Sunday, June 27th, 2021
One civilian killed, three injured in Srinagar grenade attack
In Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), one civilian died and three others injured in a grenade attack in Srinagar district. Meanwhile, two explosions rocked the high security Air Force Station at Jammu airport in the early hours. Media reports said two drones were used to carry out the attack inside the Air Force base.
Monitoring system being developed to ensure timely utilization of funds of ADP: CM
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said strict monitoring of development projects will be done to ensure transparency and timely utilization of funds. In a statement issued in Lahore on Sunday, he said a monitoring unit will be set up to monitor the implementation on Annual Development Program (ADP) of 560 billion rupees in Punjab. The Chief Minister said the concerned departments have been given a deadline of July 31 to get the approval of unapproved schemes and to take prompt measures in this regard. He said timely andRead More
Erdogan performs groundbreaking of construction of Canal Istanbul
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has performed the groundbreaking of the construction of the Canal Istanbul, which will connect the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Erdogan said Canal Istanbul will significantly ease the heavy traffic of the 30-km-long Bosphorus Strait. The new canal is expected to be completed in six years with a cost of 15 billion US dollars. It will be around 45 km in length, 275 meters in base width, and 21 meters in-depth.
Pakistan will not allow use of its soil for subversive activities: Moeed
Islamabad : Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security Dr. Moeed Yusuf says Pakistan would not allow any country to use its soil for terrorism and subversive activities. Talking to a private news channel, he said Pakistan is playing an important role in maintaining peace in the entire region. The National Security Adviser said the prevailing situation of Afghanistan is perturbed for the entire region as it is facing worst kind of internal disturbance. A failure to achieve peace in Afghanistan is the most immediate challenge facing by the ShanghaiRead More
Central Asian ambassadors visit picturesque Swat Valley
Staff Report SWAT: Five ambassadors from Central Asian Republics visited Swat and attended a luncheon hosted by National Commissioner for Boys Scouts Association, Sardar Waqar Shahzad Advocate, at his residence at Kanju. The Ambassadors included the Dean of diplomatic corps, Ali Alizada, Ambassador of Azerbaijan. Yerzhan Kistadin Ambassador of Kazakhstan, Erik Beishembiev Ambassador of Kyrgyz Republic, Ismatolu Naseruddin Ambassador of Tajikistan. Speaking on the occasion, Sardar Waqar said that it was a great honour for him to host such a distinguished group, representatives of the many governments from many partsRead More
New action plan by FATF will be implemented soon: Hammad
Islamabad : Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar says new action plan by FATF will be implemented soon. Addressing a presser in Islamabad on Saturday, the Minister said that anti-money laundering plan is much easier to tackle than the previous counter-terrorism one because we have already introduced laws in this regard. The Minister said Pakistan’s progress was appreciated by the FATF. Hammaz Azhar condemned the statements of opposition pertaining to the FATF.