Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
French ambassador comments on latest tension at Azerbaijani-Armenian border
BAKU, MAR 11 – Government of France supports continuing of negotiations on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan, French Ambassador to Azerbaijan Zacharie Gross said, commenting on the latest tension at Armenian-Azerbaijani border, Trend reports on Wednesday. France hopes that in 2020 these negotiations will successfully continue and no escalation between Armenia and Azerbaijan take place, he noted. The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988 when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. As a result of the ensuing war, Armenian armed forces occupied 20 percentRead More
Govt to introduce Pakistan’s first-ever NTC Policy soon: Dr Nausheen
ISLAMABAD, MAR 11 (DNA) – Parliamentary Secretary of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination Dr Nausheen Hamid said that in order to address the challenges of tobacco control and associated health issues in the country the health ministry in consultation with all stakeholders is working on Pakistan’s first-ever draft National Tobacco Control Policy which will be finalized in a month. She said this during a roundtable meeting titled “Understanding Tobacco Control Regime in Pakistan” organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here at Islamabad. The roundtable was attended byRead More
Uzbek envoy expresses condolences to family of martyred PAF Pilot
ISLAMABAD, MAR 11 (DNA) – Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Pakistan, Furqat Sidikov has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the loss of the precious life of Wing Commander Noman Akram, pilot of the Pakistan Air Force, martyred in an aircraft crash on Wednesday morning in Islamabad while rehearsing for the upcoming March 23rd parade. Ambassador of Uzbekistan said, “I am deeply saddened by this unfortunate incident and pray for the grieving family to bear this irreparable loss with patience”. The Ambassador conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family andRead More
Police get five-day physical remand of SSP Mufakhar
LAHORE, MAR 11 (DNA) : Court on Wednesday has handed over Senior Superintendent of Police Lahore (SSP) Mufakhar Adeel to police on five-day physical remand in Shahbaz Tatla murder case. It is to be mentioned here that SSP Mufakhar Adeel, who was wanted since February 11, was arrested by security personnel from Gilgit-Baltistan on March 10.On February 11, Mufakhar Adeel had erased all evidence of Shahbaz Tatla’s murder and gone into hiding. In the midst of all this, police arrested accomplice Asad Bhatti who confessed to only assisting the SSPRead More
Afghans to be masters of their fate; beware of spoilers: experts say
ISLAMABAD, MAR 11 (DNA) – The United States-Taliban peace agreement signed in Doha, despite its significance,cannot be deemed substantial enough for creating sustainable peace in war-ravaged Afghanistan.Afghanistan is home to various ethnicities and has witnessed a history of insurrections and presently, lack of cordial relations exist amongst different political entities of the country with no common agendas to converge on. Afghan soil has also been used as a hotbed of proxy warfare by India which could very well jeopardize the intra-Afghan dialogue. Peace settlement cannot materialize if all stakeholders inRead More
Coronavirus claims first Pakistani life in Italy
ROME, MARCH 11 (DNA) : Coronavirus has claimed its first Pakistani national’s life. The deceased was a resident of Milan, Italy and contacts have been initiated to bring back the patient’s dead body. According to sources, the 65 year old Pakistani had been residing in Italy for many years. Pakistani and Italian governments are in touch to arrange for the return of the citizen’s body to Pakistan. Italy is the second worst-hit country by the virus after China with 10,149 confirmed cases and 631 deaths.