GUJRAT, Jan 14 (DNA): Adviser to Prime Minister on Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Saturday the coalition government was ready for the elections, while claiming Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan would face great difficulties in the electoral process. Speaking to media in Gujrat, the adviser to the prime minister said Imran Khan used to call the chiefs of army “traitor” by calling them “Mir Jaffar and Mir Sadiq”. He said the country was in quagmire and the Punjab government had acted illegally by dissolving the assemblyRead More

DNA ISLAMABAD, JAN 14: Former President of Pakistan and President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians, Asif Ali Zardari has strongly condemned the terror attack on police personnel in Peshawar. President Zardari expressed deep regret over the martyrdom of police personnel. The increase in incidents of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a matter of concern, Asif Ali Zardari said. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  government has left the people at the mercy of terrorists. Attacks on police and security forces are equivalent to war with the state. The federal government should bring the terrorists,Read More

Says KP govt, police must be a central part of any counter terrorism policy DNA ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan strongly condemned the terrorists attack on a police station on the outskirts of Peshawar in which a Police officer among 3 were martyred. PTI Chairman, in a statement on Saturday, said: ”I strongly condemn the terrorist attack on the police station. My condolences and prayers go to the families of the martyrs.” Imran Khan stated that the KP government and its police force were in the frontline ofRead More

Islamabad: /DNA/ – The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Islamabad Chess Association (ICA) and Chess Federation of Pakistan (CFP) to promote chess. Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President ICCI, Hanif Qureshi President, Chess Federation of Pakistan and Ejaz Ababsi, President, Islamabad Chess Association signed the MoU during a ceremony held at ICCI. Jauhar Saleem, Special Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs was the Chief Guest at the occasion. Speaking at the occasion, Chief Guest Jauhar Saleem, Special Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign AffairsRead More

ISLAMABAD: A court Saturday remanded Shahid Aslam — the reporter suspected of leaking tax data of former army chief Gen (retd) Qamar Javed Bajwa’s family members — to the custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for two days.   Judicial Magistrate Umar Shabbir of a district and sessions court announced the verdict — reserved a while back — and handed over the journalist to the FIA.   During the hearing, the prosecutor said that Aslam was arrested by the agency yesterday. He added that the suspect was allegedly gettingRead More

ISLAMABAD, JAN 14 /DNA/ – The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Businessmen Panel (BMP) has said the multilateral donors and friendly countries’ huge sum of aid pledges might not bring any significant impact on struggling economy, as the sustainable solution to Pakistan’s economic issues lies in the structural reforms and consistent policies. FPCCI former president and BMP Chairman Mian Anjum Nisar said that it is high time that the government should start thinking about the debt restructuring, including foreign and domestic. The decision to take more loansRead More