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Kazmi’s kin sent on 14-day remand
ISLAMABAD: A district court on Friday sent Abdullah Khokhar, brother-in-law of sacked minister for religious affairs Hamid Saeed Kazmi, to jail on a judicial remand. Khokhar is accused of illegally receiving million of rupees from intending Haj pilgrims.
He was produced in the court of a senior civil judge who allowed a 14-day judicial remand. During the hearing, FIA presented evidence of bank accounts, claiming that the accused got money transferred online from pilgrims and
He was produced in the court of a senior civil judge who allowed a 14-day judicial remand. During the hearing, FIA presented evidence of bank accounts, claiming that the accused got money transferred online from pilgrims and
Shahzain sent on 7-day remand
QUETTA - Balochistan Police on Thursday presented Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP) leader Shahzain Bugti in Anti-Terrorist Court on Thursday and obtained a seven-day physical remand.
He was taken to the ATC court-I of Judge Muhammad Ismail Baloch who granted the remand on the request of the prosecution. Shahzain, along with his 27 guards and party workers, was arrested at Baleli checkpost by the Frontier Corps on Wednesday.
Talking to reporters outside the court, Shahzain said his
He was taken to the ATC court-I of Judge Muhammad Ismail Baloch who granted the remand on the request of the prosecution. Shahzain, along with his 27 guards and party workers, was arrested at Baleli checkpost by the Frontier Corps on Wednesday.
Talking to reporters outside the court, Shahzain said his
Education Ministry refuses to be sent to the provinces
ISLAMABAD: The government's plan to devolve 5 ministries to the provinces is likely to come undone as the Federal Education Ministry and the National Assembly Standing Committee on Education opposed the devolution under the 18th constitutional amendment in unison at a meeting of the of the committee on Tuesday, chaired by Member of the National Assembly Abid Sher Ali.
The chairman of the education committee directed the Education Ministry to submit a detailed proposal to it in
The chairman of the education committee directed the Education Ministry to submit a detailed proposal to it in
Kazmi and Swati sent packing
ISLAMABAD: In an apparent move to defuse the controversy over charges of massive corruption in Haj affairs, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Tuesday sacked two federal ministers, reshuffled his cabinet and removed the Religious Affairs secretary from office.
Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi and Science and Technology Minister Azam Khan Swati were sent packing by Gilani, after Swati accused Kazmi of corrupt practices in the Haj operations.
The prime minister
Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi and Science and Technology Minister Azam Khan Swati were sent packing by Gilani, after Swati accused Kazmi of corrupt practices in the Haj operations.
The prime minister
Raja Aftab sent on 3-day physical remand
ISLAMABAD: The district courts granted three-day physical remand of Ministry of Religious Affairs Joint Secretary Raja Aftab-ul-Islam to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for his alleged involvement in corruption while hiring buildings for Haj pilgrims in Saudia Arabia.
Raja Aftab who was heading a committee responsible for hiring buildings in Saudi Arabia for pilgrims was arrested the other day by the FIA. The FIA team on Friday produced the accused before the court of
Raja Aftab who was heading a committee responsible for hiring buildings in Saudi Arabia for pilgrims was arrested the other day by the FIA. The FIA team on Friday produced the accused before the court of
Indian delegates sent back from Wagha
LAHORE: The Indian delegates of the Asian Caravan for Palestine due to arrive at Lahore were sent back from the Wagah border on Saturday. The delegation waited three hours at Wahga border, only to be informed that the Indian members of the delegation were denied permission to cross over into Pakistan on the last moment.
This was despite the fact that the 34 Indian delegates had been issued visas by the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi. Members of the delegation told Pakistan
This was despite the fact that the 34 Indian delegates had been issued visas by the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi. Members of the delegation told Pakistan
Former Haj DG sent on 14-day judicial remand
ISLAMABAD: Former Haj Director General Rao Shakeel was sent to jail on Sunday on a 14-day judicial remand.
FIA officials produced Shakeel in Judicial Duty Magistrate Malik Naeem Shaukat's court after completing his physical remand.
On a request by the FIA officials, the duty magistrate ordered that Shakeel be sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand.
The FIA had arrested Shakeel on November 13 from his residence in Lahore for being involved in embezzlement of millions
FIA officials produced Shakeel in Judicial Duty Magistrate Malik Naeem Shaukat's court after completing his physical remand.
On a request by the FIA officials, the duty magistrate ordered that Shakeel be sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand.
The FIA had arrested Shakeel on November 13 from his residence in Lahore for being involved in embezzlement of millions
Case of missing prisoners – ISI, MI and IB chiefs sent...
ISLAMABAD: A three-member Supreme Court bench on Friday issued directions to the heads of the Inter-Services Intelligence, Intelligence Bureau and Military Intelligence to submit their comments by November 25 on the disappearance of 11 prisoners from Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi.
The bench consisting of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Tariq Parvez and Justice Ghulam Rabbani was hearing a case of 11 prisoners who went missing from Adiala Jail, after allegedly being
The bench consisting of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Tariq Parvez and Justice Ghulam Rabbani was hearing a case of 11 prisoners who went missing from Adiala Jail, after allegedly being
IJT wants Baloch sent packing
LAHORE: Islami Jamiat Taliba (IJT) activists on Wednesday staged a protest in Punjab University demanding the termination of former principal of College of Earth and Environmental Sciences (CEES), Professor Dr Iftikhar Ahmad Baloch.
IJT activists from different institutions of the city gathered at PU Chemical Engineering Department and took out a rally against Baloch.
Shouting slogans like "Zinda hay Jamiat Zinda hay" and "Baloch is a rapist", the activists abused the
IJT activists from different institutions of the city gathered at PU Chemical Engineering Department and took out a rally against Baloch.
Shouting slogans like "Zinda hay Jamiat Zinda hay" and "Baloch is a rapist", the activists abused the
Texan ballot papers sent out with flag of Chile
Texan ballot officials have accidentally sent out ballot papers with the Chilean national flag on it rather than the flag of Texas. For several years officials in Atascosa County, south of San Antonio, had sent out the insert containing what they thought was their state flag on it to absentee voters.
The mistake went unnoticed until a Ph.D student living in Japan alerted the authorities.
Troy Knudson said, "Apparently the insert has been used for some time without anyone
The mistake went unnoticed until a Ph.D student living in Japan alerted the authorities.
Troy Knudson said, "Apparently the insert has been used for some time without anyone