May 12 rally row: 700 PTI, PPP workers booked for violence, arson

KARACHI: As many as 700 workers belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Paksitan Peoples Party (PPP) were booked on Tuesday in connection with yesterday’s clash that took place at Hakim Saeed Ground in Karachi.A case has been lodged at Aziz Bhatti Police Station. On Monday evening, scores of PTI and PPP workers went on rampage at Hakim Saeed Ground, uprooted each other political camps, threw stones and set ablaze many motorcycles. They also pelted police with stones as it tried to disperse the protesters. Tension began after PTI and PPP insisted that they would hold a public rally at Hakim Saeed Ground on May 12. Both sides claimed that they were the first to choose this venue. PPP MNA Saeed Ghani said that his party had formally submitted an application seeking permission for holding the rally at the ground.PTI, on the other hand, maintains that it chose the venue after PPP announced holding their rally at Baldia town. PTI Imran Khan blamed the PPP for the violence. “Strongly condemn the attack on PTI workers by PPP at our jalsagah camp in Karachi yesterday. Sindh govt must take action against those who used violence against our workers. Strong arm tactics by PPP reflects their fear of PTI's rising popularity in Sindh,” Khan tweeted.PTI leaders including Dr Amir Liaquat and Ali Zaidi, tried to lodge an FIR against Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, but police rejected their request. Both PPP and PTI says scores of workers were injured and shifted to hospital after the clash. 

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Trainee aircraft crashes in Lahore

A trainee aircraft has crashed in Garden Town area of Lahore on Tuesday. The small plane took off from Walton Airport and was going on a training mission before it crashed, according to eyewitnesses. Sources say that the plane caught fire in the air before it came down. According to Rescue sources, both the pilots ejected and suffered minor wounds. Police reached the scene and launched a probe into the crash. 

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Air Chief Mujahid Khan visits Mazar-e-Quaid to pay homage to father of the nation

KARACHI: Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff - Pakistan Air Force, in order to pay homage to the founder of Pakistan, visited mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, on Tuesday. He also laid floral wreath at the grave of the father of the nation and offered “Fateha”.Speaking at the occasion, the Air Chief said that it was a great honour for him to visit Quaid-i-Azam’s mausoleum, whose golden principles have remained a beacon of light for the nation ever since its independence.He also reiterated his resolve to work on Quaid’s vision to transform PAF into a potent air force, second to none. He then inscribed his views in the visitors’ book at the mausoleum. The Air Chief was accompanied by Air Commodore Fazal Mehmood, Base Commander, PAF Base Faisal during this visit.

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NAB takes notice of reports claiming Nawaz laundered $4.9bn to India

ISLAMABD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is verifying the media reports that claim Nawaz Sharif laundered $4.9 billion to India that increased New Dehli’s foreign reserves. 

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Customization of Eight (08) Manuals and SOPs, and Development of Two (02) New Manual and SOP, for Water and Sanitation Services Company (WSSC), Kohat.

Customization of Eight (08) Manuals and SOPs, and Development of Two (02) New Manual and SOP, for Water and Sanitation Services Company (WSSC), Kohat. (DAI - Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governance Project (KPG)) -

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Development of Five years Business Plan for Water and Sanitation Services Company Kohat (WSSCK)

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Alibaba buys Rocket Internet's Pakistan ecommerce platform Daraz

FRANKFURT: Alibaba Group has bought the entire share capital of Rocket Internet’s South Asian ecommerce platform Daraz Group, Rocket Internet said on Tuesday. It did not disclose financial details. Daraz, founded in Pakistan in 2012, operates online marketplaces in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Nepal. The unit will continue to operate under the same brand following the sale to Alibaba, Rocket said. 

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Supreme Court suspends Ishaq Dar's senate membership

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended membership of former finance minister and close relative of PML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif Senator Ishaq Dar.A SC bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar heard the case regarding the acceptance of Dar's nomination papers in the recent Senate elections.

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Bog boost: JPSM agrees to merge into PTI

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Tuesday got a big boost when a group of former legislators from South Punjab agreed to join PTI after several rounds of talks.

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