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Prime Minister Khan visits GHQ for security briefing

August 30, 2018 News Desk

Prime Minister Imran Khan visited the General Headquarters, Rawalpindi on Thursday morning for a security briefing, the army’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said in a tweet. “Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived to visit GHQ. Received on arrival by COAS [Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa]. PM being briefed on defence, internal security and other professional matters,” ISPR said. “Ministers of Defence, Foreign Affairs, Finance, Information and Minister of State for Interior are accompanying the PM,” it added. The Thursday meeting follows PM Khan and Gen Bajwa’s first-ever…

A leading Norwegian Pakistani organisation celebrates Pakistan’s Independence in Norway: Norwegian Culture Minister, High Sheriff Manchester, Queen Counsel and other participate

August 27, 2018 News Desk

Oslo (Exclusive Report) Pakistan Union Norway, the leading Norwegian Pakistani organisation celebrates Pakistan’s Independence in Norway. The graceful ceremony in connection with 71st Pakistan’s Independence was held at Lorenskog town near Oslo, the capital city during last weekend. The ceremony was addressed by Norway’s Culture Minister Trine Skei Grande, Chairman Pakistan Union Norway Ch Qamar Iqbal, High Sherif of Greater Manchester Dr Robina Shah, Barrister Sibghatullah Kadri QC, Members of Norwegian Parliament Abid Q.Raja and Mudassar Kaboor, Community Welfare Attaché’ of Embassy of Pakistan in Norway Khalid Mahmood and as…

Prime Minister Imran Khan: PTI chairman sworn in as 22nd premier of Pakistan

August 18, 2018 News Desk

PM-elect Imran Khan has taken oath as the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan at a ceremony being held at the President House. Khan, who outvoted opposition and PML-N candidate Shahbaz Sharif in the PM’s election on Friday, was administered his oath by President Mamnoon Hussain. The oath-taking ceremony, which was scheduled to begin at 9:30am, started a little after 10am. Clad in a black sherwani, the prime minister-elect arrived at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (the President House) in Islamabad from his Banigala residence. His wife Bushra Imran had already arrived for the ceremony. The ceremony commenced…

PUN’s Chairman Ch Qamar Iqbal meets Mayor of Oslo, the capital

August 18, 2018August 18, 2018 News Desk

Oslo (PR) Chairman Pakistan Union Norway (PUN) Chaudhary Qamar Iqbal met Ms Marianne Borgen, the Mayor of Oslo, the capital city of Norway. During the conversation, Ch Qamar Iqbal informed mayor of Oslo about activities of Pakistan Union Norway and invited her to participate in Union’s annual program to be held in connection with Pakistan’s Independence on 25th August 2018 at Lorenskog town closest to the capital city. It is important to mention that Pakistan Union Norway’s annual program would be attended by a number of people from various walks of…

A protest held on 15th August in Brussels against Indian brutalities in IHK

August 15, 2018 News Desk

Kashmir Council Europe (KC EU) organized a protest demonstration to mark the “Black Day” today, 15th August 2018 (Wednesday) in front of Indian Embassy in Brussels, the capital city of Belgium. It is important to mention that Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and across the world observe the Indian Independence Day as “Black Day’’ on Aug 15 every year. A large number of people from all walks of life including representatives of different organisations based in Belgium and other EU countries attended the demonstration. Participants of…

Pakistan Independence Day Celebration in Estonia 2018

August 15, 2018 News Desk

Pakistan Independence Day Celebrations in Estonia

Pakistan got its independence on 14thAugust 1947 from British Raj after partition of British India. Pakistan Independence day was organized and celebrated by Pakistani community in Tallinn on 14thAugust 2018. Community includes students, employees, business community gathers at town hall square along with their couples and children to cherish their country’s 72ndbirthday celebration. Everyone was carrying Pakistani flags and wearing colorful traditional clothes to enjoy their day as festival. Program started at 18:30 with playing Pakistan National Anthem at the center of Town hall square. Pakistanis pay tribute to their…

India to send manned mission to space by 2022: Modi

August 15, 2018 News Desk

India will send a manned mission into space by 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday in a speech to the nation. “India will send into space — a man or a woman — by 2022, before that if possible,” Modi said in a marathon address at the Red Fort in New Delhi for the country’s Independence Day. The astronaut would be “carrying the national flag,” Modi said. The conservative prime minister said that India would be only the fourth country — after Russia, the United States and China…

Fake accounts case: Omni Group Chairman Anwar Majeed taken into FIA custody

August 15, 2018 News Desk

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday took former president Asif Zardari’s close aide and Omni Group Chairman Anwar Majeed into custody outside the Supreme Court, where he and his family appeared today after repeated absences from hearings of a case pertaining to money laundering through fake bank accounts. Majeed and his family had been summoned to court on Aug 13 for the previous hearing of the case, but had not appeared before the three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar. The CJP had then rejected the Majeed…

PTI’s Asad Qaiser sworn in as NA speaker amid opposition ruckus

August 15, 2018 News Desk

Asad Qaisar elected as Speaker National Assembly

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Asad Qaiser was sworn in as National Assembly (NA) speaker on Wednesday, beating out the candidate fielded by a fragile opposition alliance, PPP stalwart Khursheed Shah, in a secret ballot. Qaiser, the former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly speaker, received 176 votes to Shah’s 146 votes. Eight votes were rejected. Following the announcement, Sadiq administered oath to Qaiser among loud chants of vote ko izzat do by opposition lawmakers. Qaiser, after the announcement, made a round of the opposition benches and shook hands with opposition leaders seated in the front row…

Zilhaj moon sighted, Eidul Azha on August 22

August 12, 2018 News Desk

The first day of Eidul Azha will be celebrated across Pakistan on August 22, Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Chairman Mufti Muneebur Rehman announced on Sunday following the sighting of the Zilhaj moon. The announcement was preceded by meetings of the moon-sighting committee and other zonal committees in all provincial capitals of the country. The Islamic month of Zilhaj will commence on August 13. Meanwhile, Haj will be observed in Saudi Arabia on August 20. Muslims across the country celebrate the annual festival of Eidul Azha, or the Festival of Sacrifice, which…

3 policemen martyred as militants attack checkpost in Gilgit-Baltistan

August 11, 2018 News Desk

At least three policemen were martyred and two others sustained injuries when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a police checkpost in Kargah Nala area of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) early on Saturday, police said. Five or six militants attacked the Kargah Police Checkpost in Joot area, some 40 kilometres from Gilgit, at around 5am, superintendent of police (SP) Gilgit Tanvirul Hassan told DawnNewsTV. Twelve police personnel were present at the checkpost at the time of the attack. Three foot constables (FC), namely Nawaz, Fazal and Wakeel were martyred in the firing. FC Zeshan…

US cuts military training programme for Pakistan

August 11, 2018 News Desk

WASHINGTON: US military institutions are struggling to fill the 66 slots they had kept aside for officers from Pakistan for the next academic year, as the Trump administration refused to provide funds for their training, official sources said. The fund for training Pakistani officers came from the US government’s International Military Education and Training Programme (IMET) but no funds were made available for Pakistan for the next academic year. Dawn first learned about the suspension from the US National Defence University (NDU), Washington, which has had reserved seats for Pakistani…

Pak’s Foreign Policy is based on our National Interests with a focus on strengthened relations: Ambassador Jauhar Saleem

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 News Desk

Pakistan Ambassador to Germany Jauhar Saleem

By Yasir Aziz (Berlin-Germany) Speaking with Overseas Tribune (OT), the Ambassador of Pakistan to Federal Republic of Germany, H.E. Jauhar Saleem highlighted the importance of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy and formidable challenges, the country faces. ‘Pakistan’s Foreign Policy is a principled based policy, in pursuit of country’s National Interests, stated the Ambassador. In an interview with our Warsaw based contributor for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Yasir Aziz, he spoke about Pakistan’s Foreign Policy and strengthening of our relationships under fore-coming leadership of Imran Khan, whose party has won an overwhelming majority in elections 2018. The Interview covered various aspects of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy in depth. Speaking about…

Caretaker govt orders to shift Nawaz to PIMS from Adiala jail

July 29, 2018 News Desk

Former Prime minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has ordered prison authorities to shift former premier Nawaz Sharif to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) after his health deteriorated on Sunday, interim information minister said. Doctors conducted a check-up of the former premier after he complained of chest pain and advised that he be shifted to a coronary care unit (CCU) immediately, sources said. Following this, the jail superintendent contacted the additional chief secretary. “In light of the additional chief secretary’s report, the caretaker government decided to shift Nawaz to PIMS,” sources in the…

KC-EU welcomes Imran Khan’s fresh stance on Kashmir

July 26, 2018 News Desk

Chairman Kashmir Council Europe (KC-EU) Mr Ali Raza Syed has welcomed Chairman Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan’s first stance on issue of Kashmir after the victory in parliamentary elections in Pakistan. It is important to mention that in his first address to nation as leader of largest political party after the elections Imran Khan on Wednesday suggested, “The leaders of Pakistan and India should sit down at a table and resolve the Kashmir issue.” Praising the Imran Khan’s speech specially its part on Kashmir, Chairman Kashmir Council EU…