Red alert after intel reports warn of attack on new Islamabad airport

ISLAMABAD: Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued red alert after intel reports warned of attack on Islamabad International Airport (IIAP), according to a report published in Daily Jang on Sunday.The security agencies informed the aviation authorities over looming threats after a suicide attack in Attock. Three people were killed and 18 others injured in a suicide attack on a van at Dhoke Gama in Attock district on Thursday.Under the new directives, passengers can only bring one person along with them and a new trouble shooting has been established to address operational issues at the airport.Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi opened the IIAP on May 03 after long delays amid reports that the new facility was opened prematurely. 

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Nawaz Sharif is modern-day Mir Jafar: Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman (PTI) Imran Khan on Sunday took an exception to ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif's remarks about Mumbai attacks which he made in an interview with a leading English daily, calling him modern-day Mir Jafar.In a string of tweets, the former cricket hero also repeated a slew of corruption allegations against his political nemesis."Nawaz Sharif is the modern-day Mir Jafar, who collaborated with the British to enslave his nation for personal gains. Nawaz speaking Modi's language against Pak State simply to protect his ill-gotten Rs 300b stashed in his sons companies abroad," said he.He said Sharif is not only willing to destroy all institutions, including army, NAB and Supreme Court, but also the future of the country in order to protect his wrondoings."The big question is: Why, when he was in power for over 4 yrs, & his puppet is still holding power today, he did not speak out and take action?," he said in another tweet.

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CJP Nisar stops PIA from changing livery

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has stopped Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) from changing the national carrier's livery.Last month, PIA introduced a new livery with its logo and design to include a painting of the Markhor, the national animal, which inhabits the mountainous regions of Pakistan.

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Ex-NICL chairman Ayaz KHan Niazi arrested on SC orders

ISLAMABAD:Former chairman of National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) was arrested from the Supreme Court for his alleged involvement in multi-billion scam on Sunday, according to Geo News.He was taken into custody on the orders of a Supreme Court's division bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar and also comprising Justice Muhsir Alam.The court was told that the suspect has been on bail in Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) cases.It was argued  the bail now stands ineffective since the cases have been transferred to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).The court said the suspect could be arrested if he has no bail.  The bench also ordered the authorities to arrest Habib Waraich, an other suspect in the corruption scandal.The apex court also directed the NAB courts of Karachi and Lahore to decide on the cases within two months.As many as 11 people including Ayaz Khan Niazi, Salman Ghani, Qasim Dadabhoi and late Pakistan People's Party leader Makhdoom Amin Fahim are accused of corruption in the NICL case..

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Imran addresses supporters at Karachi rally

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan promised that Karachi would become a great city. “People in Karachi are politically aware and mature. All major movements use to begin from Karachi,” he said, adding that Karachi was rightly called a mini Pakistan and the country’s financial capital. “When Karachi rises, Pakistan rises. So Karachi and Pakistan are inter-linked,” he said, adding that he would unveil his 10 points for Karachi. “I want to tell the people of Karachi than think big and dream big,” he said. “There were far greater players than him. But he always dreamed for big things and that is why I tasted success,” he said.The PTI chief said that he was ridiculed after his first Test appearance. “I worked hard and return as Pakistan’s best all-rounder in four years,” he said. “When I was made captain, my dream to win the World Cup, beat Indian in India, beat England in England. And I achieved them all. And then I thought about building a cancer hospital and a university.”“When I set up a political party, I was made fun of. And finally a day came, when people started coming to my jalsas.”

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Don?t just take selfies with Imran Khan, vote him to power: Sheikh Rasheed

KARACHI: Awami Muslim League (AML) head Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has called on the people of Karachi to support Imran Khan in the next elections for the sake of “Pakistan and Islam.”“Don’t just take selfies with Imran Khan, you need to support him in the elections,” Rashild said while addressing a PTI’s rally near Allahdin Park on Saturday. “If we have to save Pakistan, Imran Khan is the last option and we need to make sure he is voted to power,” he said. Rasheed said that a global conspiracy was being hatched to defame Pakistan’s army. He said that Karachi belongs to Pakistan and that it was not someone’s private property. The AML said that all those responsible for May 12 carnage should be arrested and a judiciary inquiry be initiated. 

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SC judge voices reservations over reconstituted bench

ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court judge expressed reservations over the procedure of his separation from a bench hearing a case pertaining to disposal of hospital waste at Supreme Court Peshawar Registry on May 8, Geo reported.Qazi Faez Isa said the chief justice interfered before Article 184 (3) was read out during the hearing. The article pertains to original jurisdiction of the apex court.The chief justice said that he was reconstituting the bench and then stood up, according to Justice Isa. The judge said the bench was reconstituted, while he was not sent any order pertaining to it, adding that the reconstitution of the bench was without any reason and unprecedented.He said that by doing so, damage was done to the transparency of the system, which may have serious repercussions.Justice Isa said that he was compelled to write this, for he would have felt burden on his conscience had he not done so.When contacted, a spokesman for the apex court said he had no knowledge of the matter.

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Bilawal Bhutto slams MQM, PTI in Karachi rally

KARACHI: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that PTI was a new MQM and the people of Karachi won’t tolerate another Altaf Hussain in the form of Imran Khan. “PTI tried to create a  law and order situation in Karachi, but we foiled thier attempt by allowing them to hold their rally at Hakim Saeed Ground, but they ran away,” said Bilawal while addressing thousands of supporters at Bagh-e-Jinnah. "PTI workers attacked our workers & injured over 20 of them - despite that I directed my party to not hold the rally at the Hakim Saeed ground and hold today's rally elsewhere I did this in the interest of the peace of Karachi," he said. He said that supporters of PPP, ANP and lawyers were killed in Karachi on May 12 when they took out rallies to greet deposed chief justice.  He said that he would have held his jalsa at Tanki Ground in Liaquatabad a long time ago if he had known that this wound unite MQM’s factions. “But they failed to fill the Tanki Ground and I cannot be blamed  for this,” he said."I want to build a university in every district of Karachi," Bilawal, said, adding that he was facing hurdles form MQM people. “Neither MQM people themselves do any work nor do they allow others to work for the city,” he said. He lamented that MQM hadn't done anything to address Karachi's water and sewerage problems despite enjoying absolute power during Musharraf's rule. "We contracted the collection of solid waste management out to a Chinese company and the MQM started creating problems for the vehicles hampering our good efforts.""They say  we are from interior Sindh and want to rule Karachi. I want to tell them I was born in Karachi, my family lived in Karachi," he said. Bilawal said that quota system was first introduced by slain prime minister Liaqat Ali Khan in 1948. He said that MQM had been misguiding people of Karachi by claiming that PPP was behind the quota system. He said that many projects could not complete in Karachi due to lack of funds from the federal government.  "PML-N government thinks it only rules Islamabad.""I am fully aware of the issues of Karachi and I am doing everything to address them," he said. "We will revive Karachi's industry, and will create opportunities for new jobs for the people of the city -- after the coming election we will also set up a desalination plant for Karachi."He said that Imran Khan had failed to build a single hospital in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during his five years. "Imran Khan has made two Khyber Pakhtunkhwas in the name of naya Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ."

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Iranian officer goes missing in Lahore

LAHORE: Police say investigations are under way to locate an Iranian officer who went missing in Lahore, Geo reported. The Iranian national, identified as Mahmoud Zairabi, was visiting his the Iran's consulate in Lahore for inspection. Sources close to the consulate say that the Foreign Office has been notified about the sudden disappearance of the Iranian national. “Investigations are under way to find the whereabouts of the missing Iranian officer,” SP Model town Faisal Shehzad told Geo News. 

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US aircraft returns after diplomat involved in accident refused clearance to leave Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A US aircraft arrived at Nur Khan Airbase to airlift an American diplomat allegedly involved in a road accident returned on Saturday after the Interior Ministry refused to grant him clearance to leave Pakistan, Geo News reported.US Military Attache Col Joseph Emanuel Hall rammed his SUV into a motorcycle in Islamabad last month, killer the rider. On Friday, Islamabad High Court ruled the US diplomat does not enjoy absolute immunity. The court also granted two weeks to the Ministry of Interior Affairs to decide on placing the US diplomat on the Exit Control List (ECL).Moreover, a security official of Colonel Hall has been arrested on the orders of AIG Islamabad for obstructing a police official from performing his duty, a source said.Arrest orders have also been given for all other officials involved in helping Colonel Joseph flee from the police station, sources told the channel.The US diplomat was let go by police officials in Islamabad as the law — Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961 — provided the diplomat immunity from criminal prosecution.

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