LAHORE (DNA) – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) of Punjab Syed Hassan Murtaza has claimed that Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Usman Buzdar “is powerless” in terms of exercising his authority over provincial and administrative matters.He said, “Facilitators of Imran Khan have seized the CM, and the center has took control over financial resources of the province.”He claimed that CM Buzdar could not even roam freely.
Drama staged against Hamza Shahbaz for arrest: Asif Zardari
NAWABSHAH (DNA) – Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari said a drama was staged against Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz for his arrest.While addressing party workers in Nawabshah, Asif Zardari advised the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader to handle the matter with patience.
Prince Abdul Aziz ALFAISAL will be nominated as president of the ISSF on Monday..
RIYADH, APR 6 (DNA) -The General Assembly of the Islamic Solidarity Sports Federation will be holding its extraordinary meeting in Jeddah on Monday to elect new president of board of directors of ISSF, replacing HE Mr. Turki Al-Sheikh who has resigned recently, in which His Royal Highness Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al Faisal who is the president of the the general Saudi sport authority and president of the Saudi Olympic federation; will be nominated as the new President of ISSF from 2019 till 2021.
Sha’ban moon sighted in Pakistan
KARACHI: (DNA) – The moon of the Islamic month of Sha’ban-ul-Muazzam has been sighted throughout the country on Saturday.This was announced by chairman Central Ruwait-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman.He said that the first of Sha’ban will fall on Sunday, April 7, 2019.
NAB summons Khawaja Asif on April 9
RAWALPINDI (DNA) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi summoned former federal minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif in assets beyond means case on April 9.Sources reveal that NAB’s joint investigation team will record Khawaja Asif’s statement.It is pertinent to mention here that the anti-corruption watchdog has served a second notice to Khawaja Asif.Earlier, Khawaja Asif was issued summons for April 1, he could not attend the hearing on account of being overseas.
Hamza acts against PML-N’s slogan: Shehbaz Gill
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) : Spokesperson Punjab government Dr Shehbaz Gill said Pakistan Muslim League (PML) (Nawaz) leader Hamza Shehbaz should not breach the sanctity of Supreme Court and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) by trying to escape from the arrest on Saturday.The spokesman said Hamza’s reluctance to get arrested clearly demonstrated his lack of political wisdom and democratic attitude.He wondered how some channels of private media could undermine the position of Supreme Court as article 189,190 and 191 mentioned that Supreme court verdict could nullify the high court orders, adding, the supreme court had stated in its written verdict of March 27, that NAB was independent to arrest any alleged culprit of corruption, he added.
Potential of Uzbekistan in Ziyarah tourism By Ansar Mahmood Bhatti
The First International Ziyarah Torusim Forum was held in Bukhara from Feb 21-23 in Bukhara in which hundreds of delegates participated from across the globe. The Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Aziz A. Abdukhakimov spoke during the inaugural session and said the event shall give a considerable boost to the tourism industry of Uzbekistan, especially the Ziyarah tourism.Delegates from over 34 countries including Pakistan attended the Forum. Despite being the first-ever forum of its kind, the platform provided the participants with an opportunity of having detailed information about the Ziyarah tourism potential of Uzbekistan.
EPICENTER OF KNOWLEDGE Imam-Al-Bukhari International Research Centre in Uzbekistan By Ansar Mahmood Bhatti
Generally Muslims and Muslim countries are pretty backward in modern education, especially Science & Technology compared to the rest of the world? It’s not even about race or ethnicity, almost all Muslim countries lack in Science & Technology as compared to the West and other countries. Most of the inventions in Science and Technology are either by Christians or Jews. The mind boggling question here is that why are 1.7 billion Muslims lacking in this department? The abrupt answer is that most of Muslim countries do not have modern and well-equipped research centers nor do they attach any priority to that.
NAB calls in Rangers to arrest Hamza Shahbaz
LAHORE (DNA) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday has called in Rangers at Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif’s Model Town residence to arrest Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz for involvement in money laundering.According to details, a heavy contingent of police and other security forces has also been deployed to avoid any untoward situation. NAB officials said that Hamza Shahbaz will be arrested at any cost as they have strong evidence against him.
Saudi Arabia opens new Baghdad consulate, pledges $1bn in loans for Iraq
RIYADH: (DNA) – Saudi Arabia opened a new consulate in Baghdad on Thursday after announcing $1 billion in loans for development projects in Iraq.Three more diplomatic branches are to be opened in other Iraqi cities soon, Saudi Arabia’s Commerce and Investment Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qassabi saidSaudi Arabia and Iraq have moved to improve relations in recent months. The Kingdom reopened its Baghdad embassy in 2016 after it was closed in 1991 in response to Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait.
