Officers lament changes in OMG induction criteria on July 23, 2016ISLAMABAD: The government’s move to change the criteria for inductions in Office Management Group (OMG) has created a sense of deprivation and anxiety among the OMG officers working in various federal ministries. The move was against various observations of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in different cases, claimed the officers, adding that the decision of […]
45 VIPs fined for traffic rules violations on July 22, 2016 ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has fined about 45 VIPs, including minister, lawmakers, army officers, bureaucrats, during the current year for violation of traffic rules. Those fined include one provincial minister, three MNAs, three MPAs, six senators, two judges and 11 army officers. Drivers of five VIPs, three government officers, two VIP family members, […]
54 employees deputed at Parliament Lodges directed to report to CDA on July 19, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has encountered another crisis after the Business Advisory Committee of the Parliament repatriated 54 CDA employees to their parent department. These employees were deputed on various posts at the Parliament Lodges and the hostel. On the directives of the Business Advisory Committee of the Parliament, the CDA Human Resources […]
CDA reluctant to demolish mosques built on green belts on July 14, 2016ISLAMABAD: Despite the Supreme Court’s orders to clean the capital’s land from encroachments, the CDA is still reluctant to demolish illegal mosques built on green belts due to fear and pressure by the religious sections. According to a survey conducted by the CDA a few months back, about 45 mosques had been built on green […]
Two million Pakistanis move abroad in three years on July 6, 2016ISLAMABAD: As many as two million Pakistanis have moved abroad to seek jobs due to the worsening employment condition in Pakistan during the last three years. Increase in inflation, poverty and lack of job opportunities in the country led the people to throng various countries of the world, said a senior official of the Overseas […]
CDA decides to remove ITP HQ from F-8 greenbelt on June 30, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to remove the office of the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) Headquarters from the green belt in Sector F-8, immediately after Eid ul Fitr. The decision was taken under an ongoing campaign against the non-conforming use of offices in residential areas for commercial activities following the orders of […]
PAC seeks action against corrupt BECS officers on June 29, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly has written a final letter to the Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training seeking immediate action against the Director Admin of Basic Education Community School (BECS) and other officers allegedly involved in embezzlement of billions of rupees and getting illegal promotions. The Chairman PAC […]
Capitals traffic police facing shortage of staff, vehicles on June 27, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Traffic Police were facing severe shortage of staff and vehicles to enforce smooth traffic flow on busy roads of the federal capital. A senior official of the ITP told this scribe that the department was functioning with the same strength of 649 and resources since its introduction in 2005. The department has […]
Mysterious murder of PIMS cardiologist still unsolved on June 23, 2016ISLAMABAD: The culprits involved in the mysterious murder of Dr Shahid Nawaz Malik, a renowned cardiologist of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) couldn’t be traced so far even after the passing of 16 months. The Islamabad Police have ignored several clues during the investigation. The influential mafia doesn’t want a fair and independent […]
Islamabad traffic police fails to start e-ticketing on June 18, 2016ISLAMABAD: Despite repeated claims, the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has failed to replace the challan book with the new Electronic-Ticketing system to ease the life of citizens. The ITP had claimed to start the E-ticketing as a pilot project in Zone-1 of the federal capital that contains Koral Chowk to Secretariat, in October last year, […]