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Not playing a pregnant woman in Veere Di Wedding: Kareena Kapoor

Rumours claimed that Kareena will be playing a pregnant woman in her upcoming film Veere Di Wedding, but as always, rumours will be rumours.

In an interview with PTI, the actor dismissed all such talk. “No, [I’m not playing a pregnant woman]. I will [also] not have six-pack abs, but I will have three-pack abs in the film,” said the Ki and Ka actor.

IMF chief Christine Lagarde to visit Pakistan in October

iSLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde is set to visit Pakistan in October, the first such visit by an IMF head in several years.Well-placed sources in the Finance Ministry told DNA that Lagarde was expected to visit near the end of October.Confirmation of Lagarde’s visit comes weeks after the international lender cleared payment to Pakistan of a final $102 million tranche in a $6.4 billion three-year programme.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif meets Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan on the sidelines of the 71st UN General Assembly session in New York, earlier today. The two leaders had last met on the margins of the 68th UN General Assembly session in September 2013.

Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif termed Japan as a close friend and a development partner.
Japanese Premiere extended his support to Pakistan’s counterterrorism efforts, economic reforms and Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif’s endeavours for reaching out to neighboring countries for the sake of regional peace, stability and prosperity of the people.

Turkey to facilitate a fact-finding mission on Kashmir: Erdogan

NEW YORK, SEPT 20: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Turkish President Reccept Tayyip Erdogan shake hand beofore their formal meeting on Tuesday. DNA PHOTO

NEW YORK, SPT 20 DNA) Prime Minister Muhammad  Nawaz Sharif met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the 71st UN General Assembly session in New York today.President Erdogan said that Turkey will make arrangements for sending a fact finding mission to Indian Occipied Kashmir in the capacity of the Chair of human rights commission of the OIC Contact Group.Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif thanked the President for his support. The Turkish President said that we are friends forever; Turkey and Pakistan are inseparable countries, the President stated.

Dutch envoy Jeannette terms Pakistan an investment friendly country

Dutch envoy Jeannette terms Pakistan an investment friendly country
Dutch ambassador Jeannette Seppen says Pakistan an investment friendly country

ISLAMABAD, September 18 (DNA): Ambassador of Netherlands to Pakistan Jeannette Seppen called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in Islamabad.

During the meeting, it was conveyed that a meeting between Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar and Dutch Queen Her Majesty Queen Maxima would be held in Washington on 8th October 2016 on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the World Bank and IMF.

Rights of Refugees under International Law Afghan Refugee Crises and the State of Pakistan

Mariam Farid Khwaja

 “Refugees have been deprived of their homes, but they must not be deprived of their futures” remarks Ban Ki Moon, the Secretary General of United Nation. There must be no hesitation in upholding what Mr. Ban Ki Moon states. Not only are States obliged by their domestic laws to protect the rights of its citizens and even non-citizens which certainly includes Refugees and Asylum takers; International Community through its various conventions and treaties also places legal duties upon Host States to endorse the fundamental rights of those who have been deprived of their homes and have to take refuge in another country. Yearly, International Conferences, Seminars and Talks on Refugee Crises are held to foster such aspirations. Refugee’s Rights today are an International Mantra which holds place in almost every major Human Right Convention that has been written till today. 

Open evidences available on India financing terrorism in Pakistan: FO

ISLAMABAD, 08 SEP (DNA) – India is financing terrorism in Pakistan and open evidences are available on its involvement in subversive activities, Foreign Office said on Thursday.

Spokesman Nafees Zakaria, commenting on the recent statement of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as saying that “one single nation” was spreading terrorism in South Asia, said “India was in fact that single nation”.

In an obvious reference to Islamabad, Narendra Modi at the G20 forum had said that “one single nation in South Asia is spreading agents of terror in countries of our region.”

SHEIKH ANSER AZIZ Mayor promises a new-look to Islamabad

First Mayor of Islamabad talks to Centreline & DNA

Sheikh Anser Aziz, the first elected Mayor of Islamabad gave a detailed interview to Centrelineand Diplomatic News Agency (DNA), the first to any publication or news agency after being elected to the office of the Mayor of the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI). Sheikh Anser Aziz touched upon various issues confronting the federal capital. Besides, he also unfurled his plas to make the city even better. Here are excerpts from his interview.

Vision to make Islamabad a modern city

Islamabad is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities of Pakistan but there is a lot more to be done to bring it at par with the developed and beautiful capitals of the world. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has given out his vision to modernize Islamabad and let me assure you that we are in fact following this very vision as our guiding principle for our plans and actions. Let me also assure the residents of Islamabad that no stone shall be left unturned in making this city a must-visit place. As regards your question about some immediate measures, you may know that the IJP Road was in a shambles for a long time and there was a long standing demand of the residents for its repair. Soon after taking over we have immediately approved the repair work of this very important road that links Islamabad to Rawalpindi and to the Motorway also.

DR. SAEED ELAHI: PRC committed to serve suffering humanity

Dr Saeed Elahi, Chairman PRC talks about Red Crescent initiatives with special focus on services at national level
DNA
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC) Psychiatrist teams are providing psychosocial support to the families of those children who got missing besides running awareness campaigns to prevent such happenings. The teams are also distributing literatures in schools, streets, railway stations, bus stations, trade centers and other public places and encouraging people to adopt precautionary measures for safety of their children.
This was stated by the Pakistan Red Crescent Chairman while talking to DNA and Centreline.

CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS OF EXTREMISM IN PAK P-2

By: Mustansar Klasra

Extremism is a perplexing marvel, in spite of the fact that its multifaceted nature is difficult to see. Most essentially, it can be characterized as exercises of a character far expelled from the customary. These days, the term is for the most part utilized as a part of a political or religious sense, for a philosophy that is considered to be far outside the standarddispositions of society. But radicalism can, for instance, additionally be implied in a financial sense. It is a basic issue confronted by Pakistani society today prompting social, financial, social, political turmoil and helpful emergencies.

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