SECP files criminal case against bank employee on April 28, 2017ISLAMABAD: In another high profile case of complex white collar crime in the stock market, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has filed a criminal complaint of insider trading and fraud against a former employee of one of the largest banks in Pakistan. The accused, Khalid Iqbal, was a senior employee who was […]
Man shot dead on April 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: A man was shot dead on Thursday by unidentified gunmen. Police said that 58-year-old Shabbir Haider was sitting in his shop in Model Town Wah when two unidentified gunmen barged in. “They held up Haider and asked him for his money. When he tried to resist, they shot him and then fled. Haider died […]
Father commits suicide after killing 5 children on April 27, 2017LAYYAH: A father has killed five children by poisoning them in Layyah and has later committed suicide over the matter of his divorce with wife in Layyah, Punjab. Tariq, 45, poisoned to death his five children, including a son and four daughters and later committed suicide. The deceased were identified as Tayyaba, Tayyab, Saba, Tanzeela, […]
Youth worst hit by corruption, wrong economic policies: JI on April 27, 2017LAHORE: Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Liaqat Baloch has said that the country’s youth was the worst hit by the corruption and wrong economic policies of the rulers. Addressing the provincial executive of the JI youth at Mansoora on Thursday he said that the youth comprising of almost sixty percent of the total population were seriously disappointed […]
Micheal urges nation to stand together against enemy on April 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights Senator Kamran Michael has said that whole nation needs to stand together to repel the evil of our common enemy. He expressed these views while addressing the cheque distribution ceremony of compensation amount to the deserving people here on Thursday. Addressing the ceremony, Michael said that minorities are not […]
Bilawal condemns arrest of Kashmiri leader on April 27, 2017KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has condemned the arrest of pro-freedom female Kashmiri leader Asiya Andrabi. Indian police on Thursday arrested Dukhtaran-i-Millat chairperson Syeda Asiya Andrabi from her residence in Srinagar late Wednesday night. Bilawal denounced the arrest saying “India has violated the charter of United Nations through its atrocities in […]
Kulbhushan, Ehsanullah’s statements exposed India: FO on April 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria said that confessions made by Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan had exposed India. Zakaria during the weekly news briefing on Thursday condemned terrorist attack in Kuram Agency said that the banned terrorist outfit Jamaat-ul-Ahrar accepted the responsibility for the attack. While talking about […]
Imran should name the person who made him offer: Daniyal Aziz on April 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Daniyal Aziz said if Imran Khan is true in his claim then he should give the name of the person who made him the Rs 10 billion offer. “All the allegations levelled by Imran Khan against Sharif family have proved false one by one. He had to face humiliation […]
Merit ensured in Punjab: Shahbaz on April 27, 2017LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said that the government has ensured merit in the province. Addressing a laptop distribution ceremony in Lahore on Thursday, the chief minister said the provincial government was utilising all available resources for the welfare of the youth, He said laptops were only being awarded to the deserving students on […]
CDA allots 870 Kanal land for construction of new GHQ in IBD on April 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has allotted 870 Kanal land in E-11, and D-11 for the construction of new General Headquarters (GHQ) in Islamabad. According to media reports, this property was allotted in perspective of approval given in 1972 for shifting GHQ from Rawalpindi to Islamabad. GHQ will pay the amount of Rs 6 billion […]