Tuesday, November 28th, 2017
Accountability court adjourns graft hearing against Nawaz, Maryam
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday appeared before an accountability court for the trial proceedings in the references filed against them by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Judge Muhammad Bashir adjourned the hearing of the references until December 4 on the request of Sharif’s counsel who pleaded with the court to put off the hearing until Sharif’s plea, for merging the three references into one, is decided by the Islamabad High Court. Sharif and his daughter arrived at Islamabad airport from Lahore onRead More
Islamabad, Rawalpindi routes opened after 22 days of Faizabad sit-in
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – The routes of Islamabad and Rawalpindi have on Tuesday been opened after 22 days of Faizabad sit-in as the protest has been called off. According to details, Faizabad bus station and adjacent market have been opened. Buses and wagons have started their operation from Faizabad to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Kashmir, Hazara, Galyat and Punjab. Citizens of twin cities are relieved after routine life has started to restore. Educational institutions are opened and people have started running their businesses. Metro bus service has also resumed. However, the burntRead More
Chinese general hangs himself after facing corruption probe
BEIJING: (DNA) – A Chinese general has hanged himself in his Beijing home after becoming the latest top official ensnared in President Xi Jinping’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign. Zhang Yang, the director of the state’s Central Military Commission’s political department, was being investigated over connections to two corruption-tainted former senior military officers when he committed suicide on November 23. The probe into Zhang followed Xi’s pledge during last month’s Communist Party (CCP) congress to intensify graft crackdowns, which have already brought down 1.5 million party officials of various levels — includingRead More