Monday, October 23rd, 2017
Usman Khan’s quick five-for help Pakistan complete Sri Lanka whitewash
SHARJAH: Usman Khan’s quick five-wicket haul helped Pakistan easily beat Sri Lanka in the fifth and final One-Day International match in Sharjah. It took Usman Khan just 21 balls to reach his fifer today against Sri Lanka, the third fastest since 2001. The young bowler’s record haul helped Pakistan bundle Sri Lanka for 103, a target easily chased by the hosts for the loss of a single wicket. He also added two more Sri Lankan scalps on two consecutive deliveries in his second over when Lankan Skipper Tharanga and NiroshanRead More
NAB team arrests Sharjeel Memon as SHC rejects bail in graft case
KARACHI: Former provincial minister Sharjeel Inam Memon was arrested by a National Accountabiliy Bureau (NAB) team hours after the Sindh High Court rejected his request to confirm his interim bail in a corruption reference. The NAB team along with Rangers arrested the former minister from outside the court and moved him to NAB’s Sindh office. Sources say he will be presented in a NAB court tomorrow. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Ahmed Ali M Sheikh dismissed the bail petitions of as many as thirteen accused persons, the PPP leaderRead More
BOK earns Rs. 1,375 million PAT for the 3rd quarter 2017
ISLAMABAD, OCT 23 (DNA) – The Bank of Khyber (BOK) posted Rs. 1,375 million Profit after tax (PAT) for the period ended September 30, 2017. This was informed during 146 th meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank held on October 20, 2017 in Islamabad. The meeting was presided over by Dr. Shahzad Khan Bangash, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Chairman of the Bank’s Board. Mr. Shakeel Qadir Khan, Finance Secretary, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mr. Maqsood Ismail Ahmad, Mr. Javed Akhtar and Mr. RashidRead More
Just two weeks left to apply for the UK Chevening scholarship
Ahead of the 7th November deadline, scholars from across Pakistan are being encouraged to apply for the Chevening Scholarship Programme by the British High Commissioner Thomas Drew. The Chevening Scholarship Programme is the UK government’s premier scholarship award and gives scholars the chance to study a fully-funded one year master’s degree at any university in the UK. The Chevening Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) Fellowship is also open for relevant applicants from Pakistan. Scholars can apply for the 2018/19 scholarship intake by submitting their online applications at www.chevening.org/apply by 5pmRead More
Bambawale leaves Pakistan on Nov 09 as new Indian HC named
ISLAMABAD, OCT 23 (DNA) The Indian government has decided to appoint Ajay Bisaria as Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan replacing Gautam Bambawale. Bisaria, who is currently an ambassador to Poland, will replace Bambawale, who will be given the role of ambassador to China. Ambassador Bambawale will leave Pakistan on November 09. He will stay in India a week or so and then take on his new assignment in Beijing. Ajay Bisaria is a career civil servant, who joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1987. He is currently Ambassador of IndiaRead More
Graft case: SHC rejects Sharjeel Memon’s interim bail plea
KARACHI, OCT 23 (DNA) – The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday rejected an interim bail application filed by Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Sharjeel Inam Memon in a corruption case. The PPP leader, along with former information secretary Zulfiqar Shalwani, and others, is facing a graft reference to the tune of Rs5.76 billion filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in an accountability court. The former provincial information minister who had returned from self-imposed exile in March this year, had obtained protective bail in connection with an inquiry initiatedRead More