Govt recognises MQM-Pakistan on October 4, 2016ISLAMABAD: MQM London has expelled Farooq Sattar from the party but the federal government on Monday not only accepted Farooq Sattar as the head and convener of MQM Pakistan but also recognised MQM Pakistan formally. Sources told Daily Times that Dr Farooq Sattar and Khalid Maqbool Siddiqi on Monday attended the parliamentary leader’s conference at […]
Pakistan, India in fresh trade of fire on October 4, 2016ISLAMABAD: India once again breached ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) on Monday, as its forces to unprovoked firing after midnight in different sectors. According to a spokesman for the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Indian forces resorted to unprovoked firing in Iftikharabad, Nezapir and Kailer sectors. No casualties were reported in the latest skirmish, […]
Whats happening between Nawaz and Modi? on October 2, 2016ISLAMABAD: Recent escalation at the Line of Control (LoC) seems to have unearthed the goodwill Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is still enjoying with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. While the entire nation synced its voice against the baseless Indian propaganda and war-mongering, the prime minster has conveniently spared his Indian friend, whom he once hosted […]
COAS tells troops to be ready for war on October 1, 2016ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Friday exhorted all commanders to lay more emphasis on combat readiness, adding that training in peacetime is the only guarantor of averting and winning the war, if imposed. Talking to troops during his visit to a newly developed Combat Reaction Training facility in the close vicinity […]
COAS tells troops to be ready for war on October 1, 2016ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Friday exhorted all commanders to lay more emphasis on combat readiness, adding that training in peacetime is the only guarantor of averting and winning the war, if imposed. Talking to troops during his visit to a newly developed Combat Reaction Training facility in the close vicinity […]
Ex-DG MI promoted to rank of Lt general on October 1, 2016ISLAMABAD: Former director general (DG) of Military Intelligence (MI), Major General Sarfraz Sattar, has been promoted to the rank of the lieutenant general. According to ISPR spokesman, Maj Gen Sarfraz Sattar was commissioned in Armoured Corps in 1984. He is presently commanding infantry division in Sialkot. He was MI director general and also the defence […]
Ex-DG MI promoted to rank of Lt general on October 1, 2016ISLAMABAD: Former director general (DG) of Military Intelligence (MI), Major General Sarfraz Sattar, has been promoted to the rank of the lieutenant general. According to ISPR spokesman, Maj Gen Sarfraz Sattar was commissioned in Armoured Corps in 1984. He is presently commanding infantry division in Sialkot. He was MI director general and also the defence […]
JUI-F, SUP united against PPP on September 30, 2016 SHIKARPUR: The leaders of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Sindh United Party (SUP) have said PPP rulers have failed to fulfill their commitments to serve the people. They held a joint press conference at a local hotel here in Shikarpur on Thursday and announced their support to JUI-F candidate Allama Nasir Mehmood Soomro contesting the by-elections […]
Govt considers freezing foreign currency accounts on September 29, 2016ISLAMABAD: Dubbed by economists a “ludicrous idea”, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has suggested Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to freeze all foreign currency accounts in Pakistan. Well-placed sources told Daily Times that the finance minister took up the matter with the prime minister just a day before his departure to the United States. However, the premier […]
Top general pins his hopes on young generation on September 29, 2016ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday said he had no doubt that the future generation of Pakistan will take the country to its ultimate zenith through their hard work, dedication and passion. He was addressing the academic excellence awards ceremony held for the students of Army Public School and College System […]