Former Pak Premier Nawaz Sharif shifted to jail in Lahore
Lahore: Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif was shifted to the Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore amid tight security on Tuesday, a day after an anti-corruption court sentenced him to seven years in prison in a graft case linked to the high-profile Panama Papers scandal. Sharif, 69, was sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment […]
Now, UP secretariat to have Vajpayee’s 25-ft tall statue
Lucknow: A 25-feet high statue of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be installed in Lok Bhawan, the Uttar Pradesh government secretariat here, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday. Adityanath made the announcement at a ceremony held to celebrate Vajpayee’s 94th birth anniversary. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, also the local MP, and […]
Nawaz Sharif sentenced for seven years in jail for Al-Azizia graft case
Islamabad: An anti-corruption court in Pakistan on Monday sentenced ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in jail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case but acquitted him in the Flagship Investments case. Three cases – Avenfield properties case, Flagship investment case and Al-Azizia steel mills case – were launched against the Sharif family […]
Learn from India, Owaisi tells Imran Khan
Hyderabad: Member of Parliament and AIMIM president AsauddinOwaisi took to Twitter to hit out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan over the latter’s remark that he would show the NarendraModi government “how to treat minorities”. In a tweet on Sunday, Owaisi said Khan should instead take a lesson from India’s inclusive politics and minority right. […]
Maj Gen faces dismissal from service over sexual misconduct
Chandigarh: A serving Major General has been recommended for dismissal from service by a General Court Martial (GCM) for allegedly misbehaving with a woman officer. The GCM, presided over by a LT General Giriraj Singh, found the Maj Gen guilty under Section 354 A (attempt to outrage the modesty of a woman) and Section 54 […]
Maryam Nawaz says Pak court verdict against her father ‘blind revenge’s last hiccup’
Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Maryam Nawaz Monday said that an anti-corruption court’s verdict against her father Nawaz Sharif in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption case was “blind revenge’s last hiccup”. An accountability court in Islamabad sentenced the three-time former prime minister to seven years in jail in the Al-Azizia Steel Mills graft case but […]
Kashmir figured during phone call between UN Chief and Pak PM: UN Spokesman
United Nations: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan telephoned UN chief Antonio Guterres and raised the issue of Kashmir, a UN spokesman has said. StephaneDujarric, the spokesman for the UN Secretary General, did not give further details about the conversation between Khan and Guterres. When asked by PTI to comment on India’s strong retort to Khan […]
UN writes to Twitter chief, asks why Kashmir related posts are removed
United Nations: A United Nations official has written to Twitter Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey, asking him to explain why the platform has begun “acceding to India’s requests” to act against users, including journalists and activists, posting Kashmir-related content since July 2017. Citing Twitter’s reports, David Kaye, the special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and […]
