ISLAMABAD, APR 30 (DNA) – The Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has said that only the Parliamentary diplomacy can pave the way for mutual development and progress in all socio-economic fields.He said that the challenges faced by the world can be tackled by mutual dialogue and stressing on the need for Parliaments to engage in meaningful dialogue for resolving all present challenges.He said that Parliaments can start debate and can start taking action on the agenda of mutual economic growth and social harmony.

ISLAMABAD, APR 30 (DNA) – Senate Sub-Committee on Climate Change, which met at COMSATS, has launched a campaign to making Islamabad plastic-free by August 14, 2019 so that the Federal Capital becomes “Clean and Green”.This was stated by Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman of the Senate Sub-Committee on Climate Change during a meeting at the COMSATS where he addressed the students and the faculty of the COMSATS and sought their support for this cause.

ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan will perform the ground-breaking of Mohmand Dam on May 2.Senator Faisal Javed, in a tweet, announced the ground-breaking and thanked the donors for contributing for the dam.In February, the Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Chairman Lt-Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain informed the Senate Standing Committee on Water Resources that the Mohmand Dam would be completed in five years and eight months.

ABUJA, (DNA) – Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, who is on a visit to Nigeria, had separate meetings with the Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff and Naval Chief.During these meetings, matters pertaining to bilateral cooperation including naval collaboration came under discussion.The Naval Chief also highlighted endeavors of Pakistan Navy in maintaining peace and stability in the region particularly regional maritime security patrol.

ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Faryal Talpur has Tuesday challenged the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) inquiry into fake accounts case in the Supreme Court.The PPP leader also challenged her summoning by the anti-corruption watchdog in JV (Joint Venture)-Opal 225 case. The plaintiff took the stance that it is not in the NAB’s jurisdiction to investigate JV-Opal 225 case.Faryal Talpur requested the apex court to nullify the NAB inquiry and suspend the summon notice. It is worth mentioning here that the PPP leader has been alleged of taking Rs1 billion bribe in JV-Opal 225 case.

LAHORE (DNA) – An accountability court has on Tuesday extended Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aleem Khan’s judicial remand for 14 days in assets beyond sources case.Duty Judge Syed Jawad ul Hassan conducted the hearing and inquired about the reference against the PTI leader. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor informed the court that final report has not been prepared yet, and it will be submitted after competition.

ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday said that Pakistan’s sincere efforts for success of Afghan peace process are continued.Talking to media, Qureshi lauded progress of Afghan peace process and hoped that seventh phase of Pak-Afghan negotiations will bear fruitful results.Earlier, United States Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad had met Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and deliberated on regional peace and Afghan reconciliation process.

ISLAMABAD:  (DNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan Mehdi Honardoost said on Monday that his country was prepared to cooperate in any efforts for normalisation of their relations with Saudi Arabia.The ambassador said during a meeting of the Pakistan-Iran Parliamentary Friendship Group, which met at the  Parliament House under the chairmanship of its convener Senator Lt Gen (R) Abdul Qayyum. Senators, who participated in the discussion, included Waleed Iqbal, PTI; Syed Muhammad Ali Shah Jamote, PPP and Sajjad Hussain Turi.