Friday, June 4th, 2021
SC bins bail plea of PPP leader Khursheed Shah
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a bail petition of senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah in a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) reference. A three-member bench, headed by Justice Mushir Alam and comprising Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice Aminud Din Khan, dismissed the petition after Shah’s counsel told the court that he wants to withdraw it. He stated that his client would approach the Sindh High Court (SHC) to seek bail on the ground of delay in conclusion of trial and hardship. The SCRead More
Upcoming budget will play major role in export promotion: Shaukat Tarin
Islamabad : Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin says the upcoming budget will play a major role in export promotion and increasing the footprint of small and medium businesses. Chairing two separate meetings through video link with the representatives of the Karachi Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Auto Industry of Pakistan in Islamabad, he said government is cognizant of the issues of the business community. The Finance Minister said government is ready to rationalize taxes and duties to increase the tax payer base and remove unnecessary hurdles by Federal Board ofRead More
Aisam’s journey in French Open ends with a defeat
PARIS: Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq and his Austrian partner Oliver Marach eliminated from French Open after they lost their match in the second round of Men’s double. The duo lost 7-5 and 6-1 against 7th seed Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares. Earlier, Aisam and his partner won their match in the first round against the duo of Santiago González and Marcelo Demoliner.
Economic turnaround, success of construction policy showing results: PM
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan says “our economic turnaround and success of our construction policy” are showing results in different sectors. Taking to his official Twitter account, the prime minister said a near-bankrupt Capital Development Authority (CDA), which posted a deficit of Rs5.8 billion in 2017, will close this financial year with Rs73 billion in surplus. He lauded the CDA team for this turnaround. “With financial stability achieved, it’s time to accelerate transformation of Islamabad into a model city with priority being on reform & restructuring,” PM Imran KhanRead More
Pakistan records decline in COVID-19 positivity rate
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 83 more deaths in the last 24 hours by coronavirus (COVID-19) taking the nationwide tally of fatalities to 21,105. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, as many as 1,893 new cases of the COVID-19 detected. The overall country’s caseload stands at 928,588. A total of 52,859 samples were tested to diagnose the deadly virus, out of which 1,893 turned out to be positive. The positivity rate of infections was recorded at 3.58%, the NCOC said. 3,431 more people recuperated from the diseaseRead More