Tuesday, March 7th, 2023
PM Shehbaz phones Bill Gates
ISLAMABAD, MAR 7 /DNA/ – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had a telephone call with Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) today. The Prime Minister appreciated the valuable support extended by the BMGF to Pakistan in polio eradication and improving immunisation, nutrition and financial inclusion in the country particularly during the recent floods in the country. He also reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire to further strengthen the fruitful partnership with the Foundation in all the ongoing areas of cooperation. The Prime Minister stressed that Pakistan remained committed toRead More
Iran upgrades perceptions of Saudi threat
If there is one place Saudi Arabia was happy to be low on the totem pole, it was Iran. Those days are over. Strategic thinkers in Tehran have upgraded their perception of the threat posed by the kingdom. Rather than simply viewing Saudi Arabia as a Middle Eastern extension of the United States and a political rival, Iran today sees the kingdom as a security threat. Iran’s reevaluation of Saudi Arabia comes as the kingdom focuses on enhancing its military capabilities, Iraqi-mediated talks between the kingdom and the Islamic republicRead More
Imran Khan ousted by CIA for opposing US drone campaign
LONDON, Mar 07 (DNA): Former British Ambassador Craig Murray has alleged that US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) deposed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan as prime minister for opposing United States drone campaign. Taking to Twitter, the former British Ambassador said that the former premier was ousted for his opposition to the US drone campaign “operating within and from Pakistan”. “CIA’s deposing of Imran Khan as Prime Minister, for his opposition to the US drone campaign operating within and from Pakistan, is probably the most under-reported story of the lastRead More
DPO Attock chairs crime control committee
FROM QAZI SHOAIB KHAN DNA ATTOCK (MARCH-07): The District Police Officer Attock Sardar Ghias Gul Khan on Tuesday while presiding over the Crime Control Committee meeting has reiterated all the field officers of Attock Police to accelerate the crackdown against the gangsters of heinous crimes include target killers, robbers, decoits, car and motorbike lifters without further loss of time. Among the crime control meeting was also attended by SP Investigation Wing Attock Police MstJawaria Mohammad Jameel, all police circle officers, SHOs of 14 police stations and investigation officers of theRead More
Parvez Elahi appointed PTI president
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Tuesday appointed Chaudhry Parvez Elahi as the party president weeks after he was roped in with the promise of the same post. “Ch Pervez Illahi is hereby, designated as President [of the] Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf,” a notification available with Geo News and signed by PTI Chairman Imran Khan read. In response to the appointment, Elahi thanked the PTI chief and said that “no one has respected me like Imran Khan, and we all have to work together to strengthen him”. In a major development late last month,Read More
SAUDIA becomes first airline to offer “Your Ticket Your Visa” service
ISLAMABAD, MAR 07 (DNA) — SAUDIA, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, has announced the launch of “Your Ticket Your Visa”. The first-of-its-kind service provides guests with even easier access to the Kingdom through a digital integration system that links transit visas with flight tickets. “Your Ticket Your Visa” service is introduced in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, the Pilgrims Service Program, and the Saudi Tourism Authority. The new service, which covers all international airports in theRead More