British Prime Minister Boris Johnson shook up his government on firing and appointing ministers to key Cabinet posts. Click on the link to see full news on BAADBAN TV

U.K. Treasury chief Sajid Javid resigned Thursday, in a shock development on the day that Prime Minister Boris Johnson is shaking up his Conservative government.

Javid had been widely expected to keep his job in the Cabinet shakeup.

But a spokesman confirmed that he had quit.

Javid’s resignation follows reports he had clashed with Johnson’s powerful adviser, Dominic Cummings. Javid had been due to deliver his annual budget next month.

Johnson appointed Rishi Sunak as his new finance minister, the government said in a statement. Sunak, 39, previously served as chief secretary to the Treasury, the second in command to the finance minister.

Johnson was aiming to tighten his grip on government after winning a big parliamentary majority in December’s election. That victory allowed Johnson to take Britain out of the European Union last month, delivering on his key election promise.

Now his Conservative administration faces the even bigger challenge of negotiating a new relationship with the 27-nation EU by the end of this year. The two sides are aiming to have a deal covering trade, security and other areas in place by the time a post-Brexit transition period ends on Dec. 31.

So far, the two sides are far apart in their demands. And even with a deal, the U.K. faces a huge adjustment when decades of seamless trade and travel with the EU end at the start of 2021.

Several high-profile women in Johnson’s government, including Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom, Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers and Housing Minister Esther McVey, all said they had been fired on Thursday morning.

Johnson also sacked Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith — a surprise move. Smith had been widely praised for helping to end political deadlock that left Northern Ireland without a regional government and assembly for three years. After pressure from the British and Irish governments, the main Irish nationalist and British unionist power-sharing parties returned to work last month.

As well as reworking his Cabinet, Johnson needs to appoint a new leader for the U.N. climate change conference that Britain is due to host later this year. The summit, known as the 26th Conference of the Parties, or COP26, is scheduled to be held in Glasgow in November.

Planning has got off to a rocky start, with Johnson last week firing Claire O’Neill, a former British government minister appointed last year to head up the event

Turkish President Erdogan along with Turkey’s First Lady Emine Erdogan arrives in Pakistan on two-day official visit recieved by PM Imran Khan. Click on the link to see full news on BAADBAN TV

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan along with Turkey’s First Lady Emine Erdogan have reached Pakistan on Thursday on a two-day official visit. They were given warm welcome at the Nur Khan airbase in Islamabad by Prime Minister Imran Khan. 

National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser announced that Erdogan will also address the joint sitting of Parliament on February 14. Erdogan will be accompanied by a delegation of Turkish businessmen. 

The Turkish president will also attend the sixth round of the Pakistan-Turkey High Level Strategic Cooperation Council.

Erodgan’s previous visit to Pakistan was in 2016 accompanied by his wife Emine and a high-level delegation. Officials will consider and perhaps sign an agreement to grant dual citizenship to Turks and Pakistanis during the visit.

Chaudhary shujaat meeting with important personalities in Saudi Arabia. Remember that Ch shujaat is leader of such party who have numerous seats in Punjab Assembly and Federal Government that they can send government any time back to there homes. In such circumstances and situation Chaudhary Shujaat’s presence in Saudi Arab and meeting of Molana Fazal ur Rahman with important personalities in Arab country is a sign of interrogation. On the other hand Shahid Khaqaan Abbasi and Kaira of PPP are giving dates of government’s departure. Click on the link to see full news on BAADBAN TV

SSP of 35th common kidnapped from Punjab. His brother filed case over some unknown suspects, SSP car was found near Johar Town, Lahore which was near to Ex Speaker Chaudhary Amir Hussain’s residence. Click on the link to see full news on BAADBAN TV

LAHORE: Two friends, including SSP Mufakhar Adeel (Battalion Commander-I, Punjab Constabulary Lahore) and a former assistant attorney general Shahbaz Ahmad Tatla, were reportedly kidnapped by unknown suspects under mysterious circumstances a couple of days ago.

Punjab IGP Shoaib Dastagir has ordered an inquiry and immediate recovery of the kidnapped friends. Johar Town and Naseerabad police have registered separate cases for further investigations. The FIR registered at Naseerabad police station states Tatla left his office in Gulberg on February 7 but never returned. Police registered the case on February 10 and started investigations.

Meanwhile, it was learnt that the SSP also went missing the same day. His wife reported him missing to the Johar Town police station. Sources claimed Mufakhar was busy in some secret investigation for the last couple of days. The cell phones of both the persons were switched off. The DIG Operations said he had received the information about his disappearance. The Police were trying to contact his family, DIG added.

SSP Mufakhar and Tatla were friends and belonged to Narowal. They used to go to parties together. Saddar SP Ghazanfar Ali Shah said police are investigating. SSP Adeel had joined police in 2008 and had served in Lahore and other cities.

Bilawal appears before NAB Rawalpindi in JV Opal case. Click on the link to see full news on BAADBAN TV

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari appeared before the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Rawalpindi in JV (Joint Venture) Opal case.

Strict security arrangements have been made around the NAB’s Rawalpindi office and all routes leading towards the old headquarters of the anti-corruption watchdog have been blocked.

Heavy contingents of police have been deployed to stop the possible entry of the PPP workers inside the bureau’s premises.

It is pertinent here to mention that the accountability watchdog had ordered Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to bring all record of Zardari Group from 2008 till 2019, and a list of board of directors of the company.

The PPP chairman has been accused of withdrawing Rs1.22 billion from a fake account for his private company.

Bilawal Bhutto has claimed that he was young at that time, but contrary to his statement, the audit report contains his signature. The NAB has obtained an audit report and documents containing his signature.

For the same case, NAB Chairman retired justice Javed Iqbal had approved converting that inquiry into an investigation, and the bureau summoned Bilawal for the fourth time.

However, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has appeared before the investigation team only once. According to NAB, the PPP chairman had 25 percent shares in a private firm, JV Opal.

PPP leaders together have been accused of transferring billions of rupees to JV Opal via fake bank accounts. The company also took loans of billions of rupees from banks.