Tag: Corruption

Court summons Zardari, others on April 8 in fake accounts case

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Friday summoned former president and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, his sister Faryal Talpur, Hussain Lawai,...

Bilawal lashes out at NAB after two-hour grilling

--PPP chief and his father Asif Zardari appear before accountability watchdog to record statements in three separate graft cases --Bilawal admits PPP failed to revoke...

NAB files illegal assets reference against Fawad Hasan Fawad

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore on Monday filed a second corruption reference against former senior bureaucrat Fawad Hasan Fawad for possessing assets...

Secy demands independent body to bust graft in MoST

--'We are heading nowhere under existing system', says science & tech secy --Attempts being made to bury ongoing inquires against ministry high-ups: sources ISLAMABAD: In an interesting...

Probe in corruption cases halted due to institutional pressure

--Bureaucracy, other influential people forcing ACE to slow down investigations: sources LAHORE: The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) is becoming inactive due to the pressure of...

NAB probing corruption in previous govt’s laptop scheme: Gill

LAHORE: Spokesperson Punjab government, Shahbaz Gill, on Wednesday denied media reports that former chief minister Punjab, Shehbaz Sharif, had been given a ‘clean chit’...

Former PM Ashraf, Babar Awan indicted in Nandipur scam

ISLAMABAD: Accountability Judge Arshad Malik on Monday indicted former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Babar Awan- who resigned as PM...

Punjab govt to expose ‘PML-N’s corruption in energy sector’

The Punjab government announced on Friday to expose the alleged corruption of the former ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the energy sector. Addressing a...

NAB court adjourns hearing of Dr Asim Hussain corruption reference

KARACHI: An accountability court in Karachi on Thursday conducted hearing of Rs462 billion corruption reference filed against former petroleum minister Dr Asim Hussain. During the hearing, defence...

NAB sacks two officers over corruption

ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal on Friday sacked two officers of the Karachi chapter including Deputy Director (BS-18) Sarvesh...

Mega-corruption scam surfaces in LDA

--Stadium built on govt land without prior permission --National exchequer suffers loss of appx Rs1bn due to illegal construction LAHORE: A mega-corruption scam has surfaced in the...

Warrants issued for man who transferred money to Durrani’s daughter

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday issued arrest warrants for a businessman who allegedly transferred millions of rupees into a bank account owned...

VIDEO: Excise and taxation constable caught threatening, taking bribe from transgender

Adding to the brilliant performance, honesty and competence of the country's police, a constable of the Excise and Taxation department has demonstrated that corruption...

Court rejects NAB’s remand plea, sends Kamran Michael to jail

KARACHI: An accountability court on Tuesday rejected the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) request for physical remand of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader and former minister...

No idea how money was transferred into my accounts: Kamran Michael

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team on Monday interrogated former federal minister for ports and shipping Kamran Michael regarding contracts he had approved while...

Murad alleges Nawaz, others of corruption in Multan-Sukkur motorway project

--Ahsan Iqbal rubbishes federal minister's claims, tells govt to 'stop spewing venom against CPEC to hide incompetence' ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Communication Murad Saeed on Friday...

Opposition accuses previous PTI govt of corruption in BRT project

PESHAWAR: Opposition in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly on Friday blamed the previous Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) provincial government for taking a commission of Rs1.5 billion...