Friday, January 6th, 2023
Imran Khan, Parvez Elahi face off ahead of vote of confidence
As the date for the trust vote draws closer, an apparent rift emerged between Punjab’s ruling allies — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) — over Chief Minister Parvez Elahi’s vote of confidence. PTI Chairman Imran Khan has tasked the party’s senior leaders to ensure that the provincial chief executive takes a vote of confidence before January 11, but CM Elahi has ruled it out, saying that Punjab Governor Baligh-ur-Rehman’s order for the trust vote is “illegal”. PTI Senior Vice-President Fawad Chaudhry has said that the party wantsRead More
Saadhay 14 August: All set to bring laughter and satire to Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, JAN 6 /DNA/ – Pakistan National Arts Council, Islamabad — Wednesday, January 6, 2023: Saadhay 14 August is all set to begin performances in Islamabad after successfully finishing 100 shows in Karachi. The play, which has been written by the eminent Anwar Maqsood and directed by Daawar Mehmood, was able to gather audiences from all walks of life, and individuals of all ages and genders. It drew packed houses from the first performance until the very last. The famous play will be performed for the first time in IslamabadRead More
Youth, professionals vital link for future Pak-US relations: Masood
WASHINGTON, JAN 06 (DNA) — Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan says Youth and professionals are shaping up the future of Pak-US relations. He was addressing a welcome ceremony of cohort of 51 Pakistani young under-graduate students who are currently visiting the United States under Global UGRAD Spring 2023 Program to the Embassy of Pakistan Washington DC. He said visits of nearly 1000 professionals, government officials, civil society activists, journalists and others to the United States, annually, under different exchange programs are creating strong linkages between theRead More
RCCI delegation calls on IG Punjab
DNA Rawalpindi: Punjab Police close cooperation with the business community is vital as the business community plays an important role in running the country’s economy. Traders are the backbone of the country’s economy. To improve close liaison and cooperation with the police, the Chamber Police coordination committee will be formed. These views were expressed by IG Punjab Amir Zulfiqar Khan while talking to the delegation of Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce in Rawalpindi Police Lines during his visit to Rawalpindi here on Friday. IG Punjab also issued instructions to Regional PoliceRead More
Senate Defence Committee briefed on Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Situation
ISLAMABAD, JAN 6 /DNA/ – Senate Defence Committee briefed on Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Situation amid increase in cross border attacks and remedial measures undertaken to ensure peace and security throughout the country, Senator Mushahid Hussain says that there is need to develop coherent counter terrorism policy with NACTA in the lead role. Senate Defence Committee presided by Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, received a comprehensive briefing on the Pakistan-Afghanistan Border situation and deteriorating internal security situation in the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with specific reference to the recent attack, capture and hostageRead More
Enhancing maritime security cooperation among Indian ocean countries
Written by Ali Basit There is no doubt that Indian Ocean is one of the busiest and important Ocean of the world trade. The geo-economic and geo-significance of the Indian ocean littorals are interconnected to each other due to large scale of population, trade and cultural roots, sea-based economy, cultural tourism and other interests of leading global powers. IOR has tremendous potential of geo-economic activities, which are not only important to the Asian countries but also equally important for the entire world. The addition of BRI has provided newRead More