News @ 9 - 5th Dec 2016

KARACHI: At least 12 people were killed when a fire broke out in a hotel located at Karachi’s Shahrah-e-Faisal on Sunday night,

The blaze, which broke out on the ground floor of the hotel, killed at least 11 people and injured 74 others including Rangers personnel.

The 12 deceased included four women, five doctors and the manager of the hotel, officials said. Most of the people died of suffocation.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has rejected money-laundering charges against him, on Monday.

In his written reply to Election Commission of Pakistan, the PTI chairman said that the allegations of tax evasion and money laundering against him are false and baseless.

KARACHI: A team of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) will bring back Baldia Factory Fire main accused Abdul Rehman alias Bhola from Bangkok to Karachi,

Interpol officials arrested Bhola with the help of the commandos of Thai police from a hotel of Bangkok this morning.