LAHORE, May 21(ABC): A special court in Lahore on Saturday extended the interim bail of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz until May 28 in the Rs16 billion money laundering case. Judge of the Special Court (Central-I) Ijaz Hassan Awan also issued arrest warrants for Suleman Shahbaz, Tahir Naqvi and Malik Maqsood in the …

ISLAMABAD, May 21 (ABC):The gold imports increased by 159.87 percent during the first ten months of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. The gold imports during July-April (2021-22) were recorded at $18.006 million as compared to the imports of $6.929 million during July-April (2020-21), according to the …

ISLAMABAD, May 21 (ABC):Over 20,150 electoral roll display centers established by Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) across the country, has started functioning from Saturday to provide final opportunity to people to include, delete, or rectify their names in the electoral rolls for general election. According to official sources, the display centers would remain operational from May 21 to June 19, …

RAWALPINDI, May 21 (ABC):Pakistan Army has established 27 heatstroke relief centers in areas across the country facing searing heatwave particularly the desert belt of Thar and Cholistan. The heatstroke relief centers were established on the special direction of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) in Thar, Cholistan, and areas of Sindh namely across Karachi, Hyderabad, Gadra, MirpurKhas, Badin, Dadu and …

ISLAMABAD, May 21 (ABC):Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Saturday that Pakistan and China enjoyed exemplary fraternal relations rooted in people to people contacts and based on mutual respect. She said this during her visit to the Chinese Embassy here on the occasion of 71st Anniversary of establishment of Pakistan China diplomatic relations on the special instructions …

ISLAMABAD, May 21 (ABC): Locally assembled Chinese mobiles and vehicles have gained a foothold in Pakistan’s car and mobile phone markets. The ban on importing vehicles and phones will further increase the manufacture of Chinese cars and cellphones locally and will help the Government of Shehbaz Sharif to save the country’s foreign reserves, says a report published by Gwadar Pro …

LAHORE, May 21 (ABC): Prime Minister (PM) Shahbaz Sharif has said while giving statement in the court during the hearing of money laundering case against him he has saved billion of rupees of the nation and he  was proved  innocent in investigation at UK. Rs 16 billion money laundering case came up for hearing before Special Court central Lahore Saturday. …

ISLAMABAD, MAY 21 (ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated Chinese President Xi Jinping, the governments and the peoples of the two countries on the 71st anniversary of the establishment of Pakistan-China diplomatic relations. In his message on the occasion, he said China and Pakistan are the names of two brothers. The Prime Minister said the leadership and peoples of …

SUKKUR, May 21(ABC): Lack of rain and sweltering hot weather is drying up the water reserves causing imminent severe water shortage across the country, the Indus River System Authority said. The alert, which was issued to all the provinces through a statement on Friday, comes amid the heatwave gripping the southern region of the country. Last week, Jacobabad, the last …

BEIJING, May 21 (ABC):The first batch of Pakistani students, who were stuck in the motherland following Covid-19 pandemic, will soon travel to China to continue education in their respective universities. “So far, around 160 students have been granted visa by the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad and arrangements are being finalized to bring them back at an early date,” official sources …