Tuesday, June 5th, 2018
Supreme Court summons Nawas Sharif in Asghar Khan case
ISLAMABAD (DNA) Supreme Court has summoned former prime minsiter Nawaz Sharif in Asghar Khan case fortaking money from ISI. the court has also issued notices to 31 other people linked to this case. A three member bench headed by the chief justice of Pakistan will hear the case. The apex court has already heard this case and is now hearing the case of implementation of its earlier verdict – which requires further investigation and action by the government. Benazir government had been dismissed by then President Ghulam Ishaq Khan onRead More
Caretaker PM orders to improve power situation
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 05 (DNA) – Caretaker Prime Minister Justice (R) Nasir-ul-Mulk has directed Ministry of Power to take steps for curtailment of power sector losses so as to improve overall system efficiency and sustainability of the power sector. Nasir-ul-Mulk said during a briefing on power sector at the Prime Minister’s Office today. The briefing was attended by Secretary Power division, MD PEPCO, MD NTDC and other senior officials. Secretary Power division briefed the Prime Minister about overall outlook of the power sector including generation, transmission and distribution of electricity inRead More
China Pakistan’s all weather friend: ambassador
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 05 (DNA) – Ambassador of China, Yao Jing called on Caretaker Prime Minister Justice (Retd.) Nasir-ul-Mulk on Tuesday at the Prime Minister’s Office. The Chinese Ambassador conveyed good wishes on behalf of the Chinese Premier Mr. Li Keqiang on assuming the Office of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. The Chinese Ambassador reiterated the strong brotherly relations between Pakistan and China and stated that China stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Pakistan on matters of mutual interests and international issues. The Prime Minister thanked the Chinese Ambassador and conveyed good wishes toRead More
Pilot killed as Indian warplane crashes in Gujarat
GUJARAT, JUNE 05 (DNA) – An Indian Air Force warplane crashed on Tuesday in Gujarat state, killing the pilot, according to local media. The Jaguar fighter went down in Mundra area of Gujarat’s Kutch district. Hindustan Times reported that aircraft was on a routine training mission from Jamnagar when the incident took place. The pilot was identified as Air Commodore Sanjay Chauhan. The Indian Air Force has instantiated an inquiry to ascertain the cause of the crash. According to the newspaper, this was the second crash of an IAF aircraft inRead More
Commonwealth Bank of Australia agrees to pay record $700 million fine
AUSTRALIA, JUN 05 (DNA) – The Commonwealth Bank of Australia will be forking over a record $700 million, the largest fine in Australian corporate history, to help settle money laundering charges that have beset the financial behemoth after drug dealers used its services to launder tremendous sums of money. According to AUSTRAC, the Australian government’s financial intelligence agency that helps prevent widespread money laundering, the trouble for CBA began after a drug syndicate exploited an error in the bank’s system to launder well over $600,000 in a single day. AccordingRead More
Chris Hemsworth Says Final ‘Avengers’ Even ‘More Shocking’ Than ‘Infinity War’
LOS ANGELES, JUN 05 (DNA) – The actor who plays the Mighty Thor in the Marvel cinematic universe Chris Hemsworth said he was blown away when he read both scripts, but that the second one takes it to yet another level. During an interview, when talking about Avengers 4 the Australian actor said: “If you were shocked by infinity war, I think the second one is even more shocking, for other reasons entirely”. Stills from the sets of Avengers 4 Stills from the sets of Avengers 4 “The second oneRead More