Tuesday, January 10th, 2017
Pakistan’s top junior player aims to emulate Federer
ISLAMABAD, JAN 10, (DNA) – In a cricket-crazy country like Pakistan, tennis has not been able to get its due with only an odd icon like Aisam-ul-Haq making waves on international circuit. However, there are still youngsters in this country’s folk who want to turn professionals and aspire to excel like world’s top stars. Huzaifa Abdul Rehman is one of them. The 14-year old is Pakistan’s top junior player and has been outstanding in the last couple of years. He has already jolted the tennis circuit at the Asian level byRead More
Panama Leaks case hearing postpone till tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, JAN 10, (DNA) -ISLAMABAD: A larger bench led by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa resumed hearing the Panama Leaks today. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s lead counsel Naeem Bukhari continued with his arguments. He said that finance minister Ishaq Dar’s statement on money laundering was available in court records. “In September 1998 the report was sent to the Chief Justice and National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The report had been compiled by former FIA director Rehman Malik.” Justice Ejaz Afzal asked Bukhari to confine the case to the London Flats. “What is the pointRead More
SC dissects PM’s ‘contradictory’ statements on money trail
ISLAMABAD, JAN 10, (DNA) – A Supreme Court judge on Monday identified “honesty” as the real issue in the Panama Papers case, more so than the Sharifs’ purchase of four London flats or the time of their purchase. “The real issue is that all statements made by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif — in his address to the nation as well as the parliament — contradict each other,” regretted Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, wondering whether the person making the statements was not being honest to the people, the National Assembly and evenRead More
PPP, JI to oppose reinstatement of military courts
JAN 10, (DNA) – Chairing a consultative meeting of opposition parties regarding the revival of military courts, opposition leader Khursheed Shah on Tuesday said the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will oppose the reinstatement of military courts. The veteran politician chaired a consultative meeting of opposition parties a day after the federal government initiated consultations to introduce a constitutional amendment reinstating the controversial courts for a period of time all political parties agreed upon. Also in attendance at the meeting were Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi and PTI’s chiefRead More
Three children killed as fire breaks out at Karachi garbage dump
KARACHI, JAN 10, (DNA) – Three children were killed and their parents injured as fire erupted in a garbage dump in Lyari’s Khadda Market area in the early hours of Tuesday, hospital sources confirmed. According to fire brigade officials, the fire filled the family’s house with heavy smoke. The parents and their three children lost consciousness as a result and were taken to Civil Hospital. The children Amna, Aliya and Abdul Aziz could not survive while their parents are under treatment at the hospital, hospital sources said.=DNA ====================
Panama Leaks hearing resumes: PTI asked to confine case to ‘London Flats’
ISLAMABAD, JAN 10, (DNA) -ISLAMABAD: A larger bench led by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa resumed hearing the Panama Leaks today. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s lead counsel Naeem Bukhari continued with his arguments. He said that finance minister Ishaq Dar’s statement on money laundering was available in court records. “In September 1998 the report was sent to the Chief Justice and National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The report had been compiled by former FIA director Rehman Malik.” Justice Ejaz Afzal asked Bukhari to confine the case to the London Flats. “What is the pointRead More