Monday, June 8th, 2015
Court sends CEO Axact Shoaib, others to jail
KARACHI: The court of Judicial Magistrate sent Axact company owner Shoaib Shaikh and eight other accused, to jail on 14 days’ judicial remand on Monday. Shoaib Shaikh, the CEO of IT company Axact, facing allegations of earned millions of dollars from scams involving fake degrees, non-existent online universities and manipulation of customers. Shoaib Shaikh and other co-accused were produced in the court of judicial magistrate in Karachi today [Monday]. The court granted judicial remand of nine accused including Shaikh and ordered sending them to jail. The court also ordered FederalRead More
PM to lead Pak’s delegation to ‘Water for Life, 2005-15’ Conference in Tajikistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, will visit Dushanbe, Tajikistan on June 9 and 10 at the invitation of Prime Minister of Tajikistan Qohir Rasulzoda. Prime Minister will lead Pakistan’s delegation to the International Conference on the Implementation of the International Decade for Action, Water for Life, 2005-2015, stated in a statement issued by Foreign Office. He will be accompanied by the Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz. The Conference is being hosted by Tajikistan inRead More
Tajik leadership all set to welcome PM Nawaz for world water moot
By Ansar Mahmood Bhatti in Dushanbe ISLAMABAD / DUSHANBE, JUNE 08 (DNA) – The leadership of Tajikistan has made elaborated arrangements to welcome Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who is visiting Dushanbe to attend international conference on water. The prime minister shall be accompanied by the Minister for Water and Power and special assistant to PM on Foreign Affairs. A large number of heads of state or government are attending this conference. The main goal of the Decade was to promote efforts to fulfill international commitments made on water andRead More