Monday, February 6th, 2023
APNS delegation meets Punjab CM Naqvi
LAHORE, FEB 06 (DNA) — All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) President and Executive Committee members met with Punjab Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi at the CM House on Monday. The APNS delegation expressed its good wishes for the chief minister. Views were also exchanged on the challenges confronting the newspaper industry. The chief minister assured the delegation that he would take every possible step to resolve the issues the industry was facing. CM Naqvi directed the Punjab Department of Information to immediately pay arrears of advertisements to the newspaper’s owners. Read More
Prayers held for earthquake victims at an event held at Pakistan Embassy Ankara
DNA ANKARA: Special prayers were held for our Turkish brothers affected by earthquake at an event held at Pakistan Embassy Ankara. The event was initially organized to observe Kashmir Solidarity Day, to express solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiri people in their just and legitimate struggle for the realization of their inalienable right to self-determination. Expressing solidarity with Kashmir, Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkiye , Dr Yousaf Junaid reiterated unwavering political, moral and diplomatic support to people of Kashmir until the resolution of the dispute in accordance with UNSC resolutions andRead More
‘Ready to bury the hatchet for peace in country’, Asad Qaiser tells govt
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser has said that they are ready to set aside their differences for peace in the country. In a statement issued on Monday, the PTI leader called upon the government to change its behaviour as the “country is going through serious crises. “National unity is the need of the hour,” he said, adding that the government would have to improve its behaviour first. “In our [PTI] tenure, the government evolved a better strategy and succeeded to restore peace [inRead More
Sri Lankan senior officials arrive in Pakistan for training
ISLAMABAD, FEB 06 (DNA) — A group of 19 senior civil servants from Sri Lanka have arrived in Pakistan for a two-week executive training at the National Defense University (NDU), Islamabad under Pak-Sri Lanka Higher Education Cooperation Programme. According to HEC, this is the third batch of Sri Lankan officials on training under the programme, being executed by Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan. HEC has already conducted two other cohorts of such executive training for senior civil servants of Sri Lanka with the collaboration of National School of PublicRead More
Economy continues to deteriorate and so does politics (P-2)
Comment Ansar M Bhatti In the wake of Peshawar tragedy the government has decided to convene an All Parties Conference (APC) with a view to taking on board the entire political leadership and seek its guidance in order to cope with such situations in future. Even in the past we have witnessed such kind of APCs convened with a huge pump and show but ending without yielding tangible results. The political atmosphere however was not that bad as it is today. The PTI, the largest political party of the country,Read More
PM expresses condolence, grief over loss of precious lives in earth quake in Turkey, Syria
DNA ISLAMABAD, Prime Minister (PM) Shahbaz Sharif has expressed grief and condolence over the loss of precious lives in earthquake in Turkey and Syria. PM said on Twitter, “The news of this great earthquake that hit southeast Turkey is deeply saddening. I convey my deepest condolences to my brother President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the brotherly people of Turkey for the loss of life and property.” Reminding that Turkey extends a helping hand to Pakistan in every difficult moment, PM emphasized that Islamabad will provide all possible assistance.