Gen (r) Raheel to formally command Saudi-led 39 countries coalition in May on March 11, 2017LAHORE: Former army chief General (r)Raheel Sharif will formally join and command the Saudi-led 39 countries’ coalition in May this year, Daily Times learnt on Saturday. According to sources, a letter seeking a no objection certificate (NOC) in this regard was sent by the Saudi government to the Pakistani government. In reply to the Saudi […]
Rs 121m irregularities found in Lahore Metro Bus project on January 29, 2017LAHORE: An audit report has revealed overpayments and losses amounting to Rs 121.45 million in the Lahore Metro Bus project. The report found that the irregularities were either due to weak technical, supervisory and financial controls or poor contract management. According to documents available with Daily Times, overpayment due to incorrect RCC rates stands at […]
Inside Davos on January 26, 2017The overwhelming consensus among the world’s rich, powerful and/or knowledgeable is that the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting at Davos truly remains the most important economic and socio-political event in the world calendar. WEF’s mission to “improve the state of the world” means engaging top global leaders to collaborate in shaping the global, regional […]
Rangers seek powers to book, probe, prosecute terrorists and criminals on March 8, 2016LAHORE: Director General Rangers Sindh has prayed to the Supreme Court of Pakistan that effective steps need to be taken to ‘depoliticise’ the police department and that appointments in police be made through a transparent and merit-based process. In his reply submitted to the apex court in a suo motu case regarding killings in […]