Monday, August 7th, 2023
Resilient Attitude: Imran Khan’s good spirits shine through tough conditions
PTI Chairman kept in cramped unhygienic cell: Qureshi Ready to be moved to D-Class jail but will never bow before slavery: Panjotha Fascist govt put Khan in jail to implement London Plan: Shoaib Shaheen We concerned about food given to PTI Chairman: Sher Afzal ISLAMABAD, AUG 7 /DNA/ – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leadership and legal team expressed alarm that the Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan was being kept in distressing conditions and provided “C-Class jail facilities” contrary to the claims of the government’s ministers that he wasRead More
Strategic Naval Exercise: Pakistan Navy initiates SHAMSHEER-E-BAHR-IX War Game
Rawalpindi, 7 Aug /DNA/: Pakistan Navy War game SHAMSHEER-E-BAHR-IX commenced at Karachi. Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza attended the session as the Chief Guest.Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi along with senior military officers from all services were present at the occasion.
Withdrawal of PEMRA (Amendment) Bill 2023: Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb’s decision
ISLAMABAD, AUG 7: /DNA/ – Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday announced withdrawal of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023 following objections raised by certain stakeholders regarding specific provisions in the proposed legislation. The bill — aimed at streamlining the procedures to register and monitor ratings of TV channels as well as elaborating on the definitions of disinformation and misinformation— was passed by the the National Assembly (NA) on August 3. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) as well as journalists’ bodies had expressed concerns thatRead More
Legislation Update: NA passes official secrets (Amendment) bill 2023
ISLAMABAD, AUG 7: /DNA/ – The National Assembly on Monday passed Official Secrets (Amendment) Bill 2023 with a majority vote, a day after the upper house of parliament green-lighted the legislation after the coalition government removed contentious provisions. The official secrets bill was re-tabled in the National Assembly earlier today after the legislation with controversial clauses already sailed through the lower house of parliament last week but failed to get Senate’s nod and was referred to the upper house’s standing committee after it drew strong criticism from parliamentarians. Subsequently, SenateRead More
Why Israeli settlers feel immune?
Wadie Abunassar Hundreds of Arab citizens, mostly from the town of Shefaamer (to the east of Haifa, northern Israel), commemorated last Friday the 18th anniversary of a shooting attack, which was committed by an Israeli Jewish soldier called Eden Nathan Zada inside a bus, which ended with the killing of four local persons (two Muslim sisters and two Christian men), while locals succeeded to kill the attacker shortly after the incident. This commemoration failed to get any coverage in the Israeli Hebrew media outlets, and even not in most ofRead More
Heartwarming Reception: Pakistan street child football team gets warm welcome
AFZAL JAVED ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Street Child Football Team on Monday, returned to the country after participating in the recently-concluded Norway Cup. Street child team, who put up a great show in the tournament, landed here at Islamabad International airport and received a warm welcome by Chairman Muslim Hands International Pir Syed Lakhte Hassanain, fans and their families. They also received garlands as a symbol of appreciation. Notably, the Pakistan street child football team finished as the runners-up of the Norway Cup after falling to a 9-10 defeat on penalties againstRead More