ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Thursday adjourned hearing till July 8, on reference against former interior secretary Shahid Khan pertaining to illegal plot allotment. AC-II Judge Muhammad Azam Khan heard the reference filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) regarding illegal plot allotment of National Police Foundation (NPF). NAB Prosecutor Usman Masood appeared before the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Dr Fehmida Mirza Thursday appreciated Prime Minister Imran Khan for announcing a special package for the less developed areas and said that the initiative would bring a new era of progress, prosperity and development there. Participating in the budget debate, she said “I appreciate Prime Minister Imran Khan, Finance Minister […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court (AC) on Thursday testifies one more prosecution witness against former president Asif Ali Zardari and ex-prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in Toshakhana corruption reference. AC-III Judge Syed Asghar Ali heard the graft reference filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) regarding above matter while Farook H. Naek and Arshad Tabraiz appeared before […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday dismissed two appeals of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif against his imprisonment sentences in Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Avenfiled Property references. The court also upheld the decisions of accountability court Islamabad, for handing 11 year and seven year jail in Avenfiled property and Al-Azizia Steel Mills references, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: World Bank will extend the support of $9 million to the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training to give hygiene kits and Covid related equipments to the schools across the country. It was agreed during a meeting held here between the Federal Minister for Education, Professional Training & Culture Shafqat Mehmood and the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The participants of a two-day training workshop discussed ‘Nuclear and Biological Weapons and their Delivery Systems Act-2004 (SECA-2004)’ and its implementation relating to export control on goods, technologies, material and equipment. According to the Foreign Office, a team of Strategic Export Control Division (SECDIV) on June 23-23 conducted the capacity-building training at the Customs […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday termed that it couldn’t issue instructions to Speaker National Assembly under Article 69 of the constitution and disposed of a petition seeking production orders for Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) lawmaker Syed Khursheed Shah. Chief Justice Athar Minallah remarked that it was the authority of NA speaker to […]
Read MorePTI’s Jai Parkash appreciated the government’s efforts for electoral reforms, introduction of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and giving the due right of vote to overseas Pakistanis through Internet-voting in the next general election. He said the Federal Government was giving due share of funds to the provinces under the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award, but […]
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