Saturday, April 8th, 2023
Riddled body of a woman found at a deserted place near Islamabad- DI Khan motorway
FROM QAZI SHOAIB KHAN DNA ATTOCK (APRIL-08) – In Attock a bullets ridled body of a woman found at the deserted place near Islamabad- DI Khan motorway in village DhokeMalkan near Nehlud in the limits of Pindigheb Police station of district Attock on Saturday. Police sources said that some passerby spotted a body lying at deserted place and informed police. On getting information, Police shifted the body to THQ hospital for autopsy. According to Police investigators, the dead body was two to three days old and she was shot somewhereRead More
Pakistan, US are long-standing, historic partners: Masood
WASHINGTON, Apr 08 (DNA): Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan says Pakistan and the United States are long-standing and historic partners. Talking to President and Chief Executive Officer of World Affairs Council of America (WACA) Matthew Hughes at the Embassy in Washington, the Pakistani Ambassador said the current positive trajectory in the bilateral relations is based on strong desire on both sides to expand the bandwidth of this relationship, with special focus on enhanced cooperation in non-security areas. According to an embassy press release, Ambassador Masood Khan congratulatedRead More
Pakistan Railways to restore Shalimar Express from May
LAHORE, Apr 08 (DNA): Pakistan Railways on Saturday decided to restore Shalimar Express from May. A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of the Pakistan Railways department held and was chaired by Minister Khawaja Saad Rafiq. The meeting discussed matters pertaining to the train services and the operational performance of the department. The participants discussed in length the road map for the maintenance and upgradation of various trains. The meeting decided to upgrade Pak Business and Karakoram Express on the lines of Green Line. The meeting alsoRead More
Justice Isa says six-bench note cannot set aside order on suo motu
ISLAMABAD: As the crisis in the Supreme Court deepens, Justice Qazi Faez Isa has said that a six-member bench of the top court could not set aside an earlier order to halt suo motu proceedings. A six-member bench last week — after a five-minute hearing — ‘closed’ the case that led Justice Isa to issue an order to freeze the hearings of all the sub judice suo motu notices. The apex court had constituted the six-member larger bench to review the decision of a special SC bench, led by JusticeRead More
Tensions high in Israel after deadly attacks
An Italian tourist was killed and five people were wounded in a car ramming in Tel Aviv on Friday that came hours after two Israeli sisters were killed in a shooting attack in the occupied West Bank. The attacks, after a night of crossborder strikes in Gaza and Lebanon, added to an atmosphere of heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions following Israeli police raids in Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque earlier this week. The tensions threatened to spiral into a wider conflict overnight as Israel responded to a barrage of rockets by hitting targets linkedRead More
Judicial imperialism causes extreme political polarization
DNA Devcom-Pakistan webinar suggests a larger consultative process to resolve political confrontation sans politically motivated judicial imperialism. The judges of the supreme court too shall adhere to its code of conduct. Islamabad, APR 8: A panel of experts at a webinar suggested the state institutions to understand the implications of their politically motivated conflicts on socioeconomic deterioration, and its dent to the democratic instability. Overstepping on other’s jurisdiction has created chaos and extreme divides. A larger consultative process among the political parties shall help cool down the political temperature, whileRead More