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FIA clears Dr. Zafar Mirza of any wrongdoing in PPE export investigations
Islamabad – The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in its final report on smuggling of 20 million masks from the country has acquitted Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Health Services (NHS) Dr. Zafar Mirza finding that top health officials had no relation with issuance of the permit. Meanwhile, President Pakistan Drug Lawyers Forum […]
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اسلام آباد ہائیکورٹ، چینی10 دن70 روپے کلو بیچنے کا حکم، شوگر کمیشن رپورٹ پر عمل معطل
اسلام آباد (نمائندہ جنگ) اسلام آباد ہائیکورٹ نےشوگر کمیشن رپورٹ پر عمل معطل کرتے ہوئے 10دن تک عوام کو چینی 70 روپے کلو بیچنے کا حکم دیا ہے، دوران سماعت چیف جسٹس اطہر من اللہ نے ریمارکس دیئے کہ اگر کمیشن نے عام آدمی کو چینی کی دستیابی کے حوالے سے کچھ نہیں کیا تو […]
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PTI criticises PPP for using ‘Sindh card to hide its corruption, bad governance’
Reacting to Thursday’s multi-party conference organised by the Pakistan People’s Party on the 18th amendment and other issues, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders said on Thursday the ruling party in the Sindh province had been using the Sindh ethnic card to hide bad governance and corruption of its provincial government. Firdous Shamim Naqvi, opposition leader in the […]
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Recall your corrupt supreme leader from city where our corrupt supreme leader lives, PML-N tells PTI
LAHORE – The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has asked the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government to bring back the party’s supreme leader from London, where the PML-N’s supreme leader currently lives. The PML-N has expressed outrage over the fact that the PTI has let its supreme leader, currently engulfed in a scam, having been disqualified by […]
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A govt has been sacked for spying on judges: SC
ISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court judge has reminded the federal government that a democratically elected government had been sent packing in the past on charges of judges’ surveillance. “Keep in mind, one of the elected governments has earlier been removed due to spying on judiciary,” said Justice Maqbool Baqar while addressing the federal government’s counsel Dr […]
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Govt blaming opposition for hiding its corruption: PPP
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Sunday said the government was blaming opposition for hiding its own corruption and it has helped the main culprit in the sugar crisis probe flee the country. It said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is a divisive force in the country and the federal government policy to handle the […]
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Judiciary and justice
Protecting corruption to hide its own “Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organised conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.” – Frederick Douglas In the labyrinth of moves and countermoves […]
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TI-P’s timely red flag
EDITORIAL: Transparency International Pakistan (TI-P) has raised a very important, and indeed very timely, red flag, cautioning the federal and provincial governments of not following rules meant for uploading contracts awarded to procure goods to deal with the coronavirus on relevant websites. The Public Procurement Rules 2004 allow emergency purchases, in times just like the […]
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Thousands of jobs given against merit in Sindh
KARACHI: Thousands of jobs in Karachi, Hyderabad, and other urban areas were given to people against merit, claimed Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan’s (MQM-P) deputy convener Kunwar Naveed Jameel. Addressing a press conference on Monday, he claimed that the committee probing the matter of fake domiciles, which was formed following a notification issued by the Sindh […]
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Court rejects Anwar Majeed’s bail plea in corruption cases
The Islamabad High Court has turned down Omni Group head Anwar Majeed’s petition seeking bail in the fake bank accounts and money laundering cases. Majeed is a close friend of former president Asif Ali Zardari and a key suspect in the case. He’s also accused of making money illegally by showing employees of his sugar […]
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