SRINAGAR (DNA) – Indian forces in occupied Kashmir, have on Friday in their fresh acts of state terrorism have martyred five youth in Bandipora district.Two of the martyred were killed yesterday while three today in Sumlar area of the district during a cordon and search operation.The bodies of all five militants killed in the gunfight had been retrieved, while the identity of the martyred youth is yet to be established.
More than 100 die in Lake Victoria ferry disaster
DODOMA, (DNA) – The death toll in a ferry capsize in Lake Victoria climbed to more than 100 on Friday, as Tanzanian rescue workers pressed on with searches to find scores of more people feared drowned.The MV Nyerere may have been carrying as many as 200 passengers — double the ferry’s capacity — when it capsized close to the pier on Ukara Island on Thursday, according to reports on state media.
China warns US to withdraw sanctions on military
BEIJING, (DNA) – : Beijing called on the United States on Friday to withdraw sanctions it imposed on a Chinese military organisation for buying Russian weapons or “bear the consequences”.“The Chinese side expresses strong indignation over the above-mentioned unreasonable practices of the US side,” foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a regular press briefing.
China’s ‘reservations’ on Saudi Arabia’s joining of CPEC By Ansar Mahmood Bhatti
CPEC SITUATIONER / BY Ansar Mahmood Bhatti
ISLAMABAD (DNA)- Saudi Arabia has decided to be part of CPEC and is ready to make huge investments. According to reports Saudi Arabia will built an oil reservoir in Gwadar apart from making investments in various other projects.China on the contrary has announced that it will welcome Saudi Arabia in the CPEC however some Chinese experts, requesting anonymity, say the idea of including a third country into a project which according to the experts was purely a Chinese initiative, may not be bought in China.
Asia Cup 2018: Pakistan faces Afghanistan in Super Four clash
ABU DHABI, (DNA) – Pakistan and Afghanistan will take on each other in their Super Four clash of Asia Cup 2018 in Abu Dhabi (Friday).Pakistan defeated Hong Kong in its first match of the tournament and was beaten by arch rival India on Wednesday.Afghanistan have won its two group matches against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Pakistan delegation to participate in Cairo summit-2018
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Belt and Road Initiative Summit is being held in Cairo, Egypt from tomorrow, Radio Pakistan reported.A Pakistani delegation including the private sector businessmen will participate in the summit and will meet their counterparts to promote trade relations between Pakistan and Egypt.
PSX shows steady growth
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The stock market showed steady growth after some selected sectors recorded fresh gains under the lead of auto, cement, electronics and fertilizer companies following the announcement of new budgetary measures.
Japan’s PM Abe wins party leadership vote
TOKYO, (DNA) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a ruling party leadership vote on Thursday, setting him on track to become Japan’s longest-serving premier and try to cement his legacy, including by revising the pacifist constitution.Abe, who surged back to power in 2012 promising to reboot the economy and strengthen defense, defeated former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba in the election for Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) chief, winning 553 votes to Ishiba’s 254. Of the 810 votes up for grabs, 807 were valid.
A child dies every five seconds, and most are preventable deaths: UN
UNITED NATIONS: An estimated 6.3 million children died before their 15th birthdays in 2017, or one every five seconds, mostly due to a lack of water, sanitation, nutrition and basic healthcare, according to report by United Nations agencies on Tuesday.
Loki, Scarlet Witch and other Marvel heroes to get own TV series
LOS ANGELES: (DNA) – Recently reports came to light that Disney is soon to launch its own version of Netflix and what better way to launch a website than introducing Marvel’s superhero series!The entertainment giant is in early development on an ambitious plan for a number of limited series centered on popular characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
