Tuesday, October 13th, 2020
British Airways touches down in Lahore
LAHORE, OCT 13 /DNA / = British Airways’ first flight touched down in Lahore this morning. Lahore, the city of gardens, is the second city in Pakistan to be connected to London Heathrow as the airline already flies daily from Islamabad. The airline’s new service from Lahore will offer seamless transfer options from London Heathrow to Manchester, the United States and Canada. Flights will run four times per week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, operated using a three-class Boeing 787 Dreamliner with World Traveller (long-haul economy), World Traveller PlusRead More
YFK, OIC Youth Indonesia jointly organized webinar on Azerbaijan
DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 13 – YFK–International Kashmir Lobby Group and OIC Youth Indonesia jointly organized a Zoom conference on the topic of Azerbaijan Conflict: Role of Political Elite and Civil Society on Sunday. Analysts, researchers, representatives of Youth and journalists from Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Indonesia took part in the event. Mr. Syafii Efendi, President of OIC Youth Indonesia, in his inaugural remarks said that as young people and future leaders we must think much bolder and broader and outside the box. The elections in the US have much significance inRead More
Ambassadors of various countries present credentials to President Arif Alvi
DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 13 – Residents Ambassadors-designate of Brazil, Denmark, Sweden, Greece, Hungary and Ukraine presented their credentials to President Dr. Arif Alvi in a credentials ceremony, at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Felicitating the newly appointed Residents Ambassadors-designate to Pakistan, the President expressed the hope that the bilateral relations of their respective countries with Pakistan would further improve in all areas of mutual trust including the economic, political, cultural and diplomatic relations. Mr. Olyntho Vieira, Ambassador-Designate of Brazil, Ms. Lis Rosenholm, Ambassador-designate of Denmark, Mr. Henrik Persson, Ambassador-designate of Sweden, Mr. AndreasRead More
Logical conclusion of mega corruption cases top priority of NAB: Chairman
DNA ISLAMABAD, Oct 13, 2020: Justice (RETD) Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB chaired a meeting to review overall performance of NAB at NAB Headquarters. During the meeting, it was informed that Operation and Prosecution Divisions of NAB are working closely in order to have legal assistance to NAB’s Operations Division and all Regional Bureaus of NAB in conduct of complaint verifications, inquires, investigations as per law and pleading cases of NAB in respected Courts. During the meeting, it was informed that the directions of the Chairman NAB, Prosecution Division haveRead More
FPCCI signs MoU with Industries Department, PITB to facilitate trade, industry
DNA KARACHI – The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Punjab Industries, Commerce, Investment & Skill Development Department, (ICI&SDD) and Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) to facilitate the business community and with ultimate objective of promoting industrial development, trade and investment in the province. Under the MoU the FPCCI, Industries Dept and PITB have agreed to establish close cooperation to facilitate in ease of doing business and advancing facilitation of trade and industry. The MoU was inked byRead More
CM Buzdar announces Rs5 million reward for Punjab IG, team
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Tuesday announced a Rs5 million reward for the provincial police chief and his team for arresting Abid Malhi, the prime suspect in the motorway rape case. He felicitated IG Punjab police Inam Ghani and the investigation team for tracing the suspect. Earlier today, an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Lahore sent Abid Malhi to jail on 14-judicial remand. Police produced the suspect before the court amid tight security. SP CIA Asim Iftikhar submitted an initial report regarding the arrest of the suspect to theRead More