Monday, November 13th, 2017
Hudaibiya case: SC bench dissolved as Justice Khosa excuses himself from hearing NAB appeal
ISLAMABAD, NOV 13 (DNA) – A three-member Supreme Court (SC) bench that was formed to hear National Accountability Bureau (NAB) appeal to reopen Hudaibiya Papers Mills against Sharif family has dissolved (Monday). The bench was split after Justice Asif Saeed Khosa excused himself from hearing the matter, saying that he was given the case due to office’s mistake. He continued, “It seems that the office has not read my verdict on Panama Leaks case. I wrote 14 paragraphs over Hudaibiya Papers Mills in the April 20 decision.” Earlier, Chief JusticeRead More
Strong earthquake hits Iraq and Iran, killing at least 145
BAGHDAD, NOV 13 (DNA) – A magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the region around the border between Iran and Iraq on Sunday, killing at least 145 people state media in the two countries said, as rescuers searched for dozens trapped under rubble. At least 141 people were killed in Iran, Behnam Saeedi, a spokesman for Iran’s National Disaster Management Organization, said on the state television. More than 850 were injured, he said. The earthquake was felt in several provinces of Iran but the hardest hit province was Kermanshah, which announced threeRead More