Tuesday, July 11th, 2023
Ambassador of Saudi Arabia calls on air chief
ISLAMABAD, JUL 11: /DNA/ – The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Nawaf Saeed Al-Malakiy, called on Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force in his office today. The meeting was focused on areas of mutual interest and regional developments. During the meeting, Chief of the Air Staff shared his pragmatic policy decisions aimed at modernizing PAF through smart acquisition of niche technologies, upgradation of infrastructure and revitalization of operational & training domains. The Air Chief highlighted that Saudi Arabia beingRead More
PCB chief to pursue ‘confidence-building measures’ in meeting with BCCI’s Jay Shah
Zaka Ashraf, the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) interim management committee, is set to meet Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah later today (Tuesday) to pursue “confidence-building measures”. The PCB chief will explore the possibility of bilateral cricket resuming between Pakistan and India on the sidelines of an International Cricket Council meeting in Durban, South Africa. “Today, hopefully [I] will have a meeting with Jay Shah to discuss relations between both boards and build confidence-building measures for both countries to play in bothRead More
At UN rights body, FM Bilawal condemns Holy Quran’s desecration as ‘attack on faith’
ISLAMABAD, JUL 11: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Tuesday that the desecration of the Holy Quran amounted to the incitement of religious hatred as the UN Human Rights Council debated a motion in the wake of a recent incident of the burning of the Holy Quran in Sweden. Last month, a man desecrated the Holy Quran in Sweden’s capital Stockholm, resulting in strong condemnation from several Muslim states, including Pakistan, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, the European Union, Pope Francis and the Swedish government, among others. In response toRead More
Promoting religious tourism can help in earning foreign exchange: RCCI
DNA Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) and Evacuee Trust Property Board Punjab have agreed to put joint efforts and cooperation with all available resources to promote religious tourism to earn foreign exchange. Pakistan contains numerous sacred sites of different religions like Islam, Hinduism,. Buddhism, and Sikhism that can easily be transformed into tourist destinations. These views were expressed by Acting President RCCI Faisal Shahzad with Secretary Evacuee Trust Property Board Punjab Rana Muhammad Arif in a meeting at chamber house. A largely unexplored avenue of tourismRead More
PM launches Laptop Scheme for KP students, inaugurates Fata University
PESHAWAR, JUL 11 (DNA) — Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here on Tuesday launched the Prime Minister National Laptop Scheme for the talented students of Khyber Pakthunkhwa including merged areas enabling them to continue their studies and contemporary research. The laptop distribution ceremony was held at Governor House and attended by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali, Caretaker Chief Minister Muhammad Azam Khan, Federal Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb, Deputy Speaker National Assembly Zyad Akram Durrani, Special Assistant for Youth Affairs Shaza Fatima, PM Adviser Engr Amir Muqam, Federal andRead More
PPP proposes August 8 as date for dissolution of assemblies
ISLAMABAD, JUL 11: Key ruling coalition partner Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Tuesday proposed to the federal government to dissolve the national and all the provincial assemblies on August 8. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif led federal government and all the provincial assemblies would complete their five-year constitutional term next month. During an informal interaction with the journalists in Parliament House, Minister for Commerce and Investments Naveed Qamar said, “PPP has suggested the government to dissolve all assemblies on August 8.” ‘No extension in tenure of assembly’Meanwhile, Federal Law Minister AzamRead More