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China hands over 14 dual-seat JF-17 aircraft to PAF

ISLAMABAD, DEC 30 (DNA) – Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has been handed over 14 dual-seat JF-17 aircraft by China which would also be used for pilots’ training. A major development is made for increasing the potential for national defence as Pakistan Air Force begins preparations for the Block 3 of JF-17 multirole fighter aircraft. The Chinese-designed dual-seat fighter jet produced jointly by Pakistan will be inducted into PAF’s fleet during a ceremony today. China will hand over 14 dual-seat JF-17 aircraft to Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Wednesday. Chief of the AirRead More


Past rulers used national institutions for personal benefits: Shibli

DNA ISLAMABAD, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz said on Wednesday the past rulers had used the national institutions for their personal interests, and with their help and facilitation looted the national wealth.  Addressing a press conference here, flanked by Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Adviser to the PM on Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan, he said the former rulers’ only objective was to mint money and in the process they made the common people poorer.  He said the opposition parties had requisitioned the SenateRead More


PM reaffirms ‘Engage Africa’ policy to foster closer ties

DNA ISLAMABAD, Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday reaffirmed ‘Engage Africa’ policy which was aimed at forging closer ties with the continent by expanding Pakistan’s diplomatic footprint and deepening economic engagement. The prime minister expressed these views during a meeting with President National Assembly of Republic of Djibouti, Mohamed Ali Houmed, who accompanied by a parliamentary delegation called on him, PM Office media wing in a press release said. The prime minister warmly welcomed the visiting delegation and noted that the bonds of common faith and values as well as convergenceRead More


Selected PM will now be rejected: Maryam Nawaz

ISLAMABAD, DEC 30 (DNA) – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz has said that the prime minister was selected, now he will also be rejected. Rulers are feeling embarrassed after leveling baseless allegations. Why unprepared people in the government allowed to play with the people’s lives. Addressing the founding day of PML-N Azad Kashmir, Maryam Nawaz said that Nawaz Sharif was called Modi s friend, who has lost the Kashmir case to Modi. Kashmir is lost to Modi due to Imran Khan s incompetence, India attacked us because ofRead More


PM will not resign on January 31, Shah Mahmood assures opposition

ISLAMABAD, DEC 30 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, responding to threats of resignations and long march by the opposition coalition PDM, has assured that Prime Minister Imran Khan will not resign on January 31 under any circumstances. The Foreign Minister, addressing a press conference with other party leaders in Islamabad, said that neither is the government guilty of political revenge nor can it back down from pursuing accountability. “No one is above the law,” he said. Opposition leaders are failing to justify their wealth, which is why there isRead More


Federal govt prepares national immunisation management system

ISLAMABAD, DEC 30 (DNA) – The federal government has prepared the National Immunisation Management System (NIMS) with the joint efforts of different ministries for the administration of COVID-19 vaccines across Pakistan.   The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said that the federal government has finalised the National Immunisation Management System (NIMS) which was jointly prepared by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (NHSRC), Ministry of Interior and the National Information Technology Board (NITB). The NCOC detailed that the preparation of NIMS aims effective supplies of COVID-19 vaccinesRead More