ISLAMABAD (DNA) – PM Imran Khan will attend the session of parliament on 8 May (Wednesday). The premier will apprise PTI parliamentary committee about his plan to curb soaring inflation and ways to tackle political censuring.The session of PTI Parliamentary committee will be held at committee room parliament house where PM Imran will address the leaders.
Ambassador of Japan visits Taxila museum
TAXILA, MAY 07 (DNA) – Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, visited Taxila museum and saw the archaeological sites of Taxila.The Ambassador said Buddhist heritage and the Gandhara Buddhist Art were very popular in Japan and had great attraction for foreign tourists.Curator Taxila Museum Abdul Nasir briefed the ambassador during his visit.
Fawad Ch constitutes committee to resolve moon sighting controversy
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has on Tuesday announced that a committee has been constituted to finalize the calendar to indicate the exact dates of Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha and Moharram for the next five years with 100% accuracy.
Shabbar Zaidi appointed new chief of FBR
ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – Former caretaker provincial minister of Sindh, Shabbar Zaidi has been appointed as the new chief of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Monday.Prime Minister Imran Khan addressing the media at a ceremony at the federal capital revealed that the government has appointed the chartered accountant as the new chairman of FBR.The news has come in light of the premier making changes in his team of finance with State bank of Pakistan’s governor Tariq Bajwa was asked to step down along with FBR chairman Jahnzeb Khan.
Pakistan saddened by Russian passenger plane crash incident
ISLAMABAD, MAY 6 (DNA) – Pakistan on Monday expressed sorrow and grief over the tragic plane crash incident in which many precious lives were lost.“We are saddened at the loss of so many precious lives and injuries to several others during an emergency landing by a Russian airliner yesterday.The people and the Government of Pakistan convey their heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured.
Senate chairman lauds Uzbek role in achieving regional peace
ISLAMABAD, MAY 06 (DNA) – Ambassador of Uzbekistan Furqat Sidikov met with the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan Sadiq Sanjrani.During the meeting, prospects for expanding the Uzbek-Pakistani inter-parliamentary cooperation were discussed, as well as possibilities for further strengthening the partnership in the fields of trade, investment, logistics, tourism, and cultural-humanitarian cooperation.Special emphasis was placed on cooperation in the fields of transport and logistics in order to further ensure the uninterrupted movement of goods between the two countries, including for the development of regional trade.
PML-N to set up ‘solidarity camps’ for Nawaz ahead of his return to jail
LAHORE (DNA) – As former premier and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to return to his prison barracks on May 7, the party members have decided to set up 10 camps to express solidarity with him.In this regard, the Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly (PA) Hamza Shahbaz will today chair a consultation meeting at the PML-N Secretariat in Model Town, Lahore.
The popcorn seller who built his own plane gets PAF recognition
Tabur: (DNA) – The engine is from a roadcutter, the wings are burlap, the wheels are borrowed from a rickshaw: a popcorn seller has caught the attention of the Pakistan Air Force by building his own plane.The tale of Muhammad Fayyaz has captured the hearts of many in a nation where millions, just like him, have limited access to education and are fighting for opportunities.”I was literally in the air. I couldn’t feel anything else,” Fayyaz said of his first flight in a machine he learned to build mainly from viewing TV clips and online blueprints.
Justin Trudeau extends Ramadan greetings to Muslims around the world
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, in a video message, has extended warm greetings for the month of Ramadan to all Muslims across the globe.Beginning his message with a heartwarming ‘Assalam-u-Alaikum,’ PM Trudeau goes on to say:”Today, Muslims in Canada and around the world mark the start of Ramadan. Friends and will gather to pray together and fast during the daytime – and break their fast in the evening at iftars around the globe.”
41 dead in Russian plane blaze disaster
MOSCOW: (DNA) – Forty-one people including at least two children have died after a Russian passenger plane made an emergency landing and erupted in a huge ball of fire and black smoke at Moscow´s busiest airport on Sunday, investigators said.Dramatic footage that went viral on social media showed Aeroflot´s Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft crash-landing and then speeding along the runway at Sheremetyevo international airport, flames pouring from its fuselage.
