ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday adjourned hearing till January 19, on an appeal of former president Asif Ali Zardari seeking acquittal in suspicious bank transaction worth Rs8 billion. The chief justice said the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) should have sent this matter to Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) before preparing reference. The […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: State Bank Deputy Governor (DG) Seema Kamil on Tuesday said the Asaan Mobile Account (AMA) would make banking more accessible to poor segment of the society. Talking to a private news channel, she revealed that since the AMA’s establishment, about 0.5 million people had registered through this service in a single day. She explained […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said on Tuesday that PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif had allowed his son Salman Shahbaz to flee from Pakistan through a well-conceived plan. In a tweet, he said that Shahbaz Sharif should ask Salman Shahbaz to come back and face corruption cases. He said that PML-N […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) revised its economic growth outlook for developing Asia down slightly to 7.0% this year and 5.3% next year after renewed outbreaks of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) led to slower growth in the third quarter. ADB’s latest estimates, presented in a regular supplement of the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2021, compared […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing of former judge Islamabad High Court (IHC) Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui’s case against his removal by the Supreme Judicial Council till January. A five-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan, Justice Mazhar […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Pir Noorul Haq Qadri on Tuesday reaffirmed commitment to further intensify joint efforts with Qatar to promote religious harmony, tolerance in society and strengthen fraternal relations between two brotherly Islamic countries. Talking to Ambassador of Qatar Sheikh Saoud Abdulrahman Althani, who called on him in Islamabad, the […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Tuesday asked the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) to submit receipts of four residential apartments purchased abroad before the court. The leaders of PML-N were continuously playing drama of video-audio clips to avoid hearing of court cases filed against Maryam Nawaz, he said while […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: The Board of Investment (BOI) in collaboration with the Embassy of Pakistan in United States (US) is organizing a high level online investment seminar titled ‘Investment Opportunities in Pakistan’ December 16, 2021. The webinar aimed to apprise the potential investors based in USA on the abundant investment opportunities available in Pakistan, said a press […]
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