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The NAB has prepared a charge sheet against Shehbaz Sharif in Rs14b Ashiana Housing Scheme scandal. He will be charge sheeted today (Saturday) during the preliminary hearing in accountability court. According to the charge sheet Shehbaz has been accused of alleged Rs5b corruption in the purchase of land for Ashiana Housing Scheme.Rs3b were obtained from banks as development fund. Shehbaz extorted Rs850m, while the projected development scheme was illegally awarded to a private company, and embezzled billions of rupees. Copy of the charge sheet obtained from sources reads that huge amounts were extorted from poor people under the guise of allotment of plots, but were notgiven allotment letter. Shahbaz started the housing scheme in six cities of Punjab – Lahore, Chiniot, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Kasur and Sargodha – land worth billions of rupees was purchased and large amounts were embezzled. The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday arrested Pakistan Mus...

By Salahuddin Islamabad-Chief Justice of Pakistan ( CJP ) Mian Saqib Nisar on Wednesday has said that ensuring basic rights to transgender community is our first priority .A three-member bench conducted a hearing of a case during which, the top judge directed to hire two transgenders in Supreme Court (SC). Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar on Tuesday said two transgenders would be provided jobs in the Supreme Court. The remarks came as he chaired a bench to hear a case regarding transgenders' rights. "In our society transgenders are subjected to ridicule. It is our top most priority to give them their rights,". The chief justice said the court would issue a notice to NGOs and government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while it hears the case related to basic rights of transgender."Court wants to bring them into the mainstream. It wants to resolve their issues," said the CJ while presiding over a three-judge bench. NADRA Chairman who appeare...