Pakistan

LAHORE: As the jail authorities have reportedly kept PML-N’s Punjab president MNA Rana Sanaullah in ‘inhumane’ conditions, Maryam Nawaz believes his leaked picture behind bars is the handiwork of those who had humiliated her brother Hussain Nawaz by releasing his picture during his appearance before a joint inv­e­sti­gation team in the Panama Papers case. Mr Sanaullah’s wife, Nabila, and some …

ISLAMABAD: The Sup­reme Judicial Council (SJC) may ask Attorney General Anwar Mansoor to come up with replies to the stand taken by two superior court judges facing presidential references when it resumes hearing on them on July 12. An informed source privy to the development told Dawn that the SJC had already issued a notice to the attorney general, asking …

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal on Thursday — in an apparent rebuttal to the criticism being mounted by the opposition parties against the bureau — asked why the watchdog would seek political revenge against any particular individual. “I respectfully ask them, why would we need to take revenge from you? You have not done anything against …

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday moved the Islamabad High Court against the recent acquittal of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leader Dr Babar Awan and former law secretary retired Justice Riaz Kiyani in the Nandipur power project reference. NAB’s deputy prosecutor general Muzaffar Khan Abbasi has filed two identical appeals claiming that the accountability court has drawn premature conclusion …

ISLAMABAD: A Senate committee on Thursday lamented that Pakistani prisoners were languishing in Saudi jails six months after Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman announced that they would be released. The committee met for a briefing by the Foreign Office on the total number of Pakistani nationals jailed in Saudi Arabia due to non-payment of fines. “The fact that not a …

QUETTA: European Union (EU) Ambassador to Pakistan Jean-François Cautain has said that during his four-year stay in the country he has laid the foundation of a new partnership between Pakistan and the EU that will bring both sides closer to each other in different sectors. Speaking at a dinner hosted by Nadir Gul Breach, chief executive of the Balochistan Rural …

ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Narcotics Control Shehryar Khan Afridi has claimed that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president for Punjab, Rana Sanaullah, has been arrested after his three-week surveillance and the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) has complete and sufficient evidence to prove his involvement in the drug business. Speaking at a news conference with ANF chief Major General Arif Malik here …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to launch a massive crackdown on holders of benami assets. However, he asked the FBR not to harass the business community and industrialists as without their cooperation the country could not get rid of the prevailing financial crunch. Presiding over a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister …

HARIPUR: Khyber Pak­h­tun­khwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Thursday declared registration of boats used for transportation of passengers and luggage or for picnic purpose in Tarbela Lake mandatory and asked the local administration to take steps ensuring that there was no overloading in the boats and each boat had life jackets for passengers and did not violate the load capacity …

Prime Minister Imran Khan will meet United States President Donald Trump on July 22, Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said on Thursday. Dr Faisal, during his weekly media briefing, said that the premier will be visiting Washington on the invitation of President Trump. During the premier’s visit, the focus will be on further improving the ties between the two …