Sunday, May 8th, 2022
Northern Ireland in limbo after Sinn Fein triumphs
Belfast, MAY 8 /DNA/ – Northern Ireland’s bickering leaders came under pressure Sunday to unite in a new government after the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein secured an unprecedented election win. Once the political wing of the paramilitary IRA, Sinn Fein won enough seats in the devolved legislature to nominate its Northern Ireland leader Michelle O’Neill as first minister. The result from Thursday’s election for the Stormont assembly marked a potentially seismic shift, a century after Northern Ireland was carved out as a Protestant fiefdom under British rule. O’Neill saidRead More
France ambassador hosts lunch for Daily Islamabad POST, Centreline and DNA News Agency Editor
ISLAMABAD, MAY 8 /DNA/ – Ambassador of France Nicolas Galey hosted lunch for Daily Islamabad POST, Centreline and DNA News Agency Editor Ansar Mahmood Bhatti. Deputy Head of Mission Mr. Yves Manville and the Head of the Press Section MS. Veronique WAGNER are also seen in the picture.=DNA
‘FIA withdrawing appeal against section 20 of PECA 2016 ‘
ISLAMABAD, May 07 (DNA): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) filed appeal in the Supreme Court regarding striking off a portion of section 20 of Prevention of Electric Crime Act (PECA) 2016. The FIA spokesperson said that the FIA filed the appeal without getting permission from the Ministry of Interior and the Government. “The appeal is being withdrawn immediately,” the Spokesperson said.
Mubashar Tauqir appointed as acting PTV MD
ISLAMABAD, MAY 8 /DNA/ – The government has appointed Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Additional Secretary Sayyed Mubashar Tauqir Shah as an acting Pakistan Television (PTV) managing director from April 30, 2022. It is worth mentioning here that Tauqir Shah is also the ex-officio director of the PTV Board. Welcoming the government’s initiative, the PTV union said Tauqir Shah, besides improving performance of the organization, would help run its affairs smoothly and resolve the issues of employees in a timely manner. The union also thanked Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz SharifRead More
Early elections
Editorial The senior PML N leader and former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, in a TV interview yesterday disclosed that PML N supremo Mian Nawaz Sharif was in favour of early elections, maybe in October this year. He further said that it was a party decision that the interim set up will not last for long. He however did not responded to questions regarding incumbent Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif statement that his government will complete the rest of the tenure. The former Prime Minister and head of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran KhanRead More