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Buzdar vows to eliminate corruption
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Sunday that they are working day and night with the determination of absolute elimination of corruption under the vibrant leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan. In a statement, he said the current government has promoted the trend of transparency in public affairs. He said that Zero […]
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Govt ready for ‘meaningful’ talks with opposition on NAB
LAHORE: Ruling PTI leader and Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar has said that the government is ready for a rational and meaningful dialogue with the opposition in parliament if it believes that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is overstepping its jurisdiction. “If the opposition thinks that the accountability institutions are overstepping their jurisdiction, it can spearhead […]
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FIA, IB raid Hundi centre in Abbottabad
PESHAWAR – Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) on Saturday jointly conducted a raid on the information that a person namely Khan Muhammad son of Qamar Din resident of Darra Adam Khel Kohat is running an illegal business of Hundi and Hawala here. The joint team of IB Abbottabad and FIA consisted of […]
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FIA arrests two more Hawala suspects in raid
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested two more suspects as part of an ongoing crackdown against illegal monetary transactions through Hawala/Hundi. The spokesman for the FIA said that in pursuance to the directive issued by the FIA Sindh director to carry out a crackdown against operators of Hundi and Hawala, all the field units had […]
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Sindh anti-corruption chairman removed from post
The Sindh Enquiries and Anti-Corruption Establishment Chairman Mukhtar Hussain Soomro has been removed from his position by the provincial government. According to details, a grade-21 officer Inmaullah Dharejo has been appointed as new Sindh Enquiries and Anti-Corruption Establishment Chairman. A notification has been issued by the Sindh government in this regard. However, Mukhtar Soomro has […]
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NAB chairman to examine complaints against bureaucrats
PESHAWAR: National Accountability Bureau chairman retired Justice Javed Iqbal on Thursday said he would personally examine the complaints of wrongdoings against secretaries, additional secretaries and retired bureaucrats in future and if the need arose, questionnaires would be given to them for clarifying their positions. Denying that the bureaucracy has stopped working due to the fears […]
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Sindh Assembly construction: SHC seeks record of appointments
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday summoned 17 years’ record of recruitment in local bodies a while hearing a petition regarding alleged corruption in construction of new building of Sindh Assembly and the MPAs hostels, ARY News reported. Petitioner Afshan Mansoor pleaded to the court to stop issuance of more construction funds for […]
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All mega corruption cases to be taken to logical ends: NAB Chairman
PESHAWAR: Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (Retd) Javed Iqbal on Thursday reiterated the resolve to take all mega corruption cases to their logical ends on priority basis. “NAB is implementing accountability for all policy without any discrimination to eradicate the menace of corruption,” he said this while reviewing the performance of NAB-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during […]
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SC allows NAB to arrest suspects without issuing notice
The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the National Accountability Bureau to arrest suspects without issuing summons. The decision was made during the hearing of a case. A three-member bench led by Justice Azmat Saeed Sheikh issued an order, stating that the anti-graft watchdog has right to arrest a suspect if it has irrefutable evidence. “In […]
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FBR recovers Rs5.2bn from tax defaulters
KARACHI: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has claimed to have recovered up to Rs5.2 billion from its ongoing drive against tax defaulters, non-compliant high-net-worth individuals, besides it has acted against 4,512 bank accounts, properties, vehicles and arrested nine defaulters. According to official data released at a press briefing in Islamabad on Wednesday, the FBR […]
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