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چوہدری قمراقبال کی نیشنل ڈیفنس یونیورسٹی اسلام آباد میں برگیڈیئرڈاکٹرپروفیسر محمد خان اور کرنل ڈاکٹرقائم رضاجعفری سے ملاقات

July 31, 2017July 31, 2017 News Desk

اسلام آباد(پ۔ر) پاکستان یونین ناروے کے چیئرمین چوہدری قمراقبال گذشتہ دنوں اپنے پاکستان میں قیام کے دوران نیشنل ڈیفنس یونیورسٹی (این ڈی یو) اسلام آبادگئے جہاں انھوں نے یونیورسٹی کی لائبریری کے مختلف حصے دیکھے اورانچارج لائبریریز اور انفارمیشن سروسزکرنل ڈاکٹر قائم رضا جعفری سے ملاقات کی۔ چوہدری قمراقبال کو یونیورسٹی کے شعبہ تعلیم اور اس کے لائبریری سسٹم کے بارے میں بتایاگیا۔ اس موقع پر نیشنل ڈیفنس یونیورسٹی کے شعبہ بین الاقوامی تعلقات کے سابق سربراہ برگیڈیئرریٹائرڈ ڈاکٹرمحمدخان اور پی ایچ ڈی ریسرچ سکالر اورسینئرصحافی سید سبطین شاہ بھی…

‘Sharifs’ will keep making comebacks through ‘court of masses’: Saad Rafique

July 30, 2017July 30, 2017 News Desk

Two days after the top court issued a verdict disqualifying Nawaz Sharif, PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique has said the ‘Sharifs’ will keep on making a comeback despite the ouster. “Nawaz Sharif is a statesman who embraced all the opposition against himself,” an angry Saad Rafique said. “One Sharif is gone, but the next has arrived; if he is ousted too, we will bring in a third one and then a fourth and so on.” The PML-N leader said it was not stated in the judgment that the premier had used his position unlawfully or…

NAB arrests 4 revenue officials for embezzling Rs450m

July 30, 2017July 30, 2017 News Desk

QUETTA: Four officers of the Balochistan Revenue Department have been arrested for embezzling Rs450 million in the garb of land acquisition.The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Balochistan on Saturday nabbed the accused, including a tehsildar of the revenue department. The arrested persons were identified as Tehsildar Quetta Revenue Office Muhammad Jan, Potwari Mohammad Alyas, Kannongo Abdul Wahid and Syed Saleem Jan. The accused would be brought to the court so as to obtain their remand for investigation. Further arrests are expected in the case. Source: Express Tribune

Mujhtaba Shuja likely to be next CM Punjab

July 30, 2017 News Desk

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Excise and Taxation Mujhtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman is likely to be elected as chief minister of Punjab after the incumbent CM Punjab, Shehbaz Sharif, steps down to replace his toppled brother, Nawaz Sharif, as prime minister, party sources have revealed. Shehbaz is expected to quit the Punjab Assembly seat PP-159 early next week. He will contest election to the National Assembly on NA-120 seat, which has fallen vacant after Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification, According to the sources, other PML-N leaders considered for the position of CM included Punjab Law Minister…

Nawaz added whopping $35b to Pakistan’s debt

July 30, 2017 News Desk

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s government obtained a whopping $35 billion in new loans during his four-year tenure to repay maturing debt and keep official foreign currency reserves at a level which could give a sense of economic stability to investors. About $17 billion or nearly half of the total loans obtained from July 2013 to June 2017 were utilised to repay the previous debt, shows statistics maintained by the finance ministry. The government added net $18 billion to the country’s total external debt and liabilities – the highest amount…

میں نواز شریف کے بعد اب ایک ماہ کے اندر شہباز شریف کو بھی نااہل کروا دوں گا

July 30, 2017July 30, 2017 News Desk

اسلام آباد (اُردو پوائنٹ اخبار آن لائن۔ ہفتہ 29 جولائی 2017ء) نعیم بخاری کا کہنا ہے کہ میں نواز شریف کے بعد اب ایک ماہ کے اندر شہباز شریف کو بھی نااہل کرواوں گا۔ تفصیلات کے مطابق پاناما کیس میں تحریک انصاف کے وکیل نعیم بخاری کی جانب سے نواز شریف کو نااہل کروانے کے بعد ایک اور بڑا اعلان کیا گیا ہے۔ نعیم بخاری کا کہنا ہے کہ نواز شریف کے بعد وہ اب شہباز شریف کو بھی نہیں چھوڑیں گے۔ نعیم بخاری نے اعلان کیا ہے کہ مجھے ایک ماہ کا وقت دیا جائے میں شہباز شریف کو بھی نااہل کروا…

Careem and Uber’s price surcharge is here to stay

July 30, 2017July 31, 2017 News Desk

Over the past month, there has been a barrage of criticism by users of ride-hailing services like Uber and Careem. The reason behind this criticism has been the higher than usual fares due to price surcharges. So why are we seeing this peak or surge pricing model come in to play? The short answer is simple: a shortage of supply of vehicles. Expense vs convenience When Uber first began rolling out surge pricing around the world, it was vilified with social media campaigns like #neveragain, which called for a boycott…

PTI expels QWP from coalition in K-P

July 30, 2017 News Desk

PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has thrown the Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) out of the coalition government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for “not supporting its stance on the Panamagate case”. “Coalition with the QWP has ended as it did not support our stance on the Panama Papers case against the Sharif family,” said PTI’s provincial spokesperson Shah Farman while addressing a presser in Islamabad on Saturday. Flanked by K-P Minister for Revenue Ali Amin Gandapur, Farman revealed that the decision to expel the QWP from the K-P coalition government was taken by party chairman…

Hamza being considered for Punjab CM slot

July 30, 2017 News Desk

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, who is set to succeed his brother at the Centre in less than two months, is looking towards his son, Hamza Shahbaz, as his replacement in Punjab so as to keep the position in the family, but also because he enjoys a degree of comfort in dealing with his son, say Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) insiders. According to the party insiders, however, the final say on who gets to helm Punjab rests with ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is looking to consolidate the…

Social media erupts at Musharraf for congratulating SC bench on ‘brave’ Nawaz ouster

July 30, 2017July 30, 2017 News Desk

Retired Gen Pervez Musharraf on Friday posted a video message to the Twitter account of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), hailing the Supreme Court’s disqualification of Nawaz Sharif as a “historic decision”. “Today is a historic and important day for Pakistanis,” he said in a recorded video, in which he also briefly summarised the decision of the apex court bench. “I want to heartily congratulate the Supreme Court bench especially because it is a brave decision which is in accordance with the principles of justice and fairness.” He added that he…

صدر مملکت ممنون حسین نے قومی اسمبلی کا اجلاس طلب کرلیا

July 30, 2017July 30, 2017 News Desk

صدر ممنون حسین نے قومی اسمبلی کا اجلاس منگل سہ پہر 3 بجے طلب کرلیا ہے۔ نوازشریف کی نااہلی کے بعد ہونے والے قومی اسمبلی کے اجلاس میں نئے قائد ایوان کا انتخاب کیا جائےگا ۔ اجلاس بلانے کی سمری وزارت پارلیمانی امور کی طرف سے بھیجی گئی ہے۔

پہلے شاہد خاقان پھر شہباز شریف وزیراعظم بنیں گے

July 30, 2017July 30, 2017 News Desk

نوازشریف کی نااہلی کے بعد ملک کے اگلے وزیراعظم شہبازشریف ہوں گے ،شاہد خاقان عباسی کو عبوری پرائم منسٹر بنایا جائےگا ،حتمی ناموں کا اعلان نوازشریف کریں گے ۔ مسلم لیگ ن کی پارلیمانی پارٹی کے اجلاس میں پاناما کیس کے فیصلے پر نظر ثانی کی اپیل دائر کرنے پر اتفاق رائے کیا گیا ۔ پارلیمانی پارٹی کے فیصلے کے مطابق وزیراعلیٰ پنجاب شہبازشریف سابق وزیراعظم کی نااہلی کے بعد خالی ہونے والی نشست این اے 120 سے ضمنی انتخاب میں حصہ لیں گے ،وہ الیکشن میں کامیابی کے بعد…

Sharing of experiences between Pakistan and Turkey in the health field would be of mutual benefit, says Envoy

July 29, 2017July 29, 2017 News Desk

ANKARA, 29 July 2017: Ambassador of Pakistan to Turkey Sohail Mahmood has said that closer collaboration and sharing of experiences between Pakistan and Turkey in the health field would be of mutual benefit. He was speaking to another visiting health delegation from Punjab, comprising 10 senior doctors and nurses of the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Hospital, Muzafargarh, and 10 experts and pharmacists of drug testing laboratories of Multan and Bahawalpur. Expressing satisfaction at the growing Pakistan-Turkey collaboration in the health sector, Ambassador Sohail Mahmood observed that this positive trend would help…

Pakistan High Commissioner to UK meets British Pakistani community

July 29, 2017 News Desk

Syed Ibne Abbas, Pakistan High Commissioner to UK, during his current visit to the region of Wales met with members of the British Pakistani community in Cardiff on 26 July 2017. Cardiff, the provincial capital of Wales, has a strong presence of Pakistani diaspora. Engagement with the community is part of the High Commission’s outreach initiative to connect with the British Pakistanis, know about their issues and take steps to resolve them. Amongst those in attendance were members of the business community, local councillors and Welsh Assembly member Mr. Muhammad…