Saturday, July 3rd, 2021
CPEC projects to bring revolution in South Balochistan: Asim Saleem Bajwa
ISLAMABAD, July 03 (DNA): China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)Authority Chairman Asim Saleem Bajwa on Saturday said that he is seeinga revolution of development in the Southern Balochistan with completionof CPEC projects. He was sharing updates on the progress of various development projectswith the media persons in Hoshab, Balochistan. Asim Saleem Bajwa saidthere was a special focus on implementation of the Rs600 billion packagefor development projects in southern Balochistan. “As per the vision of the prime minister, all of the remote regions ofthe country need to be improved and brought up toRead More
Seven Pakistanis die in Canada house fire
ALBERTA, July 03 (DNA): Seven Pakistanis, including four young children,were killed when a fire ripped through a home in Chestermere, Alberta,in Canada. Seven members of two related families from Karachi died in the blaze.Amjad Kamal, Rafia Rashid, a 35-year-old woman and four children wereamong the dead. The cause of the fire, which ranks among the deadliest in Canada inrecent years, was not immediately known. The fire happened at 2:30 a.m.on Friday when neighbours heard a “loud bang” at a home in the 300 blockof Oakmere Close in Chestermere, about 14Read More
CDA taking steps to make Islamabad more beautiful and clean
DNA ISLAMABAD, JUL 3 – Capital Development Authority is getting closer to the objective set by current management for door to door mechanical collection of garbage. This method increases efficiency and effectiveness of the garbage collection manifolds. Moreover it also caters for the manpower shortages. Not only this method is more environment friendly but also reduces exposure of labour to waste to a greater extent. Now therefore, in house work shop of CDA has converted ordinary loader into a mechanical tipper as part of this campaign. Initially these mechanized garbageRead More
FIA serves notice to Ali Tareen in sugar scandal probe
ISLAMABAD, July 03 (DNA): Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has issueda show-cause notice to Ali Tareen, son of estranged PTI leader JahangiTareen, seeking details of investments from his bank accounts during thesugar scandal probe. According to sources privy to details, the younger Tareen has beenserved notice from the FIA, seeking details of his bank accounts besidesalso details regarding any loan acquired by him from family or financialinstitutes. “In case of non-compliance of the FIA notice, the accounts and propertyof Ali Tareen would be frozen and confiscated,” it said. The sources saidRead More
Ex Pakistan High Commissioner to India launches his book amid presence of diplomats
DNA KARACHI – “Hostility: A Diplomat’s Diary on Pakistan-India Relations and More is not a memoir but a critical account of what happened in Pakistan-India relations during my eventful stint in New Delhi as Pakistan High Commissioner”, said H.E Mr. Abdul Basit. He was speaking at his book launch that was jointly organized by the Pakistan Council on Foreign Relations (PCFR) and the Institute of Business Management (IoBM) on Saturday, July 3, 2021. While addressing veteran diplomats and corporate executives at IoBM, H.E Mr. Basit, former High Commissioner of Pakistan toRead More
Traveling Solo in Pakistan
Munaza Kazmi Readers must have heard the name of Hunza, as a paradise on earth, let me tell you it’s more than what you are wondering. I would name it as a Hidden Treasure, The Magical, & Absolutely Incredible! Recently have come back to Islamabad from this wonderful fairy land, with suitcase full of magical moments & stories, that I wish to tell the world. Moreover, it was my solo trip, which make it much more important to share, since I want to tell the communities around the world withRead More