ISLAMABAD, March 26: Two judicial magistrates of Islamabad Mumtaz Hussain and Abdul Qayyum for the second time rejected the bail petition moved before the two courts separately by a former provincial minister of NWFP, involved in the cases of car lifting, possessing of illegal arms and impersonation here on Tuesday.

Naqibullah Khan involved in five cases of car lifting, impersonating as DSP of an intelligence agency, involved in encounter with the police and possessing illegal arms, was caught some three months ago while fleeing to NWFP in a stolen vehicle, which he had snatched at gunpoint.

The former provincial minister had allegedly been involved in several cases of snatching and lifting vehicles from Islamabad and other cities of Punjab and selling them after tempering with the registration and chassis numbers.

The prosecution had claimed that it had recovered some four stolen vehicles from his possession during 14 days of physical remand with the Golra police.

Opinion

Editorial

Sustainable path?
13 Jun, 2026

Sustainable path?

THE FY27 budget is the first clear signal that the government is ready to transition from stabilisation to growth ...
Prioritising education
13 Jun, 2026

Prioritising education

THOUGH the improvement in the country’s literacy rate may be slight, as highlighted by the Economic Survey, it ...
Poverty’s rise
13 Jun, 2026

Poverty’s rise

AS attention turns to the government’s plans for the coming fiscal year, one set of figures deserves particular...
A difficult story
Updated 12 Jun, 2026

A difficult story

Unless productivity becomes the dominant target of economic policy, Pakistan will continue to oscillate between crises and fragile recovery.
Rough waters
12 Jun, 2026

Rough waters

AMONGST the key potential triggers for fresh conflict in South Asia is water. The Indian state is behaving in an...
Politicised football
12 Jun, 2026

Politicised football

ALMOST three-and-half years since Lionel Messi led Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory, the latest edition of...