Monday, August 2nd, 2021
UK court orders NAB to pay around £920,000 to Broadsheet
Master Davison, who granted the Interim Order to Broadsheet’s lawyers, ordered that these funds are to be paid to NAB’s lawyers Allen & Overy’s account by August 10 and then released to the Broadsheet’s account by August 13 DNA LONDON: The London High Court has ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to pay three separate amounts to the Broadsheet LLC by 13 August or else the United National Bank’s London branch will be forced to make payments to the Broadsheet LLC. After hearing an application brought by the Broadsheet LLCRead More
Two Georgian judo athletes ejected from Olympics after going on Tokyo sightseeing trip
TOKYO — An unauthorized sightseeing trip has cost two Georgian judo athletes their credentials, according to a Kyodo News report. Tokyo 2020 spokesman Masa Takaya had announced at the daily briefing Saturday that a resident of the Olympic Village had been stripped of their credential for violating COVID-19 protocols by going sightseeing. He would not provide more details, including whether it was an athlete, what country he or she was from or when the incident occurred. He also refused to say whether the “accreditation deprivation,” which occurred Friday, was temporary or permanent.Read More
Ghani blames ‘abrupt’ US exit for instability
In response, the Taliban group released a statement to the media, calling Ghani’s statements “nonsense” and saying “his time is over” Foreign Desk KABUL: Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani has blamed the country’s deteriorating security on the United States deciding “abruptly” to withdraw its troops. Presenting his security plan before Parliament on Monday, Ghani said the situation in the war-torn nation will be “under control within six months”, adding that the US has pledged its full support. “The reason for our current situation is that the decision was taken abruptly,” heRead More
Zero tolerance for corrupt practices
Imran Khan says that government is fully committed to encourage and facilitate different sectors of economy Shujaat Hamza ISLAMABAD: Expressing resolve to take Pakistan to its real destination, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan said that the current government wanted to change corrupt system in Pakistan. Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad, Imran Khan said that government was fully committed to encourage and facilitate different sectors of economy for the purpose of wealth creation to permanently overcome the financial challenges. The prime minister said that government was vigorously implementing its plans toRead More
U.S. report says coronavirus leaked from Chinese lab as scientists still probing origins
A preponderance of evidence proves the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic leaked from a Chinese research facility, said a report by U.S. Republicans released on Monday, a conclusion that U.S. intelligence agencies have not reached. The report also cited “ample evidence” that Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) scientists – aided by U.S. experts and Chinese and U.S. government funds – were working to modify coronaviruses to infect humans and such manipulation could be hidden. Representative Mike McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the report by the panel’s Republican staff. It urged a bipartisan investigationRead More
PM Imran’s life is in danger: Fawad
DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 02 (DNA) – Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that the life of the Prime Minister is in danger because of which he has restricted his movement. The minister, in an interview with a private news channel on Monday, said that the premier does not care about security as he considers himself a common man. He said that there are some intellectuals in the country who speak against Pakistan all the time. Some members of the media are spreading propaganda against the Army. Chaudhry also lashedRead More