PANO AQIL (DNA) – One person was killed and 20 other were injured when a speeding coach turned turtle near Pano Aqil, a tehsil of Sukkur District in the Sindh province, on Sunday night, According to details a speeding coach while racing with another coach overturned near Pano Aqil, killing its driver on the spot. At least 20 persons were also wounded in the accident.
Bilawal says youth being economically murdered
SADIQABAD , JUL 14 (DNA) -– Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto on Sunday said that economic murder of youth is being carried out in the country.While addressing the workers convention in Sadiqabad, PPP chairman said that poverty-stricken people are being suffered due to increasing inflation. It has been revealed in one year that every promise of Imran Khan was fake, he added.
Institutions should function independently: President
ISLAMABAD, JUL 14 (DNA) -President Dr Arif Alvi has called upon elimination of a discrimination system between the powerful elitist class and the poor, saying that justice could not be established in Pakistan till all citizens are treated equally.In an interview with a private TV Channel, the President said institutions should function independently and this should be the ultimate goal and vision of all.
Last date for filing tax returns extended till August 2: Shabbar
ISLAMABAD, JUL 14 (DNA) -Chairman Federal Board of Revenue Shabbar Zaidi has said the last date for filing tax returns for year 2018 has been extended till 2nd of next month.In a press release in Islamabad, he urged the people to benefit from this opportunity and file their tax returns timely to avoid difficulties.He said according to the Income Tax Ordinance, filing of the tax return is compulsory for those who own a house larger than five hundred square yards or a vehicle over 1000 cc.
Brazilian director of refugee odyssey laments far-right attack on artists
AVIGNON, France (DNA) – The reality of her homeland’s lurch to the far right has seen artists branded as leftists and criminals, laments Brazilian director Christiane Jatahy, who only wishes her theatre piece on migration were actually a fiction.The documentary-style work by the 51-year-old Rio-born Jatahy is loosely based on Homer’s Odyssey, taking as its theme the travails of exiled refugee protagonists for whom the past is as harrowing as their future is uncertain.
PPP writes reservations to CJP Asif Khosa over NA-205 Ghotki election
KARACHI, JUL 13 (DNA) – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) wrote reservations to Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa over by-election in National Assembly constituency NA-205 Ghotki in a letter saying that nomination papers of PP candidates were harshly scrutinize before getting approved.
Pakistan must leverage gains through regional connectivity: Sherry
ISLAMABAD, JUL 13 (DNA) – Speaking at the 2019 Pakistan-United States Alumni Network (PUAN) Conference as the guest of honor, PPP Parliamentary Party Leader in the Senate, Senator Sherry Rehman emphasized the importance of cooperation as the South Asian region battles shared challenges such as security, climate change and development.
Indonesian Embassy hosts reception for 20 scholarship recipients
ISLAMABAD, JUL 13 (DNA) -Indonesian Embassy in Islamabad hosted a lively reception for the twenty awardees of the Darmasiswa and KNB scholarship programs on Saturday.
The recipients and the alumni of the two Indonesian government funded scholarships, officials of the Embassy with their families, Director Human Resource Development Division, Higher Education Commission and some Indonesians studying in Islamabad attended the event.
Addressing the gathering, the Counsellor Cultural Affairs of the Embassy Deny Tri Basuki congratulated the scholarship recipients and elaborated that the Scholarships were a financial assistance offered by the Indonesian Government to international students coming from developing countries to pursue their academic programs at the Indonesian Universities.
Govt decides to not take immediate action against judge Arshad Malik
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – The government has decided to not take an immediate action against accountability judge Arshad Malik following a controversy revolving around the ‘leaked’ video tape.Reportedly, it has been resolved that an appropriate action would be taken once the matter is inspected in detail.In a letter written by the law ministry to the judge, the judge has been directed to report to the law ministry.
Indonesian Embassy hosts reception for 20 scholarship recipients
ISLAMABAD, JUL 13 (DNA) -Indonesian Embassy in Islamabad hosted a lively reception for the twenty awardees of the Darmasiswa and KNB scholarship programs on Saturday.The recipients and the alumni of the two Indonesian government funded scholarships, officials of the Embassy with their families, Director Human Resource Development Division, Higher Education Commission and some Indonesians studying in Islamabad attended the event.
