GUJRANWALA: The family of Salahuddin Ayubi, a suspected ATM thief whose death in police custody in Rahim Yar Khan had caused outrage across the country last month, has pardoned the accused police. A station officer, an inspector and some agents appointed in the case are currently on provisional bail. The media approach in the case […]
LAHORE: The National Office of Accountability (NAB) has been holding two interrogation sessions a day with former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif since he was taken into custody last Friday. The NAB arrested the supreme leader PML-N in the Chaudhry Sugar Mills (CSM) case and obtained his physical prison until October 25. “Mr. Sharif is not
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran agreed to establish a health post on the Taftan border to control poliovirus transmission, diseases and infections. The agreement was reached after the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Health, Dr. Zafar Mirza, met with the Minister of Health and Medical Education of Iran, Saeed Namaki, in Tehran, during the
ISLAMABAD: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decided in principle that Pakistan will remain on its gray list until next February and ordered Islamabad to take "additional measures" for the "complete" elimination of terrorism financing and money laundering. A FATF meeting in Paris on Tuesday reviewed the measures that Islamabad has already taken to control
ISLAMABAD: sensitizing the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on the current situation in Kashmir, controlled by India, Pakistan has once again urged the international community to meet the SOS calls of the besieged cashmere. Apart from the 141st General Assembly of the IPU, the Pakistani parliamentary delegation met with the IPU President, Gabriela Cuevas Barron, and Secretary
ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has extended the last date for submitting applications for the Naya Pakistan Housing Program until November 15. "So far, more than 1.4 million applications have been received from across the country," said a spokeswoman for Nadra. He said that 150,255 applications had been received from Lahore district,
ISLAMABAD: The main lawyer who pleaded with the request of Judge Qazi Faez Isa before a court of the Supreme Court said on Tuesday that confidential information related to the property had been delivered to the plaintiff without the approval of the legal authority. Attorney Muneer A. Malik said the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and
WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday estimated that Pakistan's economy would slow down to 2.4 percent in 2020 and recover quickly after that, as stabilization measures work. At a press conference at the launch of the 2019 World Economy Outlook, IMF economist Gian Maria Milesi-Ferrtti said the Pakistani authorities stood firm on the
Tyson Fury and Cain Velasquez will compete at WWE's Crown Jewel event later this month in Saudi Arabia, but not against each other. Known as the world's best heavyweight boxer, Fury will take on WWE's Brown Strawwoman, and former UFC heavyweight champion Guy Velazquez will face wrestling power Brock Lesnar. HW Title. Fury said he
Image copyright Reuters In preparation for the Brexit case warned by a government crime monitoring agency, organized criminals can take advantage of the gap in UK border preparation. The National Audit Office said the new border control system could be used to consign fraud or smuggled goods. When it took two weeks for Britain to
