FM Qureshi wishes happy Eid to nation, Pakistani community abroad
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday felicitated the nation and the Pakistani community living abroad on Eid-ul-Fitr, saying the day reiterates the message of unity and brotherhood. “Eid gives us an opportunity to care for the needy, promote the message of brotherhood and pray for the prosperity of our beloved country,” the foreign minister said in his message on Eid-ul-Fitr. The ...
Sheikh Rasheed declares Nawaz Sharif, Zardari responsible for inflation
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) ? Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed on Wednesday has declared ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif and former president Asif Ali Zardari for inflation in the country. The minister said that he has told Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan about the unemployment, adding that he wants PTI leader Asad Umar back to the federal cabinet.
PM lauds as military refuses increment in defence budget
PM Khan said that he appreciates Pakistan military for ?unprecedented voluntary initiative of stringent cuts in their defence expenditures for next FY [fiscal year] bec [because] of our critical financial situation, despite multiple security challenges.? The premier announced to spend the saved money for the development of merged tribal areas (erstwhile Federal Administered Tribal Areas) and specifically Balochistan. ?Not a ...
PM Imran offers Eid prayers at Banigala mosque
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan offered Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at Banigala mosque along with the staff deputed at the Secretariat.
Mad rush at and around Karachi markets after Eid moon sighted
KARACHI: It must have been minutes after breaking the last fast this Ramazan on Tuesday evening when the bazaars of the city experienced a sudden but expected mad rush for which the shopkeepers returned quickly after a very brief Maghrib break as neither did they want to disappoint the customers nor lose business. There were ladies waiting inside their ...
KP govt sets Rs53.4bn ambitious revenue target for next fiscal
PESHAWAR: Despite having repeatedly failed to realise its revenue targets over the last few years, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has pitched the province?s own receipts in the next financial year at a massive Rs53.4 billion. It had set the target of Rs45.2 billion (tax and non-tax receipts) for 2017-18 but that was later reduced to Rs34.25 billion According to the ...
FM Qureshi wishes happy Eid to nation, Pakistani community abroad
ISLAMABAD (APP) - Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Wednesday has felicitated the nation and the Pakistani community living abroad on Eid-ul-Fitr, saying the day reiterates the message of unity and brotherhood.
Pakistan celebrates Eid-ul-Fitr Festival Today
In the federal capital, the main Eid congregation was held at the Faisal Mosque where top government officials and envoys of Muslim countries offered Eid prayers along with others. Karachi In Karachi, the main Eid congregation was held at Gulshan-e-Jinnah where Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, federal and provincial Ministers offered prayers. Balochistan Governor Amanullah Khan Yasinzai and Chief Minister ...
Bank accounts promise to Afghan refugees in Pakistan comes true
Like millions of Afghan refugees who have been residing in Pakistan for decades, Meherullah and his family were unable to open a bank account for years. After reviewing progress made by different government departments to curb money laundering, Prime Minister Imran Khan tweeted that he had issued instructions that Afghan refugees who were registered could open bank accounts and ...
Islamabad lawyers seek withdrawal of references
The Islamabad Bar Council (IBC), Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) and District Bar Association of Islamabad (DBAI) in a joint meeting also asked the government to withdraw a reference filed against Justice Karim Khan Agha of the Sindh High Court. The lawyers who attended the meeting at the IBC Secretariat included its vice chairman Haroon Rasheed, chairman of ...
PM must be removed to save nation, says Zardari
NAWABSHAH: If the prime minister was not removed soon, he will bring the nation to a point where ?we too won?t be able to run the country?, former president Asif Ali Zardari said while addressing a gathering of party workers and notables at an iftar party hosted in his honour by Ismail Dahiri, a close aide to the ...
Meeting with Nawaz on Eid not allowed: Maryam
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz said on Tuesday that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government had refused to allow her to meet her father Nawaz Sharif in Kot Lakhpat jail on Eidul Fitr day (Wednesday) and termed the refusal an inhuman act by a ?cruel ruler?. Reacting to the Punjab government?s move, PML-N information secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb ...
President Alvi, PM felicitate nation on Eidul Fitr
He said, ?Eid is also a day of completion of the month-long training which Muslims undergo during the blessed month of Ramazan.? The president prayed to Allah Almighty to guide everyone to follow the true teachings of Islam and make the motherland a citadel of peace and prosperity. He said, ?The objectives of Eidul Fitr is to promote unity, brotherhood, ...
MQM-P faces isolation over demand for new province
KARACHI: The Mutta?hida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has found itself in a tough spot after its demand of a new province to be carved out of Sindh is going down like a lead balloon since it failed to garner support from other parties, including its major coalition partner Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI). On April 27, the MQM-P held a public meeting ...
PML-N to demand midterm polls, says Abbasi
When asked Punjab PML-N president Rana Sanaullah?s statement that it was ready to work with the PTI government provided Imran Khan was replaced with someone else like Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Mr Abbasi said: ?At the moment there is no such proposal is under discussion in the party. One of the best solutions for all problems the party ...
President, PM, Army Chief facilitate nation on Eidul Fitr
According to Radio Pakistan, the president further said: "The festival of Eidul Fitr carries the essence of Islamic values and traditions and also symbolises the religious ethos. "The objective of Eidul Fitr is to promote unity, brotherhood, sacrifice and generosity among Muslims," he was quoted as saying by Radio Pakistan. He further said: "People can only share [the] joys ...
Nation celebrates Eidul Fitr with religious zeal, fervour
On the occasion, the faithful? offered Eid prayers at? 'Eidgahs' and open places across the country - seeking divine blessings for peace, progress and prosperity. In his message, President Alvi felicitated the entire Muslim Ummah and particularly the Pakistani nation on the joyous occasion of Eidul Fitr. President Alvi said the festival of Eidul Fitr carries the essence of ...
ملک بھر میں عید الفطر آج منائی جارہی ہے
پاکستان بھر میں مسلمان آج عید الفطر مذہبی عقیدت واحترام سے منا رہےہیں۔ کراچی،اسلام آباد،پشاور اور کوئٹہ سمیت ملک کے تمام چھوٹے بڑے شہروں میں مساجد، عیدگاہوں اور کھلے میدانوں میں نماز عید کے اجتماعات میں امت مسلمہ اور ملک کی ترقی و خوشحالی کے لئے خصوصی دعائیں مانگی گئیں۔ نماز عید کی ادائیگی کے بعد شہریوں کا اپنے مرحومین کی قبر ...
’افواج پاکستان نے ہمیشہ ملک کیلئے قربانی دی ہے‘
معاون خصوصی اطلاعات فردوس عاشق اعوان نے کہا ہے کہ افواج پاکستان نے ہمیشہ ملک کے لیے قربانی دی ہے۔ فردوس عاشق اعوان کا کہنا تھا کہ افواج پاکستان کا دفاعی بجٹ میں اضافہ نہ لینا ملکی معیشت کے استحکام کے لیے ایک بڑا اور غیر معمولی فیصلہ ہے۔ معاون خصوصی اطلاعات کا کہنا ہے کہ افواج پاکستان کا وزیر اعظم عمران ...
Voluntary defence budget cuts will not be at the cost of defence: DG ISPR
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) - Directory General (DG) Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor in his twitter message on Tuesday said that voluntary cuts in the defence budget for next fiscal year would not be at the cost of defence and security. Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday appreciated Pakistan military?s unprecedented voluntary initiative of stringent ...
