Tuesday, January 7th, 2020
Armenia violates ceasefire with Azerbaijan 22 times
Over the past 24 hours, Armenian armed forces have violated the ceasefire along the line of contact between Azerbaijani and Armenian troops 22 times, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said on Jan. 7. The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percent of Azerbaijan, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and seven surrounding regions. The 1994 ceasefire agreement was followed by peace negotiations. Armenia has not yet implemented four UN SecurityRead More
PAF AIRCRAFT CRASHES NEAR MIANWALI
ISLAMABAD (DNA): Pakistan Air Force reports that a PAF FT-7 aircraft on a routine operational training mission crashed near Mianwali. Both pilots Squadron Leader Haris bin Khalid and Flying Officer Ibaad ur Rehman embraced shahadat. A board of inquiry has been ordered by Air Headquarters to determine the cause of accident.
Court extends Hamza Shahbaz’s judicial remand till Jan 17
LAHORE – An accountability court in Lahore has on Tuesday extended Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz’s judicial remand in Ashiana Housing and Ramzan Sugar Mills cases till January 17. During the hearing, the court has reserved verdict on the exemption plea of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif. On June 11, the accountability watchdog had arrested Hamza in the same case after the Lahore High Court (LHC) turned down his applications for extension in interim bail. In the hearing on June 11, Salman Butt,Read More
Legendary Jahangir Khan congratulates champion Hamza Khan
Legendary Squash player Jahangir Khan congratulated British Junior Open squash champion, Mohammad Hamza Khan. Hamza, who won the title by beating England’s Yousuf Sheikh in the U15 final, received congratulatory remarks from one of the greats of the game. “Hamza is a young talented kid and I congratulate him for winning this title for Pakistan, especially regaining the title for the country after almost 12 years,” he congratulates the youngster while talking to ARY News. Khan advised young Hamza to continue his performance to win more title for Pakistan inRead More
South Africa’s Elgar adamant he didn’t hit ball after controversial dismissal
South African opening batsman Dean Elgar insisted that he was “very confident” he should not have been given out on Monday during the second Test against England at Newlands. Elgar, who made 88 in the first innings, fell for 34 when he was given out caught behind by Jos Buttler off Joe Denly’s occasional leg-spin, despite referring the decision. “I wouldn’t waste a referral knowing that I’ve nicked it. I don’t play cricket like that,” the 32-year-old told Sky Sports. “I like to see myself as someone who takes theirRead More
Transport group imports reduced by 53.57 per cent in first quarter
ISLAMABAD – The Transport group imports during first four months of current financial year reduced by 53.57 per cent as compared to the corresponding period of the last year. According to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the transport group imports came down from US $245,430 million in first five months of last financial year to US $108,350 million of the same period of current financial year. During the period from July-November this year, imports of road Motor Beh.(Build Unit, CKD/SKD) reduced by 62.69% worth $92,229 million as compared the importsRead More