By Usman Ali on January 14, 2017
General News, International News
WASHINGTON: The US State Department on Friday expressed concern over the missing Pakistani bloggers and social media activists and said they were monitoring the situation. Replying to a question, State Department spokesperson, Mark C. Toner said, “We’re very concerned by reports that several Pakistani bloggers and activists have been reported missing and we’re going to […]
By Usman Ali on January 14, 2017
General News, International News, Local News, Politics
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) on Friday launched the Sautul Quran FM channel at Dera Ismail Khan Station as part of its countrywide network to widely spread Islam’s message of peace and brotherhood. The launching of the much-needed service coincided with 36th birth anniversary of the Dera Ismail Khan station, which was founded […]
By Usman Ali on January 6, 2017
General News, International News, Law & Order
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday rejected claims by his Indian counterpart General Bipin Rawat about ‘so called surgical strikes’ and their possible recurrence. According to ISPR, Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa made it clear that “Pakistan Armed Forces were fully geared to respond to any aggression by India.” It may […]
By Usman Ali on January 6, 2017
General News, Politics
LARKANA: PPP Central Executive Committee (CEC) on Tuesday hinted at taking along other political parties to launch an effective protest against the PML-N government. However, it fell short of announcing any date for its anticipated protest movement. Briefing the media after the CEC meeting held in the Naudero House on Tuesday night, […]
By Usman Ali on January 6, 2017
General News, International News, Law & Order, Local News, Politics
KARACHI: As a goodwill gesture, the government released on Sunday 220 Indian fishermen who were arrested more than a year ago for crossing over into Pakistani waters. Though each of the fishermen was glad to be able to go back home, for Bhaggu Sarman it meant extra joy as he was hardly expected […]
By Usman Ali on January 6, 2017
General News, Law & Order, Politics
A sixth-grader, through his father, on Friday sued in the Islamabad High Court officials of the Pakistan President’s House, accusing them of plagiarising and using his speech without his consent. Eleven-year-old Mohammad Sabeel Haider, who studies in Islamabad Model College for Boys, told DawnNews that he was chosen to deliver a speech at the […]
By Usman Ali on November 25, 2016
General News, International News, Law & Order, Local News
Shock, anger and outrage gripped the security and political establishment after the suspected Border Action Team (BAT) of Pakistan badly mutilated the body of an Indian Army soldier and killed two others when they ambushed counter-infiltration patrol on the Line of Control (LoC) at Machhal sector of Kupwara district on Tuesday. Army spokesman Colonel […]
By Usman Ali on November 25, 2016
General News, International News, Law & Order, Local News, Politics
London/Karachi: More than three quarters of $46 billion of planned Chinese-led investment in Pakistan will be implemented by next year as part of the world’s second-largest economy’s flagship Silk Road plan. “Out of this $46 billion, we have been so far able to energize about $35 billion,” Pakistan’s planning, development and reforms minister Ahsan Iqbal said […]
By Usman Ali on November 25, 2016
General News, International News, Local News
KARACHI: Turkey has decided to buy 52 Super Mushshak basic trainer aircraft, costing more than $50 million, over the next three years, Defence Production Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain said on Wednesday. The minister was speaking during a visit to the ninth International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS). Officials of Turkey and Pakistan signed the agreement […]
By Usman Ali on November 20, 2016
International News
آدھے امریکیوں کے پاس تو ٹرمپ سے ڈرنے کا جواز ہے مگر مجھ جیسے خوشہ چین دانشور خود کو ٹرمپ گزیدہ سمجھ کے کیوں سر کھجا رہے ہیں؟ رعائیتی 16 F اوباما کے دور میں بھی نہیں ملے اب بھی نہیں ملیں گے۔ ڈو مور پہلے بھی کہا جا رہا تھا اب بھی کہا جائے […]