Friday, August 7th, 2020
IHC constitutes larger bench to hear Kulbhushan Jadhav case
ISLAMABAD : The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has constituted a larger bench to hear case pertaining to the appointment of legal representative for spy and agent of intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) Kulbhushan Jadhav. According to details, the bench includes IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Amir Farooq and Justice Mian Gull Hassan Auranzgeb. The hearing will begin from September 3. The details regarding formation of the larger bench have been uploaded at the website of the IHC. Yesterday, Pakistan had recontacted Indian government to appoint a legalRead More
Park Lane reference: Accountability court to indict Zardari on August 10
ISLAMABAD : The accountability court rejected former president Asif Ali Zardari’s petitions on Friday and directed that the PPP leader be indicted on August 10. Accountability Court’s Judge Azam Khan rejected the former president’s petition to dismiss the reference against him, adding that the court will issue its written orders with directives today. The indictment of the PPP leader was postponed due to various petitions filed by his lawyer against the reference. Last month, former president Asif Ali Zardari’s lawyer had moved a petition challenging the accountability court’s (AC) jurisdictionRead More
ANF soldier martyred in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: A soldier of Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) was martyred during an operation against drug-peddlers in Islamabad on Friday. The ANF team on a tip-off raided at a house in Barakahu, an area of Islamabad over presence of drug-peddlers. Seeing he team the smugglers opened fire, which resulted in martyrdom of a personnel. After the shootout, more contingent of police were called on. The smugglers are hiding in a house, said sources. Last month, two personnel of Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) were martyred and six injured in an attack lodged by terroristsRead More
PM Imran Khan to arrive in Lahore on a day-long visit today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Lahore for a day on Friday (today). During the visit, PM Imran will meet Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and MNAs. He will also chair the meeting of NCOC meeting on Housing and Construction. Moreover, the premier will also address civil servants specially secretaries, commissioners and police officers via video link. He will also inaugurate Ravi Development Authority and will address the ceremony. Earlier on February 15, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar met with Prime Minister Imran Khan in Lahore at Governor House. DuringRead More
Coronavirus vaccine nationalism ‘will not help us’: WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned Friday that “vaccine nationalism” will not save the world, stating that rich countries who do come up with a vaccine for coronavirus will not be able to benefit by hogging it and keeping the anecdote from poor nations. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it would be in wealthier nations’ interests to ensure that any vaccines eventually produced to protect against the new coronavirus were shared globally. “Vaccine nationalism is not good, it will not help us,” Tedros told the Aspen Security Forum inRead More
Ivorian president Ouattara to run for third term
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has said he will run for a third term in October’s general elections. The president was last week nominated by his party and said he would announce his decision later. The ruling party’s previous presidential nominee, Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, died of a heart attack on 8 July. “I am a candidate in the presidential election of October 31,” Mr Ouattara told public broadcaster RTI. “I have decided to respond favourably to the call of my fellow citizens,” he said. The president’s decision isRead More