Tuesday, July 25th, 2023
Happy beginning: India’s Anju, now Fatima, weds Pakistani in Dir
An Indian woman, Anju, who crossed the borders for love Tuesday married her Pakistani friend Nasrullah in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper Dir after converting to Islam from Hinduism. The couple tied the knot in a local court of a district and sessions judge. Malakand Division Deputy Inspector General Nasir Mehmood Satti confirmed the nikkah of Anju, 35, and Nasrullah, 29, saying that the woman has taken the name of Fatima after conversion to Islam. He further stated that the Indian woman has been shifted to home from the court under policeRead More
Palermo airport closed as violent weather kills two in Italy
Authorities were forced to cease operation and close down the Palermo airport in Sicily Tuesday due to storms and extreme weather conditions including heatwaves claiming at least two lives in the country, with major wildfires blazing in the nearby area, reported Reuters. The airport operator wrote on Twitter that the airport in the capital city of Sicily will remain closed 0900 GMT, with firefighters working to extinguish a blaze in a nearby area that also affected the local transport and rail service. Severe conditions and incidents have exacerbated the travelRead More
President dismisses false harassment complaint against DG National Assembly
ISLAMABAD, JUL 25 /DNA/ – President Arif Alvi has dismissed a false workplace harassment complaint against the Director General of the National Assembly Secretariat (NAS) by a female employee, saying that no one was allowed to abuse the process of law. He observed that the female employee could not prove the charges of harassment at the workplace against the accused, that she failed to appear in the proceedings of the case despite several notices and that she had been found to be a non-punctual employee by the Internal Harassment CommitteeRead More
COMSTECH organizes Int’l seminar on integrity in biomedical research
DNA Islamabad, July 25: COMSTECH organized an International Seminar on Integrity in Biomedical Research and launched the proceedings of International Workshop on Integrity in Biomedical Research at COMSTECH on Tuesday. In his welcome address, the Coordinator General COMSTECH, Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary said that COMSTECH is working closely with international partners for the promotion of responsible science in OIC countries. He said that the today’s launching of the proceedings of the international workshop on integrity in biomedical research organized last year in Cairo is the continuation of this plan.Read More
Country out of economic crises: Shehbaz
Says PTI Chairman Imran Niazi exploited his own created situation which he used for political gains at the country’s cost; claims coalition govt thwarted default threat successfully DNA D.I. KHAN: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said despite history’s most difficult period, the coalition government had steered the country out of economic crisis. During the last 16 months years, the incumbent government faced the most difficult challenges like the devastating flood hit the country soon after it took charge of the office, he added. The prime minister was speakingRead More
Pakistan blasts Denmark for Quran desecration
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tuesday slammed the desecration of the Holy Quran in front of the Iraqi embassy in Denmark, which follows a series of similar events in Nordic countries. “The latest incident of desecration of the Holy Quran in front of an Iraqi Embassy in Denmark has left Muslims all over the world deeply anguished,” Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a tweet. Extreme-right group Danske Patrioter in Copenhagen Monday posted a video in which a man is seen desecrating and burning the holy book and trampling an IraqiRead More