DG KHAN, Oct 19 (DNA):Federal Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari said the Rs 5.5 billion expansion of Dera Ghazi Khan Airport to accommodate international flights would becompleted by January 2028. During a visit to the project site, the minister inspected runway extension work and reviewed progress.He said Civil Aviation Authority teams were working on the project, which would improve travel facilities and create new development opportunities in South Punjab. Leghari said the prime minister had announced four major development projects for DG Khan, including the airport expansion,Read More

RAWALPINDI, OCT 19: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said Pakistan may “evaluate” any request for direct military support from Yemen’s internationally recognised government, as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia continue. “I think not in my knowledge that there has been any formal request. If there is any request, then that is for the government of Pakistan to evaluate that and respond to that,” he said in an interview with Independent Arabia on Sunday, when asked whether Yemen’s government had sought support from Pakistan.Read More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 19: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar departed for Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on Monday to lead Pakistan’s delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting, scheduled to be held on October 19 and 20. Besides participating in the proceedings of the meeting, DPM Dar will meet Tajikistan’s leadership and his counterparts from SCO member states on the sidelines of the summit, a statement from the Foreign Office said. Dar will lead Pakistan’s delegation to the meeting at the invitation ofRead More