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NAB files references against big fish on corruption charges

ISLAMABAD: Dec 31 /DNA/ – Justice (R) Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB has said that NAB had filed references against big fish on the charges of corruption, corrupt practices and money laundering on the basis of solid evidence  which were laundered in the names of ‘falooda wala’, ‘chhabri wala’ and ‘paupar wala etc. The people who are claiming about their innocence in the media should better request the concerned learned Accountability courts to have hearing of their cases on a day to day basis so that they plead about their innocence where law will take its own course of action. NAB would continue performingRead More


Chairman CDA visits Literary and Cultural Center at F-9 Park

ISLAMABAD /DNA/ – The Chairman, Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Friday visited the Literary and Cultural Center at F-9 Park. CDA officials and renowned artist and painter Jamal Shah were also present on this occasion. Chairman CDA reviewed the progress of the ongoing work on the Literary and Cultural Center.On this occasion Chairman CDA was apprised that the renovation work of the building has been completed and the building will be made fully functional next week. It was further briefed that building will be used as a center for literaryRead More


Aiwan-e-Sadr to open its doors to general public on Saturday

ISLAMABAD, Dec 31 (DNA): The Aiwan-e-Sadr will open its doors to the general public on Saturday providing them a rare opportunity to show the magnificent building as well as its beautiful green lawns.The presidency will remain open for the people from 1300 hours to 1600 hours on New Year Day.The building was also opened to the public a few times in the past, in pursuance of the government’s commitment to open all state buildings to the general public which otherwise used to be considered a no-go area.The people, desiring toRead More


Germany shuts down half of its 6 remaining nuclear plants

BERLIN: Germany on Friday is shutting down half of the six nuclear plants it still has in operation, a year before the country draws the final curtain on its decades-long use of atomic power. The decision to phase out nuclear power and shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy was first taken by the center-left government of Gerhard Schroeder in 2002. His successor, Angela Merkel, reversed her decision to extend the lifetime of Germany’s nuclear plants in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan and set 2022 as the final deadlineRead More


Pakistan’s economic position will be ‘far better’ by August, says Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday insisted that Pakistan was heading in the “right direction” and that the country’s economy will be “far better” by August 2022. Speaking to reporters in Lahore, Chaudhry said a phase was being commenced in Pakistan in which the social protection programmes will take effect, paving the way for improvement of the overall economic situation of the country. He informed that the PTI-led government had to return $55 billion in its next two years in debt payment, adding that a sum of $32bn hadRead More


Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi among nominees for ICC Men’s Player of the Year award

DUBAI: Ace batsman-wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan and star pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi have been included among four nominees for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Men’s Player of the Year, the world cricket body announced on Friday. The other two nominees are England captain Joe Root and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, the ICC said in a statement. Shaheen — the man on fire Elaborating on the achievements of the players, the ICC noted that Shaheen took 78 wickets in 36 international matches this year at an averageRead More