Tuesday, November 7th, 2017
Why Nawaz Sharif was disqualified, SC releases full Panama Case verdict
ISLAMABAD, NOV 07 (DNA) – Releasing the full verdict on Panama Case on Tuesday, Pakistan’s top court has said the former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, was disqualified for lying to the court and hiding his assets. Nawaz Sharif was forced to resign from office after the Supreme Court declared him unworthy of occupying the country’s highest political office following a probe into his family’s wealth revealed in the Panama leaks. Sharif insisted that he committed no wrong. But after a unanimous verdict by judges of the court he had toRead More
Army chief calls for Muslim unity during Iran visit
TEHRAN, NOV 07 (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said the unity among Muslim countries is a necessity to restore peace and security in the present conditions. The army chief made this statement during a meeting with Iranian Minister of Defense Brigadier General Amir Hatami on Tuesday. COAS Bajwa said, in his meetings with the Iranian president, chief of staff, and foreign minister, emphasised that the border of the two countries should be one of friendship, security and stability. Referring to religious, historical, and culturalRead More
Bank of China begins operations in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, NOV 07 (DNA) – Bank of China has formally launched its operations in Pakistan, with its first branch inaugurated in Karachi on Tuesday. Bank of China Chairman Chen Siqing said it was “a great honour” for the bank to be launching in Pakistan, observing that the Karachi branch was its first in South Asia. He said the bank would strengthen the “brotherly relations” between the two countries in the financial sector. Siqing said China’s progressive and fast-paced economy was ready to enter an era of high-grade standards, and emphasisedRead More
Professor Shahida Hasnain wins UNESCO’s Carlos J Prize for Microbiology
PARIS, NOV 07 (DNA) – Professor Shahida Hasnain of Pakistan has won the 2017 edition of the UNESCO Carlos J. Finlay Prize in recognition of her contributions in the field of Microbiology. Cuban Minister Ms. Ena Elsa Velázquez Cobiella and Mr. Getachew Engida, Deputy Director General UNESCO gave away the prize to Professor Shahida Hasnain at a award giving ceremony held on the sidelines of UNESCO General Conference, at the UNESCO Headquarter, in Paris yesterday. The award Ceremony was also attended by the Ambassador of Pakistan to France and Pakistan’sRead More
Delimitation of constituencies’ bill should be presented in parliament after CCI approval: Khurshid Shah
ISLAMABAD – Opposition leader Khurshid Shah on Wednesday expressed resentment over postponing the National Assembly session. While talking to media, Shah said that it was decided earlier that the NA session would continue till next Tuesday. “Today the electoral reforms bill was to be presented in NA but the session was postponed for indefinite period without taking the House in confidence. Such thing never happened in the past. This is a joke with the parliament,” he said. Commenting on Nawaz Sharif’s security, he said that the PML-N leader has theRead More
Court reserves verdict on Sharif’s plea for clubbing corruption references
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a request by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to club together three corruption references filed against him and members of his family. Judge Muhammad Bashir reserved the judgment after National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor and the counsel for Sharif, Khawaja Haris, concluded their arguments on the plea. He is expected to pronounce the verdict during the course of the day. The former prime minister had filed an application in the trial court, requesting it to conduct a joint trial of allRead More