Tuesday, August 25th, 2020
Sri Lankan HC lauds role of apex, allied bodies of SAARC
DNA LAHORE, AUG 25 – Vice Admiral Mohan Wijewickrama, the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Pakistan on Tuesday lauded the role of apex and allied bodies of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC) , working together to defuse the political rifts among the member countries and keeping the prime motive of regional integration alive,”. This was stated by him while talking to a delegation comprising Iftikhar Ali Malik President SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry,Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, VP SAARC Chamber Pakistan chapter Senator Haji Ghulam Ali,Read More
Sindh govt appoints Dr Sohail Rajput new Karachi Commissioner
KARACHI : The Sindh government on Tuesday appointed Sohail Rajput the new Karachi Commissioner after transferring Iftikhar Shalawani, who was serving as the city’s commissioner, to the post of secretary Local Government & Housing Town Planning Department. Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah approved Rajput’s appointment, who is a is a Grade 21 officer, as Commissioner Karachi. Who is Dr Sohail Rajput? A senior government officer who joined the civil service in 1991, Dr Rajput was serving at the post of additional secretary at the Ministry of Finance before hisRead More
CPEC projects moving on a clear direction: Officials
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 25 (DNA): As the global economy is still combating the adverse effects of Covid-19, Pakistan is poised to enter a phase of quick, solid recovery via the cooperation with its iron brother, the People’s Republic of China. According to a report published by Gwadar Pro on Tuesday, the credit goes to China’s sincerity and seriousness of purpose and credit also goes to the people, the government and institutions of Pakistan for developing consensus on enhancing multifaceted economic cooperation with the time-tested, all-weather friend, China. Almost all the pivotalRead More
Court postpones proceedings to declare Nawaz proclaimed offender
ISLAMABAD : An accountability court on Tuesday postponed until Sept 9 the proceedings to declare former prime minister Nawaz Sharif a proclaimed offender over his perpetual absence from the Toshakhana case hearing. Accountability Judge Asghar Ali has gone on summer vacation, due to which the proclamation proceedings was put off until Sept 9 when the court is slated to resume the hearing of the case. On Aug 17, the accountability court had ruled that former president Asif Ali Zardari and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gillani will be indicted inRead More
Ahsan Iqbal forgets date, reaches court day earlier than slated hearing
ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal had to face an awkward situation on Tuesday when he reached the Islamabad accountability court only to be told that he has arrived a day earlier to attend the Narowal sports city case hearing. The former federal minister arrived at the accountability court this morning to attend the hearing of the graft case instituted against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) but was reminded by the court staff that the hearing is slated for August 26 (tomorrow). Ahsan Iqbal, realising his mistake, returned backRead More
Grieving families urge ‘life, no parole’ sentence for NZ mosque gunman
Families of victims gunned down at two New Zealand mosques urged a judge to impose the toughest possible sentence, life without parole, on the gunman as he showed no remorse and appeared to smirk at one survivor during a sentencing hearing on Tuesday. Mirwais Waziri, who was wounded during the 2019 attack at Christchurch’s Al Noor mosque, put aside his prepared court statement and addressed white supremacist Brenton Tarrant directly, after seeing that he did not have “any regrets, any shame in his eyes”. “He does not regret anything,” saidRead More