Monday, August 17th, 2020
Saudi Arabia and Pakistan: A partnership too important to fail
ALI AWADH ASSERI In recent days, disturbing reports have appeared in Pakistani media and then picked up by foreign media that aim to sabotage the historic partnership between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. Their apparent motivation is to create a rift in the Muslim Ummah, by questioning the principled position of the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) on Kashmir and linking it with Saudi Arabia’s economic support to Pakistan. Even more worrisome is the fact that these damaging reports draw upon the remarks made by Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan’s foreign minister,Read More
PML-N’s Hanif Abbasi appears before NAB in Sports Board Punjab case
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi on Monday appeared before National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team for investigation in an alleged corruption case related to Sports Board Punjab. Sources claimed that Abbasi failed to satisfy NAB during the investigation. Talking to media, after showing up before NAB, Hanif Abbasi said he was asked to answer 20 questions and criticized NAB’s questionnaire. Abbasi claimed he was asked not to return back to Pakistan while being in Medina, and vowed not to leave former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his party. Read More
SC orders return of state land granted by NHA for two petrol pumps
ISLAMABAD: A bench of the Supreme Court on Monday ordered return of the state land given on lease for petrol pumps in Faisalabad by the NHA. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed heard the case. Two petrol pumps have been established on green belt and a joy park in Faisalabad. A counsel informed the court that the National Highway Authority (NHA) has granted lease of the state land to the filling stations. “The NHA is not above the law it was not grantedRead More
Punjab education minister hints at reopening of schools in two shifts
LAHORE : Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas on Monday hinted at the reopening of schools in two shifts across the province from September 15. “We are mulling for reopening of schools in two shifts as it would be better for children”, the minister said in his statement. Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas said that standard operating procedures (SOPs) will be finalised in meeting with the schools owners and added that final decision about reopening of schools in Punjab will be taken in the first week of August. Earlier this week,Read More
Ghana to resume international flights
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the country plans to resume international flights by 1 September after a dip in active Covid-19 cases. But resumption of international flights will depend on the country’s capacity to test all passengers arriving at its main airport for coronavirus, he said in a televised address on Sunday. About 24,500 passengers arrive at the Kotoka International Airport every week. The authorities are considering adopting a rapid testing system at the airport. The director general of Ghana Health Service has said that a simulation exercise willRead More
Toshakhana case: Zardari appears before accountability court
ISLAMABAD : Former president and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday appeared before an accountability court in Toshakhana reference. Wearing a face mask and face shield as part of measures to keep coronavirus at bay, the former president turned up in court as Accountability Judge Asghar Ali resumed hearing the case. PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, his sister Aseefa Bhutto and some party leaders also reached the accountability court to show solidarity with the former president. The party leadership had directed its members of the Parliament and People’s LawyersRead More