RAWALPINDI: A contingent of Russian ground forces arrived in Pakistan on Friday for the first ever joint Pak-Russian exercise kicking off Sept 24.
The two-week-long exercise is expected to continue until Oct 10, Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Asim Bajwa said.
The exercises with Russian ground forces come at a time when tensions between Pakistan and India are running high following an attack on the Uri military camp in India-held Kashmir.
ISLAMABAD, 23 SEPT (DNA) – Agha Khan University (AKU) has appreciated efforts of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) and express their willingness to work with BISP for running a successful Waseela-e-Sehat scheme for the beneficaires of BISP.
Professor Dr Rozina karmaliani, Project Director who was leading the Agha Khan University Foundation Delegation said during a visit to BISP Sindh Regional Office on Friday.
Malala Fund has found a new supporter in Millie Bobbie Brown, the 12-year-old star of sci-fi horror series Stranger Things. In an Instagram video yesterday, Millie urged her followers to join Malala’s #yesallgirls campaign, which seeks to remind world leaders of their promise to provide education to every girl.
Noted TV and radio artiste and presidential award winner, Noshaba Bibi, on Monday appealed to philanthropists to assist her in treatment of her son, who is suffering from kidney disease.
Speaking at a news conference here, the actress said she had spent all her wealth on the treatment of Shakeel Ahamd, 29, but now she did not have a single penny to continue his treatment any longer.
We were looking forward to seeing Iman Ali and Humayun Saeed together in the latter’s next film production, the rom-com Main Punjab Nahin Jaoongi (MPNJ). But it turns out that the plans for that pairing have been canned.
In a conversation with Images, Iman Ali confirmed that she has “opted out” of the film. The Mah-e-Mir star did not provide any reasons for her decision.
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce from Brad Pitt and is seeking custody of their six children, celebrity news website TMZreported on Tuesday.According to the site, the 41-year-old Jolie filed legal documents on Monday citing irreconcilable differences with Pitt, listing their date of separation as September 15.
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.
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 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.
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.
