Wednesday, November 29th, 2017
Assets reference: Accountability court directs Ishaq Dar to appear on Dec 4
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The accountability court has on Wednesday directed former Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to appear before it to face assets beyond known sources of income reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Ishaq Dar’s bail guarantor Ahmed Ali Quddusi appeared before the accountability court after break. The hearing is being conducted by the court of judge Muhammad Bashir which went into a recess to give time to Quddusi to appear. Ahmed Ali Quddusi had on November 24 requested the court to not seize the surety bonds worthRead More
US general asks Pakistan to dismantle terror safe havens
KABUL (DNA) – General John Nicholson, who commands US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, one again repeated the ‘do more’ mantra and called on Pakistan to take action against all terrorist groups operating on its soil. According to Afghan media, General Nicholson while addressing the media in Kabul on Tuesday said that he had not seen a change in Pakistan’s support for militants so far, despite President Donald Trump taking a tougher line against Islamabad. “We have been very direct and very clear with the Pakistanis… we have not seenRead More
North Korea fires ballistic missile
SEOUL, (DNA) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile early Wednesday, South Korean military officials said, the first such launch in two months and just a week after the US slapped fresh sanctions on the hermit state and declared it a state sponsor of terrorism. The North has stoked international alarm over its banned nuclear missile programme but before Wednesday had not staged a missile test since September 15, raising hopes that ramped-up sanctions were having an impact. The missile flew east from South Pyongang Province, the military Joint ChiefsRead More