ISLAMABAD, AUG 11 (DNA) – The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has taken under arrest a former account at the Pakistan Embassy in Sofia over his alleged involvement in embezzlement of government funds. Tufail Qazi was taken into custody by a National Accountability Bureau team in Islamabad, according to the national graft buster. He is accused of inflicting huge financial losses on the national kitty by misusing government funds for personal gains during his posting at the embassy from 2013 to 2018. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had forwarded the matterRead More

Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Renowned intellectual Malik Habibullah Bhutta has stressed upon the people to adopt spiritual ways to avoid coronavirus threat. The well-known social activist from Bahawalpur said that performing ablution and offering prayers five times a day helps avert the threat of coronavirus. He said the people who perform ablution and offer prayers five times a day are most likely to stay safe from the disease. He urged the people to seek forgiveness as well as help from Allah Almighty who is the Most Beneficent and the Most Merciful.Read More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 11 (DNA) – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Sania Nishtar Tuesday disclosed that the first Ehsaas Nash-o-Numa Center has been set up at Upper Dir district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to provide mother and child care facilities. A total of six Nash-o-Numa Centres will be established in Upper Dir to prevent the mothers and newborns from stunting, Dr Nishtar informed through a tweet. While a total of 33 centres are being set up in nine districts across the country which wouldRead More

PESHAWAR, AUG 11 (DNA) – Prime Minister Imran Khan is all set to inaugurate Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) Peshawar project on August 13. Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Mehmood Khan and others will accompany PM Khan. It may be noted that the long-awaited project is being inaugurated on August 13 after six deadlines. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has also announced the fares for the BRT service. The BRT project consists of a 27.5km main track and 31 stations while the length of the feeder routes is 62km and has 146Read More

LAHORE, AUG 11 (DNA) – Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has telephoned his daughter Maryam Nawaz and discussed the unrest and violence that took place on her NAB appearance. According to sources, Maryam Nawaz informed her father about the violence against the workers and narrated the entire incident during their telephonic conversation. On the other hand, the head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Maulana Fazlur Rehman has also contacted Maryam Nawaz by telephone and inquired about her well-being. He strongly condemned the attack on the PML-N leader’s car and violence againstRead More