Tuesday, June 9th, 2020
NAB grills Shehbaz Sharif in assets case
PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif appeared before NAB office in Lahore where he was questioned for an hour and 15 minutes in the money laundering and assets beyond income cases. PML-N supporters had crowded the office when Shehbaz reached there. He has acquired a pre-arrest bail from the Lahore High Court till June 17 against a surety bond worth Rs500,000. The court was informed that Shehbaz’s arrest warrants in the case were issued on May 28 and he was summoned on June 2. Shehbaz’s lawyer Azam Nazir Tarar said that theyRead More
Punjab becomes first province to report over 40,000 coronavirus cases
Punjab has become the first province to report more than 40,000 cases of the novel coronavirus, according to the National Institute of Health report. It reported 1,916 cases on Tuesday, taking its tally to 40,819. Sindh has reported 39,555 cases, Balochistan 6,788, Islamabad 5,785, KP 14,006, Gilgit-Baltistan 952 and Azad Jammu and Kashmir 412. Pakistan has reported 108,317 known cases, of which 71,127 are active cases with 2,172 deaths and 35,018 recoveries. It is currently among the top 15 countries with the highest number of cases. Punjab has reported 773Read More
CPEC an opportunity to shun economic malaise: Yaseen Anwar
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 9 (DNA) = “CPEC represents a very good opportunity for Pakistan to get out of its economic malaise, said Yaseen Anwar, former Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). He had it stated while answering how he perceived skeptical voices against CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) at a Salon, Gwadar Pro reported on Tuesday. The Salon themed “BRI and the World Economy amid COVID-19” was held last month by International Monetary Institution (IMI) aimed to probe into the impact of COVID-19 on the financial and economic landscape ofRead More
German embassy’s fast-track system
The applicants have been asked to check website under “Registration to apply for a Master’s program – Exclusively for students with a CGPA of 3.8 or above” ISLAMABAD (DNA) –The Germany embassy has announced that COVID-related closure of our visa section has made enrollment for winter semester in Germany critical. Therefore, we have set up a fast track online appointment system as of 15 June 2020, for student visa applicants enrolled for master studies in Germany AND holding a bachelor/first master GRADE OF 3.8 CGPA or above. ThisRead More