By Ayesha Rana
The first ever political government completes its much trumpeted five years and the political parties are preparing for next general elections scheduled on May 11, 2013. During these five years, the ruling coalition had complete freedom to make policies and run the government. Yet, their achievements remain mundane at best.
Rehman Bilal & Fawad Ashraf
Giyari last year was caught unaware and hit in pre-dawn timings by a crumbling mountainside of huge ice slabs several meters thick. This frozen waste also brought along with it gigantic boulders weighing tons which were floating, rolling and gathering speed in powdery snow. Inaccessible, highly varied terrain did not leave scope for accurate forecasting.
BY FARHAN KHAN / SINDH BUREAU
KARACHI, MARCH 2 (DNA) = The Ambassador of Republic of Poland to Pakistan Dr. Andrzej Ananicz along with Deputy Head of Mission Wiesław Kucharek, First Secretaries Piotr Adamkiewicz and Mrs. Anna Czuchry has inaugurated Polish Consulate in Karachi with their newly appointed Honorary Consul of Poland to Sindh & Balochistan Mirza Omair Baig.
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 27 (DNA) -Minister Delegate for Romanians Abroad Cristian David met with the Additional Secretary for Europe from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Ayesha Riyaz.
I often say, the natural life of political governments in Pakistan is two and half years. Both Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto got chance of governing this country two times each however both of them were shown the door after two and half years mainly because of their own performance. PPP tenures normally are well known for bad governance, corruption and mismanagement. Unfortunately this tenure too could not prove different to that of previous ones.
Muhammad Tazeen Akhtar
Pakistanis are so confused these days that they cant judge who their savior is and who is not. There were already many claimants while another made a dramatic return on March 24. Yes! He is none other than Gen (r) Musharraf. Interestingly the savior of poor Pakistan flew home from U.A.E by a chartered plane instead of a routine flight.
High Commissioner of Mauritius talks to DNA and Centreline
Ansar Mahmood Bhatti
Mr. Mohammad Rashad Daureeawo is Bar at Law from Middle Temple University London. His experience includes post final practical training course in 1870 at council of legal education, call to bar 1971 at Middle Temple, board member the Mauritius broadcasting corporation, Chairman of National Pension Board, Chairman of Mauritius Society of Authors, Chairman of Mauritius Ministry of Social Security, Member Law Reforms Commission, ex director Mauritius housing Co, Ltd etc. He talked about a variety of issues including bilateral relations. Here are excerpts from his interview.
Ansar Mahmood Bhatti
Killing media people in Pakistan has become order of the day. Just recently a journalist Malik Mumtaz was killed in Miranshah. It was of course not the first incident. As a matter of fact many journalists, or to be more specific 51 journalists have so far been killed in Pakistan in last ten years or so. The number is quite alarming and the disturbing fact is that this number is constantly on the rise. Despite government tall claims nothing has been done so far to provide protection to the messengers.
Huge scope for Pakistani investors in Bulgaria; special facilities for Pak students
By Ansar Mahmood Bhatti
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 05 (DNA) Mr. Roumen Pirontchev Ambassador of Bulgaria has said his country offered huge business opportunities to Pakistani investors adding being a key European Union country, Bulgaria had a lot to offer to Pakistan. He made these remarks while giving an interview to Diplomatic News Agency (DNA) and Centreliney. Roumen Pirontchev further said Bulgaria has always been present in Pakistan. The diplomatic relations between two countries were established in 1965 and the Bulgarian Embassy was opened in 1968. Here is full text of interview.
By Ansar Mahmood Bhatti
ISLAMABAD, FEB 06 (DNA) -Mr. Lars-Hjalmar Wide, Ambassador of Sweden has said his country wished a peaceful transition of power from one civilian government to another through elections.He said this while giving an exclusive interview to DNA here on Wednesday. The Swedish ambassador said elections were the only means for any change as no one would allow and accept any change facilitated by undemocratic forces.
