Thursday, July 4th, 2019
Rulers have destroyed social fabric, accuses Bilawal
ISLAMABAD, July 04 (DNA): Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that dictators and their puppets have inflicted brutal harms on the nation’s social, economic and geographical fabric. “Let us reiterate our commitment to democratic ideals on 42nd anniversary of July 5, 1977 when a tin-pot dictator overthrew the government of Prime Minister Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the first Prime Minister elected directly by the people of Pakistan,” the PPP Chairman stated on his message on the eve of the day marked as Black Day in the historyRead More
Maryam’s appointment is party’s internal matter, PML-N tells ECP
ISLAMABAD, JULY 04 (DNA): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday told the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in its reply that Maryam Nawaz’s appointment as party’s vice president is an internal matter. A three-member commission headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Muhammad Raza heard the petition by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) seeking Maryam Nawaz’s removal from the party post. Maryam’s counsel Barrister Zafarullah and PML-N lawyer Jahangir Jadoon appeared before the ECP. The reply submitted by PML-N stated that the petitioner has no relation with the internal affairs of the party andRead More
Hafeez Sheikh says assets worth Rs 3,000 billion declared under amnesty scheme
ISLAMABAD, JULY 04 (DNA): Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh on Thursday asserted that as many as 137,000 people have registered themselves under the tax amnesty scheme, and that the number was the highest for any scheme in Pakistan. “A total of Rs70 billion has been collected as tax, assets worth Rs3,000 billion have been declared and about 100,000 new filers have been added to the system,” he disclosed during a press conference in Islamabad. He further maintained that the state’s economy wouldRead More
General Zubair Mehmood Hayat calls on Prime Minister
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Zubair Mehmood Hayat called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at PM Office Islamabad. Professional matters pertaining to Armed Forces of Pakistan were discussed during the meeting.
Court directs to present Abdul Ghani Majeed on July 18 in fake bank accounts case
ISLAMABAD, July 4 (DNA): An Accountability Court (AC) on Thursday adjourned hearing into fake bank accounts case till July 18. At the outset of the hearing today, the AC judge asked from NAB’s prosecutor, “Where is Abdul Ghani Majeed, are you willing to present him in the court or not.” The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had registered the arrest of Anwar Majeed’s son Abdul Ghani Majeed in yet another case, earlier this year. Majeed, who is already imprisoned in Karachi’s Malir Jail after his bail plea was turned down, hasRead More
Hajj flight operation begins from Lahore, Islamabad
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD, July 4 (DNA): The first Hajj flight carrying 213 pilgrims took off from Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore for Medina on Thursday. The first Hajj flight SV 720 departed from New Islamabad International Airport on early Thursday morning. Under the ‘Road to Makkah” project which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Imran Khan, the customs and immigration process of Hajj pilgrims would be completed at the Islamabad Airport thus saving them the 11 to 13-hour process at the Jeddah Airport. Special help counters have been set up at theRead More