Haven’t been tortured at all, Ahad Cheema tells wife on February 26, 2018LAHORE: Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Director General (DG) Ahad Cheema has on Monday met his wife and told her that he wasn’t tortured at all by the officials, reported Daily Times. According to sources, the meeting between Cheema and his wife continued for about one hour where Cheema is reported to have told wife that […]
NAB summons Aleem Khan in offshore companies case on February 25, 2018LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned PTI leader Aleem Khan to appear on Monday along with all the details regarding his offshore companies disclosed in Panama Papers. The PTI leader had appeared before the probing committee on January 23, where he was asked to present details regarding Hexam Investment Overseas Limited, which according to records […]
Ahad Cheema’s 21 properties surface in Pakistan, abroad on February 25, 2018LAHORE: The details of recently arrested Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Director General (DG) Ahad Cheema’s properties in Pakistan and abroad have on Sunday surfaced. According to sources, Cheema owns 21 properties inside and outside the country. During last one year, he has loaned Rs 21.6 million to one of his brothers while investing Rs 15 […]
Saad Rafique serves Rs 5bn defamation notice to Fawad Chaudhry on February 25, 2018LAHORE: Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has on Sunday served Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry with a defamation notice worth Rs 5 billion for leveling baseless allegations against him during a media talk on February 22. According to details, Fawad Chaudhry had alleged Saad Rafique of owning Paragon City, getting his brother […]
Footpath school owner alleges government officials of ‘misbehaviour’ on February 24, 2018KARACHI: Education Monitoring Director Nisar Abbas on Saturday allegedly misbehaved with Ocean Welfare Organisation CEO Anfas Ali Zaidi and pressurised her to shutdown the NGO-run footpath school. According to reports, Nisar Abbas arrived at the location of the makeshift school accompanied by several other officials, and misbehaved with Anfas Ali. They also pressurised the humanitarian […]
Ahad Cheema arrested as per law, says NAB on February 24, 2018LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday said that the bureau would continue performing its duties in accordance with the law by upholding transparency and merit despite adverse circumstances. In response to Punjab bureaucracy’s criticism of former DG LDA Ahad Chema’s arrest, NAB said that threats, protests and browbeating can not stop the accountability bureau […]
NAB arrests another accused in Ashiana Housing scandal on February 24, 2018LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested another accused in Ashiana Housing scheme case on Saturday. The accused, identified as Shahid Shafiq and partner of the Bismillah Engineering firm, is accused of collaborating with several LDA officials to provide forged documents to obtain contract of the housing scheme. According to the authorities, the consortium consisting […]
ANF foils heroin smuggling bid at Lahore airport on February 23, 2018LAHORE: Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) on Friday foiled an attempt to smuggle heroin from Allama Iqbal International Airport to the United Kingdom. Muhammad Kaleem, a resident of Rawalpindi, was arrested by the ANF after he was caught trying to smuggle 8 kilograms of heroin stuffed in leather jackets to the UK. The suspect had consigned […]
Former LDA DG handed to NAB on 11-day physical remand on February 22, 2018LAHORE: Former Director General (DG) of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Ahad Cheema had on Thursday been presented by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) before Accountability Court over corruption charges in Ashyana-e-Iqbal Housing project, reported Daily Times. Cheema was presented before the accountability court where NAB will officially file request for his physical remand. Cheema was arrested […]
Ashiana Housing scandal: NAB arrests former DG LDA Ahad Cheema on February 21, 2018LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday arrested former Director General (DG) Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Ahad Cheema in Ashiana Housing Scheme scandal. According to notification issued by the accountability bureau, Ahad Cheema was summoned by NAB to record statements regarding the case, but the former DG failed to appear before the probing committee. […]