LAHORE: A Special Central Court in Lahore was unable to indict Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz in the money laundering case on Saturday as the premier is not present in the country. Shehbaz and his sons — Hamza and Suleman — were booked by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in November 2020 under Sections 419, 420, 468, …
--Imran Khan vows to go ahead with Sialkot Jalsa despite Police vandalism
The European Union (EU) said Friday that the talks it is chairing on the revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear accord must be paused, citing “external factors.” “A pause in #ViennaTalks is needed, due to external factors,” High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell tweeted, adding that “a final text is essentially ready and …
China’s top legislature adopts development plan, closes annual session Chinese lawmakers on Friday approved a decision on the quota and election of deputies to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and two methods for Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions to elect deputies to the 14th NPC, at the closing meeting of China’s annual legislative session. The fifth session …
By Sadia Khan Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday briefed reporters on China’s policies to grow its economy amid a prolonged pandemic and the country’s stance on the Ukraine crisis and its relations with the United States. Li answered 13 questions at a press conference in Beijing after the closing of the fifth session of the 13th National People’s Congress, …
In exclusive evidence available with this scribe, Rana Shamim, former chief judge of Gilgit-Baltistan, took the oath and signed an affidavit in the office of none other than Mian Nawaz Sharif, trying to incriminate former Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar and honourable sitting judges of Islamabad High Court. The affidavit, whose contents mention a three-year-old alleged incident, accused …
Tareen group submits ‘charge-sheet’ against Shehzad Akbar, others PM rejects judicial commission demand, assures justice to Tareen family Tareen group says Mills of Sharifs, Haroon Akhtar not included in FIA probe ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday told a group of ruling party lawmakers raising voice for party stalwart Jahangir Tareen that justice would be served with Tareen family but …