Sunday, April 15th, 2018
PM Abbasi, COAS reach Saudi Arabia on two-day visit
ISLAMABAD, APR 15 (DNA): Accompanied by Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Sunday reached Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on a two-day visit. Dammam Governor Prince Saud bin Naef welcomed the prime minister. The prime minister will participate in the concluding ceremony of a Gulf Shield, a 24-country joint military exercise. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi reached Dammam Sunday on a two-day official visit to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to witness joint tri-services military exercise, ‘Gulf Shield-1’ beingRead More
JIT formed to probe firing incident at SC Justice residence, ISI and MI part of probe team
LAHORE, APR 15 (DNA) – A Joint Investigation Team (JIT) was formed to probe into the firing incidents at Supreme Court judge Justice Ejazul Ahsan’s residence in Lahore on Sunday. The team will be headed by Additional IG Rai Tahir and comprises of DIG Investigation Sultan Chaudhry and representatives of the Military Intelligence (MI), Inter-Services Intelligence (IS) and Intelligence Bureau (IB). A representative of Punjab Forensic Lab will also be part of the team. According to police, a case has been lodged over the firing incident in the Model TownRead More
At least 1 dead, six injured in attack on Christians in Quetta
QUETTA, APR 15 (DNA) – At least one Pakistani Christian has been killed and six others injured in a firing incident near a church in Quetta on Sunday. Police said unidentified attackers, riding a motorbike, targeted the members of Christian community when they were leaving after attending the Sunday service at a church in Essa Nagri area of the Balochistan capital. The gunmen managed to flee the scene soon after the incident. The injured were rushed to Bolan Medical Complex, Quetta, where one injured succumbed to his injuries while theRead More
Pakistan Army condemns firing at Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan house
RAWALPINDI, APR 15 (DNA) – Firing incident at the residence of Mr. Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan is condemnable. All stake holders should ensure secure environment for effective functioning of the state institutions and continue the efforts to consolidate improving peace and stability.
CJP Justice Saqib Nisar’s appeal to all Bar Councils of Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, APR 15 (DNA) – Chief Justice Supreme Court Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has appealed to all bar councils to call off their strike scheduled for tomorrow (Monday). All the bar councils across Pakistan have given strike call for tomorrow to protest against firing incidents at the residence of Supreme Court judge Justice Ejaz ul Ahsan. The Chief Justice has requested the legal fraternity to attend the courts tomorrow for sake of dispensation of justice to litigants whose cases are already fixed for hearing tomorrow (Monday) in different courts.
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq condemns Justice Ijazul Ahsan’s house shooting
ISLAMABAD, APR 15 (DNA) – Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has strongly condemned the firing incident by some unknown gunmen at the house of Supreme Court Judge Justice Ijazul Ahsan at Lahore. In a statement, the Speaker directed the authorities to bring the culprits to table as soon as possible. “This is a highly condemnable incident”, the Speaker said.