SIALKOT (DNA News) – Funeral prayers for Shakirullah, a Pakistani prisoner who was beaten to death in Jaipur Central Jail of India, have been offered in Daska city of Punjab on Sunday.Meanwhile, India has not provided a postmortem report and details of the incident which India called a “scuffle” between fellow inmates in the television room in the jail, which resulted fatalPakistan has been demanding fair investigation into the matter and bringing the culprits to justice.Gujranwala commissioner, regional police officer (RPO) and a large number of people including members of civil society attended his funeral prayers.
New consular section inaugurated at Pakistan Embassy in Athens
ATHENS, MAR 03 (DNA) – The state-of-the-art Consular Section at Embassy of Pakistan in Athens has been established and inaugurated.“This is my second Mission where I have established a modern Consular Section. This time, due to my previous experience, and under guidance of our former Ambassador Khalid Usman Qaisar, we have been able to do so in a single year. The new Consular Section has the following features”, said Yawar Abbas after the inauguration.
OIC reaffirms its unwavering support to Kashmiri people
ISLAMABAD, MAR 02 (DNA) – The OIC Ministerial meeting that concluded on Saturday in Abu Dhabi reaffirmed its unwavering support for the Kashmiri people in their just cause.In a resolution adopted by the 46th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM), the OIC member states reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir remains the core dispute between Pakistan and India and its resolution is indispensable for the dream for peace in South Asia.
How Trump and Kim’s summit dream fell apart
HANOI, (DNA) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un exuded confidence when he arrived in Vietnam on his heavily armored luxury train Wednesday, ahead of his summit with US President Donald Trump.But as he departed Saturday, waving to crowds before boarding that train empty handed, the cracks in that confidence had been exposed.”(Kim) did not have a backup plan,” a source familiar with the denuclearization talks tells. “He came to Hanoi very confident and fully expecting a declaration to be signed.”
Maintaining peace in the region govt’s first priority: Fawad Ch
LAHORE, Mar 02 (DNA): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday has said that today after 70 years, India is divided while Pakistan is a united nation.Addressing the convocation of a private university in Lahore, the minister said that the entire parliament has expressed satisfaction on the policies of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan.
Pak diplomats must highlight Indian violation of UN Charter Internationally
ISLAMABAD, MAR 02 (DNA) – Pakistan has in a very assertive way conveyed to India, through its military response to aerial intrusions earlier this week, that limited scale hostilities cannot be the ‘new normal’ between the arch rival neighbours, but India is unlikely to change its course at least in the near future.This was the consensus among military experts at a roundtable on ‘Escalation Management and Control between India and Pakistan’ organized by Islamabad Policy Institute (IPI), an Islamabad-based think tank.
Saudi Foreign Minister’s visit to Pakistan rescheduled
ISLAMABAD, MAR 02 (DNA): Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir’s visit to Pakistan has been rescheduled and now he will reach Islamabad on Sunday.Diplomatic sources said that details of Adel al Jubeir s visit were still under consideration. Earlier, he was scheduled to reach Pakistan on Friday.Sources said that Saudi Foreign Minister is expected to visit India today (Saturday) and then reach Islamabad on Sunday. Sources also informed that Adel al Jubeir will be carrying an important message from Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman.
India hands over prisoner Shakirullah’s body to Pakistan
LAHORE (DNA) – Indian authorities on Saturday handed over the body of Pakistani inmate Shakirullah to Pakistan on Wagah border.His family was also present at the moment.Shakirullah was stoned to death by Indian prisoners at Central Jail in Rajasthan.Shakirullah was in Indian jail since 2001. However, he was murdered on February 20 after India leveled false allegations against Pakistan of being involved in the Pulwama attack.
Two Pakistan army soldiers among four martyred in Indian firing
MUZAFFARABAD,MAR 2 (DNA ) – Two Pakistan army soldiers embraced martyrdom on Saturday at Nakiyal Sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) as “ruthless shelling” by Indian troops from across the restive Line of Control (LoC) continued on Saturday, according to the Director General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor.Soldiers who lost their lives while targeting Indian posts included Hawaldar Abdur Rab and Nayak Khuram.Pakistan armed forces responded effectively and killed many Indian soldiers, besides destroying many posts of the Indian army.
Pakistan awaits Shakirullah’s body in exchange of pilot Abhinandan’s safe return
LAHORE (DNA) – Family of Pakistani inmate Shakirullah, who was stoned to death by Indian prisoners at Central Jail in Rajasthan, has reached Wagah Border to receive his body.Shakirullah was in Indian jail since 2001. However, he was murdered on February 20 after India leveled false allegations against Pakistan of being involved in the Pulwama attack.The Indian authorities had decided to hand over the body to the family in an exchange of Abhinandan‘s safe return.Earlier, Pakistan handed over captured Indian pilot to Indian authorities at Wagah border in a “peace gesture”.Abhinandan’s MiG-21 jet was shot down over Kashmir on Wednesday, after a dogfight in the skies over the disputed Himalayan region which sent tensions between India and Pakistan to their highest levels in years and alarmed world powers, who issued calls for restraint.
