India starts lobby to get veto power in UN: Manmohan Singh will start its tour to Russia and china from Oct. 20, 2013

New Delhi: India has intensified its attempt to get Veto power in UN Security Council and this point will on the agenda of latest visits of Indian PM Manmohan Singh to Russia and china from Oct. 20, 2013 and during his visit he will hold talks with President Vladimir Putin and from October 22 he will … Read more

73 killed as 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Philippines on Oct 15, 2013

MANILA: A massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southern Philippines early on Tuesday, killing at least 73 persons, Dispatch News Desk reported. However, there was no threat of a Pacific-wide tsunami after the quake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said. The US Geological Survey said that the epicenter of the quake was located at … Read more

15 killed as 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts parts of Pakistan southwest on September 28, 2013

QUETTA: At least 15 persons were killed and 50 others injured when a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck different parts of Balochistan and Sindh including the country’s largest city of Karachi on Saturday, four days after a devastating earthquake spread havoc in Balochistan as over 650 people were killed, Dispatch News Desk reported. The epicenter of … Read more

50 killed as 7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes southwest Pakistan on September 24, 2013

QUETTA/KARACHI: At least 50 persons were killed and scores others injured when a strong earthquake struck Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan on Tuesday, and prompting a new island to rise from the sea just off the country’s southern coast, Dispatch News Desk reported. The officials said that most of the casualties were from Awaran district … Read more

First flight of PIA and Rayyan Air to Kashgar from tomorrow August 14, 2013

Islamabad: In collaboration with Rayyan Air, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will operate a flight from Islamabad to Kashgar, China. On 14th August 2013 flight PK-1855 and 1856 will take route of Islamabad-Kashgar-Islamabad by A310 aircraft with a capacity of 233 passengers and can carry 15 tons of cargo. PIA introduced this flight on the initiatives … Read more

Croatia will be EU state from July 1, 2013

Croatia will enter in EU as its 28th member on July 1, 2013, reports Dispatch News Desk (DND) .  Croatia applied for EU membership in 2003 and the European Commission recommended making it an official candidate in early 2004. Background: Candidate country status was granted to Croatia in mid-2004 an entry negotiations started in March … Read more