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India refuses to join declaration against Myanmar at international meet

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 News Desk

NUSA DUA, INDONESIA: In a clear show of solidarity with Myanmar, India has refused to be a part of a declaration adopted at an international conference saying it carried “inappropriate” reference to violence in Rakhine state from where 125,000 Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh. According to a Times of India report, an Indian parliamentary delegation dissociated itself from the ‘Bali Declaration’ at the ‘World Parliamentary Forum on Sustainable Development’ held in Indonesia. “This was in view of the fact that the declaration, which was to be adopted at the conclusion of the forum, was…

PM inaugurates country’s 5th nuclear power plant at Chashma

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 News Desk

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Friday inaugurated the country’s fifth nuclear power plant C-4 at Chashma, Mianwali area. The C-4 plant is capable of generating 340MW electricity. Addressing the inauguration ceremony, PM Abbasi said that the project would help the country’s energy problem. The Chashma nuclear power projects units, C-1, C-2 and C-3 have already been successfully contributing to the national grid, he said, adding that two large nuclear power plants, K-2 and K-3, were also under construction that he hoped would be operational soon. Abbasi said that the…

Trump hails Kuwait mediation on Qatar; Arab states react

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 News Desk

President Donald Trump on Thursday hailed efforts by the leader of Kuwait, a staunch American ally, to mediate a festering diplomatic crisis involving Qatar and its Arab neighbours that could have implications for the US military presence in the region. However, the quartet of Arab nations now boycotting Doha issued a strongly worded statement early on Friday morning dismissing some of Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah’s comments, signalling the diplomatic crisis roiling the Gulf is far from over. At a White House news conference with Sheikh Sabah, Trump said he appreciated…

Army’s deployment in federal capital extended

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 News Desk

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to extend the army’s deployment in the capital city for three more months. According to officials of the interior ministry, the deployment was extended due to a request made by the chief commissioner of Islamabad. In the extension order, the federal government has exercised powers conferred under Article 245 of the Constitution to extend the authorisation of deployment of 350 troops of the Pakistan Army to act in aide of civil power in accordance with the law for 90 days. The federal government had deployed…

Accountability courts short of judges as NAB approves references against ex-PM, family

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 News Desk

ISLAMABAD: A Rawalpindi accountability judge will be retiring in a few days while another judge of the Islamabad accountability court is being repatriated to the Lahore High Court (LHC) at a time when the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is filing four references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family. There are two accountability court judges in Islamabad: Nisar Baig and Mohammad Bashir. Mr Baig is being repatriated to his parent department, the LHC. In Rawalpindi, Raja Akhlaq Ahmed is retiring as he will attain superannuation at the end of this…

At least 5 dead as magnitude 8.4 quake rocks Mexico, sets off tsunami warning

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 News Desk

A rare and powerful 8.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico late Thursday, killing at least five people as seismologists warned of a tsunami of more than three metres. The quake hit offshore in the Pacific about 120 kilometres southwest of the town of Tres Picos in far southern Chiapas state, the US Geological Survey said, putting the magnitude at 8.1. Mexico’s seismologic service however gave a magnitude of 8.4, which if confirmed would be the most powerful ever recorded in this quake-prone country. Chiapas Governor Manuel Velasco said three people were…

Vi elsker dette landet (we love this country): A Veteran Norwegian Pakistani Intellectual

September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 News Desk

Oslo (News Desk) A Veteran Norwegian Pakistani intellectual has said, Norway is our country and we love this country a lot. In an interview with Overseas Tribune, he said, Norway has given a lot to us but question is that what we are giving to Norway now? This was a question to him that do you love Norway while he replied, Ja, vi elsker dette landet , which means we love this country. The veteran journalist, Raja Mansoor Ahmad who worked as Chief Editor of a monthly magazine namely, “Payam…

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi slams ‘misinformation’ over Rohingya crisis

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 News Desk

Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday alleged a “huge iceberg of misinformation” was distorting the picture of the Rohingya crisis, which has forced 125,000 of the Muslim minority to flee to Bangladesh. In her first comments since Rohingya militant attacks sparked unrest on August 25, Suu Kyi said fake news was “calculated to create a lot of problems between different communities” and to promote “the interest of the terrorists”. Her intervention, quoted on the Facebook page of her State Counsellor’s office, followed a phone call with Turkish…

Trump ends amnesty for young immigrants

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 News Desk

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday ended an amnesty protecting 800,000 people brought to the United States illegally as minors from deportation, prompting a political firestorm. The US leader — who had promised to act “with great heart” in the case of the so-called “Dreamers”, many of whom have lived most of their life in the United States — left it to his attorney general to make his final decision known. “I am here today to announce that the programme known as DACA that was effectuated under the Obama Administration…

People should use their democratic rights in Elections: Pakisan Union Norway

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 News Desk

Oslo, News Desk, Pakistan Union Norway, a leading Norwegian Pakistani Organisation has urged the people specially minorities with foreign background to use their vote. ‘Right to vote is constitutional guarantee in Norway. It is your democratic right to vote wisely.’ A statement issued by the union’s spokesperson Mansha Khan said, we are fortunate enough to live in a country where there is a democratic right to vote in favor of our desired party. Also Read:A media workshop for Pakistani journalists held in Oslo Pakistani Union Norway asked all the people…

Who killed Benazir Bhutto?

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 News Desk

IT is indeed a shocking court judgement. Almost 10 years after her assassination, Benazir Bhutto’s murderers have not been identified let alone convicted. While the anti-terrorist court has acquitted the five main accused for lack of evidence, two police officers charged with negligence have been convicted. So the mystery surrounding the murder of the twice-elected prime minister and one of Pakistan’s most charismatic and popular leaders remains unresolved. Or is this really so? Last week’s ruling of the single-judge court has raised many questions about the dubious way in which the…

Universities move to counter trends of extremism, militancy in students

September 6, 2017September 6, 2017 News Desk

KARACHI: Alarmed over reports of a university student’s involvement in the attack on the leader of the opposition in Sindh Assembly on Eid day, two major public sector varsities in the city held meetings on Tuesday to brainstorm ideas on how to check trends of extremism and militancy in students. All deans of Karachi University as well as university syndicate and academic council members attended the meeting that was chaired by the varsity’s Vice Chancellor Prof Mohammad Ajmal Khan. A similar discussion was held at the NED University of Engineering and Technology.…

A Norwegian Pakistani footballer Ghayas Zahid to take part in Champions League

September 5, 2017September 6, 2017 News Desk

The 22- year old Ghayas Zahid, 22 has signed a four-year contract with the Cypriot football club Apoel FC in order to take part in the international matches including Champions League (CL) on behalf of the club. APOEL FC is a famous professional football club based in Nicosia, Cyprus. APOEL is the most popular football team in Cyprus and so far, they are the most successful with an overall tally of 26 championships, 21 cups and 13 super cups. The Champions League is an annual continental club football competition organised…

Eid in Europe celebrated on Friday

September 2, 2017September 6, 2017 News Desk

Special Report Most of the Muslims in Europe have celebrated Eid al-Adha, the religious festival on Friday, 1st September. The festival is being celebrated at end of Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, the Muslims’ holy city in Saudi Arabia. More than two million pilgrims went to the Arabia to the Hajj pilgrimage this year. The Eid al-Adha, the holy festival is also known as the ‘sacrifice feast’ or Greater Eid, begins on the 10th day of Zilhajj, a month in the Islamic lunar calendar. Muslims in different European countries like Belgium, France, UK,…

12 killed as monsoon rains continue to lash Karachi; parts of city submerged

August 31, 2017 News Desk

At least 12 people have been killed so far, mostly from electrocution, in Karachi as monsoon rains continued to lash the city on Thursday, Edhi officials told DawnNews. In one incident, an eight-year-old child was killed when a building belonging to the Intelligence Bureau collapsed in Clifton area in the aftermath of heavy rain, Karachi South DIG Azad Khan confirmed. After the incident, the minor’s body was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, where Executive Director Dr Seemin Jamali confirmed the death of the child. Officials are still engaged in removing…