Saturday, April 15th, 2023
Russian strike kills 11 in eastern Ukraine, Moscow claims gains near Bakhmut
Sloviansk, Ukraine, April 15 (AFP/APP):The death toll from a Russian strike on a block of flats in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk climbed to 11 on Saturday as Moscow claimed advances near embattled Bakhmut. Sloviansk lies in a part of the eastern Donetsk region that is under Ukrainian control. According to Kyiv, it was on Friday struck by seven missiles which hit five buildings, five homes, a school and an administrative building. “The number of victims of the shelling of Sloviansk has risen to 11 people,” a spokeswoman forRead More
Judiciary will win constitutional, legal battle with people’s support: Sheikh Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Apr 15 (DNA): Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Saturday Asif Ali Zardari wanted Shehbaz Sharif to be disqualified. He said Pakistan was fighting constitutional and legal battle and hopefully the judiciary would emerge victorious. Talking to the media at the District and Sessions Court of Islamabad, Sheikh Rashid said that Asif Ali Zardari claimed Imran Khan was not a popular leader. He said Pakistan was fighting a war of constitution and law and judiciary will win this war because nation was standing by theRead More
Fazl says SC usurps ECP powers by announcing poll dates in Punjab, KP
ISLAMABAD, Apr 15 (DNA): Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Saturday said the apex court has usurped the powers of the Election Commission of Pakistan by announcing the date of elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Addressing a press conference, he said under the Constitution of Pakistan, powers have been divided into state institutions. Fazl lamented that the Parliament is passing the law and the act has not become functional yet but the Chief Justice of Pakistan has made a bench to hear the case. The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-FazlRead More
PTI says party leader Ali Haider Zaidi ‘picked up’ by authorities in Karachi
Karachi, APR 15: PTI on Saturday said that its Sindh president Ali Haider Zaidi was “picked up” by the authorities from the party’s office in Karachi. A video posted on PTI’s official Twitter account showed a man, thought to be Zaidi, being escorted into a white automobile by men in civvies surrounded by uniformed police personnel. In another video from inside the PTI Secretariat, officials can be seen pushing and dragging Zaidi from his arm. Sindh Assembly opposition leader Haleem Adil Sheikh condemned Zaidi’s arrest, saying the police barged insideRead More
FM Bilawal, Acting Afghan Minister for Foreign Affairs hold telephonic talk
ISLAMABAD, APR 15: /DNA/ – Foreign Minister holds Telephone Conversation with The Acting Afghan Minister for Foreign Affairs. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held a telephone conversation with Acting Afghan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, today. They discussed a range of issues of mutual interest. The Foreign Minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to a stable, peaceful, and prosperous Afghanistan.
Chinese seed company starts trial of single and triple gene cotton in Pak varieties
BEIJING, Apr. 15 (APP): Chinese seed company Jinghua started trial of single and triple gene Chinese Bt cotton varieties in the farms of Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) Multan to assess how these high yielding, long staple and disease resistant varieties respond to the Pakistani soil and climatic conditions. Cooperation between Pakistani and Chinese agriculture scientists would benefit Pakistani cotton economy in a big way, said CCRI Multan Director Dr Zhid Mahmood in a statement. Earlier, Dr Zahid Mahmood, accompanied by other scientists witnessed the seed trial of Chinese seedRead More