Monday, May 28th, 2018
Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk named as caretaker prime minister
ISLAMABAD, MAY 28 (DNA) – Justice (r) Nasir ul Mulk will be the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan till elected PM takes charge after the upcoming elections. The name of Nasir ul Mulk was announced at a joint presser by PM Abbasi and Opposition Leader Khursheed Shah. Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq was also present at the presser along with some ministers. Justice (r) Nasir ul Mulk was born on 17 Aug, 1950 and belonged to Swat. He has served as a judge in Peshawar High Court, Chief Justice of PakistanRead More
Caretaker Punjab CM: Shehbaz Sharif to meet Mahmood-ur-Rasheed for second time
LAHORE, MAY 28 (DNA) – Chief Minister of Punjab (CM) Shehbaz Sharif will hold a second meeting with Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Mahmood-ur-Rasheed to decide the name of caretaker CM. Both will consult over the new names chosen by the government and opposition. Sources say that speaker Punjab Assembly Rana Muhammad Iqbal, provincial law minister Rana Sanaullah and deputy opposition leader Sabtain Khan will also attend the meeting. Mahmood-ur-Rasheed has expressed hope to finalize the name in today’s meeting however; if that is not the case the matter willRead More
Zia’s letter cannot be made part of judicial record as evidence: Maryam
ISLAMABAD, MAY 28 (DNA) – Ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz said that the letter of Panama Joint Investigation Team (JIT) head Wajid Zia that was submitted on July 3, 2017 cannot be made part of judicial record as evidence in Avenfield reference. During the hearing headed by Justice Mohammad Bashir, Maryam Nawaz recorded her statement, saying that the letter was directly sent to JIT which is unlawful. The documents mentioned in the letter were also not provided, she added. Maryam Nawaz said that she was not allowed forRead More