By Asim Yasin/khalid Iqbal in The News, Dec 20, 2023ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau on Tuesday filed the Toshakhana reference against the former prime minister and his wife Bushra Imran Khan, as co-accused in the Accountability Court in Islamabad, for retaining the Graff Jewelery set gifted by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. The NAB prosecutor, Sohail Arif, and Investigation Officer Mohsin Haroon submitted the reference at the Registrar’s Office. The Director General NAB, Rawalpindi,…
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By Nazeer Shinwari in TOLOnews Online, Dec 06, 2023 at 7:58 PMThomas West, US Special Representative, said that he has started travels to Pakistan, UAE, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia from December 5-15. “Look forward to meeting with key partners to discuss shared security interests, refugee protection and resettlement, humanitarian needs, human rights, and economic issues,” West said. Political analyst Torek Farhadi said the West may ask for financial support for the UN operations in Afghanistan.…
report in The News, Oct 19, 2023RIYADH: An investigation into the allegations of issuing Pakistani identity cards and passports to Afghan citizens has been launched, with Saudi Arabia sending over 12,000 passports of Afghans to the Pakistani Embassy. It should be noted that a committee has been formed to investigate the recovery of fake Pakistani passports from 12,000 Afghans in Saudi Arabia. According to sources, the Ministry of Interior has formed the five-member committee under…
report in The Express Tribune, Oct 14, 2023ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabian authorities disclosed that they have successfully retrieved over 12,000 Pakistani passports from Afghan nationals, Express News reported. This revelation has raised concerns about the performance of national institutions. According to reports, Riyadh authorities have notified Islamabad about this matter, shedding light on the acquisition of these fraudulent passports by Afghan citizens through various passport centers operating within Pakistan. In response, the Ministry of Interior has…
report in Dawn, Oct 2, 2023LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) late on Saturday night offloaded eight alleged beggars in the disguise of Umrah pilgrims from a Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-bound flight at Multan airport, reports Dawn.com. According to a statement issued by FIA immigration officer Tariq Mehmood, it transpired during the immigration that the group was travelling to Saudi Arabia for the “purpose of begging”. The agency said the group handed over an amount…
Report in Dawn, October 1st, 2023LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has got offloaded 16 alleged beggars in the disguise of Umrah pilgrims from Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-bound flight at Multan airport two days ago. According to the FIA, the group, consisting of 16 persons, including a child, 11 women and four men, was initially traveling on Umrah visas. The FIA officials during the immigration process questioned the passengers who confessed that they were going…
by Khaleeq Kiani in Dawn, Sept 29th, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is seeking around $11bn in bilateral support from China and Saudi Arabia as the caretakers push for expanding the tax net effectively to retail, agricultural and real estate sectors while continuing a crackdown on illegal currency movements to fill external and domestic resource gaps so that the IMF programme remains on track to ensure economic stability until an elected government takes power. This was part of…
report in TOLOnews, Sept 24, 2023 at 9:43 PMSpeaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said that Saudi Arabia reaffirms the importance of security and stability in Afghanistan and that it should not serve as a safe place for terrorist organizations. He also stressed the need to respect the rights of Afghan people, including the rights of women to education and work. The Saudi foreign minister meanwhile called…
By Mehtab Haider in The News, Sept 10, 2023ISLAMABAD: In an effort to attract $25-30 billion in investments from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in copper, mineral, refinery and solar projects, Pakistan will need to address three major concerns of Riyadh to materialize multibillion-dollar investments in viable projects. The much-hyped Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), jointly supervised and operated by the military establishment and civilian authorities, has been playing its role in removing stumbling blocks…
by Mateen Haider in The Nation, Aug 31, 2023ISLAMABAD – Saudi Prime Minister and Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman has postponed his upcoming visit to Pakistan due to unknown reasons. Earlier, the diplomatic sources had said that the Saudi Crown Prince was planning a visit to Pakistan on 10th of September ahead of his visit to India to attend the G-20 summit. Now the Saudi Crown Prince has also cancelled his visit to India and…
by Anwar Iqbal in Dawn, July 6th, 2023UNITED NATIONS: Religious scholars from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Indonesia are trying to convince Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers that Islam does not ban women from going to school or work, says the UN mission chief in Afghanistan. In an interview with UN News, UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan’s (UNAMA) acting chief Markus Poztel said the United Nations should work as a “bridge builder” in a very complex setting…