Month: November 2017

By Nasir Mahmood ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court yesterday came down hard on the officials of the Ministry of Interior for not removing PPP leader Dr Asim Hussain’s name from the Exit Control List (ECL) despite speaking orders. A bench comprising Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Qazi Faez Isa took strong exception to a notification permitting […]

DR ASIM EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE IN LEADERSHIP, LEAVES FOR TREATMENT  By Nasir Mahmood KARACHI: Former petroleum minister and leader of PPP Dr Asim Hussain expressed confidence in leadership of party’s chairman. I will always be a PPP worker who believes in federalism, never support division of Sindh, he said replying to media persons here yesterday. In […]

By Nasir Mahmood KARACHI: Former petroleum minister and leader of PPP Dr Asim Hussain’s name has been removed yesterday from ECL. According to his travel itinerary he has booked air ticket for London via Dubai for 24th Nov and for 6th January for return journey. According to details, Ministry of Interior, Islamabad issued a notification […]

By Staff Reporter KARACHI: PPP leader Dr Asim Hussain yesterday filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking contempt of court proceedings against the Interior Ministry for failing to remove his name from the Exit Control List as directed by the apex court. On November 16, the apex court had ordered the Interior Ministry to […]

DR ASIM HUSSAIN HAD ONLY ONE ACCOUNT SANS STR  By Nasir Mahmood KARACHI: Prosecution Witness (PW) Mohammad Akram, UBL branch manager again failed to produce the letter addressed to him by NAB Investigation Officer (IO) seeking his appearance about investigations in NAB reference No.13/2016 against former petroleum minister Dr Asim Hussain tried by accountability court […]

STEPPING DOWN AS PRESIDENT PPP KARACHI DIVISION  By Staff Reporter KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Karachi President Dr Asim Hussain yesterday denied media reports of tendering resignation from the party position. In an informal conversation with media outside an accountability court here, Asim said he was going out of the country for six weeks for […]

DR ASIM APPEARS BEFORE ACCOUNTABILITY COURT  By Nasir Mahmood KARACHI : The NAB authorities have concealed the original record of the JJVL case and charge could not be framed without authentic documents. Anwar Mansoor Khan Defence counsel for Dr Asim Hussain said yesterday in the accountability court IV during hearing of NAB reference No.19/2016, JJVL […]

WORKERS WANT HIS CONTINUATION  By Nasir Mahmood KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that Dr Asim Hussain will be given a new and important assignment upon his return to utilize his services for the party. He said Dr Asim worked dedicatedly for PPP as Karachi division president despite deteriorated health during his incarceration. Earlier, […]

PW FAILS TO APPEAR IN DR ASIM’S CASE: ACCOUNTABILITY COURT REPRIMANDS NAB PROSECUTOR  By Nasir Mahmood KARACHI: Dr Asim Hussain, former petroleum minister and President PPP Karachi Division appeared before accountability court IV on yesterday but the Prosecution Witness (PW) failed to turn up and the court reprimanded NAB Prosecutor on his behavior, while adjourned […]

DIRECTS GOVT TO REMOVE NAME FROM ECL  From Our Correspondent ISLAMABAD: Sup-reme Court of Pakistan yesterday removed the name of President, Pakistan People’s Party, Karachi Division, DrAsim Hussain from the Exit Control List (ECL) and allowed him to travel abroad for medical treatment. According to details, the case pertaining to the exclusion of Dr Asim’s […]