Thursday, May 10th, 2018
Nawaz Sharif to hold emergency press conference over NAB notice today
ISLAMABAD, MAY 10 (DNA) – Former premier Nawaz Sharif on Thursday announced to hold an emergency news conference over National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) legal notice served to him to explain the alleged transfer of $4.9bn to Indian exchequer. Talking to journalists, Sharif criticized NAB for exceeding authority in various matters. “Musharraf formed NAB while keeping a bad intention. The laws made by dictators should be eliminated. Either democracy will run in the country or the laws of a dictator. The rule of law must be implemented in the country and notRead More
CJP Nisar summons CEOs of all airlines including PM Abbasi
ISLAMABAD, MAY 10 (DNA) – Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar summoned on the chief executive officers (CEO) of all airlines of the country in a suo motu case pertaining to pilots fake degrees. During the hearing, the top judge was informed one of the airlines was owned by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, to which, CJP Nisar remarked that the court can summon him as CEO of the company not as the prime minister. All heads of the airlines have been directed to appear in persons at SC’sRead More
At last, Ali Jahangir accepted as Pakistan’s new ambassador to US
WASHINGTON, MAY 10 (DNA) – Ali Jahangir Siddiqui, facing charges of embezzlement, will take charge as Pakistan’s envoy to the United States in the first week of June, outgoing envoy Aizaz Chaudhry stated. Pakistan’s incumbent ambassador in Washington, Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry stated in a news briefing on Wednesday that the agreement for the new ambassador has been received by the Pakistan embassy, on Tuesday, which will subsequently lead to his appointment for the post. The United States Department of State has also approved the appointment of Ali Jahangir Siddiqui asRead More
Reaction of world media after shocking victory of Malaysia’s Mahathir in election
KUALA LUMPUR, MAY 10 (DNA) – This morning Malaysia has woken to an entirely new situation, the first transfer of power in its history, albeit to a very familiar leader. But there are huge unknowns. How willingly will Barisan Nasional, the coalition which has, in various forms, run the country since independence and embedded itself into all areas of governance, relinquish power? How well will a disparate coalition, united largely by their desire to oust Najb Razak, work together in government? How smoothly will the plan to gain a pardonRead More
Malaysia’s Mahathir wins shock election victory, toppling long-ruling regime
KUALA LUMPUR, MAY 10 (DNA) – Malaysia’s veteran ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 92, won a historic election victory Thursday, in a political earthquake that toppled the country’s scandal-plagued premier and ousted a regime that had ruled for over six decades. In a stunning political upset that took pundits by surprise, Mahathir’s opposition alliance ended the long hold on power of the Barisan Nasional coalition, which has been in power in Malaysia since its birth as an independent country in 1957. The thumping victory capped a dramatic political comeback for Mahathir, whoRead More