ISLAMABAD : Following the arrest of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz has been authorized to lead the party.

In this context, guidelines have been issued by the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif from London to form an advisory board in the party for the future course of action.

Well-informed sources said that Maryam Nawaz will lead the party in absence of Shehbaz Sharif and will also address the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) public gatherings.

It was further learnt that recommendation to hold a first public gathering of PDM in Quetta has been made.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) have strongly condemned the arrest of the Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif in the National Assembly and termed it as an attempt to dent APC’s decisions.

Earlier in the day, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested PML-N President and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz in a money-laundering and assets beyond means case.

MUHAMMAD TAHIR

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FAISALABAD, SEPT 28 –  According to the anti-corruption report. It is written in the report Rana admits corruption of crores of rupees, nepotism And are involved in serious violations such as abuse of power Rana Iqrar, as Vice Chancellor, recruited his special people on the occasion Gold medalist and no one with merit got the job While jobs with recommendation and money Iqrar Ahmad Khan remained the Vice Chancellor of the Non-Agricultural University for almost 9 years without any participation and continued to make a new history of corruption. Accused Rana Iqrar made 608 illegal recruitments during his tenure

Rana Aqrar illegally recruited 138 gazetted and 470 non-gazetted recruits The accused continued to violate the Constitution of Pakistan, Punjab Government laws and the University Act By making illegal and slip recruitments, the accused caused a loss of about Rs 42 crore to the national exchequer

The accused continued to receive two salaries at a time Rana Iqrar, along with VC, became the project director of a foreign NGO and received a salary of Rs. The accused paid Rs 9 million without the approval of the Chancellor And it is written in the anti-corruption report Other serious financial irregularities are being investigated against the accused

Prof Dr Iqrar Ahmed Khan attained his PhD from the University of California, Riverside, US.  He has a long and multifarious career in education, research and administration He is a scientist of eminence and bestowed with astute management skills.

LAHORE, SEPT  –  PML-N President and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday after the Lahore High Court rejected his bail plea in a money laundering case.

Shehbaz was taken into custody from the court’s premises, where a large number of PML-N workers and supporters had gathered ahead of the hearing.

Last week, the LHC had extended the pre-arrest bail of Shehbaz, while arguments of his counsel were in progress and had directed him to conclude his arguments in the next hearing.

During today’s proceedings, Shehbaz’s legal counsel Azam Nazir Tarar said that the PML-N president’s arrest at this stage of the case could not be justified and added: “NAB’s dishonesty is apparent everywhere.”

He said that Shehbaz was already facing two other references filed by NAB, arguing that the cases against the opposition leader were “fake”.

“Local bodies elections are coming up, the government wants Shehbaz Sharif to go to jail,” Tarar declared.

He further pointed out that though the copies of the reference had been provided, Shehbaz was yet to be indicted.

Tarar told the court that the former Punjab chief minister had done a net saving of Rs81 billion in the Orange Line Train Project and Rs400 million in the taxi project. Collectively, Tarar said, Shehbaz had saved Rs1 trillion in net savings.

In his arguments, Shehbaz’s lawyer said that the PML-N president had never received any ta-da or salary.

Reacting to Shehbaz’s arrest, PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz, said in a tweet: “If there were accountability and justice in this country, it would not have been Shehbaz Sharif who was arrested but Asim Bajwa and his family.”

PML-N information secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb slammed the arrest, alleging it was political victimisation by the government.

“The entire nation has been handcuffed through Shehbaz’s arrest,” she said outside court, saying the arrest was a result of the “NAB-Niaz nexus”.

Meanwhile, Information Minister Shibli Faraz, while talking to a private news channel, said that the reference “should not be turned into a political case”. He added that the decision had been taken by a court and was a result of the opposition leader’s corruption.

Money laundering case

The reference mainly accuses Shehbaz of being beneficiary of assets held in the name of his family members and benamidars who had no sources to acquire such assets. It says the suspects committed offences of corruption and corrupt practices as envisaged under the provisions of the National Accountability Ordinance 1999 and money laundering as delineated in the Anti-Money Laundering Act 2010.

A total of 20 people had been nominated in the reference, including four approvers Yasir Mushtaq, Muhammad Mushtaq, Shahid Rafiq and Aftab Mahmood.

The main suspects are Shehbaz’s wife Nusrat, his sons Hamza (leader of opposition in Punjab) and Suleman (absconder), and his daughters Rabia Imran and Javeria Ali.

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Karachi: Baber Nehal elected as Chairman of All Pakistan Restaurant Association (APRA) and Muhammad Ilyas elected as Senior Vice Chairman for the year 2020-21.

According to the APRA announcement, Abdul Qadir Mir was elected as Vice Chairman, said a press release on Monday.

The other members of executive committee are Masood Ahmed Kalia, Omer Habib, Mohsin and Sheikh Muhammad Tehseen.

In the General Body meeting, the annual accounts were approved and the new Office Bearers assumed their responsibilities.

DUBAI : An online survey conducted by Khaleej Magazine has revealed that Imran Khan is a better prime minister as compared to the previous premiers of Pakistan.

A poll conducted in this regard reveals Imran Khan is the number one choice of the people in Pakistan and has been declared as a better PM in the last 15 years.

According to results, more than 93% voted for PM Imran Khan, while former prime minister Nawaz Sharif secured 4.7% votes and Yousuf Raza Gilani and Raja Pervez Ashraf secured 0.8% votes.

Earlier this year, the business community in Pakistan had expressed its optimism for improvement in the country’s economic conditions in near future, according to the first edition of the Business Optimism Index released by Dun & Bradstreet, a global database and risk management company.

According to the index, the database company included 400 to 500 companies from the country during the global survey.

The global survey carried out for the index’ quarterly report include companies from all economic sectors of the country. “Around 75 of the companies that participated in the survey were foreign-based and they have appreciated the idea of bringing investment to Pakistan,” it had said

ISLAMABAD : An accountability court on Monday indicted former president and PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari and his sister, Faryal Talpur, in a mega money-laundering case, with the accused pleading not guilty.

Justice Azam Khan presided over the hearing in the Islamabad court where Zardari, accompanied by his daughter Asifa, and Talpur were presented. However, the PPP leader’s lawyer, Farooq H Naik, was not there reportedly due to his commitment at the Supreme Court.

The court also indicted Anwar Majeed, the head of the Omni Group and another accused in the case who appeared through a video link. Majeed, however, pleaded not guilty.

The court further indicted Majeed’s son, Abdul Ghani, who was present in the courtroom and also pleaded not guilty.

Lawyers of two others accused in the case, including former Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) chairperson Hussain Lawai and banker Taha Raza, were given a copy of the charge sheet after being indicted by the court.

It should be noted that at the last hearing, the court had dismissed Zardari’s pleas in the fake accounts cases, as well as three corruption references, and ordered he be indicted, noting that he could not be acquitted.

On the other hand, the PPP co-chairperson challenged the mega money-laundering and Park Lane reference trials in the Islamabad High Court, seeking acquittal in both.