Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020
Gen Bajwa met PML-N leader Mohammad Zubair twice, confirms DG ISPR
Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa met PML-N leader Mohammad Zubair twice in the past two months, Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar said on Wednesday. The military’s spokesperson — said former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter, Maryam Nawaz were formed part of the discussion. The meetings, Gen Babar Iftikhar said, were held at Zubair’s request. The first of the two meetings took place at the end of August — in which ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed was also present — while theRead More
Red-hot Shaheen Shah Afridi eyes success in National T20 Cup
Pakistan’s star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi is looking to fire on all cylinders in the upcoming National T20 Cup. The left-arm pacer became the first Pakistan bowler to take four wickets on four deliveries in a T20 match while playing for for Hampshire in the Vitality T20 Blast. His superb figures of 6-19 are the best-ever by any Hampshire bowler in a T20 game. It was also his best performance in the 20-over format. The 20-year-old, while interacting with the media in Lahore, said that he is looking to improve even moreRead More
Politicians shouldn’t make irresponsible statements: Bilawal
KARACHI, SEP 23 (DNA) – People who are not concerned about Pakistan’s national security should refrain from speaking about it on TV channels, said Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday. The PPP leader, in a press conference in Karachi, was speaking about the meeting between the representatives of PPP and PML-N and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa at the GHQ. He said that either on September 18th or 19th the PPP leaders were approached for a meeting on Gilgit-Baltistan. “We have always supported the governmentRead More
President of Uzbekistan addresses the 75th Session of UN General Assembly
DISTINGUISHED PRESIDENT VOLKAN BOZKIR! DISTINGUISHED SECRETARY-GENERAL ANTONIO GUTERRES! DISTINGUISHED HEADS OF DELEGATIONS! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! The seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly is being held for the first time in the history of the United Nations in a completely new format – an online videoconferencing due to the coronavirus pandemic. Such a global catastrophe has not been observed on our planet in the last hundred years. This calamity has vividly revealed humanity’s vulnerability. The current threatening and complex situation has proved that all states and peoples of the world areRead More
AJK President urges youth to shun prejudices
DNA MUZAFFARABAD, Sept 23: The AJK President Sardar Masood Khan has prevailed upon the public sector universities of Azad Kashmir to prepare the youth of the state in a way that they must shun narrow-mindedness, regional and clan-based approach. Speaking at “An Evening with Former Vice Chancellors” organized here on Wednesday by the Azad Jammu and Kashmir University, he regretted that today’s youth consider as their right to get an education close to their homes and seek employment there, and in this way they are losing their broad vision andRead More
Pak army joins national polio and tree plantation campaign
DNA RAWALPINDI, SEPT 23 – Pakistan Army joined National Polio and Tree Plantation Campaign. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa planted a tree as part of Sarsabz-o-Shadab Pakistan and also attended a ceremony of polio free Pakistan. 29 million trees planted from 2018 onwards and 5 millions trees being planted in this monsoons by Pakistan Army formation as part of Sarsabz-o-Shadab Pakistan. FWO as part of “Green Motorways Initiative” planting around one million saplings astride its motorways in the next two and half years. The Initiative encompassesRead More