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- Asad named chairman of NA’s finance panel At a parliamentary party meeting, PTI leaders express concern over the appointment of technocrats on key positions.
- PM aide meets tax officials to break logjam over FBR slot An official hints that the government is now considering putting off announcing the federal budget till June 10.
- Police arrest man in Muzaffargarh suspected of setting girl on fire for rejecting marriage proposal According to an FIR registered by the victim’s mother, her daughter was set on fire in an attempt to kill her.
- PTI challenges Maryam Nawaz’s appointment as PML-N vice president Ruling party’s MNAs say her appointment is in conflict with the law and the Constitution.
- Shabbar Zaidi officially notified as FBR chairman on ‘pro bono basis’ Zaidi was considered for the position on recommendation of prime minister’s adviser on finance, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh.
- Zardari granted pre-arrest bail in fake accounts case NAB has already summoned Zardari to record a statement in the case today (May 9).
- Islamic lunar calendar to be ready in two weeks Anticipating it may be opposed, Fawad Chaudhry says his ministry doesn’t intend to impose its findings.
- Electronic voting not appropriate for Pakistan, Senate body told All political parties favour voting rights for overseas Pakistanis, Senator Javed Abbasi says.
- LHC extends Hamza’s pre-arrest interim bail in three cases The bench observed that the NAB had already apprised it of the reasons for the petitioner’s arrest.
- Encouraged by Tuesday’s show PML-N to gradually build anti-govt drive What you witnessed yesterday was a warm-up tie while the real game would start post-Eid, says a senior party official.
- Murad unhappy over quality of teaching in govt schools The education minister has suggested creation of music teachers’ post in secondary schools.
- Opposition calls for ‘revoking Erdogan’s mandate’ The CHP also says votes for Istanbul officials and councils should be cancelled if the mayoral vote is re-run.
- Two-thirds of world’s longest rivers throttled by mankind: study The international team looked at the connectivity of 12 million kilometres of rivers worldwide.
- Bajwa vows to improve Pakistan’s hockey fortunes “It’s a big challenge and I’ve accepted it in [the] larger interest of the game,” says Asif Bajwa.
- China warns it ‘won’t capitulate’ as US trade talks loom Chinese trade envoy Liu He returns to the bargaining table in the US capital under a tense atmosphere.
- ‘All worth it’: Pochettino leads Spurs to pinnacle after years of pain In England, the phrase “to do a Spurs” was never a good thing, but that has now changed.
- SC takes up Meesha Shafi’s appeal in defamation case filed by Ali Zafar Judge says no precedent of witnesses’ testimonies being recorded together and cross-examination done separately.
- Hafeez Shaikh’s appointment challenged in Peshawar High Court Petitioner insists PM’s adviser not authorised to act as finance minister, present budget.
- Fact check: Is this a real photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi eating biryani with PM Imran Khan? The part of the image showing Rahul Gandhi has been digitally manipulated, says AFP Fact Check.
- Trafficking ring: 11 Chinese suspects remanded into FIA custody Raids underway to recover four more Pakistani women married off to Chinese men allegedly involved in trafficking ring.
- EU urges Iran to respect nuclear deal, regrets US sanctions US president says he hopes that “a fair deal” with Iran can be worked out at some point.
- The old ‘modern’ neighbourhoods of Istanbul As throngs of tourists descending upon the city romanticise its past, today’s ‘modern’ Istanbul is often overlooked.
- SC directs Sindh govt to revive Karachi Circular Railway within a month Pakistan Railways told to clear encroachments on KCR tracks within 15 days.
- SC takes defence secy to task over DHA’s allotment of state land to private entities in Karachi Justice Ahmed describes report on incomplete implementation of court’s orders as “eyewash” and “lollipop”.
- Pompeo skips visit to Greenland amid new tensions with Iran On Tuesday, he abruptly dropped a trip to Germany to fly to Baghdad for meetings with Iraqi leaders.
- Chinese envoy heading to US for trade deal, says Trump Trump suggests he is comfortable either with making a deal or with leaving the tariffs in place.
- Rising interest rate shatters dream of low-cost housing Financial institutions are charging as high as 15-18 per cent interest on housing loans.
- No chance of action against Iran, says minister Speakers at a seminar say that Pakistan will not support any aggression against Iran, call for strengthening ties.
- CJP warns of crisis if education issues not resolved The opportunity of getting good education has closed for many bright and talented children, says CJP.
- Modi rocks Delhi as India election moves to capital Fires up a big, raucous rally in a hot Delhi as India’s almost seven-week election approaches its conclusion.
- England’s Archer stars again before rain washes out Pakistan ODI Pakistan were 80 for two when the umpires called the day/night fixture off at 7:11pm local time.
- Jhye Richardson ruled out of Australia’s Cup squad Richardson dislocated his right shoulder while fielding during a limited-overs international against Pakistan in March.
- Classy Smith fails to stop NZ winning The visitors chased down their 278 target with 10 balls to spare.
- Bangladesh monitoring Sri Lanka security for July tour The fate of the series has been thrown into doubt following the April 21 Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka.
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