NAB halts probe against Nawaz citing immunity on May 2, 2016ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has halted criminal investigations against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on constitutional grounds, citing the premier enjoys constitutional immunity against civil and criminal proceedings, a source told Daily Times. NAB Chairman Chaudhry Qamar Zaman has already admitted in his performance report recently submitted to the apex court that no progress […]
Federal government rejects 24 demands of KP on April 29, 2016ISLAMABAD: Nawaz Sharif led Federal Government has turned down 24 demands submitted Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) led Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) Government, saying government could not violate the constitutional limits to pacify political opponents. On the call of KPK Government, Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani had formed special committee with Senator Syed Muzaffar Shah of Pakistan […]
Private schools get precious plots on throwaway prices on April 29, 2016ISLAMABAD: The owners of 43 top class private school chains have got the precious plots costing billions of rupees in federal capital on throwaway prices by giving false statements to the government. The school chains submitted affidavits at the time of allotment of high value plots saying they would impart education to the poor and […]
Corruption adds Rs 20bn in Dadu Dam PC-1 on April 27, 2016ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Water and Power has lost some 10544 transformers worth of more than Rs 10 billion in the year 2015 and the Ministry neither recovered the stolen transformers nor it has punished any official on negligence or corruption charges, the secret documents of the ministry revealed. According to WAPDA Act 1959, it is […]
Beneficiaries of LPG quota during Musharraf regime : PAC seeks complete record of minted money from ministry on April 26, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has sought from the ministry of petroleum the complete record of beneficiaries, including companies and persons of LPG quota, during the Musharraf regime. PAC members have said that LPG leaks when come to open will stir a storm as certain dignified figures have minted money from the LPG quota. […]
Sharif family got Rs 6380m loans before setting up offshore firms on April 24, 2016ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif got Rs 6,380 million loans in the name of his factories and then got these loans rescheduled before setting up the offshore companies, according to the Panama Papers leaks. The Supreme Court already has the record of these loans. Sharif got these loans in the name of six sugar mills […]
Former Balochistan CM failed to use Rs 40bn development funds on April 22, 2016ISLAMABAD: Former Balochistan chief minister Abdul Malik Baloch remained indifferent to the problems of the people of Balochistan and did not spend Rs 24.50 billion funds allocated for the province. Financial irregularities of Rs 40 billion were committed during one year due to which these funds lapsed. According to official documents available with Daily Times, […]
Punjab govt set to build hospital on land of historic radio transmitter on April 21, 2016ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided to remove an old radio transmitter from Manawan near Wagah border that was set up decades ago to counter the Indian propaganda against Pakistan in an effective manner. By doing this, the prime minister has proved that he is quite keen on friendship with India. On the other […]
New corruption scandal of Rs 2.32bn surfaces in FO on April 17, 2016ISLAMABAD: A new corruption scandal of Rs 2.32 billion in Foreign Office has surfaced in which ambassadors posted abroad not only purchased furniture from the education and welfare fund but also got heavy loans from American banks for renovation of Pakistan’s embassy in Washington, according to documents submitted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to […]
NAB gets Rs 411m share from money recovered from corrupt people on April 13, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry has given Rs 411 million to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from the money the bureau recovered from the corrupt people. Under the NAB Ordinance, five percent of the recovered money is payable to the NAB as its share and this share is distributed to NAB officers. The NAB recovered billions […]