NAB returns recovered Rs 45.323m to relative authorities on April 10, 2018LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday returned a recovered amount of Rs 45.323 million in various corruption and embezzlement cases to the relative authorities. According to NAB, the recovered amount is being returned to the relative authorities on daily basis. During a cheque distribution ceremony held at NAB office in Lahore, amounts recovered […]
Pakistani diplomat placed on wanted list by India on April 10, 2018India’s National Intelligence Agency (NIA) on Monday placed Pakistani diplomat Amir Zubair Siddiqui on ‘wanted’ list claiming that he was planning to “carry out terrorist attacks”. The Indian intelligence agency claimed that Siddiqui, who served as a visa counsellor at Pakistani Embassy in Colombo, “planned to carry out 2009 Mumbai-like attacks on Israeli and American […]
NAB resummons Fawad Hasan Fawad in Ashiana Housing case on April 9, 2018LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore office on Wednesday summoned Fawad Hasan Fawad, principal secretary to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in the Ashiana Housing Scheme case. NAB has summoned Fawad for an appearance before the probing unit on April 11 for failing to submit replies to the NAB questionnaire. On March 29, Fawad […]
Two PML-N lawmakers quit party on April 9, 2018LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Ali Asghar Manda and Tariq Mehmood Bajwa on Monday announced that they are parting ways with the party. MPAs Tariq Mehmood and Ali Asghar further announced that they would be contesting the general elections 2018 as independent candidates. Asghar said that he would be contesting for a seat in […]
Pakistani diplomat placed on wanted list by India on April 9, 2018LAHORE: India’s National Intelligence Agency (NIA) on Monday placed Pakistani diplomat Amir Zubair Siddiqui on ‘wanted’ list claiming that he was planning to “carry out terrorist attacks”. The Indian intelligence agency claimed that Siddiqui, who served as a visa counsellor at Pakistani Embassy in Colombo, “planned to carry out 2009 Mumbai-like attacks on Israeli and […]
PMLQ suspends Chaudhry Zahiruddin over anti-disciplinary actions on April 8, 2018LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Provincial President Pervaiz Elahi on Sunday suspended Chaudhry Zahiruddin Khan from party designation over actions against the party discipline. According to sources, PML-Q’s Zahiruddin was removed as the Punjab provincial secretary for working against the party discipline. It was added that Khan was removed since ‘he was on his way […]
Accountability for all is our policy: CJP on April 8, 2018LAHORE: The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) on Sunday said that the Supreme Court believes in accountability for all policy and that the apex court will ‘recover every single penny looted’. “We will hold every corrupt person accountability and will recover every single penny looted from the national exchequer,” CJP said while hearing the clean […]
Amrit Jal export project to be completed soon: ETPB on April 8, 2018LAHORE: The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) on Sunday said that despite a two-year delay in completion of the Amrit Jal extraction project, they are hopeful of accomplishing the targets in near future. In September 2016, the then Chairman ETPB Siddiqul Farooq had announced the project of extraction and export of the Amrit Jal – water […]
Indian Embassy rejecting 85% visa applications of Pakistanis: sources on April 8, 2018ISLAMABAD: Despite promises from the Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan Ajay Bisaria, the Indian Embassy in the country has not issued visas to citizens who are hopeful of a visit to the neighbouring country. According to sources, the Indian embassy rejects 85 percent of the visa applications of Pakistani residents every month, while on the other […]
SC summons Saad Rafique over alleged corruption in Pak railways on April 7, 2018LAHORE: The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Saqib Nisar on Saturday summoned Railways Minister Saad Rafique over allegations of embezzlement in the Pakistan Railways. While hearing the case regarding alleged corruption in Pakistan Railways, Justice Nisar summoned Saad Rafique, while he also ordered to present a detailed report regarding corruption and embezzlement in the […]