Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
Court directs authorities to declare Suleman Shahbaz an absconder
An accountability court in Lahore on Tuesday ordered authorities to initiate the process to declare Suleman Shahbaz, son of former Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif, an absconder. The court issued a 4-page verdict in the money laundering case against Shahbaz and his family today written by Administrative Judge Jawad Al-Hassan. The verdict also directed that Shahbaz, who is currently in NAB custody, be served food with dignity. It said that he is the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly and must be accorded respect. “No authority is allowed toRead More
Azerbaijani Ombudsman issues statement on Armenian missile attack on Mingachevir
DNA BAKU , OCT 6 – Azerbaijani Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsman) Sabina Aliyeva issued a statement in connection with the missile attack of the city of Mingachevir by the Armenian Armed Forces, where a large dam and power plant are located. We once again bring to the attention of the world community that starting from September 27, 2020, the Armenian armed forces continue to fire heavily on densely populated civilian settlements, social, cultural facilities and strategic objects using heavy artillery, aircraft, special missile systems and prohibited weapons. Thus, starting fromRead More
No locust found in any province of country: NLCC
ISLAMABAD, OCT 06 (DNA) – The National Locust Control Center (NLCC) has achieved a milestone on Tuesday as no locust was found in any of the provinces. According to press statement issued by the Ministry of National food Security on Tuesday, no locust was found in provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Sindh during a survey. The NLCC surveyed around 129,072 hectares area of land during the past twenty-four hours however presence of swarms of locust was not found in any area, according to the statement During the past 6 months,Read More
PDM Oct 18 rally shifted to Karachi after PPP’s reservations
ISLAMABAD, OCT 06 (DNA) – Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the alliance of opposition parties, on Monday announced to hold its first public gathering in Karachi on October 18. Talking to media after attending a meeting of Pakistan Democratic Movement’s steering committee in Islamabad on Monday, Ahsan Iqbal, while announcing the new schedule of anti-govt rallies across the country, said that the first public rally of the PDM will be held in Gujranwala on October 16 and the second rally will be held in Karachi on October 18. He said that third rallyRead More
UN: Bouznika’s Inter-Libyan Dialogue, ‘Real Opportunity’ to put an end to long conflict
Bouznika, (DNA) – The inter-Libyan dialogue sessions, the second round of which is currently taking place in Bouznika with a view to reaching a political solution to the Libyan crisis, constitute “a real opportunity to put a definitive end to this long conflict,” said Monday the acting UN envoy to Libya, Stephanie Williams. In a speech delivered during the dialogue session between delegations from the High Council of State and the Libyan House of Representatives, Williams said that the meetings in Morocco, in addition to the discussions held in SwitzerlandRead More
RCCI shows concern on growing political & economic uncertainty
DNA RAWALPINDI, OCT 6 – The Business community of Rawalpindi city has shown strong concern on growing political uncertainty which ultimately affect the economy of the country and urged the government to resolve issues amicably. The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) President Mohammad Nasir Mirza on Tuesday while talking to different trade delegations at chamber house said that the business community has grave concerns on growing political and economic uncertainty as both are interlinked with each other. The stock market hit badly and dropped more than 1000 pointsRead More