ISLAMABAD, JAN 29 (DNA) – The Supreme Court has summoned former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s former secretary general Jahangir Tareen on Tuesday (tomorrow) in a move to clear the air on their disqualification period under Article 62 (1) (f) of the Constitution. The apex court issued the notices to the two former officer bearers, who had been disqualified under this Article, on Sunday during the hearing of appeals regarding different constitutional questions including interpretation of Article 62 (1)(f). The article does not specify any time period after which theRead More

ISLAMABAD, JAN 29 (DNA) –  An accountability court is to resume hearing of the assets reference filed against former finance minister Ishaq Dar by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as the court has summoned five more prosecution witnesses to testify today. Judge Muhammad Bashir is conducting Dar’s trial in connection with a reference filed against him by NAB in compliance of Supreme Court’s landmark July 28 verdict, accusing him of amassing assets beyond known means of income. At the last hearing on Jan 26, prosecution witnesses Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Deputy DirectorRead More

PESHAWAR, JAN 29 (DNA) –  The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) announced on Saturday the province’s first Pink Taxi service, where women drivers will offer female passengers comfortable, safe journeys. “I’m proud to be the first woman driver of this service in KP,” Tamana Khan, clad in a pink headscarf that matches the color of her vehicle, adding that women are often harassed on public transport. The service in the provincial capital Peshawar is being launched by Paxi Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. to empower women and make them financially independent. TheRead More