RAWALPINDI, JUN 12 /DNA/ – General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, who is on an official visit to Turkiye, called on General (R) Yasar GULER, Minister of Defence, General Metin Gurak, Commander Turkish General Staff, General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, Commander Turkish Land Forces, Admiral Ercument Tatlioglu, Commander Turkish Naval Forces, General Ziya Cemal Kadioglu, Commander of Turkish Air Force and Haluk Görgün, President SSB, a government agency dealing with defence production. During the meetings, both sides deliberated upon various areas of mutual interest, bilateral defense cooperation includingRead More

Quetta, JUN 12 /DNA/ – In his concluding remarks at the 7th Steering Committee meeting of the European Union-funded ‘Deliver Justice Project’, Balochistan Home Minister, Mr. Ziaullah Langua, hailed the European Union and UN partners for supporting the Government’s rule of law reform agenda. He further said, “It is a journey that we all look forward to as we take the work under the new Rule of Law Roadmap to the next level to realize our vision of a people‑centered rule of law in Balochistan.” He also appreciated the Police, Levies,Read More

Fafen report says “parliamentary transparency and gender responsiveness” highlight of first 100 days Staff Report ISLAMABAD: The performance of Pakistan’s 16th National Assembly, which concluded its first 100 days following the oath-taking of legislators on February 29, has been described as “slow-paced despite high attendance”.  According to a report published by the Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen), the assembly’s focus on “parliamentary transparency and gender responsiveness” was described as a defining characteristic of NA’s first 100 days.  The report added that the House encouraged bipartisanship by allocating nearly 54%Read More

RAWALPINDI, JUN 12 (DNA) — Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) in an operation managed to seize a large consignment weighing 1014 kg drugs concealed in Pasni area for smuggling abroad. According to an ANF Headquarters spokesman, ANF in a successful intelligence-based operation against drug trafficking conducted a raid in the Chor Bandar area adjacent to Makran coastal line and recovered the drugs. The operation was carried out keeping in mind the activities of a group involved in drug trafficking. Raids are being conducted to arrest the ring leaders of the drug trafficking group namelyRead More