Friday, February 23rd, 2018
Careem captain shot dead, car stolen in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, FEB 23 (DNA) – In a shocking homicide case in Islamabad, unidentified gunmen murdered a Careem captain in the early hours of Thursday and took away his car. Junaid Mustafa, who was 26-years-old, was a Rawalpindi resident and was driving for taxi-hailing service Careem for the past three months. He picked up unidentified person(s) from F-11 Markaz in Islamabad at around 2:35 am on February 22. The customer didn’t enter a drop-off location while booking the ride, which ended at 2:58am with 11 kilometres traveled. Police say Mustafa wasRead More
‘Training elements, not fighting force being sent to Saudi Arabia,’ PM Abbasi clarifies
ISLAMABAD, FEB 23 (DNA) – Attempting to clear the air on Pakistani troops being sent to Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that “training elements” rather than fighting forces are being sent to the Kingdom. “The reality is very different from the perception,” the prime minister said in an interview aired on Thursday on. “There is no deployment from here. No force is going to attack anyone over there.” Last week, a press release by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) saying that a Pakistan Army contingent would be stationedRead More
Top Defence Attaches visit LoC in Azad Kashmir
ISLAMABAD, FEB 23 (DNA) – Defence Attaches of US, UK, France, China, Turkey and Indonesia visited Line of Control in Rawalakot Sector of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. They were briefed about Indian atrocities along Line of Control and deliberate targeting of civilians by Indian Army. Defence Attaches interacted with victims of ceasefire violations and gained first hand knowledge about their sufferings. They were also apprised about activities undertaken by Pakistan Army to provide relief to population of Azad Kashmir.
Pakistan placed on FATF counter terrorism watchlist: Report
ISLAMABAD, FEB 23 (DNA) : A global money-laundering watchdog has placed Pakistan back on its terrorist financing watchlist, Indian media and a diplomatic source said on Friday, in a likely blow to both Pakistan’s economy and its strained relations with the United States. The move is part of a broader US strategy to pressure Pakistan to cut alleged links to militants waging chaos in neighbouring Afghanistan. It comes days after reports that Pakistan had been given a three-month reprieve before being placed on the list, which could hamper banking andRead More
Supreme Court disqualifies PTI lawmaker
ISLAMABAD, FEB 23 (DNA) – The Supreme Court on Friday disqualified PTI leader Abdul Munim Khan from the membership of the provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.* A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, gave this verdict on an election petition of Sher Alam, who challenged the Peshawar High Court verdict that had set aside the Election Commission of Pakistan’s judgement about disqualification of the PTI lawmaker. Alam, candidate of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) from Shangla, challenged the election of Abdul Munim on PK-88 before the ECP, which allowed his petition, disqualifying the PTI lawmaker.Read More
IG Islamabad Sultan Azam Temuri promoted in Grade 21
ISLAMABAD, FEB 23 (DNA) Inspector General of Islamabad Police Dr. Sultan Azam Temuri has been promoted in Grade 21. The Prime Minister has given final approval of promotions of various officers of police service of Pakistan. Dr. Sultan Azam Temuri has also served as AIG Islamabad and DIG Islamabad. Dr. Temuri was then posted to RPO Multan and RPO Gujranwala. Sultan Azam Temuri is considered one of the best police officers in the Police Service of Pakistan (PSP). Few year ago when terrorists attacked the District Courts of Islamabad Dr.Read More