Saturday, September 12th, 2020
Ambassador of Japan welcomes Afghanistan peace negotiations
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 12 (DNA) – Matsuda Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, welcomed the commencement of the Afghanistan peace negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the Taliban. The opening ceremony held in Doha, Qatar on September 12 was virtually attended by H.E. SUZUKI Keisuke, Japan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs. In his speech, State Minister SUZUKI said that Japan strongly hopes that the negotiations would make a steady progress to put an end to the prolonged conflict, fulfilling the aspiration of the people of Afghanistan. Ambassador MATSUDA commendedRead More
Americans mark 19 years since Sept. 11 attacks; Pak’s hold solemn event
NEW YORK, SEP 12 (DNA) – Americans marked the 19th year since the September 11 terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania, as a new national crisis — the coronavirus pandemic — reconfigured anniversary ceremonies. Across the country, flags were flown at half-staff and bells tolled — a sad visual and sombre sound of collective mourning for those killed in America’s deadliest terrorist attack. The Pakistan community held a solemn event at the Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, which isRead More
Star-studded international cricketers shortlisted for Lanka Premier League 2020
The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced the list of 150 players for the draft of the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL). The selection of the players for the tournament will take place on October 1, according to a statement by the SLC. “The player auction of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) will be held on 1st of October 2020,” the media release stated. “About 150 top-notch cricketers including Chris Gayle, Darren Sammy, Darren Bravo, Shahid Afridi, Shakib-Al-Hasan, Ravi Bopara, Colin Munro, Munaf Patel and Vernon Philander are inRead More
Lahore motorway rape: Punjab Forensic Authority matches possible rapist’s DNA
Fifty-three DNA samples were taken after a woman was raped in front of her children on the Lahore-Sialkot Motorway late Wednesday. One of the samples taken from the crime scene has matched with DNA already in the Punjab Forensic Authority’s database. The woman was raped in front of her children by two unidentified men on the motorway. She was driving to Gujranwala when she ran out of fuel near Lahore’s Gujjarpura. The woman was sitting in her vehicle when two men walked towards her car, broke her window, and madeRead More
APRA seeks help PM to end monopoly of food delivery companies
DNA Karachi: SEPT 12 – All Pakistan Restaurant Association (APRA), has expressed grave concern over the monopoly of food delivery companies, saying that Food Panda has made it a routine to blackmail the restaurants for increasing the commission and requested to Prime Minister Imran Khan should take immediate notice of this and formulate a policy at the government level for food delivery companies so that any kind of monopoly in this sector can be ended. In a statement issued on Friday, APRA drew the attention of Prime Minister Imran Khan toRead More
Lahore police chief remarks termed callous, heartless
DNA KARACHI, SEPT 12 – FPCCI on Saturday said horrifying motorway rape case has outraged and shaken the people of Pakistan to the core and many are feeling unsafe. A stranded woman was gangraped in front of her children at gunpoint was a disgraceful incident that has scared and shamed the nation, it said. The incident has exposed the highly politicised and inefficient Motoway and Punjab police warring over jurisdiction leavying a women on the mercy of criminals, said Dr Murtaza Mughal, Chairman FPCCI Central Committee on Insurance.Read More