Monday, October 26th, 2020
FM urges UN to take action against anti-Islam narrative
ISLAMABAD, OCT 26 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has urged the UN to take notice and action against the hate based narrative against Islam. In a statement on Monday, he said there is resentment in the world over the blasphemous caricatures. He said irresponsible statement of the French President has added fuel to the fire. He said nobody has the right to hurt the sentiments of millions of Muslims under the garb of freedom of expression. The Foreign Minister said the seeds of hate that are being cultivated todayRead More
Bilawal claims days of PTI govt are numbered
ISLAMABAD, OCT 26 (DNA) – Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the government in Islamabad is about to fall because it was not a government of change but the destruction of Pakistan and its people. PTI is a party of liars which has left the people of Pakistan alone in this dire situation. Chairman PPP said this while addressing a corner meeting in Kharmang district in Gilgit Baltistan in connection to the PPP election campaign for election 2020 in GB. Former governor GB Qamar Zaman Kaira isRead More
Chairman NAB reviews under trial cases
DNA Islamabad: Oct 26 – A high level meeting was held on Monday with Justice Javed Iqbal Chairman NAB in the chair. Hussain Asghar deputy Chairman NAB, Asghar Haider, prosecutor general, Accountability, Zahir Shah,Director General operations. DGs of all bureaus attended the meeting via video link. The meeting reviewed the overall performance of bureau and expressed satisfaction over it. The meeting reviewed under trial cases and decided that the prosecution and operation divisions would pursue the cases in coordination with after collecting evidence, verified documents and in the light ofRead More
CDA, SBP sign MoU with 1Link to launch a mobile application
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) in collaboration with the State Bank of Pakistan signed a MoU with 1Link to launch a mobile application for facilitating the masses in online banking here on Monday. The MoU signed upon the special directions of the Chairman CDA, Aamir Ali Ahmad. Members Finance CDA, Members Administration, Director Generals, and Directors of CDA attended the signing ceremony. From 1 Link side the Chief Executive Officer, Najeeb Agrawalaa was present at the occasion. Speaking at the occasion, Members Finance CDA said that whole world has beenRead More
Two weeks on, Turkey condemns beheading of French teacher even as Erdogan joins call for boycott of goods
Turkey on Monday condemned the decapitation of French teacher Samuel Paty after France expressed disappointment over the lack of an official condemnation by Ankara. “We strongly condemn the monstrous murder of Samuel Paty in France and we reject this barbarism. There is nothing legitimate about this murder,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman Ibrahim Kalin tweeted. Paty was attacked in the street and killed two weeks ago for showing his students cartoons of Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H) during a class on free speech. French President Emmanuel Macron has angered Muslim-majority countries including Turkey whichRead More
ECP issued notice in Haleem Adil disqualification case
KARACHI, OCT 26 (DNA) – The Sindh High Court issued on Monday a notice to the Election Commission in a petition requesting the disqualification of PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh. The petition has been filed by PPP’s Abdul Raheem. The court has asked for arguments on the maintainability of the plea and summoned replies from the respondents. A law officer of the ECP told the court that Sheikh has submitted his reply in a similar case filed earlier. The petitioner said that Sheikh hid his income sources in his nomination papersRead More