Today’s Top Story 22 April 2021

 

1. Jakarta, Indonesia.  

In our today's top story the first story belongs to Indonesia’s military and they said it was searching for a submarine with 53-crew aboard after losing contact with the vessel during naval exercises off the coast of Bali.

The German-built KRI Nanggala 402 was scheduled to do live torpedo exercises when it asked for permission to dive authorities said. “After permission was given according to the procedure, the submarine lost contact and could not be reached,” the defense ministry said.

2. Islamabad.

The second today’s top story is from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad where Justice Qazi Faez Isa has said that heads of the country’s top revenue collection the agency was removed for not succumbing to pressure over a case against his wife Sarina Isa in connection with her offshore properties.

In a reply submitted to the 10-judge bench of the Supreme Court hearing a set of review petitions, Justice Isa recalls that on June 19, 2020, the Supreme Court directed the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) chairman to submit a report to the secretary of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on the off-shore properties.

He says “immediately after the order was announced Ms. Nausheen Javaid Amjad was removed from the position of chairperson FBR to which she had been appointed less than four months earlier” in violation of the law and directives of the Supreme Court in Anita Turab case.

Moreover, the government decided to run the FBR through makeshift arrangements by giving an additional charge of FBR chairman to Mohammad Javed Ghani, Justice Isa says. “Sadly this important position was subjugated for petty self-interest and the institution of FBR destroyed.”

3. Bomb Explosion in Quetta.

Our third today’s top story belongs to Quetta where a powerful bomb exploded in the parking lot of the Serena Hotel in Quetta night, killing at least four people and wounding 12 others, officials said.

DIG Azhar Ikram said that the explosive device was apparently fitted in a vehicle, according to initial investigations. He added that a police official was among the deceased.

Security, fire and rescue officials were rushing to the hotel and no one was being allowed to go near the site of the blast,

4. Gilgit.

The fourth Today’s top story is from Gilgit Baltistan. The Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court directed the government and the election Commission to hold local body elections in the region immediately.

5. Peshawar.

The fifth and the last Today’s top story is from Peshawar. An anti-terrorism court granted bail to 104 suspected members of the recently-banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on the charges of conspiring against the state and inciting people to riots.

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