Lok Virsa working agreement with NGO challenged in IHC on January 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has admitted for hearing a petition challenging the working of Lok Virsa with an NGO and its new rules drafted by its Executive Director (ED). A petition filed by programme executive Hina Anwar of Lok Virsa came up for hearing before a single bench of IHC led by Justice Mohsin […]
NAB investigating anti-corruption DD on January 24, 2017ISLAMABAD: Instead of eradicating corruption , the Deputy Director, anti corruption department has got himself tangled in the net of the National Accountability Bureau(NAB) on the charges of exceeding powers and making illegal assets beyond income. Reliable sources said that NAB had completed the inquiry against Tariq Rahim Haidri, Deputy Director, who is deputed at […]
40,000 bottles of liquor expires in capital police custody on January 23, 2017Islamabad: The large quantity of 40,000 bottles of beer seized by Shalimar Police Station Islamabad on new year’s night has expired in police custody. The wine dealers informed the customs officials in black and white in the last week of 2016 that the liquor captured by the police would expire after two weeks, but in […]
200 kanals of illegally occupied land retrieved after grand operation on January 22, 2017ISLAMABAD: The capital police have evacuated land over 200 kanals illegally occupied by the local leader of Jamiat-e-Islami Pakistan Zubair Khan in a grand operation against him and also recovered 6 Kalashnikov and approximately 70 guns from his possession. According to details, Dr Nabeel Shah has lodged a complaint with the Golra Police stating that […]
Sawan Garden chief sent to Adiala jail on judicial remand on January 21, 2017ISLAMABAD: The judicial magistrate has sent Ansar Gondal, President Civilian Employees Cooperative Housing Society (CECHS), to Adiala jail on a 14-day judicial remand. Shalimar Police has registered a case against Ansar Gondal in respect of a bounced cheque of Rs 2.5 million. Shalimar Police had arrested Ansar Gondal on Thursday from the office of the […]
GB administration harassing journalist on January 20, 2017ISLAMABAD: Following the publication of news in Daily Times about the abuse of innocent girls by some ministers of Gilgit-Baltistan (G.B), the GB administration has allegedly started harassing the journalist Shabbir Siham. The journalist is reportedly being threatened with registration of a false case against him, arresting him and taking him to GB if he […]
9 houses in Ministers’ Colony turn into ‘haunted bungalows’ on January 15, 2017ISLAMABAD: As many as nine houses built in Ministers’ colony have turned into ‘haunted bungalows’ being vacant since long. The staffers of Pak PWD and ministers have even taken away valuables from these bungalows. Pak PWD is pursuing a temporary policy for the ministers’ colony as 37 bungalows have been built for ministers and nine […]
PWD turns ministers dream of sweet homes into nightmare on January 9, 2017ISLAMABAD: Located at the foot of the Margalla Hills, the Ministers’ Enclave has fallen prey to corrupt mafia in the Public Works Department, as use of substandard paint and inferior quality material in renovation of ministers’ residences has become order of the day. According to sources, the department – in just six months – had […]
Illegal olive cultivators remanded to FIA custody for four days on January 8, 2017ISLAMABAD: On the request of FIA, the court has granted four day physical remand in respect of four persons including one officer of National Agriculture Research Council (NARC) accused in cultivating olive plants illegally. Inspector Afzal Khan Niazi of FIA Special Investigation Unit (SIU) presented all the four accused including Waqar Jamshed, Qatran Abu Bakr, […]
100 govt houses vacated of squatters on January 6, 2017ISLAMABAD: The housing ministry has started the job of eviction of illegal occupants from official residences and the new estate officer has got 100 houses vacated in a month. The new Estate Officer, Ubaid, has transferred the staff holding the seats in different categories for the last several years and he has entrusted them the […]