Saturday, September 26th, 2020
US ready to discuss Iran’s role in Afghan peace process: Khalilzad
WASHINGTON, SEPT 26 – Washington has invited Iran to participate in Afghan peace talks. However, a senior US official warned that Washington is closely monitoring Iran’s military activities in the region. “We have offered to meet with Iranians on [Afghanistan],” said Zalmay Khalilzad recently. While speaking at the USIP, Khalilzad criticized Iran for making attempts to keep the US “entangled … without winning or losing,” and trying to make the US pay “a high price in Afghanistan until there is an agreement between the US and Iran.” He warned that Washington isRead More
Pakistani Hindus end protest outside Indian High Commission
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 26 (DNA) – The Pakistan Hindu Council has announced that it will be ending its protest outside the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, the council’s president, Ramesh Kumar Vankwani said on Saturday. Thousands of Hindus from across the country gathered outside the embassy on Thursday. They staged a sit-in calling out the Indian government over its lack of investigation in the killing of 11 migrant Hindus in India’s Jodhpur. On August 9, a Hindu family that had migrated to Lodta Haridasot were found dead at their residence inRead More
Zero-tolerance policy regarding encroachment: DC Faisalabad
DNA FAISALABAD, SEPT 26 – Divisional Commissioner Ishrat Ali directed that by adopting zero tolerance policy, the anti encroachment campaign should be carried out with 100 percent success and relevent departments should sent their daily progress report to Anti Encroachment Cell. He issued the directive while presiding over a meeting in the District Council in which the issues of making the anti-encroachment campaign fruitful were reviewed. Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali, DGF DA Muhammad Sohail Khawaja, Additional Deputy Commissioner Revenue Fazal Rabi Cheema, Director Local Government Mian Aftab Ahmed, CEO FaisalabadRead More
Palestinians highly value Pakistan’s support to their cause
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 26 (DNA) – On behalf of Palestinian people and the Government of the State of Palestine, the Embassy of the State of Palestine, Islamabad, Pakistan extended sincere thanks to Government and people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for their continuous support to Palestine cause, and especially to Imran Khan, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on his recent address to UN General Assembly, where he said, “Palestine remains a ‘festering wound’. A just and lasting settlement is indispensable, for the Middle East and the World.Read More
Sheikh Rashid fires another broadside at PML-N
LAHORE, SEPT 26 – The recent revelations of off-the-book meetings of opposition politicians with the military leadership has kicked off a storm in the country’s politics. Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid on Saturday again fired a broadside at the PML-N and referred to Nawaz Sharif as an “influence agent of India”. The country’s political landscape heated up after the PML-N supremo – during his address to the participants of last week’s All Parties Conference (APC) – said the opposition’s struggle was not against Imran Khan but against a “parallel state” whichRead More
We will Run a full-fledged campaign against expensive counterfeit drugs: Hafiz Amjad
DNA MUHAMMAD TAHIR FAISALABAD, SEPT 26 – Hafiz Muhammad Amjad, president of Anjuman-e-Tajiran Aman Committee expressed deep concern over increase in price by the federal cabinet, said that instead of cracking down on companies selling expensive drugs the federal cabinet gave approval of 94% increase in prices of emergency life-saving drugs, The government has not thought about how the poor people will get treatment for their disease. We demand the government to reduce the prices of medicines. Every year, billions of rupees are received from counterfeit drugs in Pakistan, butRead More