DCO Lahore said the blast was caused by a time device.
Strongly condemning the blast‚ Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has sought a report from the provincial police chief.
The fulfilment of girls’ right to education is first and foremost an obligation and moral imperative. There is also overwhelming evidence that girls’ education‚ especially at the secondary level‚ is a powerful transformative force for societies and girls themselves: it is the one consistent positive determinant of practically every desired development outcome‚ from reductions in mortality and fertility‚ to poverty reduction and equitable growth‚ to social norm change and democratization.
As per the preliminary results Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev gained 84,73 percent of votes. In general about 72.31 percent of voters participated in the election. The 16 member delegation of Senate and National Assembly of Pakistan were in Azerbaijan to observe the elections.
BAKU, OCT 10 (DNA) -The general Presidential elections have been held in Azerbaijan on 09 October, 2013. There were 10 candidates in total from 9 political parties as well as one independent candidate contested elections.The voting has been monitored by approximately 1,400 international observers representing the OSCE, OSCE, ODIHR, the Council of Europe, PACE, European Parliament, European Union, CIS, CIS PA, TurkPA, the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States and other international organizations, as well as representatives from nearly 60 countries.
Danish ambassador talks to DNA and Centreline
Ansar Mahmood Bhatti
1. Let us begin with relations between the two countries. If you could briefly describe history of relations between Denmark and Pakistan besides sharing with our readers you vision and plan to give new dimensions to this relationship?
Only 6-7 years ago, our presence in Pakistan was organized around a visa and consular section. Today, our engagement is broader. I am confident it will expand further in the years to come. In 2010, Denmark initiated a three year development program. We have just launched our next phase with an increased budget of $50 million. Since 2011, Pakistan has been part of our regional stabilization program.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif delivered a comprehensive speech while addressing the UN General Assembly in which he tried to encompass almost all global and regional issues. The prime minister read out a very-well crafted speech, especially the part, which dealt with Pakistan relations with India was written with care and with an intention to make a new beginning. However Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s speech the very next day put a damper on all peace overtures that Nawaz Shairf extended in his speech.
DNA:The Ambassador of People’s Republic of China Mr. Sun Weidong delivered this speech on the occasion of 64th National Day reception held at the Chinese embassy. President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain was the chief guest on the occasion. The foundation was attended by a large number of dignitaries. Here is the full text of the speech of the ambassador for readers’ interest.
Kainat khan is a 15 years old student of 10th class in “Jinnah Public School”. Basically, she belongs t0 district “Nowshera””KPK”. I am a tennis player, I started playing at the age of 12 and at the age of 14. I represented Pakistan in “Malaysia” in “junior” Fed Cup Team in Pakistan. I am at “6 rank” and in KPK I am at “1st Rank”.
State Minister for Water and Power Talks To DNA & Centreline
By Waheed Hussain
Provision of affordable energy on regular basis was the fundamental priority of the present government. Energy was the engine of economic growth, that’s why PML (N) presented a comprehensive and achievable energy policy within the first two months in power. The government took serious measures and the result was that there was tremendous reduction in the electricity load-shedding throughout the country. These views were expressed by the Minister of State for Water and Power Chudhary Abid Sher Ali in an exclusive interview with the Centreline and Diplomatic News Agency. Here are excerpts from his interview.
By Waheed Hussain
On Pakistan Defence Day the pride of Pakistan, Malala Yousafzai has received the International Children’s Peace Prize trophy from Yemeni Civil Rights activist at the Ridderzaal, Hague. Few days back she was also honored to inaugurate the world’s best futuristic-state of -the art library in Birmingham. Since the day Malala was attacked by the terrorists in her local district Swat, the brave girl, who struggled for the girls’ education in the Valley, became known to world outside Pakistan. The reason of attack, as many of us know was, that, the young Malalal stood for the girls’ right to education in the most difficult times and circumstances, when terrorists were regularly destroying girls’ schools. They were threatening parents, teachers and students of dire consequences, if they dared to pursue modern education in the entire beautiful Swat Valley. During her address at the library inauguration Malala once again unveiled her philosophy and ideology saying “books were the weapons to defeat terrorism.” Naturally, she was absolutely right as books were the most powerful tool than any of the sophisticated modern weapon on the face of this earth. As they (books) carry knowledge and information of visible and invisible world, objects, ideas, believes, philosophies, concepts and theories.
