Tag: Corruption

10,000 Pakistanis hold multiple passports

Around 10,000 individuals obtained more than one passport on the basis of different multiple computerised national identity cards at the time when automated fingerprint...

Audit raises eyebrow over NDMA’s murky financial deals

Audit report for 2014-15 reveals Authority gave ‘relief’ to defaulting companies, which failed to deliver goods in time, causing a loss of Rs 36.464m to national kitty

PTI, PAT to launch joint movement against govt after LG polls

Sarwar says solid proof of govt’s rigging to be brought before media this Monday The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) on Thursday...

NAB authorises corruption probes against senior PPP leaders

Mazaharul Haq, Dr Arbab Alamgir, Asma Alamgir and Amin Umrani among PPP leaders to be probed The National Accountability Bureau initiated corruption probes against PPP’s...

Land Mafia and influentials misusing govt schools’ property

Land mafia people have occupied lands of at least nine government schools located in Rawalpindi. The occupied schools have been given on rent for...

Accountability court adjourns case hearing against Zardari

Accountability court on Tuesday adjourned hearing of SGS and Contecna references against former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari without...

We all want looted money recovered, don’t we?

NAB Chairman Chaudhry says ‘accused persons willingly to return the looted amount are within their rights to do so in the eyes of law’

Former Ayub medical college principal nabbed over corruption charges

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Saturday arrested former principal of Ayub Medical College Dr. Muhammad Ayub over corruption charges. According to the NAB, Dr. Ayub...

605 corrupt officials put behind bars in KP in last 15...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has put at least 605 corrupt officials behind bars while recovered Rs 134 crore in last 15 months. The...

‘Know the facts before criticising Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park’

Shehbaz Sharif compares cost of wind and hydel power to solar power, says solar power most cost effective

Govt scuttles moves to sell off UK mission premises over graft...

PM-appointed committee opposes envoy’s proposal to sell high-value property in London fearing it would bring bad name to Sharif family

NAB chief says bureau committed against corruption

Speaking as the chief guest at the concluding session of four-day country's review programme titled, "Review of the Implementation of United Nations Convention against...

PEW blames top officials/Govt: “Corrupt thriving while masses being punished”

The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Wednesday said gas officials continue to misguide government and masses on the issue of increasing theft. Gas companies...

Express Media Group accused of manipulating TV ratings system

Medialogic had earlier served a notice to the Express Media Group, accusing it of indulging in malpractice and bribery to increase TV ratings

NAB arrest five on charges of corruption in Gujranwala

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) authorities on Saturday arrested at least five individuals including assistant registrar cooperatives on charges of corruption. According to the authorities, Irrigation...

“Corruption should be across the board’

Just when Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Raja Sarwar tried to make an impression by saying a sentence or two in English, it didn’t...

Afghan president calls for ‘holy war’ against corruption

Afghanistan's president called for a "holy war" against corruption Tuesday, one of the major problems facing his war-torn country as he tries to improve...