(DNA) – Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif was conferred with an honorary doctorate degree by the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations (GSD) on Tuesday, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement. Asif was awarded an honorary PhD in International Relations “for his dedication and commitment, as a veteran politician and lawmaker, to the true betterment of Pakistan both at home and abroad,” the GSD website said. It recounted his “contribution to the welfare of the ordinary people of Pakistan” for helping reduce chronic blackouts during his stint as theRead More

ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The accountability court on Wednesday formally started trial process of members of Sharif family in three corruption cases. Judge Mohammad Bashir resumed hearing of the case as former premier Nawaz Sharif daughter, Maryam Nawaz and his son-in-law, Captain (retd) Safdar has reached the court. The court had also summoned two of prosecution witnesses named Sidra Mansoor of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and Jahangir Ahmad of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to record their statements in three references. However, Sidra Mansoor has recorded his statement beforeRead More