Friday, April 29th, 2022
Pakistani pilgrims arrested for sloganeering at Masjid-i-Nabwi: Saudi embassy
RIYADH: Some Pakistani pilgrims who hounded and chanted slogans against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his delegation at the Masjid-i-Nabwi in Madina have been arrested by Saudi authorities, the media director of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Islamabad confirmed on Friday. The official said that the protesters have been taken into custody for “violating the regulations” and “disrespecting” the sanctity of the holy mosque. PM Shehbaz is in Saudi Arabia on a three-day visit, along with a delegation including Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Miftah Ismail, Nawabzada Shahzain Bugti, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Khawaja Asif,Read More
Anti-PM protest at Masjid-e-Nabvi triggers scathing criticism of PTI
ISLAMABAD, APR 29 (DNA) — The social media is brimming with scathing criticism being poured on the PTI activists who have been blamed for arranging the anti-Prime Minister and his entourage protest as they entered Masjid-e-Nabvi in Madinah Munawwara. Yesterday, a video went viral on social media platforms showing hundreds of pilgrims raising “chor chor” [thieves] slogans upon seeing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his Umrah entourage making their way to Masjid-e-Nabvi. Seeing the abdominal incident of staging a protest at the holy floor of Masjid-e-Nabvi, the Twitteratis went intoRead More
Sri Lanka might face the same fate as Myanmar
DNA Islamabad: ‘There had been early warnings of an unprecedented economic crisis that Colombo could face however, Rajapaksa regime was reluctant to go for fiscal reforms or seeking help from external sources like the IMF. Increasing militarization in the country and its influence on the judiciary and the gross ignorance of human rights violations have not only downgraded the Island’s democratic stature at the international level but also negatively impacted on country’s economic progress. People of Sri Lanka were adamant on getting rid of Rajapaksa and its family from theRead More
Visitors to Fiji no longer need PCR, RAT tests
SUVA, April 29: Effective on May 1, all fully vaccinated visitors to Fiji will no longer be required to produce a pre-arrival negative COVID-19 test prior to entry, a move that reduces costs and lends greater convenience to those traveling to the country, a Fijian government statement said Friday. The change applies to all visitors entering Fiji by air or sea who were previously required to take a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test or rapid antigen test (RAT) prior to their arrival to Fiji. The Fijian government said that thisRead More
Mushahid offers condolences over Chinese Teachers killed in KU Bombing
ISLAMABAD, APR 29: /DNA/ – Senator Mushahid Hussain, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Defence and Members of Committee met Pang Chunxue, DHM Chinese Embassy at Chinese Embassy. During the meeting he offered condolences over the Chinese Teachers killed in Karachi University Bombing. Later in the meeting Senator Mushahid Hussain, Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Defence recorded his remarks on condolence book at Chinese Embassy.=DNA
Punjab CM-elect Hamza moves LHC seeking administration of oath by court nominee
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday, seeking the administration of oath to him by “a person nominated by the court” owing to the “defiant attitude” of President Arif Alvi and the province’s governor, Omar Sarfraz Cheema. This is the third time that Hamza — who was elected as Punjab’s chief executive on April 16 during a provincial assembly session marred by mayhem — has sought LHC’s intervention over his oath-taking process as the Punjab governor continues to refrain from administering oath to him, questioningRead More