Indian fighter planes intruded into Pakistan territory in the early hours of Tuesday, February 26, claiming to have hit hideouts of JeM. The Indian side also claimed killing scores of JeM people. Consequent reports and investigations proved all Indian claims false as there was no JeM hideout whatsoever in Balakot thus no question of large scale killings. When challenged by jets of Pakistan Air Force, the Indian planes fled from the scene jettisoning the payload. Pakistan the next morning struck back and hit two Indian planes killing two pilots and arresting one alive.
22 of the top 30 most polluted cities in the world are in India
NEW DELHI, (DNA) – India accounts for seven of the world’s 10 cities with the worst air pollution, according to a new report, but previously smogbound Chinese cities have seen a marked improvement.Gurugram, a suburb of the Indian capital New Delhi, is the world’s most polluted city, according to Greenpeace and AirVisual, which found it had an average air quality index of 135.8 in 2018 — almost three times the level which the US Environmental Protection Agency regards as healthy.
PSL-4: Watson, Shahzad lead Gladiators to victory against Zalmi
ABU DHABI (DNA) – Peshawar Zalmi set a victory target of 166 runs for Quetta Gladiators in the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL-4) at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Monday.Earlier, Quetta Gladiators had won the toss and elected to bowl first against Peshawar Zalmi as the Abu Dhabi leg of the fourth edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) kicked off today with top two and bottom two teams lock horns.
US closes Jerusalem consulate, demoting Palestinian mission
JERUSALEM: (DNA) – The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians by folding it into the US Embassy to Israel.For decades, the consulate functioned as a de facto embassy to the Palestinians. Now, that outreach will be handled by a Palestinian affairs unit, under the command of the embassy.The symbolic shift hands authority over US diplomatic channels with the West Bank and Gaza to ambassador David Friedman, a longtime supporter and fundraiser for the West Bank settler movement and fierce critic of the Palestinian leadership.
Pakistani, Kashmiri community hold protest against Indian aggression in France
PARIS, MAR 04 (DNA) – Ambassador of Pakistan to France, Moin ul Haque has conveyed his deepest appreciation and commendation to all the Pakistani and Kashmiri community members for their successful demonstration near Eiffel Tower in Paris held to condemn the recent Indian aggression against Pakistan and grave human rights violation in the Indian Held Kashmir.This was a great show of unity and harmony by the community setting aside their political affiliations and differences.
International courts, Guantanamo, citizenship-stripping: What next for Western ISIS supporters?
DAMASCUS, (DNA) — The final battle to end ISIS’s caliphate is now underway as US-backed forces push into the group’s last stronghold in Syria.But the predicted victory may be short-lived for Western countries, which will be forced to confront the problem of what to do with their citizens who went to Syria or Iraq to join the militant group.Hundreds of Western ISIS fighters are being held in refugee or detention camps by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria. Many others may still be ensconced in ISIS’s last bastion — which is shrinking by the hour — in the town of Baghouz Al-Fawqani.
Kazakhstan keen to diversify ties with Pakistan: envoy
ISLAMABAD, MAR 4 (DNA) –Ambassador of Kazakhstan Barlybay Sadykov has said that his country was keen to diversify ties with Pakistan adding Kazakhstan and Pakistan have a long history of friendly relationship, with their beginning dating back to the early 1990’s.Pakistan was among the first nations in the world to have recognized Kazakhstan’s sovereignty shortly after demise of the Soviet Union. That was probably the reason of why one of the first international visits of the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev was paid to Pakistan in early 1992.
SAARC CCI invites PFC to participate in one-day conference at Nepal
LAHORE, MAR 04 (DNA) – SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) on Monday extended invitation to Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) to participate in one day conference “Role of Chambers in Strengthening Regional Economic Integration” scheduled to be held at Kathmandu, Nepal on March 16.PFC Chief Executive Mian Kashif Ashfaq disclosed this while chairing a meeting of board of directors, on Monday.
RCCI to organize All Pakistan Chambers Presidents Conference on MAR 6
RAWALPINDI, MAR 04 (DNA) – The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) is going to organize two days All Pakistan Chambers Presidents Conference (APCPC) on March 6-7 in Islamabad.President RCCI Malik Shahid Saleem while providing details said that it is an honor and legacy for RCCI that it has been organizing this event for the last ten years on regular basis.
Pakistan’s President for exploring Ziyarah tourism potential of Uzbekistan
ISLAMABAD, MAR 4 (DNA) – President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi said on Monday relations between Pakistan and Uzbekistan are exemplary adding these relations would get a further boost in the coming days.The President also underlined importance of Uzbekistan in Ziyarah tourism and said both countries have great potential to strengthen bilateral cooperation in this particular field.The President expressed these views during his meeting with Ambassador of Uzbekistan Furqat Sidikov who called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr.
