Friday, December 16th, 2022
‘Imran Khan’s copter expenses amount to Rs430m’
Helicopter expense details of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’ were presented in the Senate by the Cabinet Division during a session Friday. According to the Cabinet Division’s written reply submitted to the upper house of parliament, the expenses incurred on the former prime minister’s helicopter rides from January 2019 to March 2022 were more than Rs430 million. It stated that Khan completed 1,579 VVIP mission hours on the chopper during the said time. The reply further mentioned that the VVIP copter flights in 2019, on which the former premier flew, costRead More
Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar quits PPP, says to continue further would ‘compromise his self-respect’
Weeks after resigning as a senator, PPP leader Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar announced on Friday that he decided to quit the party. He confirmed his decision to leave the PPP. Separately, in an interview, Khokhar elaborated on his reasons for leaving the party. He said that he had a good run with the party but to continue further “is compromising on my self-respect”. However, he refused to provide any specifics, saying it was no use delving into the past. Talking about the reason for resigning as a senator, he said thatRead More
Another purported audio of Bushra Bibi muddies the waters
ISLAMABAD – Another purported audio of Bushra Bibi, wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan, has come to the fore. The audio leak emerged days after an alleged audio clip of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi and former special assistant to prime minister Zulfi Bukhari’s conversation about the sale of expensive wristwatches gifted to the former premier by world leaders. In the latest leaked audio, Bushra Bibi can be heard grouching at Bani Gala’s administrator Inam Khan for taking pictures of Toshakhana giftsRead More
Malik refutes Bilawal’s claim, reiterates ‘Russia to sell us discounted oil’
Minister of State for Petroleum Musadik Malik has reiterated that Russia will, in fact, give Pakistan crude oil at discounted rates, contradicting Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s claims that “Pakistan is not getting cheap energy from the energy-rich country”. Bilawal, in an interview with PBS NewsHour, denied reports that Pakistan is “pursuing or receiving” any discounted energy from Russia, saying that the country does have energy insecurity and it is exploring various avenues to expand areas to get energy. However, the federal minister did not outrightly reject the foreign minister’s statement and saidRead More
RCCI organizes seminar on Islam and Business
DNA Rawalpindi: A seminar on Islam and Business was organized in Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) here on Friday. Dr. Taj Afsar, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Usuluddin, International Islamic University, Islamabad addressing the seminar that the Islam permits and encourages trade. However, it provides a few conditions to protect the interest of the parties involved in the trade and in the interest of the society. One cannot trade in the commodities that are prohibited and clearly mentioned in Quran and Ahadith and that are not in the collectiveRead More
BJP workers incensed by FM Bilawal’s remarks on Modi protest outside Pakistan embassy in Delhi: report
New Delhi: Workers from India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday staged a protest against Pakistan near the country’s embassy in New Delhi over Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s remarks about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to Indian media reports. A day earlier, FM Bilawal had responded to his Indian counterpart during a briefing at the United Nations after the latter accused Pakistan of perpetuating terrorism and sheltering Osama bin Laden. “I would like to remind Mr Jaishankar that Osama bin Laden is dead, but the butcher of Gujarat lives, andRead More