Friday, June 19th, 2020
Govt accepts SC’s ruling in Justice Faez Isa case, says Akbar
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar has said that the government accepts the Supreme Court’s judgment in Justice Faez Isa reference case. Addressing a media briefing in Islamabad on Friday, he said, “We respect the judiciary.” He highlighted that under Article 209, there are three ways a reference could be filed against a judge.The first is the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) takes notice by itself against a judge. Secondly, the government files a reference to the SJC and thirdly any person approaches the council for action. HeRead More
Visit of Special Representative for Afghanistan to Doha
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 19 (DNA) – Responding to the media query, the Spokesperson said that Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador (R) Muhammad Sadiq visited Doha, Qatar on 16-17 June 2020. During the visit, he met Taliban leaders including Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar to discuss peace and reconciliation process in Afghanistan. The Special Representative underlined that Pakistan will continue to play its role as facilitator for peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan. In this context, he referred to the highly productive visit of the Chief of Army Staff to Kabul recently, whichRead More
Pakistan witnesses record 136 coronavirus deaths in past 24 hours
ISLAMABAD, JUN 19 (DNA) – The countrywide tally of coronavirus cases has jumped to 165,062 after 4,944 new infections were detected in Pakistan over the past 24 hours while 136 more people succumbed to the deadly disease According to data released by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 61,678 cases have been detected in Punjab so far, 62,269 in Sindh, 20,182 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 8,998 in Balochistan, 9,941 in Islamabad, 769 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and 1,225 in Gilgit Baltistan. With 136 more Covid-19 related fatalities recorded overRead More
Rs 131.111 bin disbursed deserving persons under Ehsaas Cash Program
ISLAMABAD, JUN 19 (DNA) – An amount of over Rs.131.111 billion has been disbursed among over 10,823,853 beneficiaries under different categories of Ehsaas Emergency Cash Program. The programme was initiated to disburse cash amount of Rs. 12,000 among those affected from the Coronavirus lockdown. The payment process under different categories of the programme was continued across the country. According to the cash update received by official source on June 19, a total of over Rs. 56.980 billion has been disbursed among over 4,700,526 deserving families in Punjab so far whileRead More
India’s temporary UNSC membership is a matter of shame for the UN: Shehbaz Sharif
LAHORE, JUN 19 (DNA) – Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif has said that India’s temporary membership of the United Nations Security Council is a matter of shame and disgrace for the UN. He said that the PTI government has strangled Pakistani and Kashmiri aspirations by supporting India’s nomination. According to details, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Mian Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned India’s election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. He said that India’s entry into the Security Council has sent a negative message about the UN andRead More
CDA takes action on reports of recent emergence of encroachments in Sector G-7
Islamabad: June 19, 2020 Capital Development Authority has taken stern action on reports of recent emergence of encroachments in Sector G-7 and has suspended the services of its two officers. Services of Mr. Badar Muneer, Assistant Director and Mr. Usman Lashari, Inspector who were responsible for keeping check on encroachments in the area were put under suspension on account of their failure to perform their primary duties. Human Resource Directorate of CDA has issued a letter to this effect. Taking further notice on the reports of emergence of encroachments in Sector G-7,Read More