ISLAMABAD, July 4(ABC): The Election Commission of Pakistan on Monday has canceled appointment and transfers in National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The ECP taking action on the appointments and transfers of DG NAB in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan, issued instructions to the District Monitoring Officers to immediately cancel the orders of appointments and transfers. On the other hand, the ECP in …

ISLAMABAD, July 14 (ABC): A 21-month-old boy has been paralyzed by wild polio in the 12th case in Pakistan this year. All children belong to North Waziristan. The child had onset of paralysis on 18 June and belongs to Mir Ali (UC-2), the Pakistan National Polio Laboratory at the National Institute of Health, Islamabad has confirmed. The southern districts of …

KARACHI, July 13(ABC): The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday sent a summons letter to Aamir Liaquat’s widow Dania Shah. A case against Aamir Liaquat’s widow Dania Shah was heard in Karachi City Court in this regard the FIA submitted a progress report to the court. The report said that a letter of summons had been sent to Dania Shah …

KARACHI, July 13(ABC): Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday while talking about recent heavy rains said that the Karachi system was affected due to heavy rains in a short period of time. Addressing a press conference in Karachi flanked by provincial ministers, Murad Ali Shah said that on August 27, 2020, Karachi received 231 mm of rain …

KARACHI, July 13(ABC): Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) senior leader Babar Ghauri has been released on Wednesday. In this regard, police sources said that there is no complete evidence against Babar Ghauri. If evidence is gathered, Babar Ghauri can be taken into custody again. Sources further said that the health of the MQM leader is not good and he has to …

LAHORE, July 13(ABC): Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz has said that former PM and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan wants chaos in the country but the PML-N government will not make false promises. Addressing a press conference in Lahore on Wednesday, he said that his party has put its political interests at stake for national interests. The chief minister …

LAHORE, July 13(ABC): The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) on Wednesday summoned the former interior minister Sheikh Rasheed for interrogation on July 15. According to an ACE official, the former interior minister has been summoned for interrogation regarding the embezzlement of millions of rupees in payment of government fees. The officials revealed that corruption in the payment of government fees has …

KARACHI, July 13(ABC): The coalition partners in the federal government — MQM-P and PPP — were at loggerheads Wednesday after heavy rainfall in the port city brought the metropolis to a standstill. The monsoon rains’ first spell killed at least 29 people in Karachi from July 4-11 and inundated the city’s roads, with more “vigorous monsoon activity” expected in the …

LONDON, July 13(ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed British Pakistani enterpriser Zeeshaan Shah as ambassador-at-large on investment to promote foreign investment into Pakistan. The announcement was made through a notification issued by the Prime Minister Office on Wednesday. The notification reads: “The Prime Minister has been pleased to appoint Mr Zeeshaan Shah as Ambassador-at-Large on Investment, with immediate effect. …

KARACHI, July 4(ABC): K-Electric increased the power rate by Rs9.42 per unit on the request of K-Electric on Monday. The increase has been made under the head of annual fuel adjustment for the month of May. K-Electric contended that the department had to recover Rs380 billion. The NEPRA chairman said that they are ready to provide cheap electricity. “We are …