وفاقی وزیرداخلہ احسن اقبال نے کہا ہے کہ دہشت گرد کسی مذہب کے دشمن نہیں، انسانیت کے دشمن ہیں،فرار دہشت گرد مغربی سرحد سے دوبارہ ملک میں داخل ہوکر دہشت گردی کررہے ہیں،ابھی دہشت گردی کے خلاف جنگ جاری رہے گی۔ وزیر داخلہ نے وفاقی وزیرمذہبی امور سردار یوسف کے ساتھ کوئٹہ میں دہشت گردی کا نشانہ بننے والے میتھوڈسٹ چرچ کا دورہ کا اور عمارت کے مختلف حصوں کا جائزہ لیا۔ دورے کے بعد میڈیا سے گفتگو کرتے ہوئے احسن اقبال کا کہنا تھا کہ دہشت گردوں نے چرچ…
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پاک۔ناروے فورم کے زیراہتمام قائداعظم کی یاد میں تقریب: قائد کے فرامیں پر عمل کرکے پاکستان کو مضبوط بنایاجاسکتاہے، مقررین کا خطاب
(اوسلو(خصوصی رپورٹ ناروے کے دارالحکومت اوسلو میں پاک ناروے فورم کے زیراہتمام تقریب سے خظاب کرتے ہوئے مقررین نے اس بات پر زور دیا ہے کہ قائداعظم کے فرامین پر عمل درآمد کرکے پاکستان کو ایک مضبوط اور عظیم ملک بنایا جاسکتاہے۔ یہ تقریب قائداعظم محمد علی جناح کی یاد میں منعقد ہوئی اور اس دوران نارویجن پاکستانی کمیونٹی کے اراکین کی بڑی تعداد نے شرکت کی۔ تقریب سے اوسلوسٹی پارلیمنٹ کے رکن ڈاکٹرمبشربنارس، پاکستان یونین ناروے کے چیئرمین چوہدری قمراقبال، ممتازعالم دین مفتی زبیرتبسم، دانشور ناصرعلی اعوان، پاک۔ناروے فورم…
Read MoreSpreading soft image of Pakistan through learning “Tie-Dye” in Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine (Bureau Report) Pakistan Embassy in Ukraine has arranged a class for learning traditional techniques of Tie-Dye. It is important to mention that the process of tie-dye typically consists of folding, twisting, pleating, or crumpling fabric or a garment and binding with string or rubber bands, followed by application of dye(s). Mrs. Seema Athar, wife of Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Ukraine, Maj. Gen (r) Athar Abbas conducted the master class of ” Tie and Dye” exhibiting various designs and their techniques. The class was attended by large number of ladies…
Read MorePakistan maintains a position of neutrality in resolving Ukraine Crisis, Says Pak’s Envoy
Report by Yasir Aziz Pakistan’s out-going Ambassador to Ukraine has said, Pakistan maintains a position of neutrality in resolving Ukraine Crisis. Overseas Tribune’s (OT) Warsaw-Poland based ‘Diplomatic correspondent’ Mr. Yasir Aziz had an honor to meet with the out-going Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Ukraine, H.E. Maj. Gen. (r) Athar Abbas at his residence in the capital city of Ukraine- Kyiv early this month. The interview was OT’s new series of Program – ‘The diplomatic correspondent’. The interview lasted for over 30 minutes during which the bilateral relations…
Read MoreQaria Hafiza Rubina dies
Lahore: Professor Hafiza Qaria Rubina , wife of Nawa-i-Waqt columnist and former MAO College Professor Khalid Mehmud Hashmi, died of cancer on Saturday. She was 58. She was laid to rest at Miani Sahib Graveyard in the afternoon. Hundreds of people belonging to various walks of life attended her funeral prayers, led by Hafiz Muhammad Siddique Faizi. Pride of Performance, Qaria Rubina was Arabic teacher at the Government Islamia College, Cooper Road. Before that she taught at the Kinnaird College. She taught for 37 years. A large number of teachers and students reached her residence after…
Read Moreبابائے قوم کا یوم ولادت، مزار قائد پرگارڈز کی تبدیلی کی پروقار تقریب
بابائے قوم قائد اعظم محمد علی جناح کا 142 واں یوم پیدائش آج ملی جوش و جذبے سے منایا جارہا ہے۔کراچی میں بانی پاکستان کے مزار پرگارڈز کی تبدیلی کی پر وقار تقریب کا انعقاد ہوا۔ دن کا آغاز نماز فجر کے بعد خصوصی دعاؤں سے ہوا۔ جس میں ملک کی ترقی اور خوشحالی اور امن و سلامتی کے لیے دعائیں کی گئیں۔ قائد اعظم محمد علی جناحؒ کی روح کے ایصال ثواب کےلئے فاتحہ خوانی کا سلسلہ بھی جاری ہے۔ مزار قائد پر منعقد ہونے والی تقریب میں پی…
Read MoreTurkey dismisses over 2,700 in post-coup purges
ANKARA: The Turkish government on Sunday ordered the sacking of more than 2,700 people working in public institutions over their alleged links to “terror” groups, in the latest round of purges since last year’s failed coup. In a separate emergency decree, the country’s defence procurement agency was ordered to answer to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan instead of the defence ministry in a move widely viewed as a further expansion of his powers. Turkey’s intelligence service (MIT) also came under Mr Erdogan’s control in August. A total of 2,756 people, including…
Read MoreRupee’s fall drives food prices higher
PRICES of food items have started rising in the wake of a recent fall in the rupee’s value, though the price hike has somewhat remained subdued as the depreciation is not accompanied by supply constraints. However, a sharper rise has been noticed in prices of imported food items. From tea, coffee, milk powder, chocolates and cheese to pulses, spices and pickles, a large number of imported food items have become costlier by five to 10 per cent, wholesale traders at Jodia Bazaar say. Locally produced foodstuff has also depicted a…
Read MorePTI groups clash at Quaid day event
LAHORE: Internal rifts in the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf resulted in a clash between the activists belonging to two groups within the party at a ceremony, forcing the leadership to leave the venue here on Sunday. It all began when supporters of Punjab chapter president Aleem Khan resorted to sloganeering against Lahore chapter chief Waleed Iqbal for not inviting Mr Khan to the Quaid-i-Azam Day ceremony held at the Aiwan-i-Iqbal. Iqbal was organiser of the event. As some of Mr Khan’s activists attempted to reach the stage, the rivals intervened, ensuing a…
Read MoreSix dead in suicide attack near Afghan spy agency compound: officials
A suicide attacker on foot blew himself up near a compound belonging to the Afghan intelligence agency in Kabul on Monday, killing six civilians, officials said. The attacker struck at a time when workers were arriving at their offices. It comes a week after militants stormed a National Directorate of Security (NDS) training centre in the Afghan capital. Interior Ministry Spokesman Najib Danish told AFP six civilians in a car were killed when the attacker detonated himself. “Six people were martyred and three others were wounded,” Danish said. “They were hit when…
Read MoreHafiz Saeed opens MML office in NA-120
LAHORE: Notwithstanding the opposition by the interior ministry to entry of offshoots of proscribed entities into the national political arena, Jamaatud Dawa Emir Hafiz Muhammad Saeed opened an office of a subsidiary of the JuD here on Sunday. The JuD chief visited different areas of National Assembly constituency NA-120, the Lahore seat the Sharifs had never lost since their debut in politics in 1985 here. He inaugurated an office of the Milli Muslim League (MML), the political face of the JuD, on Mohni Road and listened to civic problems of…
Read MoreLashkari Raisani switches loyalty from PML-N to BNP
In a blow to the PML-N, Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani — former senator and the ruling party’s leader from Balochistan — joined the Balochistan National Party (BNP) on Sunday evening. Along with Raisani, a large number of other political workers also parted ways with PML-N and joined the BNP. “Balochistan has always been ignored and deprived [of its due rights] by rulers,” Raisani told the supporters gathered on Sariab Road. He vowed to continue his political struggle for the “acquisition of usurped rights of people of Balochistan”. “Balochistan has been turned into a…
Read More3 FC personnel martyred in IED explosion in North Waziristan
At least three Frontier Corps (FC) personnel lost their lives in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in North Waziristan’s Ghulam Khan area on Sunday. The FC personnel were on routine patrol when an IED targeting their vehicle exploded, sources within the political administration told DawnNews. According to Inter-Services Public Relations, the IED exploded as an FC bomb disposal team was undertaking a routine search and clearance operation in the area. The martyred FC soldiers were identified by ISPR as Naik Inayatullah Khattak, Sepoy Mohsin Ali Turi and Sepoy Sifatullah. According…
Read MoreSharif reluctant to publicly name Shahbaz as party’s PM candidate
LAHORE: Two days after TV channels flashed the news that former premier Nawaz Sharif had named Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif as the party’s nominee for the office of prime minister in 2018 general elections, the elder Sharif is said to be reluctant to publicly nominate his younger brother for the coveted office as he wants to keep his cards close to his chest till the last minute, it emerged on Saturday. While Shahbaz Sharif’s camp in the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has been running a vigorous campaign to see their leader nominated…
Read More‘Pakistan not in habit of taking notices from anyone, let alone US’: Rabbani slams Pence’s remarks
Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani, in response to a warning from United States (US) Vice President (VP) Mike Pence to Islamabad earlier this week, made it clear that Pakistan is not in the habit of “taking notices” from anyone. Pence, while addressing US troops at the Bagram military base in Kabul, had said that Pakistan has allegedly provided safe haven to terrorists for too long but those days are over now, as US President Donald Trump has now “put Pakistan on notice”. “Two days ago, Pence had the gall, the audacity to say…
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