ISLAMABAD, FEB 24 (DNA) –  Federal government has decided to bring back fugitive Hussain Haqqani to Pakistan and face The trial in The Supreme Court of Pakistan. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has contacted Interpol to issue red warrant for former ambassador to the United States Hussain Haqqani , who is accused of failing to appear before the court in the ‘Memogate’ scandal. The Interpol has been contacted after the Ministry of Interior’s approval, sources told. Earlier on February 15, the Supreme Court of Pakistan had issued arrest warrant against Haqqani. TheRead More

LAHORE, FEB 24 (DNA) – Rangers personnel have been deployed at the NAB Lahore office.* According to official sources, the deployment of the paramilitary troops was made to ensure safety and security of the NAB Lahore office and employees. Security has been beefed up at the request of NAB chairman and director general. A day earlier, the Punjab bureaucracy staged a protest against the arrest of Ahad Cheema, former director general of Lahore Development Authority (LDA). Cheema has been arrested over his alleged involvement in the Ashiyana Housing Society scam. NAB officials claim that they have gatheredRead More

Urdu was never the language of Pakistan, either the east or the west, but its imposition as a national and official language led to ethnic strife among the people, said an eminent scholar while speaking at the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) on Friday. Delivering a lecture was delivered on the “Creation of Bangladesh: Myths Exploded” Dr Junaid Ahmad reminded that at that time the present Pakistan and Bangladesh were known as West Pakistan and East Pakistan. Speaking at a university of language, the scholar delved upon the socialRead More

KARACHI, FEB 24 (DNA) – In a surprise move, National Database Registration Authority (Nadra) Chairman Usman Mubeen visited numerous centres of the authority here, disguising himself as a common citizen to witness the operations. He joined the queue of applicants without disclosing his identity and interacted with them until his turn came. According to Nadra spokesperson, Mubeen heard the grievances of people and observed the entire proceedings of procuring Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) at the SITE centre. The chairman witnessed the staff were redundantly causing difficulties for the applicants,Read More