Monday, December 4th, 2017
IHC rejects Nawaz Sharif’s plea to merge all NAB references
ISLAMABAD, DEC 04 (DNA) – Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday has rejected ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s pleas seeking merger of all three National Accountability Bureau (NAB) references against him. The court has directed accountability court to continue trial against the Sharif family. IHC had reserved verdict over Nawaz Sharif’s plea challenging accountability court’s verdict over his petition seeking merger of Avenfield properties, Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investments references. Lawyer Azam Tarar adopted the stance that NAB rejected his client’s petition without going through the reasons mentioned in the detailed IHCRead More
US Defence Secretary James Mattis arrives in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, DEC 04 (DNA) – US Defence Secretary James Mattis arrived in the capital on Monday, as Pakistan and the United States struggle to find a common ground on the Afghan endgame and the fight against terrorism. Senior government officials received him at the Nur Khan Airbase, Chaklala. During his stay in Pakistan, Mattis is expected to meet Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss the current situation of Afghanistan and how the two countries can best cooperate with each other to bringRead More
Corruption cases: Court suspends hearing against Sharifs until pronouncement of IHC’s decision
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law retired Captain Safdar appeared today before an accountability court for the hearing into corruption references filed against them by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Sharif reached the court along with his daughter from Islamabad airport amidst a heavy protocol after they arrived from Lahore. As Judge Muhammad Bashir resumed the hearing Sharif’s counsel Khawaja Haris pleaded that the Islamabad High Court is to announce today its verdict on a petition pertaining to the merger of three referencesRead More
Emerging political scenario by Ansar Mahmood Bhatti
While mystery still shrouds the underlying motives of the Faizabad dharna staged by stalwarts of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) that significantly added fuel to the already charged political scene. Who actually masterminded it and what were the ultimate objectives? PTI in particular has demanded the resignation of the prime minister and the interior minister for the government’s ‘failed’ attempt to disperse the mob after repeated deadlines owing to failures of planning and shocking poor tactics of the operation. PTI’s contention that if everything is to be settled and mediated by theRead More