Sunday, February 16th, 2020
PM raided houses of opponents to hide his incompetency: PML-N
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday has said that Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan had raided the houses of political opponents to hide his incompetency. In a statement, the PML-N leader said that the incumbent government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has destroyed economy, business and employment in the country. She demanded the premier to tell about the looted money, flour and sugar crises to the nation.
COAS condoles demise of PM’s aide Naeemul Haq
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16 : Chief of Army Staff (COAS ) General Qamar Javed Bajwa Sunday expressed his grief on the sad demise of Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs Naeemul Haque. According to the Inter Services Public Relations, the COAS prayed for the deceased and his family. “May Allah bless the departed soul and give strength to the bereaved family, Aamen,” COAS said.
Ambassador of Japan condoles death of Naeem-ul-Haque
ISLAMABAD, FEB 16 (DNA) – Matsuda Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, has expressed his deepest condolences over the sad demise of Naeem-ul-Haque, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, who breathed his last after battling cancer. “It was very shocking to learn about the death of Mr. Haque. He was a great human being and a sincere friend of Japan and myself personally. I feel deeply saddened over his tragic death”, said Ambassador Matsuda in his condolence message here on Sunday. The Ambassador expressed his deepest sympathies with the familyRead More
PM’s trusted comrade Naeemul Haque passes away in Karachi
KARACHI, FEB 16 – Naeemul Haque, one of the senior-most members of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and a close aide to Prime Minister Imran Khan, passed away at the age of 70 in Karachi on Saturday. Haque, who was also the special assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on political affairs, had been suffering from blood cancer since 2018. Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry was the first to break the news of Haque’s demise on Twitter. Family sources said Haque was under treatment at a Karachi hospital. Prime MinisterRead More
Ex-president Mutallibov calls Armenian PM’s statement on Azerbaijanis’ involvement in Khojaly genocide as ridiculous
BAKU, FEB 16 – — Azerbaijan’s former president Ayaz Mutallibov has dismissed Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s statement, calling it absurd. “Pashinyan’s statement, in which he claims that as if I said Azerbaijanis were involved in committing the Khojaly genocide is absurd. His remarks lack any real grounds,” he told. “In an interview with a Russian newspaper [to which Armenian PM refers], I stated that definitely, there was Armenian trace in Khojaly events. I noted that Armenia was trying to further destabilize the situation in Azerbaijan then. Furthermore, the localRead More
UN chief arrives in Islamabad on first official visit to Pakistan
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres arrived in Islamabad on Sunday to attend an international conference on Afghan refugees. Upon his arrival at Nur Khan Airbase on his first official visit to Pakistan as the UN chief, Guterres was received by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Munir Akram as well as senior officials of the Foreign Office and United Nations in Pakistan. During his visit, the UN chief will speak at the international conference ’40 Years of Hosting Afghan Refugees in Pakistan’. The two-day conference in Islamabad, startingRead More