Monday, January 16th, 2017
Panama Leaks case hearing postpone till tomorrow
ISLAMABAD, JAN 16, (DNA) – A five-member bench led by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa resumed hearing the Panama Leaks case hearing on Monday. PM’s counsel Makhdoom Ali Khan during his arguments referred to past rulings of the Supreme Court. He discussed at length the disqualification of former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. Counsel for Jamat-e-Islami (JI) asked copies of all the court rulings. The JI also submitted a petition against the Prime Minister where the National Assembly speaker, cabinet and federation have been made party. During the proceedings, the PTI leadershipRead More
Govt moves for speedy trial of terrorists
ISLAMABAD, JAN 16, (DNA) – Owing to the time-tested obsession of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with special courts to quickly dispense justice to dangerous criminals, the federal government is putting in place adequate legal tools and instruments to achieve the objective if no parliamentary consensus was worked out on the military courts. In this connection, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan’s statement that separate laws are being framed for terrorists and those involved in sectarian violence is an unambiguous pointer to the fact that he and his ministry will play theRead More
Crackdown against kite flyers in Lahore, 66 arrested
LAHORE, JAN 16, (DNA) – At least 66 kite flyers were arrested in a crackdown operation on Sunday by the police and as many as 61 cases were registered. Despite a ban on kite-flying in Lahore, some people continued to fly kites. After watching videos on news channels about kite flying, IG Operations Lahore, Dr Haider Ashraf ordered a crackdown against the kite flyers. 11 kite flyers were arrested from City Division, 17 from Cantt, 12 from Civil Lines, 4 from Saddar, 18 from Iqbal Town and 4 from Model Town.Read More
Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur cleared after head blow
WELLINGTON, JAN 16, (DNA) -Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim has been cleared of any serious injury after he was felled by a bouncer on the final morning of the first Test in Wellington on Monday. A team spokesman said Mushfiqur had an X-ray in hospital and there was no evidence of significant harm from the Tim Southee delivery. There had been anxious moments as Mushiqur lay prone on the pitch for several minutes after sustaining a blow to the back of the head. He was tended to by medical staff fromRead More
US criticizes China for blocking India’s entry in NSG
JAN 16, (DNA) -The United States has criticized China for blocking India from joining the prestigious Nuclear Supplier’s Group (NSG). The outgoing Obama administration has termed China as an outlier creating hurdles for India’s entry in the NSG. “Clearly there is one outlier that needs to be addressed and that is China,” said Nisha Desai Biswal, assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia, the Times of India reported. “The (US) President (Barack Obama) has been very clear and unequivocal that he believes that India has met the criteria forRead More
Panama Leaks hearing resumes: PM’s counsel presents evidence
ISLAMABAD, JAN 16, (DNA) – A five-member bench led by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa resumed hearing the Panama Leaks case hearing on Monday. The Prime Minister’s counsel Makhdoom Ali Khan continued his arguments. In the last proceedings, Makhdoom Ali Khan argued that in order to disqualify the Prime Minister a judicial declaration is needed. He said that the section in Article 62 about “Sadiq and Ameen (truthful and trustworthy)” gave a clean slate to frame anyone. “The Supreme Court in the Ishaq Khakwani case had declared Article 62 of the constitutionRead More