Monday, February 26th, 2018
SC adjourns hearing in Talal Chaudhry contempt case till March 6
ISLAMABAD, FEB 26 (DNA) – Minister of State for Interior Affairs Talal Chaudhry appeared on Monday before the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan in a contempt of court case. A three-member bench headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan resumed hearing in the contempt case after the top court took notice of Chaudhry’s “contemptuous speech” in January. During the hearing, Justice Ejaz inquired if the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader had submitted reply to the notice issued by the apex court. Chaudhry informed the court he had submitted preliminaryRead More
Aleem Khan summoned by accountability watchdog over ‘offshore assets’
LAHORE, FEB 26 (DNA) – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday summoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aleem Khan at its Lahore office, along with all details of his offshore company allegedly established in tax havens abroad. The PTI leader has been asked to appear before the NAB investigators over providing contradictory information with regard to his foreign company. According to the anti-graft watchdog, Aleem is the sole owner of Hexam Investment Overseas Limited, an offshore company. The PTI leader is expected to submit more details of his offshore company withRead More
CPEC aims to bring Pakistanis and Chinese closer
ISLAMABAD, FEB 26 (DNA) – University of Sargodha Vice Chancellor Dr Ishtiaq Ahmad has said that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will not only strengthen the economies of both the countries but it will also help to bring their people closer together. He said this while addressing a seminar titled Geo Politics of South Asia – CPEC Review organised by the Pakistan Council of China. Scholars from China and Pakistan participated in the event. Students of different universities were also part of the event, including Quaid-i-Azam University, National UniversityRead More
NAB to produce Shahid Shafiq before court today
LAHORE, FEB 26 (DNA) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will produce Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bismillah Engineering Services Shahid Shafiq before an accountability court here today (Monday) to obtain 15-day physical remand for interrogation. According to NAB officials, Shafiq’s company was part of Lahore Caca Developers, a joint venture, that was unqualified for the contract. Shafiq was arrested on Saturday after it was discovered that a contract worth Rs 14 billion granted to his company. The accused was produced before a district court under stringent security measures on Sunday, whereRead More
PM Abbasi to chair CCI meeting in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, FEB 26 (DNA) – A key meeting of the Council of Common Interest (CCI) would be held in Islamabad (Monday). According to sources, Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi would chair the meeting that would discuss 11 agendas including water issue in Karachi and payments of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) regarding LNG. Chief ministers of all the provinces and other representatives will also attend the meeting. Implementation on the decisions taken during previous meeting will be reviewed while development of economical zones under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) willRead More