PPP President Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday accused the government of trying to sabotage the unity between political parties on the issue of Kashmir and said that the arrest of PPP MNA Syed Khursheed Shah today was an attempt to divert attention from his failure over Kashmir. He was speaking at a press conference after […]
TORKHAM – Prime Minister Imran Khan, who described the current deadlock in the Taliban-dialog dialogue as “unhappy,” Wednesday said Pakistan will make every possible effort to resume negotiations for Pakistan's interests. TORKHAM – Prime Minister Imran Khan, who described the current deadlock in the Taliban-dialog dialogue as “unhappy,” Wednesday said Pakistan will make every possible
The National Office of Accountability (NAB) arrested senior PPP leader Syed Khursheed Shah on Wednesday in a case involving his alleged assets beyond the media. "NAB Sukkur has arrested Syed Khursheed Shah on assets beyond the case," said a brief handwritten statement issued by NAB Islamabad. It will be presented to the corresponding accountability court
The Bannu Bank of Peshawar High Court on Wednesday accepted the bail statements by legislators Ali Wazir and Mohsin Dawar in the case of Kharqamar's attack. Judge Nasir Mehmood, who heard the bail requests of Dawar and Wazir in Bannu, asked the MNAs to report to the police once a month. They will be released
Prime Minister Imran Khan formally inaugurated the opening of the Torkham border crossing on Wednesday for 24 hours. The prime minister was accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Prime Minister Mahmood Khan, when he inaugurated the Integrated Commercial Transit Management System. He also received an information session on the border terminal.
The Vice President of PML-N, Maryam Nawaz, on Wednesday rejected the investigation report of the National Office of Accountability (NAB) that was presented before an accountability court, saying that the anti-corruption control body had not questioned it on "corruption of a single rupee" Maryam appeared before an accountability court in Lahore for a hearing on
The Punjab police chief ordered the suspension of two police officers when protests broke out in Kasur on Wednesday, a day after the remains of three minor children, suspected of being killed by police after being sexually assaulted, were recovered. in Kasur's chunian tehsil. Protesters blocked roads in Chunian and burned tires while singing slogans
Musician Meesha Shafi filed a claim for damages of Rs2,000 million in a Lahore court of sessions against fellow artist Ali Zafar for making false accusations against her in the media, emerged Wednesday. The claim for damages includes Rs1bn for the loss of goodwill and reputation caused, and Rs1bn for "mental torture and agony." In
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday included verified copies of a press release and an affidavit issued by the accountability judge Arshad Malik in the paper book of an appeal filed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif against his conviction in the case of corruption of Al Azizia. Judge Malik had sentenced Nawaz last
RAWALPINDI: Regional police officers (RPOs) throughout Punjab have been ordered to blacklist all those officials with a proven track record of inflicting torture on citizens or causing deaths in custody and not assigning them any field duty. Incidents of police torture and deaths in police custody in recent days have caused shock and anger among
