Tuesday, October 10th, 2017
Islamabad High Court to hear bail plea of US terror suspect on Friday
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will hear the bail plea later this week of an American citizen of Pakistani origin awaiting extradition to the United States for allegedly planning an attack on New York in connivance with the militant Islamic State (IS) group, the suspect’s lawyer said on Tuesday. Talha Haroon was arrested in November 2016. The 19-year-old is one of three suspected IS sympathisers who allegedly plotted to cause bloodshed in New York before US agents reportedly thwarted the plot, US authorities said. Haroon’s defence lawyer Idrees Ashraf saidRead More
Pakistan lose 2nd Test to Sri Lanka
DUBAI – Pakistan lost five wickets for 198 runs in its pursuit to clinch a moderate 317 runs target at stumps on the fourth day of the second Test against Sri Lanka. Green Shirts opening line up crumbled as they started their second innings. Shan Masood departed for 21 runs while Sami Aslam bagged a single run. Azhar Ali and Haris Sohail did not impress the audience as well but Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz Ahmed resisted Sri Lankan bowlers and both are still at the crease with 86 and 57 runsRead More
NAB, accountability courts to remain closed on Day of Judgement, Maryam Nawaz told
ISLAMABAD, OCT 10 (DNA) – Maryam Nawaz, daughter of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, and her husband retired Captain Muhammad Safdar have on Tuesday been told that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and all accountability courts throughout the country would remain closed on Day of Judgement. Maryam and Safdar, who had arrived from London on Monday morning to appear before the accountability court in connection with the NAB reference pertaining to London properties owned by the Sharif family, had on Monday told the media that they expected the verdict toRead More
Chinese mobile group to upgrade airports’ facilities in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A leading Chinese mobile group has prepared a comprehensive plan to provide best possible services to incoming and outgoing passengers at Pakistani airports. The plan being termed as ‘Airport Solution’ is an innovative idea to avoid long queues at airport. Through this system, security cameras will detect the face of the visitors and would collect all their data including passport and visa information. The Huawei group has offered the solution keeping in view the growing number of Chinese and foreigners from other countries frequenting Pakistan, due to the China Pakistan EconomicRead More
Russian jet crashes in Syria, crew killed
MOSCOW: A Sukhoi military jet crashed while trying to take off from Russia’s Hmeimim base in Syria on Tuesday, killing the crew, Russian news agencies quoted a military spokesman as saying. “The Su-24 plane rolled off the runway and broke up while accelerating for takeoff… The plane’s crew did not have time to eject and died,” the spokesman said. He did not clarify how many people died, but the Su-24 usually has a crew of two. “According to a report from the scene of the accident, the reason could beRead More
NA deputy speaker directs FIA to submit PIA aircraft sale inquiry report in one month
ISLAMABAD, OCT 10 (DNA) – Deputy Speaker in National Assembly Murtaza Javed Abbasi on Tuesday directed Federal Investigation Agency to complete probe into sale of flight-worthy Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft and present its report to the standing committee in one month. Member of National Assembly Aliya Kamran submitted a call-attention notice over the issue which says that the aircraft was used by Israel for filming against Palestine. While responding to the notice, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab Ahmed admitted that the plane was sold to MaltaRead More