Wednesday, July 8th, 2020
Sindh CM appears before NAB in Roshan Sindh Program graft probe
ISLAMABAD: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah Wednesday appeared before National Accountability Bureau (NAB) here in fake bank accounts and Roshan Sindh Program corruption inquiries. Sindh chief minister appeared today before the Combined Investigation Team (CIT) of the NAB headed by D.G. NAB Rawalpindi Irfan Mangi. According to sources, Murad Ali Shah is answering questions of the anti-graft watchdog. Murad Ali Shah was earlier summoned on July 06 but he had excused himself from appearing before the bureau after which he was re-summoned today. The NAB has demanded his writtenRead More
SHC rejects MQM-P plea for urgent hearing of delimitation case
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday rejected a request by Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) for urgent hearing of its petition challenging an Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) notification regarding delimitation for local government constituencies in Sindh. Justice Khadim Hussain Sheikh, a member of the bench that took up the application calling for urgent hearing, remarked that the high court cannot grant stay order against the process of delimitation. Advocate Obaidur Rehman, representing the petitioners, contended before the bench that the MQM-P being a political party will suffer lossesRead More
Palestine, Iraq ambassadors discuss cooperation
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Ahmed Ameen Rabae, Ambassador of State of Palestine to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan received Newly-Arrived Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq at the Embassy of the State of Palestine in Federal Capital Islamabad. During the Visit Ambassador of the state of Palestine gave a brief to Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq about the latest political situation in Palestine. Both sides also discussed matters of mutual cooperation between the two Embassies and resolved to continue cooperation even in the coming days. The ambassador of Iraq HamedRead More
England lock horns with West Indies as cricket resumes months after COVID-19 outbreak
English skipper Ben Stokes knows he will have an “extra responsibility” on his shoulders Wednesday as he leads the hosts against the West Indies in the first match that sees the return of cricket after the COVID-19 outbreak. The pressure of captaining England for the first time, with regular skipper Joe Root missing the match to attend the birth of his second child, would have been enough to concentrate all-rounder Stokes” mind in normal circumstances. But the first fixture in a three-Test series has been given added significance by theRead More
Ex-PM Raja Pervez Ashraf suffers blow as acquittal plea dismissed
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court here on Wednesday dismissed applications of former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and ten other accused seeking acquittal in the Naudero II power plant case. Judge Muhammad Bashir announced this verdict on the applications filed under NAB Amendment Ordinance, 2019. The anti-corruption watchdog had filed a reference pertaining to Naudero II power plant case in 2013, according to which, Former Prime Minister Pervez Ashraf and other accused allegedly misused their powers, inflicting a loss of Rs7.5 million on the national exchequer. On June 30, the accountabilityRead More
Britain to reveal post-coronavirus recovery plan
Britain will Wednesday unveil a mini-budget to kickstart the UK economy, hoping costly infrastructure investment will help build its way out of the crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to “build, build, build” in an “infrastructure revolution” for schools, affordable housing, road maintenance and public transport. Finance minister Rishi Sunak is due to deliver his spending plans at 1130 GMT, having already flagged £3 billion ($3.7 billion, 3.3 billion euros) of green investment. The chancellor of the exchequer will offer £2 billion ($2.5 billion,Read More