Money laundering case against Shehbaz family adjourned till June 14 By: APP on May 19, 2021An accountability court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of assets beyond means and money laundering reference against Shehbaz Sharif family till June 14. Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif and his son, Hamza Shehbaz, appeared before the court and got their attendance marked. A counsel for Shehbaz Sharif requested the court to adjourn the […]
Pakistan, Turkey to jointly raise voice against Israeli persecution on May 19, 2021Pakistan and Turkey have strongly condemned the Israeli aggression against unarmed Palestinians and their forced eviction from their homes. This came at a meeting between Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu in Ankara on Tuesday. The two foreign ministers also decided to jointly raise their voices against the Israeli persecution […]
Shia, Sunni clerics to jump into fire in Gilgit-Baltistan; survivor to be considered winner By: Web Desk on May 18, 2021Shia and Sunni clerics in Gilgit-Baltistan have challenged each other of Mubahila (debate) on the recent sectarian disputes. The challenge has been accepted by both parties and the day and time of the Mubahila have also been fixed. Separate statements were issued on May 17 by the Ahl-e-Sunnat and the Imamia Council of Gilgit-Baltistan. The […]
NAB team looking into Swat scam By: Adnan Bacha on May 18, 2021SWAT: An inquiry team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is on a three-day visit to Swat in connection with the inquiry against ‘SS Marketing Mingora’ of Kabal Tehsil. The inquiry team will be present in Swat till May 21. NAB Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has directed the affectees to contact the inquiry team and […]
PTI’s economic policies grounded in loans, begging: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari By: Web Desk on May 18, 2021ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says that since the day Prime Minister Imran Khan has been imposed on Pakistan, flour prices have skyrocketed by 30 percent. In a press statement, the PPP chairman said that the prime minister had turned out to be the patron of mafias, enabling them to snatch […]
PIA resumes flights to Zhob By: Web Desk on May 18, 2021 KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Tuesday resumed flight operations for the Zhob district of Balochistan after a period of two years. The people of Zhob and Quetta had been demanding for restarting of the flight for a long. Flight PK-528 departed from Karachi at 7:25 am and landed at Zhob Airport, while a […]
Tarin appointed as ECNEC chairman By: Web Desk on May 18, 2021ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin will be the chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), replacing former finance minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, the eight-member inter-provincial decision-making body on development. All other members of the committee would remain unchanged. They include Minister for Planning Asad Umar, Minister for Industries Makhdoom Khusro […]
Extrajudicial killing of two Kashmiris by Indian forces condemned By: Web Desk on May 18, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The foreign office strongly condemned the extra-judicial killing of two more innocent Kashmiris in the Khanmoh area in the outskirts of Srinagar by the Indian occupation forces in India-held Jammu and Kashmir. “The impunity granted to Indian Occupation Forces has resulted in the systematic targeting of Kashmiri youth through extra-judicial killings, torture in […]
PML-N sees ‘resignations’, ‘probes’ as eyewash to give clean chit to suspects By: Web Desk on May 18, 2021PML-N Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb has accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of using his influence as the country chief executive to tamper with the record regarding the alleged theft of Rs 400 billion worth sugar, Rs 200 billion flour, Rs 122 billion LNG, and Rs 500 billion worth medicines. She told media on Tuesday PM […]
Usman Khan hopeful of keeping Pakistan’s Olympic dream alive By: Saad Ahmed/Web Desk on May 18, 2021Usman Khan, Pakistan’s top horseman, met a horrible accident when he was only a few meters away from retaining his place in Tokyo Olympics. He was seriously injured as he got bruised ribs and a head injury, and his horse “Kasheer” died in the accident. Usman was sure to be a part of the Olympics […]