Islamabad: Pakistan’s main opposition party on Thursday denied any involvement in the violent protests that erupted after the arrest of its chief Imran Khan, describing the army’s terse statement as “contrary to facts” and “based on a poor understanding of ground realities.” In a statement shared on Twitter, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said it believes in…
Islamabad/Lahore: Pakistan’s former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a close aide of ousted prime minister Imran Khan, was arrested on Thursday for “inciting violent protests” and threatening peace, amid the worsening political turmoil in the country that has left at least eight people dead. A video shared by Qureshi’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Twitter shows…
New Delhi: With the debt of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) surpassing Rs 3 lakh crore and its dependance on government’s budgetary support increasing, the NITI Aayog has decided to go in for an institutional evaluation of the highway construction body. The government think tank’s Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) has floated a tender…
Raipur/New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made a fresh arrest in the Rs 2,000 crore alleged liquor syndicate scam linked money laundering case of Chhattisgarh, official sources said Thursday. Nitesh Purohit, promoter of Giriraj hotel located in state capital Raipur, was arrested on Wednesday noon. Anwar Dhebar, the elder brother of Raipur Mayor and Congress…
New Delhi: The AAP on Thursday termed the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Centre-Delhi services row a “tight slap” on the mission to topple governments through “unconstitutional ways” while Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the judgment will ensure increased pace of development. The chief minister also expressed his “heartfelt thanks” to the Supreme Court for “doing…
Amritsar: Police arrested five people on Thursday after a low-intensity explosion took place near the Golden Temple, saying they were also involved in two similar blasts within a week. The police did not elaborate on the motive but said they will investigate the “entire deep-rooted conspiracy” and examine possible connections of those arrested, in India…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday held the Maharashtra governor was not justified in calling upon then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove majority in the Assembly on June 30 last year but refused to order status quo ante, saying he did not face the floor test and resigned. It, however, said since Thackeray had resigned…
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Maharashtra NCP president and MLA Jayant Patil for questioning in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities in the now bankrupt IL&FS, official sources said Friday. The 61-year-old MLA from Islampur seat of Maharashtra has been asked to depose before the federal agency here on Friday,…
Amritsar: A low-intensity blast took place near the Golden Temple here late in the night, the third such incident in this holy city in a week, police said on Thursday. Punjab Police chief said that five people have been arrested in connection with the explosions that took place this week. The latest blast occurred on Wednesday…
Lahore:The supporters of former premier Imran Khan on Wednesday attacked the Lahore residence of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, police said. According to police, over 500 miscreants from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party reached the Model Town Lahore residence of the prime minister in the early hours of Wednesday and set ablaze vehicles parked over there….
