Nawaz Sharif’s bid to secure a release gets a jolt
Court indefinitely postpones hearing seeking suspension of sentence
Islamabad: A top court in Pakistan on Monday indefinitely postponed hearing of a petition filed by jailed former premier Nawaz Sharif seeking suspension of his sentence in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills case. On December 24, 2018, Accountability Court II Judge Arshad Malik sentenced 69-year-old Sharif to seven years in prison along with a fine of […]
Plea challenging resettlement Act 1982: JK govt seeks adjournment of hearing, says state under Prez rule
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Monday sought adjournment of the Supreme Court hearing on a plea challenging the validity of the sensitive J&K Resettlement Act of 1982, saying that there is no elected government at present in the state which is under the President’s rule. It said that since the challenge is to the state […]
Bomb attack on Shillong BJP office
Shillong: Unidentified men lobbed a molotov cocktail at a BJP office here partially damaging it, a police officer said on Monday. No casualty was reported in the explosion. The office was attacked before Tuesday’s proposed North East bandh called by the North East Students Organisation, an umbrella organisation of students’ bodies of the region, in protest […]
China passes law to make Islam ‘compatible with socialism’
Beijing: China has passed a new law that seeks to “Sinicize” Islam within the next five years, the latest move by Beijing to rewrite how religion is practised in the country, the media reported on Sunday. China’s leading English newspaper, Global Times, reported on Saturday that after a meeting with representatives from eight Islamic associations, […]
30 killed in gold mine collapse in Afghanistan: officials
Kunduz: At least 30 people were killed when a gold mine collapsed in northeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, in the latest tragedy to strike the war-torn country. Another seven were injured in the incident in Kohistan district of Badakhshan province, district governor Mohammad RustamRaghi told AFP. Villagers had dug a 60-metre (200-feet) deep shaft […]
2018 was a year of resurgence for Congress, Rahul
New Delhi: The Congress ended a long spell of electoral setbacks, wresting major Hindi heartland states Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan from the BJP in 2018, which saw a more aggressive Rahul Gandhi, be it on social media or in Parliament. Reeling under election losses until a while ago, the Congress regained some control at […]
Pentagon chief of staff Kevin Sweeney resigns
Washington: Kevin Sweeney, the chief of staff of the US Department of Defence, has announced his resignation from the post. “After two years in the Pentagon, I’ve decided the time is right to return to the private sector,” Sweeney said in a statement on Saturday, Xinhua news agency reported. His departure comes after former Secretary […]
Authorities for freezing all his assets of Asif Zardari for money laundering
Islamabad: Pakistani authorities probing laundering of around Rs 220 billion through fictitious bank accounts recommended freezing all assets including the US and Dubai properties of former president Asif Ali Zardari and other individuals, media reports said. The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) submitted a report to the Supreme Court Saturday, recommending freezing the famous Bilawal House […]
