Friday, December 2nd, 2022
SC adjourns contempt case hearing against Imran Khan till next week
ISLAMABAD, Dec 02 (DNA): The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday adjourned thehearing of a contempt of court case against former prime minister andPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan till next week. A five-member larger bench of the SC, headed by Chief Justice Umar AtaBandial, conducted hearing of the case and listened to the arguments ofImran Khan’s lawyer in response to the reply submitted by thegovernment. Salman Akram Raja, lawyer for Imran Khan, argued before the court thatthe government had attached old video clips in its reply which he hadalready dismantled.Read More
Saudi Arabia extends term of $3 billion deposited with SBP
ISLAMABAD, DEC 2: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced on Friday that Saudi Arabia has extended the term for the $3 billion deposited with the central bank. “Implementing the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud — may Allah protect him; the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) extended the term for the deposit provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the amount of 3 billion dollars to the State Bank of Pakistan,” said the central bank in a statement. The SBP saidRead More
Time to Ponder
It is the law of nature to keep the flow of change constant. This series of expansions and transitions in the universe will continue forever. This universe was created for man. Just as variation is inherent in the nature of the universe, so also the human being living in the universe was told to vary. Mola Ali (May Allah blesses him and grants him peace) said: “Do not raise your children as your parents raised you. They (children) are born for different times.” If a person does not follow thisRead More
Japan provides USD 4.196 million to Pakistan
UNICEF to use fundsfor assisting children and families affected by floods and improving WASH infrastructure incommunities hosting refugees ISLAMABAD, DEC 2 /DNA/ – The Government of Japan has provided USD 4.196 million to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), for its humanitarian services in the flood affected areas and to improve water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure in refugee settlements and host communities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan provinces. An event was held here today to acknowledge and thank the Government and people of Japan for their usual andRead More
Asad Majeed appointed new Foreign Secretary
Ansar Bhatti ISLAMABAD, NOV 2 /DNA/ – Asad Majeed Khan, presently posted as Pakistan’s Ambassador to Belgium, the European Union and Luxembourg has been appointed as the new Foreign Secretary. He was previously posted in USA and during his time the controversy of Cipher had cropped up. After that controversy, he was shifted to Belgium from Washington and it was believed that due to this controversy he may not be considered for the post of the Foreign Secretary. Pakistan ambassador to Turkey Syrus Qazi was supposed to be the newRead More
Polish Independence Day event features JAZZ performances
Ambassador of Poland Maciej Pisarkski says, Poland is grateful to Pakistan for facilitation of our evacuation efforts from Afghanistan last year Staff Report/DNA ISLAMABAD, DEC 2 /DNA/ – Ambassador of Poland Maciej Pisarkski has said In November 1918, Poland regained its independence after 123 years of partition. It took several years of fighting to secure the borders of the reborn state. The Polish Armed forces withstood every challenge and delivered the final victory over the Bolshevik Russia in 1920. The ambassador expressed these views on the occasion of Poland’s IndependenceRead More