company Ltd. Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar witnessed the signing ceremony. The World Bank will provide $652m for three development projects in Karachi to support urban mobility, urban management andRead More
SC questions rules regarding tenure of an army chief’s extension
The Supreme Court is hearing a case pertaining to the extension/reappointment in incumbent Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa’s tenure. An SC bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Asif Saeed Khosa, Justice Mian Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah is hearing the case. The army chief is being represented by Farogh Naseem, who resigned from his post as law minister yesterday to pursue the case. At the outset of the hearing, CJP Khosa said that media had misunderstood yesterday’s proceedings and clarified that the court hadRead More