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SC to hear suo motu against Faisal Vawda for attack on IHC judges

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up the suo motu notice against Senator Faisal Vawda on Friday after he verbally attacked the Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges in a presser. A three-member bench, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Irfan Saadat Khan will conduct the hearing. Vawda on Wednesday blasted the IHC judges over their letter alleging meddling by spy agencies in judicial affairs, saying that targeting of institutions should stop. Following his remarks, the top court took suo motu…

Donald Trump hush money case: ‘Cohen made $3.4m from books on ex-president’

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Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen made about $3.4 million – from two books he wrote about Trump.  This was revealed as the former president’s lawyers told the court during the hearing of the hush money case. Trump’s lawyers tried to show that Cohen was just trying to get money and revenge. Cohen had also insulted Trump on social media, calling him names like ‘dictator’ and ‘cartoon villain’. He made about $400,000 from his second book, ‘Revenge: How Donald Trump Used the US Justice Department Against His Critics’. His first…

Driving licence fees see major hike in Islamabad

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The driving licence, learner permit and renewal fees has been hiked for Islamabad residents by the city’s administration, Geo News reported on Wednesday.  A notification issued by the chief commissioner, that the staggering increase in the driving licence fees will be implemented on an immediate basis.  Those who want a driving licence permit for six months will have to pay more than double the amount as the fee has been increased from Rs349 to Rs1,000. Meanwhile, the non-professional licence fees has been hiked from Rs1,800 to Rs3,000. The fees for professional licence (LTV and…

Wheat import: Inquiry committee denies summoning any govt official, politician for probe

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ISLAMABAD: The inquiry committee, investigating the alleged excessive import of wheat, on Monday clarified that no government official or politician was summoned for probe in the matter.  In a notification, issued on Sunday, stated that the committee — being headed by the cabinet division secretary — held its first meeting during which it worked on the documents and the statistics.