PANO AKIL (DNA) – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Khurshid Shah has on Monday said that the federal government wants to put the opposition in jail and remain alone in the parliament.Khurshid Shah expressed his views in Pano Akil and reiterated that PPP leaders are always ready for the imprisonment.While taunting at Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry, Shah said Chaudhry should have left politics after Hamid Khan’s comments.
Court indicts Pervaiz Ashraf, Babar Awan, others in Nandipur power plant case
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Accountability court on Monday has indicted seven accused including former Prime Minister (PM) Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and Babar Awan in Nandipur Power Plant reference.
The other accused included former law secretary Riaz Kiyani, Masood Chishti, ex-consultant Shumaila Mahmood, former joint secretary Riaz Mahmood and ex-secretary Shahid Rafique.
Misadventure by India expected: Hamza Shehbaz
LAHORE (DNA) – Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz on Sunday said a misadventure by India is expected.He was addressing a ceremony at Jamia Naeemia Lahore.The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) leader said government cannot be run by taking loans, and progress cannot be made by accusing others of corruption.Hamza Shehbaz urged all political parties to set economic priorities.
Weather turns pleasant for cricket fans in Karachi
KARACHI (DNA) – Light to moderate rain and thundershower activities with one or two heavy spells were experienced over many parts of Karachi, including Saddar, MA Jinnah Road area, Zainab Market, Lyari, Clifton, Nazimabad, Shadman Town, Surjani Town, North Karachi, Shahra-e-Faisal, Orangi, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar.It rained around the National Stadium too where the pitch has been covered as a second PSL match is scheduled to be played there at 7pm. But, it certainly did not dampen the spirits of cricket fans who are expecting to watch Karachi Kings taking on Quetta Gladiators.The weather has turned pleasant.
India wants to isolate Pakistan diplomatically: Shah Mehmood Qureshi
MULTAN (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday said India wants to isolate Pakistan diplomatically and tried to degrade it at every forum.The foreign minister was addressing a ceremony in Multan. He said New Delhi blames Islamabad without any evidence whenever any unwanted incident happens.Shah Mehmood stated that India and Bangladesh held South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) hostage.
‘Ceasefire’ between sisters in law for PSL 4
(DNA) – Pakistan Super League s fourth edition has not only been able to bring the cricket fervor back to Pakistani soil but the cricket frenzy has also united families across the country.International cricketers making way to Pakistan has brought a sense of hope to cricket deprived nation who are in love with the gentlemen’s game in all formats.PSL4 fever has gripped the young n old alike and a sense of oneness and unity has brought smiles across the country.Sisters in law are known universally to have a tiff here and there; making each other’s lives miserable is a done deal when it comes to the family stand-ups.
South Korea and China using ‘Artificial Rain’ to wash away air pollution
(DNA) – Air pollution has become a major problem no matter where you live, and it can get particularly bad in Seoul, the capital of South Korea – and so the government authorities are taking drastic action to try and deal with the smog that settles over the city.The latest plan from President Moon Jae-in is to create artificial rain showers to effectively wash the air pollution out of the sky. It’s a strategy we have seen before, but there is still no solid evidence that it actually works.The idea is called cloud seeding: specific chemicals are released into the air, usually by planes, with the intention of encouraging water droplets to form. The rain that is created then attracts and pulls polluting aerosol particles out of the sky as it falls.
iPhone tracks its user’s locations, here’s how to turn it off for good
(DNA) – Apple’s iPhone contains a relatively little-known feature that is built to keep a history of everywhere its user has been – and how many times he/she has been there.This feature of ‘Significant Locations’ can be found in the settings, but it is rather hard to find, whether useful or not. iPhone tracks and stores locations, frequency and timings of visits.Surprisingly, it collects even more information about each journey: timings of a person departing for his destination, duration of his journey and mode of transportation e.g public transport, car, train, etc.
Pakistan condemns drone attack in Saudi Arabia
(DNA) – Pakistan on Sunday condemned the drone attack by Yemen’s Houthis on Saudi Arabia’s Abha city on Saturday, and complimented the Kingdom’s armed forces for timely intercepting and destroying the drone.According to a press release issued by the Foreign Office (FO) in Islamabad, Pakistan reiterates its full support and solidarity with leadership, Government and people of Saudi Arabia against any threats to its territorial integrity and Harmain Shareefain.
Will consider it murder if something happens to Nawaz Sharif: Khurshid Shah
SUKKUR (DNA) – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah on Sunday said incarcerated former premier Nawaz Sharif’s health is not well, and it will be considered a murder if something happens to him.The PPP leader talked to media in Sukkur after inaugurating plantation campaign. He said Prime Minister Imran Khan will be responsible if any harm is done to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) supremo. Nawaz Sharif’s medical reports are worrying, he said.
