PTA fails to stop plunder by fraudsters in name of BISP on October 23, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has failed to stop the practice of looting citizens by scammers using mobile phones while offering money in the name of the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP), Daily Times has learnt. It is strange to note that now almost all SIM cards were operating against valid CNICs across the […]
IHC stays new recruitments in chief commissioners office on October 15, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday issued a stay order on new recruitments against more than 210 vacant posts, in various departments of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration, in a case filed by some old employees of the district departments. A single member bench of the IHC comprising Justice Athar Minallah resumed […]
Foreign-aided NGO operating without re-validation of licence on October 11, 2016ISLAMABAD: It was shocking that some foreign funded non government organizations (NGOs) were still operating secretly in all provinces particularly in Punjab, Khyber Pakhktunkhwa and Northern Areas despite of cancellation of their registration with Economic Affairs Division (EAD). These foreign aided NGOs have become security risk as most of them didn’t bother to re-validate their […]
Four FGEHF officials to be framed in china cutting case on October 8, 2016ISLAMABAD: An Accountability Court of Islamabad will frame a charge sheet on Oct 19, against four officers of the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation allegedly involved in china cutting, a term used in reference to illegal sale and occupation of government land. The court had summoned four officers of the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation […]
IHC admits Mazari’s case against Kh Asif on September 27, 2016 ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday admitted a petition for hearing filed by the PTI’s Central Information Secretary, Dr. Shireen Mazari, against the Minister for Defence, Water and Power, Khawaja Asif for calling her a ‘tractor trolley’ during the National Assembly debate. Justice Athar Minallah of the IHC heard Shireen Mazari’s appeal […]
Capital prepares for Eid on September 12, 2016ISLAMABAD: As Eidul Azha is just one day away, the citizens of Islamabad and Rawalpindi are rushing to markets for shopping to finalise their preparations for the festival celebrations. A large number of shoppers particularly women and children were witnessed at various markets, bazaars and shopping malls of the federal capital, busy in buying dresses […]
Rehman Malik sees foreign hand behind terrorism on September 11, 2016ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control Chairman Abdul Rehman Malik has said that terrorism is being imported to Pakistan to destabilise the country. In an interview with Daily Times, he disagreed with the government’s claims of successfully eliminating the Islamic State (IS) group from Pakistan, saying “the IS was operating in the […]
Capital prepares for Eid on September 11, 2016ISLAMABAD: As Eidul Azha is just one day away, the citizens of Islamabad and Rawalpindi are rushing to markets for shopping to finalise their preparations for the festival celebrations. A large number of shoppers particularly women and children were witnessed at various markets, bazaars and shopping malls of the federal capital, busy in buying dresses […]
Two accused involved in human organs smuggling get bail on September 8, 2016ISLAMABAD: Two persons allegedly involved in the smuggling of human body parts to neighbouring country India succeeded to get bail from the court as the FIA failed to produce solid evidence of the crime. A lower court of Islamabad on Thursday granted bail to two accused persons allegedly involved in the smuggling of human organs […]
Company owner held for producing fake medicines on September 2, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Industrial Area Police Station have registered a first information report (FIR) against the owner of a medicine distribution company, ‘Slicker Marketing Services’, for forgery and fraud. The company was allegedly involved in the manufacturing of fake medicines and thus playing with the lives of patients with the support of a prominent doctor […]