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Karachi court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for Malik Riaz’s son-in-law
An accountability court on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for real estate tycoon Zain Malik, a son-in-law of real estate tycoon Malik Riaz, in a case pertaining to alleged illegal amalgamation of commercial land to the Bahria Town for a multi-storey building in Karachi. Former Karachi mayor and Pak Sarzameen Party Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal, […]
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Opposition ready to pass govt’s NAB bill ‘as it is’
ISLAMABAD: A National Assembly panel on Wednesday deferred consideration of three important bills, with the opposition members surprising many by declaring that it was ready to pass the government’s National Accountability (Second Amendment) Bill ‘as it is’. The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Law and Justice met here under the chairmanship of Riaz Fatyana, as […]
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FinCEN Leaks and money laundering: Is FATF for Pakistan only?
FinCEN leaks have jolted the whole world. The most reputed banks of the world were being used to launder money by organized crime groups, drug dealers and fraudulent companies.JP Morgan, HSBC, Standard Charted Bank, Deutsche Bank, UAE Central Bank and Barclays Bank are few examples. It has been reported that banks were involved in laundering […]
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NAB gets notice on Khursheed Shah’s bail petition
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on a petition of Peoples Party leader Syed Khursheed Shah, seeking bail in the assets beyond means reference against him. Shah was arrested by the anti-graft agency in September last year in a case regarding his alleged assets beyond declared sources. […]
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Abbasi, son appear before accountability court in LNG supplementary reference
ISLAMABAD: Former premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and his son Abdullah Khaqan appeared before the accountability court in Islamabad during the hearing of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supplementary reference on Tuesday. The hearing of LNG supplementary reference was conducted the accountability court’s judge Azam Khan. The lawyer of Abdullah Khaqan submitted power of attorney in the […]
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Islamabad accountability court rejects Zardari’s pleas for dismissal of 3 corruption references
An accountability court in Islamabad on Wednesday ruled that Asif Ali Zardari be indicted in three corruption references against him while dismissing the former president’s pleas against the cases. The court had reserved its decision on September 17. According to the verdict, announced by Judge Azam Khan, Zardari cannot be acquitted in references pertaining to […]
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Money laundering case: LHC extends Shehbaz Sharif’s interim bail till Sept 24
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday has extended Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif’s interim bail in money laundering case till September 24. According to details, a two-member bench of LHC heard the matter, during which Shehbaz Sharif’s lawyer continued his arguments. Previously, […]
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Opposition playing tactics to avoid corruption cases: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said that Opposition parties were playing tactics to get rid of the corruption cases. Expressing these views in a private television channel programs, he said Opposition’s demand for getting resignation from present leadership was just to avoid corruption and money laundering charges. He advised […]
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Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Challenges PTI To Prove Corruption Against Him
Former Prime Minister Shahid Khan Abbasi has strongly criticized the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for paralyzing the administrative structure of Pakistan. According to the details, he was addressing media on Tuesday. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that the country’s economy has collapsed and unemployment has risen. He said that the reality of what the National Accountability […]
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Money laundering case: LHC extends Shehbaz Sharif’s interim bail till Sept 22
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday has extended Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif’s interim bail till September 22 in money laundering case. During the hearing, the court has directed Shehbaz Sharif’s counsel to resume arguments in tomorrow’s hearing. On the occasion, PML-N […]
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