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Pakistan Exit ASEAN Cup with Heads Held High
AFZAL JAVED ISLAMABAD: Pakistan showed they can compete against teams ranked much higher above them even though their FIFA ASEAN Cup campaign came to an end with a fighting 4-2 defeat against Vietnam at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Friday. Nolberto Solano’s men had dug deep to come from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw against the Philippines in their previous Division I Group ‘B’ match and gave a good account of themselves against Vietnam, a side ranked 99 places above them in the FIFA rankings andRead More
PM conveys heartfelt condolences over Foreign Minister’s sister’s demise
LAHORE, OCT 2 /DNA/ – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif held a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Syed Abbas Araghchi. The Prime Minister conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the Foreign Minister on the sad demise of his sister. The Prime Minister expressed his deepest sympathies to Foreign Minister Araghchi and his family and offered prayers for the departed soul, praying that Allah Almighty may grant her eternal peace and give strength and fortitude to the bereaved family to bear this irreparable loss. ForeignRead More
PM Youth Programme to set up dedicated office at ICCI for youth facilitation; Rana Mashood
Felicitates newly elected ICCI leadership DNA ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP) will establish a dedicated PMYP office at the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) to strengthen government–private sector–youth linkages and facilitate ICCI members and young people through the Digital Youth Hub (DYH), PMYP’s online portal that connects youth with employment, internships, training, entrepreneurship and other opportunities. The dedicated office will serve as a coordination and facilitation point between PMYP and the business community, encouraging ICCI member companies to register on DYH and post-employment opportunities, internships, trainingRead More
Venezuela probes Cisneros business empire over Digitel, tax and investment claims
Monitoring Desk CARACAS: Venezuelan authorities are examining the business interests associated with Mireya Blavia de Cisneros, widow of late businessman Oswaldo Cisneros, including telecommunications operator Digitel, amid allegations involving tax liabilities, estate administration and unfulfilled investment commitments. The scrutiny, according to Venezuelan government sources, extends across telecommunications, real estate and oil interests and includes questions over the administration of Oswaldo Cisneros’s estate and family trust following his death. Venezuelan Supreme Court records confirm that Mireya Blavia de Cisneros and members of the Cisneros family became involved in legal proceedings concerningRead More
Army resolves to maintain high state of readiness against terrorism
RAWALPINDI, OCT 2: /DNA/ – Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ, Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces (COAS & CDF), presided over the 277th Corps Commanders’ Conference at General Headquarters (GHQ), Rawalpindi. The Forum offered Fateha for the Shuhada of the Armed Forces, Law Enforcement Agencies and civil society who laid down their lives for the motherland and paid rich tribute to their supreme sacrifices. The forum reviewed the prevailing security environment and resolved to maintain a high state of readiness. It affirmed Pakistan’s rightRead More
Pakistan slams Houthi attack on Madina power station as ‘grave provocation’
ISLAMABAD, OCT 2: Pakistan has strongly condemned the Houthi militia attack on Taibah power distribution station in Madina, calling it a “grave provocation”. “This reprehensible attack against civilian infrastructure supplying electricity to the Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) Mosque is a grave provocation and a matter of deep concern and anguish for millions of Muslims worldwide,” the Foreign Office said in a statement on Friday. The condemnation came a day after Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said on Thursday that the group attacked a power distribution station in Madina which supplies electricityRead More