Saturday, February 13th, 2016
Afghan politician kidnapped from Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Afghan politician Fazalullah Wahidi, who served as governor of Kunar and Herat provinces in Afghanistan, was kidnapped from F-7 sector on Friday, police said. The protocol officer at the Afghan embassy informed capital police of the kidnapping. The former governor was living in F-7/2 and was with his grandson near Rana Market when two vehicles, one a black double cabin with a blue revolving light and the other a white Toyota Corolla, stopped by him. Three people got out of the cars and forced Mr Wahid into the doubleRead More
Benazir murder case: Prosecution gives up on Rehman
ISLAMABAD: The prosecution in Benazir Bhutto murder case may drop former interior minister Rehman Malik’s name from the witness list. Mr Malik is the fifth witness in the case in which former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf is an accused. On the request of the prosecution, the ATC on February 2 summoned Malik to record his statement on Feb 8. Malik, however, could not appear on the date or in the subsequent hearing on Feb 10. Though the ATC has summoned him on Feb 15, special prosecutor Khawaja Imtiaz saidRead More
Inadequate security leads to varsity sealing
SAHIWAL: The District Security Committee (DSC) had the Comsat University’s Sahiwal campus sealed on Friday after it found ‘security lapses’. Officials on the committee say the university management failed to comply with the guidelines given to it for security of the campus. Deputy Director Information Aqeel Ashfaq claimed that the order to seal the institution had been released, but CU Director Dr Abdul Waheed denied receiving any written order. This is the second university in Sahiwal division which has been closed owing to a lack of proper security. Earlier, theRead More
Vehicles, donated to Sindh police taken over by interior ministry
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Friday expressed his utter surprise when he was informed that the equipment and bomb disposal vehicles donated by the United States and the United Kingdom to the Sindh Police had been taken over by the ministry of interior. During a meeting to review the revamping and strengthening of the special branch and counter-terrorism department of police at CM House, Mr Shah was informed that the bomb disposal equipment and vehicles donated by the US and the UK to the Sindh policeRead More
Project director held in DHA City scam
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau has arrested former project director in the Rs16 billion DHA City scam. A NAB official told media on Friday that accused, retired Brig Khalid Nazir Butt, had been arrested for signing a “lopsided joint venture” agreement with Globaco, which was discriminatory in nature and was entirely disadvantageous to the DHA causing huge loss to the authority. The NAB said the Globaco launched the project with the implied consent of the accused without acquisition of 10,000 kanals of land and getting the master plan approved fromRead More
Retired major’s son kidnapped along with friend in Lahore
LAHORE: The son of a retired army officer was said to have been kidnapped along with a friend in the city. It is the second incident of children of army officers being kidnapped under mysterious circumstances and police authorities are reluctant to share details, citing it is a “highly sensitive matter”. A source in the police department said retired Maj Manzoor Ahmad’s 38-year-old son Waqas Ahmad left his Canal Road, Chuhng, residence along with his eight-year-old son, Umar Waqas. Before leaving home, he had told his family he was goingRead More