Monday, June 10th, 2019
IHC allows NAB to arrest Zardari, Talpur in Mega money laundering case
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Islamabad High Court (IHC) has allowed National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to arrest Zardari, Talpur in Mega money laundering case, on Monday. Earlier Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and his sibling Faryal Talpur on Monday appeared before the Islamabad High Court (IHC), was seeking permanent bail in the fake bank accounts case. A two-member division bench comprising of Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani and Justice Aamer Farooq presided over the hearing. As the hearing resumed, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor Jahanzeb Bharwana pleaded withRead More
Five ambassadors leaving Pakistan after completing term
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 10 (DNA) – Ambassadors of various countries are set to leave Pakistan after completing their term in Pakistan. According to diplomatic sources, Ambassadors of Argentina, Australia, European Union Syria and the Netherlands are set to leave Pakistan as they have completed their term in Pakistan. Ambassador of Bulgaria Mr. Roumen has already left Pakistan after spending over 11 years in Pakistan. The Bulgarian ambassador came here as Charge d Affaires and later he was made ambassador. Ambassador of European Union Jean Francois Cautain who spent an eventful tenureRead More
Five ambassadors leaving Pakistan after completing term
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 10 (DNA) – Ambassadors of various countries are set to leave Pakistan after completing their term in Pakistan. According to diplomatic sources, Ambassadors of Argentina, Australia, European Union Syria and the Netherlands are set to leave Pakistan as they have completed their term in Pakistan. Ambassador of Bulgaria Mr. Roumen has already left Pakistan after spending over 11 years in Pakistan. The Bulgarian ambassador came here as Charge d Affaires and later he was made ambassador. Ambassador of European Union Jean Francois Cautain who spent an eventful tenureRead More
Hundreds of thousands march in Hong Kong to protest China extradition bill
HONG KONG (DNA) – Hong Kong was plunged into a fresh political crisis on Sunday night after more than half a million people took to the streets to thwart a proposed extradition law that would allow suspects to be sent to mainland China to face trial. Organisers said the turnout outstripped a demonstration in 2003 when 500,000 hit the streets to challenge government plans for tighter national security laws. Those laws were later shelved and a key government official forced to resign. Sunday’s outpouring was already raising the pressure onRead More
Pak-Australia ties getting stronger with each passing day: Margaret Adamson
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 10 (DNA) – The Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Margaret Adamson reflected on Australia’s growing bilateral ties with Pakistan, addressing a gathering of think tanks and members of media at the Pakistan Institute of Development Studies, as her posting in Islamabad comes to an end. Reflecting on Pakistan’s future, her experiences and Australia’s relationship with Pakistan High Commissioner Adamson said, “Our people-to-people links continue to grow with more than 60,000 Pakistani Australians who make a wonderful contribution to our vibrant and diverse culture. Pakistani Australians make up theRead More