The Supreme Court on Thursday told the counsel representing Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Jahangir Tareen that he had failed to convince the court that his client was exempted from paying tax on 18,566 acres of leased land. A three-member apex bench ─ headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar and comprising Justice Umar Atta Bandial and Justice Faisal Arab ─ was hearing a petition filed by PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi which seeks the disqualification of Tareen and PTI Chief Imran Khan over the alleged non-disclosure of assets, existence of offshore…
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Trump hails recovery of Canadian-American family as ‘positive moment’ in Pak-US relations
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said the recovery of the Canadian-American couple from Taliban captivity by Pakistan’s was a “positive moment” for US relations with Pakistan. The Pakistan government’s cooperation is a sign that “it is honouring America’s wishes for it to do more to provide security in the region”, Trump said in a White House statement. Earlier, the army had announced that it had recovered “safe and sound” a family of foreign hostages — an American woman, her Canadian husband and their three children — from the Taliban captivity…
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الیکشن کمیشن نےتوہین عدالت کیس میں عمران خان کے وارنٹ جاری کر دیے، عدالت نے چیئرمین تحریک انصاف کو گرفتار کر کے پیش کرنے کا حکم دے دیا۔ الیکشن کمیشن میں پی ٹی آئی کے سابق رہنما اکبر ایس بابر کی درخواست پر توہین عدالت کیس کی سماعت ہوئی۔ الیکشن کمیشن کے 5 رکنی بینچ میں سے سندھ اور پنجاب کے 2 ممبرز نے عمران خان کے وارنٹ گرفتاری کی مخالفت کی تاہم 3 ممبرز نے ناقابل ضمانت وارنٹ گرفتاری جاری کرتے ہوئے چیئرمین تحریک انصاف سے درخواست پر جواب…
Read MoreCanadian-American family, kidnapped in 2012 in Afghanistan, recovered by Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army said on Thursday that it had recovered “safe and sound” a family of foreign hostages from the custody of a terrorist outfit after it received and acted on intelligence shared by the United States (US). An Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement today said the hostages included a Canadian man, his American wife and their three children. The hostages were recovered “through an intelligence-based operation by Pakistani troops and intelligence agencies.” “They were captured by terrorists from Afghanistan in 2012 and kept as hostages there,” the ISPR handout…
Read MoreKashmir needs serious attention of world community, Says AJK’s PM Farooq Haider
Brussels (PR) The Azad Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Raja Farooq Haider said, Kashmir is an international issue and it needs serious attention of international communities. He was addressing a seminar titled, “The Internatiaonl Community and Protection of Human Rights in South Asia” in connection with annual Kashmir EU Week organized by Kashmir Council EU at European parliament in Brussels. The seminar was also addressed by Senior Misiter AJK Ch Tariq Farooq, Chairman Kashmir Council Europe Ali Raza Syed, former EU’s Ambassador Anthony Crasner, Member Brussels Parliament Dr…
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برسلز (پ۔ر) وزیراعظم آزاد کشمیر راجہ فاروق حیدر خان نے کہاہے کہ مسئلہ کشمیر کو عالمی برادری خصوصا اقوام متحدہ اور یورپی یونین کی خصوصی توجہ کی ضرورت ہے۔ مقبوضہ کشمیرمیں انسانی حقوق کی خلاف ورزیوں کو روکا جائے اور مسئلہ کشمیرکے حل میں مدد فراہم کی جائے۔ ان خیالات کااظہار انھوں نے کشمیرکونسل یورپ کے زیراہتمام کشمیر ای یو ویک کے سلسلے میں یورپی پارلیمنٹ میں ایک سیمینار سے خطاب کرتے ہوئے کیا۔ سیمینار سے سینئر وزیر چوہدری طارق فاروق، چیئرمین کشمیرکونسل ای یو علی رضا سید، برسلز پارلیمنٹ کے…
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