GENEVA: The Red Cross said Monday that three of its employees had been freed in Syria along with a colleague from the Red Crescent, who were among seven aid workers abducted by gunmen. “Three ICRC colleagues and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteer have been released and are safe and sound. We are waiting for further information about the other three colleagues,” ICRC spokesman Ewan Watson told AFP. He did not say who was thought to have been behind the kidnapping of the aid workers on Sunday as their convoy drove from the northwestern Idlib province back to the Syrian capital Damascus after delivering medical aid.
11-member Balochistan cabinet takes oath today
Governor Balochistan Muhammad Khan Achakzai will administer the oath. Eleven-member Balochistan cabinet will be sworn-in in Quetta today. Provincial Governor Mohammad Khan Achakzai will administer the oath.
The Cabinet will include five members from Pakistan Muslim League (N) and three each from Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party and National Party.
Police arrest 380 in Moscow race riot
MOSCOW: Moscow police arrested more than 380 people Sunday during a race riot in which nationalists outraged by a murder blamed on a migrant smashed shop windows and assaulted security guards. The crowd chanted “Russia for Russians!” and other neo-Nazi slogans during a protest that swelled to more than 1,000 people in an industrial district of southern Moscow and prompted police to order a city-wide security alert. Witnesses reported police helicopters circling over the southern Biryulyovo district in scenes reminiscent of a war zone and not witnessed in Moscow since President Vladimir Putin returned to power for a third term in May 2012.
Quaid-e-Azam Solar Energy Park inaugurated
1000 megawatt electricity will be generated through solar energy in the first phase. Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said the government is taking practical steps for the progress and development of the province. Addressing inauguration ceremony of Quaid-e-Azam Solar Energy Park at Bahawalpur on Saturday 12th October‚ Shahbaz Sharif said that one thousand megawatt electricity will be generated through solar energy in the first phase.
Maj. Gen. Carey sacked from US Air Force
Carey was accused of personal misconduct. The United States Air Force has removed Maj. Gen. Michael Carey‚ the in charge of its nuclear missiles just two days after a Navy admiral with top nuclear weapons responsibilities was sacked.
Both the officers were accused of personal misconduct‚ adding to a cascade of turmoil inside the nation’s nuclear weapons force.
Maj. Gen. Michael Carey was commanding 20th Air Force‚ responsible for all 450 of the service’s intercontinental ballistic missiles.
1 killed 8 injured in a blast at old Anarkali‚ Lahore
Strongly condemning the blast‚ CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has sought a report from the provincial police chief. In Lahore‚ one person was killed and eight others sustained injuries in a bomb blast at old Anarkali Bazaar today.
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.
International Day of Girl Child observed
The day recognised girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world.
For its second observance‚ this year’s Day focused on “Innovating for Girls’ Education”.
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.
Ilham Aliyev wins Azerbaijan Presidential election with majority
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.
JESPER MOLLER SORENSEN: Denmark to expand its engagement with Pakistan
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.
