Friday, March 12th, 2021
PDM politics is dead and buried, says Shibli after Sanjrani win
ISLAMABAD, MAR 12 (DNA) – The federal information minister Senator Shibli Faraz said Friday, as he talked to the media following the election of government-backed Sadiq Sanjrani as Senate chairman, that empowering Prime Minister Imran Khan is crucial to ensure the supremacy of law and order. Shibli Faraz asserted the politics of joint opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) is now dead and buried and since the country cannot afford to regress now, it is necessary that we support the prime minister. The federal minister said their nominated Senate chairmanRead More
Chinese ambassador to Pakistan visits Orange Line Metro Train project
LAHORE, MAR 12 (DNA) – Chinese ambassador to Pakistan, Nong Rong, visited the Orange Line Metro Train depot at Dera Gujjran in Lahore on Friday. This was the first official visit of Nong Rong to the very first operational CPEC project in Pakistan. Top management officials from Norinco International welcomed the Chinese ambassador and escorted him to various departments of the project, where he also spoke with a Pakistani metro train driver to inquire about his ongoing experience. The Ambassador expressed his satisfaction at the overall running of the projectRead More
PM Imran Khan directs against increasing gas prices
ISLAMABAD, MAR 12 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday directed to maintain the gas tariff for next few months in a order to provide relief to the consumers. Chairing a review meeting on the prices of flour, sugar and other essential commodities, the prime minister called for intensifying efforts to facilitate the common man, particularly belonging to the lower class. Federal ministers including Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar, Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Mohammad Hammad Azhar, Syed Fakhr-e-Imam, Omar Ayub and Asad Umar; special assistants Nadeem Babar, Dr Waqar Masood andRead More
Turkey and Qatar enjoy strong partnership: Minister
DOHA, MAR 12 – Qatar’s foreign minister said Friday that his country enjoys a strong partnership with the Turkish administration. Mohammed bin Abdurrahman Al-Thani said in a Twitter post that the two countries were in continuous coordination on both regional and international issues. Al-Thani and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met Thursday in Doha and held talks. The two, along with their Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, then held a trilateral meeting.
Int’l Seminar on “Seismicity, Seismotectonic, Seismic Hazards Including Geological & Geophysical Aspects” organized
ISLAMABAD, MAR 12: Two days International Seminar on “Seismicity, Seismotectonic, Seismic Hazards Including Geological & Geophysical Aspects” was jointly organized by COMSTECH and Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad under COMSTECH Consortium of Excellence. H.E. Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General, COMSTECH welcomed the chief guest, guest of honor and all the distinguished speakers and participants to the event. During his welcome address, he shared the ongoing and upcoming capacity building activities and programmes of COMSTECH. Prof. Muhammad Ali Shah, Vice Chancellor, Quaid-i-Azam University was invited as the Chief Guest, andRead More
Another incident of intolerance in India
The leading news outlet,”Times of India” (TOI) has published a news item on 6 March 2021 that a scuffle between gentlemen cadets (GCs) at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) has left three GCs admitted to Military Hospital with injuries. It is alleged that a few GCs – some from Central Asian countries and others who were Indian Cadets – got into a physical fight after a heated argument on Wednesday night (3 March 2021). A source familiar with the development told the Times of India (TOI) “that a fight startedRead More