ISLAMABAD : PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz has approached an Islamabad accountability court against seizure of her father Nawaz Sharif’s property in the Toshakhana reference. She filed an application in the court on behalf of her father. After an initial hearing, Judge Syed Asghar Ali issued notices to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and others to submit their response to the application by December 16. Sharif’s seized house in Murree is registered in the name of his late wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, the application stated, adding it was purchased beforeRead More

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has called upon the international community to hold India accountable for its serious crimes against the Kashmiri people and human rights violations in Indian occupied Kashmir (IoK). in his weekly briefing, on the eve of International Human Rights Day, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said this day is an occasion to reaffirm our resolve to respect and uphold human dignity and to promote the human rights agenda without any distinction or discrimination. He said India must be called upon to accept a UN Commission of InquiryRead More

Staff Report ISLAMABAD : Pfizer Foundation has formally handed a PKR20 million ($123,671) donation certificate to Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS). CEO Pfizer Pakistan S.M Wajeeh handed the certificate to Chairman PRCS Abrar ul Haq in a simple ceremony held at the National Headquarters (NHQ) here on Wednesday. Acting Secretary General Dr Adeel Nawaz, Advisor on Coordination and Transformation Col (Retd) Shahrukh, Advisor on Resource Mobilization Amjad Pervez and officials of PRCS were present on the occasion. The PKR20 million grant has been routed through the International Federation of RedRead More

Karachi : Mirza Nadeem Baig, Chairman Pakistan Chemicals & Dyes Merchants’ Association (PCDMA), Mubasher Umer, Vice Chairman, expressed sorrow over the demise of Siraj Kassam Teli, Chairman, Businessmen Group(BMG) and former President, KCCI. The business community has lost a great leader. In a statement, Mirza Nadeem Baig prayed for the forgiveness of the deceased and said that Allah swt may his soul rest in eternal peace and grant patience to the family of the deceased.  The business community shares their grief. He said that Siraj Kassam Teli was an was anRead More

Islamabad Dec 10 :The Ehsaas programme – Prime Minister Imran Khan’s flagship poverty alleviation initiative –is already delivering positive change for the people of Pakistan and has laid the foundations to become a global model for reducing poverty. This is a key message of a new and independent report published today by Delivery Associates, a globally respected firm that works with governments across the world to achieve measurable developmental impact. The Ehsaas report is penned by Sir Michael Barber who is the Chairman and Founder of Delivery Associates. He isRead More