Saturday, January 25th, 2020
Pakistan declared family station for British diplomats, citizens: Christian Turner
ISLAMABAD, , JAN 25 (DNA) – The British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Christian Turner called on Speaker National Assembly, Asad Qaiser in Islamabad to discuss the ongoing bilateral state-of-affairs between the two countries. The British High Commissioner was also accompanied by the relevant diplomats engaged in Parliamentary Development. The British High Commissioner informed the Speaker National Assembly regarding their new travel advisory on Pakistan whereby the country was declared as a family station for the British diplomats and citizens. He added that the travel advisory was upgraded in wake ofRead More
Jacobabad couple vanishes from home next day of wedding
JACOBABAD, Jan 25 (DNA): A man mysteriously disappeared from his home on the second day of his wedding along with the bride and his relatives, local police said on Saturday. “My brother in law accused my sister of being a ‘Kari’ on second day of their marriage,” brother of the bride told the police. “When I reached their home after being told about the matter, I found neither of them including my sister, brother in law and his relatives at their home,” he said. The bride’s brother apprehended that theRead More
Govt takes steps to improve administrative issues in ministries
ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (DNA): On the special directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan, practical steps are being taken to improve administerial issues in federal ministries and institutions. According to details, directions were issued to archive 36 million records of ministries and institutions. Prime Minister Office issued directions to Cabinet division to take step to protect written record, stop funds of useless cars and auction these vehicles. PM office also directed to auction 61,000 obsolete furniture items, one million miscellaneous items, useless generators, copy writers and photocopy machines. PM office addedRead More
Pakistan faces headwinds in its path to recovery: Report
ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (DNA): Pakistan may have weathered the worst of storms, but would have to battle against brisk headwinds of political instability, policy inconsistency, challenging external environment, slow economy and rising inflation among other distractions in its path to recovery in 2020. This was the conclusion of a report ‘Pakistan Outlook 2020: Politics, Economy & Security’ published by Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI). The report assessed Pakistan’s performance in various areas in 2019 and projected the likely future direction of events in 2020, besides looking at the potential challenges thatRead More
Firdous Ashiq Awan calls for review of Pakistan’s economic situation
ISLAMABAD JAN 25 (DNA) : Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan on Saturday called for a review of the economic situation of the country following the death of a private TV reporter who was not paid for months. A private TV channel cameraman, Fayyaz Ali, who sadly passed away on Tuesday night after suffering a cardiac arrest, was terminated from his job with unreleased salary of several months. Pakistani media is encountering stark financial crisis for a while now. FirdousRead More
India, Pakistan should work together for people’s welfare: envoy
ISLAMABAD, JAN 25 (DNA) –Acting High Commissioner of India Gaurav Ahluwalia has said both India and Pakistan having attained freedom at the same time would continue to work together for the better future of the two countries. He expressed these views on the occasion of 31st Republic Day of India. All ambassadors of SAARC member countries were invited on the stage to be part of Republic Day celebrations. He further said India celebrated its first Independence Day on August 15, 1947 and 26 January 1950 marks day on which IndiaRead More