Thursday, January 9th, 2020
Pakistan will never participate in anyone else’s war again, says PM Imran
Prime Minister Imran Khan said Thursday Pakistan “will never get involved” in other countries’ wars again, referring to the recent spike in tensions between Iran and the United States after the former attacked military bases in Iraq housing American troops. The prime minister was speaking at the launching ceremony of the “Hunermand Jawan” programme aimed at the skill development of the youth across the country. PM Imran said Pakistan will become a country that will “serve as an example for other Muslim countries around the world and lead them”. HeRead More
US-Iran crisis: Washington ready to engage with Tehran ‘without preconditions’, ambassador says
The United States’ Ambassador to the United Nations, Kelly Craft, said on Thursday that Washington was now “ready to engage without preconditions in serious negotiations with Iran”. The statement came after US President Donald Trump showed restraint following Tehran’s missile attacks on two US bases in Iraq, deciding not to launch into yet another armed conflict in the Middle East. In a letter to the UN’s Security Council, Craft said the killing of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani last week was ‘self-defense’ and vowed to take additional action “asRead More
Javed Miandad heaps praise on PCB for moving entire PSL to Pakistan
Batting legend Javed Miandad has heaped praise on Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for its decision to hold the entire fifth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) in the country, saying that the tournament would prove to be beneficial in preparation for the upcoming International Cricket Council (ICC) men’s Twenty20 World Cup. “The staging of the entire PSL in Pakistan and to witness the games at home is [a] dream come true for the Pakistan cricket fraternity. “It is a major achievement of PCB,” said Miandad. “Our players willRead More
Finch confident as Australia head to India for one-day series
SYDNEY JAN 09 (DNA) – Australia have the goods to give Virat Kohli’s men a run for their money, skipper Aaron Finch said Thursday as he departed for their three-match one-day series. The two sides face each other in Mumbai on January 14 before heading to Rajkot and then Bangalore for what will be Australia’s first limited-overs games since the World Cup in England last year. Both sides made the semi-finals and Finch believes Australia is well-equipped to deal with India on home soil after upsetting them 3-2 thereRead More
13 projects worth $11b completed under CPEC;NA
National Assembly was informed today (Thursday) that thirteen projects worth about eleven billion dollars have been completed under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Development Kanwal Shauzab told the house during question hour that another thirteen CPEC related projects worth eighteen billion dollars are under implementation whilst twenty one billion dollars projects are in the pipeline. The Parliamentary Secretary said forty- six percent work on Gwadar East Bay expressway has been completed. She said New Gwadar International Airport is being built with theRead More
Gold price drops by Rs2,500 per tola
KARACHI JAN 09 (DNA) – The per tola price of 24 karat gold depreciated by Rs2,500 on Thursday and was traded at Rs90,500, as compared to Rs92,100 on last trading day, Karachi Sarafa Association reported. Likewise, the price of 10 gram gold witnessed decrease of Rs2,141 and was traded at Rs77,590 against last closing of Rs78,961. The price of silver remained constant and was traded at Rs1070 per tola and that of 10 gram silver was traded at Rs917.35. In international market, the price of per ounce gold dipped byRead More