ISLAMABAD, JULY 29 (DNA) – The National Assembly (NA) has on Wednesday approved the Anti-Terrorism Act amendment bill tabled by Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan while the opposition tore up copies of the agenda. Ruckus was created earlier in the NA as well when Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi tried to give clarification following Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif’s allegations. The foreign minister said nobody will address the house if he is not allowed to speak. The opposition disappears when Federal Minister forRead More

LAHORE, JULY 29 (DNA) – The Edhi Foundation’s emergency helpline isn’t working and will take at least a day to fix, the foundation reported on Wednesday. Its 115 helpline and other information numbers aren’t working because of a fault in the PTCL line. PTCL has informed the foundation that it will take at least one day to fix. In the meantime, the foundation has only one working PTCL line. It has apologized in advance to anyone who urgently needs an ambulance. The ambulances may take time to reach people orRead More

Pakistan must expand its export basket by exploring market of non-traditional items; this was stated by Sheikh Sultan Rehman, Vice President of the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) in a webinar on “Promotion of Exports of Non Traditional Items” organized by FPCCI Head Office Karachi, Regional Office Lahore and Capital Office Islamabad via Zoom Video Conference. The Webinar was attended by Zubair Baweja, Vice President FPCCI, Mr. Riaz Sheikh, Acting Secretary TDAP, Mr. Zakaria Usman Former President FPCCI, Mr. Saquib Fayyaz Magoon, Former Vice President FPCCI,Read More

ISLAMABAD, JULY 29 (DNA) – Islamabad Police have arrested 15 outlaws including seven absconders in various areas of the city and recovered weapons and valuables from them, a police spokesman said. According to details, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Aamir Zulfiqar Khan has ordered crackdown against criminals especially drug pushers. Following these orders, DIG (Operations) Waqar-Uddin has directed all zonal officers to accelerate the efforts to curb the crime and drug pushing activities across the city and said that no laxity would be tolerated in this regard. Margalla policeRead More

DNA MUZAFFARABAD, July 29: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has strongly condemned the shelling on the civilian population in Neelum valley and targeting an archaeological site in Sharda by the Indian Army and warned that such cowardly acts and frequent violations of the ceasefire agreement will escalate tension in the region.   In a statement on Wednesday, he said that on late Tuesday night, the Indian Army fired mortar shells on government-run girls school in Neelum valley and destroyed a portion of the school. TheRead More