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IHC to hear Nawaz Sharif’s petition against warrants today

ISLAMABAD : An Islamabad High Court (IHC) bench will take up today a petition filed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif challenging his non-bailable arrest warrants issued by an accountability court in Toshakhana reference. A two-judge bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Aamer Farooq will hear the petition. Nawaz Sharif, who is currently in London, moved the petition through Barrister Jahangir Khan Jadoon, citing NAB chairman, judge of the accountability court-III and the investigation officer in the Toshakhana reference as respondents. The petitioner stated that the IHCRead More


Pakistan continues to report decline in coronavirus cases

ISLAMABAD: As many as 448 more people tested positive for the novel coronavirus during the past 24 hours across the country.. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), seven people died due to coronavirus-related complications during this period, pushing the death toll from the disease in the country to 6,175. The number of active coronavirus cases has dropped to 13,953, while the number of recovered patients has reached 269087. As many as 22,448 more samples were tested over the previous 24 hours, taking the total number of testsRead More