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NICL scam: Fired probe chief put back in saddle
ISLAMABAD: As the government-judiciary tussle seemed to draw to a close, the Supreme Court has again reinstated Zafar Ahmed Qureshi as the lead investigator in the National Insurance Company Limited land scam. The outspoken Qureshi, who has been restored to his post as additional director-general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), was suspended on July [...]
Continue reading...Railways gets two billion to pay fuel bills and pensions
21. July 2011
LAHORE: The Finance Ministry released Rs2 billion to Pakistan Railways (PR) on Wednesday, giving the beleaguered rail service a chance to pay some of its fuel bills so some trains can keep running. Railways had faced a suspension of diesel supplies from Pakistan State Oil (PSO) after its bill climbed above Rs1 billion. A PR [...]
Continue reading...Drone strikes from Pakistan halted three months ago
2. July 2011
The US had halted the launch of drone strikes from an airbase in Pakistan three months ago after the Raymond Davis dispute and the strikes that were conducted after the dispute were operated from bases in Afghanistan, revealed a report in The Washington Post on Saturday. The report said that although the drone strikes are [...]
Continue reading...Merchant Vessel Suez – Released sailors return after 11 months
23. June 2011
KARACHI: Pakistan Navy PNS Zulfiqar carrying 22 crew members of the Merchant Vessel (MV) Suez, including four Pakistanis, reached Karachi dockyard on Thursday. Navy officials, human rights activist Ansar Burney, Governor Sindh Ishratul Ibad Khan and the daughter of Captain Wasi were on site to greet the sailors on their arrival. The sailors will be [...]
Continue reading...Three dozen visas for CIA officers
23. June 2011
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has pledged to grant more than three dozen visas to CIA officers as part of confidence-building measures following the US raid in which al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden and humiliated Pakistan, officials from both countries said on Wednesday, but the visas have not yet been issued. An Associated Press report says that [...]
Continue reading...Gas shortage – Crisis not to end anytime soon
21. June 2011
KARACHI: Engro Corporation does not see the gas crisis coming to an end in the near future and has called on the government to prepare a new exploration policy which could encourage extraction of local gas reserves. Until gas shortages are eliminated, the government should allocate gas to different consumer segments in light of economic [...]
Continue reading...General Kayani seeks to repair dented army pride
20. June 2011
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is working to repair Pakistan Army’s wounded pride in the bitter aftermath of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, a humiliation that has strained US-Pakistani relations and raised questions about the top general’s own standing. Retired and serving officers interviewed by The Associated Press spoke [...]
Continue reading...Advertising scam – Rs250m flood relief funds spent on ad campaigns
20. June 2011
ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission has spent the majority of cash allocated for flood relief activities on advertisements. An amount of Rs270 million was allocated for flood relief activities, but the commission spent Rs260 million on advertisements and just Rs10 million on relief. The National Assembly’s Standing Committee for Privatization has sought an explanation from Secretary [...]
Continue reading...Army denies Major among those arrested
15. June 2011
WASHINGTON: Pakistan Army on Wednesday denied news reports that a Major was among five CIA informants arrested by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). “There is no army officer detained and the story is false and totally baseless,” said a Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release. Earlier, a report in The New York Times stated that the ISI [...]
Continue reading...Rangers killing: DG Rangers, IG Sindh removed following SC order
14. June 2011
The chiefs of the Pakistan Rangers Sindh and Sindh police were removed in compliance with the Supreme Court’s order on Tuesday. The ISPR confirmed that Sindh Rangers Director General Maj Gen Ejaz Chaudhry has been removed from his post. Chaudhry’s new posting may take time and a decision in that regard has not yet been taken. Sindh Inspector [...]
Continue reading...Cameraman who filmed Kharotabad incident released from custody
14. June 2011
QUETTA: Quetta police released on Tuedsay the cameraman who filmed the killing of unarmed foreigners by security forces in Kharotabad. He was kept in detention for almost an hour. Jamal Tarkae, the cameraman who was detained by the police claimed he was taken to the Kharotabad police station. Tarkae said that the police “misbehaved” with him. On Monday night, [...]
Continue reading...Electricity defaulters: Govt departments owe TESCO over Rs. 728 million
31. May 2011
PESHAWAR: At least 11 government departments have failed to pay their electricity bills, totaling Rs728.512 million, a Tribal Areas Electricity Company (Tesco) official revealed. On Monday, Tesco issued notices to these defaulting departments, asking them to pay their electricity bills by June 30. A spokesperson for Tesco said that the power distribution company showed Rs [...]
Continue reading...Another missing person: Ex-army engineer moves court over missing son
31. May 2011
RAWALPINDI: A retired army engineer moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) for the recovery of his son from the “illegal detention” of security agencies. He claimed that his son was taken away in January last year. Justice Ijaz Ahmed of the LHC Rawalpindi bench on Monday directed secretary Ministry of Defence and Rawalpindi police officers [...]
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9. August 2011
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