Wednesday, October 4th, 2017
Ishaq Dar appears in accountability court
ISLAMABAD, OCT 04 (DNA) – Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has on Wednesday appeared in the accountability court in connection with a reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against him for possessing assets beyond known sources of income. State Minister for CAAD Tariq Fazal Chaudhary, Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha and Minister of State for IT Anusha Rehman are present in the court with the finance minister. The security has been handed over to police instead of Rangers. Two officers of private banks, Tariq JavedRead More
Mattis says will try to work with Pakistan ‘one more time’
WASHINGTON, OCT 04 (DNA) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday the United States would try “one more time” to work with Pakistan in Afghanistan before President Donald Trump would turn to options to address his apprehensions with Islamabad. Relations between the two countries have been frayed over the past decade. While officials have long questioned the role Pakistan has played in Afghanistan, the comments by Mattis are likely to cause concern in Islamabad and within the Pakistan military. “We need to try one more time to makeRead More
Three terrorists hanged in K-P: ISPR
RAWALPINDI, OCT 04 (DNA) – Today another 3 hardcore terrorists, who were involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism, including attack on Pakistan International Airline Plane on Peshawar Air Port, killing of innocent civilians, attacking Armed Forces of Pakistan and Law Enforcement Agencies, have been executed at a Jail of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. These convicts were tried by military courts. Detail of each case is attached. 1. Sajid S/O Ibrahim Khan. The convict was a member of proscribed organization. He was involved in firing on a Pakistan International Airline planeRead More