ISLAMABAD, Nov 08 (DNA): Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari slammed on Sunday a Geneva-based NGO, UN Watch’s remark on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s “Blasphemy in garb of freedom of expression is intolerable” tweet. Speaking exclusively to a private television channel Sunday, she said the NGO directly attacked the prime minister. “UN Watch is a private NGO which is funded by Israel,” she said. “The organistaion has become a tool of Israel and has nothing to do with the United Nations,” she declared. Mazari said Prime Minister Khan’s statement on blasphemousRead More

RAWALPINDI, Nov 08 (DNA): A two-week-long joint Russian-Pakistani military exercise codenamed Druzhba (Friend­ship) 5 has begun in Tarbela Sunday. According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the exercise is aimed at sharing both armies’ experiences in counterterrorism domain. Opening ceremony of DRUZHBA – V held at Tarbela today. Pak-Russian Federation Special Forces are participating in two weeks long counter terrorism exercise. The military’s media wing said national anthems of both countries were played at the start of the ceremony. The ceremony was attended by Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Danila Ganich. SeniorRead More

ISLAMABAD : In a bid to stem the spread of COVID-19, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) issued new standard operating procedures for marriage ceremonies. According to the NCOC, the wedding events amid the second wave of COVID-19 should be organized while taking care of the precautions and SOPs pertaining to gatherings to minimize the chances of spread. Only outdoor wedding events are allowed, in which the number of the guests must not exceed 1,000 individuals with mandatory arrangements for seating of each individual at-least 6 feet apart, readRead More

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan will arrive in Quetta on Monday (tomorrow) for a day-long visit. During the visit, PM Imran Khan will hold important meetings with Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan, governor, provincials ministers, high officials and other noted personalities. The prime minister will also inaugurate the national highway project and will unveil a comprehensive development package for the province, said the sources. Earlier on October 29, Prime Minister Imran Khan had announced that he would soon visit South Balochistan to announce a comprehensive development package forRead More

ISLAMABAD, NOV 8 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has won accolades on way to the accomplishment of yet another herculean task to build five million houses for homeless poor in the country. He stood tall among his contemporaries by leaping forward in materializing a dream which his opponents could just think of as builder community in the country eulogized him for removing hiccups to make Naya Pakistan Housing Program, a success. After the relentless efforts he put in during last two years, the program is now on ground andRead More