Wednesday, January 8th, 2020
Faisal Javed urges opposition to maintain constructive attitude in parliament
ISLAMABAD, Jan 8 (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Senator Faisal Javed Wednesday urged opposition to play their constructive role in the parliament to maintain consensus politics with government for the great interest of the public and bright future of the country. Talking to private news channel, Faisal Javed hailed the political parties role in parliament for Army chief’s extension bill, that the support of all political parties was a positive step and this unity among parties were given a soft image of the country to the world that allRead More
US-Iran tussle may have spill over impact : CGSS round -table
ISLAMABAD, JAN 8 (DNA) –Experts on Wednesday opined any further escalation of US-Iran tussle may have spill over impact on the region especially therefore both sides need to exercise restraint. The experts expressed these views during a roundtable organized by Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad titled “Escalation between US and Iran; Regional Implications and Options for Pakistan”. Major General Syed Khalid Amir Jaffery HI(M), (Retd), President CGSS, Lieutenant General Naeem Khalid Lodhi (Retd), Former Federal Minister of Defence , Major General Shakeel Hussain (Retd), Former AmbassadorRead More
U.S must leave region: Ayatollah Khamenei
TEHRAN, JAN 08 (DNA) – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei stated here on Wednesday that the corruptive presence of the United States in the region must end. The Supreme Leader made the remarks here on Wednesday when he received thousands of people from Qom Province on the occasion of the anniversary of the 1978 uprising. Referring to the Wednesday morning attack on the US bases in Iraq by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), the Ayatollah stated that “Last night’s action was merely a slap,Read More
WATCH: Pakistan’s Haris Rauf bags hat-trick in BBL
Melbourne Stars’ pacer Haris Rauf on Wednesday became the first Pakistani to bag a hat-trick in the Big Bash League (BBL) while playing against Sydney Thunder. The fast bowler grabbed the wickets of Daniel Sams, Matthew Gilkes and Callum Ferguson and finished with figures of 3/23. It is pertinent to mention that one of his deliveries clocked at 151.3km/hr.
Pakistani passport slips further in ranking, now fourth-worst for international travel
The Pakistani passport has been ranked as the fourth worst passport for international travel, according to the Henley Passport Index. The Henley Passport Index, which is a ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa, placed Pakistan on the 104th position. Last year the Pakistani passport had been ranked as the fifth worst passport to hold. It now fares better than the passports of only three other countries: Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. It shares the fourth spot with Somalia. Pakistani passport holders stillRead More
China will continue to deepen all dimensional cooperation with Pakistan: Geng Shuang
China says it will continue to deepen all dimensional cooperation with Pakistan for greater quality development of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and to deliver more benefits to our peoples. Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Geng Shuang during regular media briefing in Beijing said the amended protocol to the FTA between China and Pakistan has entered into force last month. The second phase of CPFTA allows the Pakistani manufacturers and traders to export around 313 new products on zero duty to the Chinese market and Pakistan has been allowed to export a totalRead More