ISLAMABAD: A caretaker federal minister on Monday assured the upper house of parliament that Pakistan currently has ample wheat stocks and that the government will take concrete measures to address any flour shortage due to supply chain problems.“There is no shortage of wheat in the country,” Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Information Murtaza Solangi said in response to a motion …
ISLAMABAD: Special Court Judge Abual Hasnat Zulqarnain, who is hearing the cipher case against PTI Chairman Imran Khan, ruled on Tuesday that the trial proceedings would continue at the Adiala jail but in an open court. Citing “serious security risks”, Adiala jail authorities failed to present the former premier today before the special court at Islamabad’s Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) …
ISLAMABAD: After wrapping up his trip to the United Arab Emirates, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar will embark on a two-day visit to Kuwait later today. According to Radio Pakistan, the premier will meet Kuwait Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal Al Jaber Al Sabah and the Kuwait PM Sheikh Ahmed Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Sabah. During his visit, Kakar will also …
UK: Shahzad Akbar, ex-advisor to former prime minister Imran Khan on accountability, has claimed that he was subjected to an acid attack at his home in the United Kingdom. According to Akbar, a delivery person came to his house and threw acid on him as soon as he opened the door, he told Geo News. However, most of the acid landed …
RAWALPINDI: Commander of the Royal Saudi Land Forces (RSLF) Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Mutair met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir at the General headquarters in Rawalpindi, the military’s media affairs wing said on Monday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), during the meeting, both sides discussed various areas of mutual interest including cooperation in …
RAWALPINDI: Two civilians died and 10 others, including three Pakistan Army soldiers, were injured in a suicide attack on a convoy of security forces in the Baka Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district, the military’s media affairs wing said on Monday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that a “motorcycle-borne suicide bomber” detonated himself on a …
KARACHI: The benchmark index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) continued its record-shattering bullish run on Monday and closed in on the milestone of 60,000 points. According to the PSX website, the KSE-100 index had recorded marginal gains until noon. However, at 1:11 pm, it witnessed a sudden surge of 563.58 points, or 0.95 percent, from the previous close of 59,086.35. …
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has informed an accountability court in Lahore that no evidence of wrongdoing was found against Ahad Khan Cheema — the special assistant to the caretaker prime minister — during an investigation in connection with assets beyond means case from 2018, it emerged today. The development caps a remarkable turnaround as five years ago the …
ISLAMABAD: A trial court is scheduled to resume on Monday (today) the hearing of the £190 million corruption case, with former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi as the primary defendants. Judge Muhammad Bashir of the Islamabad Accountability Court-I will preside over the hearing in a courtroom within Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, where Imran, also the chairman of …
ISLAMABAD: The capital’s high court is scheduled to hear on (Monday) today, the appeals of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif against his conviction in the Al-Azizia and Avenfield corruption cases. A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) led by Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb will hear the appeals. The Supreme Court on July …