ISLAMABAD, MAR 5 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a consultative meeting with Chairman Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir, Fakhar Imam, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mushahid Hussain and former senior diplomats to discuss the ongoing situation in Indian Occupied Jammu& Kashmir (IOJ&K). Foreign Secretary Sohail Mehmood was also present in the meeting. The participants held a threadbare discussion on the current situation and worst human rights violations in IOJ&K. Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts on this issue of core importance were also reviewed. The Foreign Minster briefedRead More

ISLAMABAD, MAR 5 – A graduation ceremony was held for pilots of the Azerbaijani Air Force trained at the Pakistani Air Force Academy (PAF) Asghar Khan, the Defense Ministry reported Thursday. Representatives of Azerbaijan’s Office of Military Attaché in Pakistan, the Air Officer Commanding PAF Academy, Air Vice-Marshal Hamid Rasheed Randhawa and the leadership of the Flying Instructors’ School took part in the ceremony. Air Vice-Marshal H. Randhawa, speaking at the event congratulated the graduates and noted that the development of cooperation, including relations in the military-educational and other fieldsRead More

ISLAMABAD, MARCH 05 (DNA) : Supreme Court summoned the chief secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over creating the office of ‘special secretary’ in the province. The supreme court raised questions over governance in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as a bench comprises of Justice Qazi Faez Isa asked, “how could the chief secretary exercise powers of the provincial government?” The office of the special secretary has been created to appease favorite officers, Justice Isa remarked. “It is worst example of bad governance,” the Justice said. “The KP is governed poorly because no person isRead More

KARACHI, MARCH 05 (DNA) : A scheduled anti-encroachment drive near Karachi’s NIPA flyover was deferred Thursday on intervention of Firdous Shamim Naqvi, the leader of opposition in Sindh Assembly. Pakistan Railway officials had to clear the railway track by digging the land as the track was buried at three to five feet in depth from the surface. The anti-encroachment staff had to also clear the area from encroachments under the court orders by demolishing houses built over the track. Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Firdous Shamim Naqvi intervened and stopped railwaysRead More

ISLAMABAD, MARCH 05 (DNA) : The Japanese ambassador to Pakistan, Kuninori Matsuda called on National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chairman Muhammad Afzal and offered his country’s support in combating locust. As per details, the NDMA chairman informed Japanese envoy about the situation emerged after the attacks of locust swarms in different cities of the country. The Japanese envoy offered financial and technical support to Pakistan in tackling locust swarms. “Japan is ready to help Pakistan to tackle attacks of locust swarms.” During the meeting, both leaders also discussed the situationRead More