PARIS: (DNA) – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF)  on Thursday decided to  keep Pakistan on its  ‘grey list’. According to details, Pakistan’s  interim Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar presented a strong case  in Paris where the Financial Action Task Force is meeting. While  pleading Pakistan’s case   to remove its  name from FATF grey list, the  minister apprised the anti-terror financing body of measures that country has taken to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and to eliminate the terrorism from its soil. The US motion, to have Pakistan added to theRead More

LAHORE, (DNA) – PML-N central leader Maryam Nawaz is going to contest the general elections from NA-127 instead of NA-125, Lahore. The party’s parliamentary board had earlier issued tickets to the former prime minister’s daughter and Pervaiz Malik for NA-125 and NA-127 respectively. But Malik will now contest elections from NA-125. Maryam, who is currently in London where her mother Kulsoom Nawaz is undergoing treatment, told journalists that she would return once her mother’s health improved. “My ticket for the constituency was announced today (Wednesday),” she said, adding that sheRead More

ISLAMABAD: (DNA) – An accountability court hearing the Avenfield reference on Thursday approved a one-day exemption request of Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam — who are in London to attend to ailing Begum Kulsoom Nawaz. Nawaz and his family are facing three corruption cases in the accountability court after the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) filed references against them in light of the Supreme Court’s verdict in the Panama Papers case last year. Accountability Judge Muhammad Bashir was hearing the case. NAB Deputy Prosecutor General Sardar Muzaffar was also present in theRead More

RAWALPINDI, (DNA) – Security Forces  conducted IBOs in village Patwelai, Ladha, South Wazirstan and Gharlamai area of North Wazirstan.During operations huge quantity of ammunition, explosive,anti-tank mines , IEDs, 81 Mor bombs , rockets of RPG 7, large  quantity of ammunition of 12.7 mm , 14.5 mm ,     grenades,detonating cords ,  accessories of various weapons recovered .The recovered  arms, ammunition and explosive was hidden underground .

ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – The Supreme Court on Thursday disqualified Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PML-N) leader and former federal minister for privatization Daniyal Aziz for five years in contempt of court case. A three-member bench of SC conducted hearing of the case in courtroom no.3. Justice Musheer Alam read out the verdict against Aziz. The former minister was convicted and sentenced under Article 204 of the Contempt of Court Ordinance,2003 of the constitution. The court ordered him to be “imprisoned” until the hearing adjourned. The verdict maintained that Daniyal Aziz humiliatedRead More