CHAKWAL, AUG 29 (DNA) – Pakistan Tehreek-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has said on Tuesday that the opposition pays salute to the top court of Pakistan for ousting the alleged corrupt prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. Khan addressed a worker’ gathering in Chakwal of Punjab after he launched membership drive of the party. On the occasion, he criticised the ousted premier and Asif Ali Zardari, former state president and co-chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) for the alleged corruption on their parts. PTI chief said that the top court is toRead More

LAHORE, AUG 29 (DNA) – Daughter of sacked premier Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, kicked off the NA-120 by-poll campaign on behalf of her mother Kulsoom Nawaz who decided as the ruling PML-N’s candidate. She arrived at Data Darbar for sought blessings for the good health of her mother who is suffering from an ailment. Maryam hoped that her party wins the by-election, thus consolidating the party’s majority in federal government after Nawaz Sharif was sacked by Supreme Court in Panama case verdict. She laid floral wreath on the grave ofRead More

KARACHI, AUG 29 (DNA) – Major political parties including Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have rejected the provisional Census results. Talking to media, PSP leader Anees Advocate said that discrimination with Karachi people is not accepted. He said there is a class that doesn’t want equal distribution of resources, adding that Supreme Court (SC) will be contacted in this regard while rallies and seminars will also be held after Eid. Meanwhile, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) chief Dr Farooq Sattar alleged that rural population in Sindh includingRead More

RAWALPINDI, AUG 29 (DNA) – Wajid Zia, head of the joint investigation team (JIT) that probed Panama Papers case against Sharif family, has recorded his statement before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. According to sources, statements of Sharif family members have been made part of the references after their verification by Wajid Zia. He will now appear before Lahore NAB as a witness on Wednesday. Earlier, Supreme Court’s Justice Ijazul Ahsan, who is overseeing the NAB’s reference proceedings against the Sharif family, has allowed the investigatorsRead More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 29 (DNA) – Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved nine major economic projects in different fields. The ECNEC meeting was held in Islamabad with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in the chair. The projects approved by the meeting include revision of Prime Minister s National Health Programme and construction of 132 KV new grid station and transmission line as well as energy loss reduction project by Sukkur Electric Power Company. Road projects cleared by the ECNEC include Construction of Chitral-Garam Chashma- Doraha road, Dualization and improvementRead More