Tag: Corruption
32 more trains decided to be shut down
The government decided to shut down the services of 32 trains on temporary basis as Pakistan Railway’s crisis further intensified.
The Railways crisis has deepened...
Corruption in CDA continues unabated
Corruption in the CDA Water Supply Directorate is continuing unabated despite the advent of the holy month of Ramadan. Local residents in various sector...
Custom officers arrested over embezzlement worth millions of rupees
Taking advantage of Pak-China trade accord, some custom officers have used fake documents to embezzle millions of rupees; while corporate circle has arrested one...
Indian govt to introduce new anti-corruption bill
The Indian government prepared Thursday to introduce an anti-corruption bill in parliament, which activists have panned for exempting the prime minister from the scrutiny...
Corruption free, efficient judicial system must for rule of law: CJP
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that a clear, corruption free and efficient judicial system is must for rule of...
Waugh takes lie-detector test in corruption fight
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has taken a lie-detector test as part of his bid to help root corruption out of cricket. Waugh believes...
Court puts off Haj corruption case hearing until Aug 2
The special judge central on Tuesday put off the hearing of the Haj corruption case unitl August 1 and ordered the Adyala jail...
Corruption hampers economic growth: SDPI seminar
Corruption in its various forms is believed to be one of the major impediments to sustainable development and economic growth, said Dr Waqar Wadho,...
LHC appoints judge to monitor judiciary’s corruption
The Lahore High Court chief justice has appointed Kazim Ali Malik, District and Sessions Judge (retired), as Director General Human Rights...
CJP calls on lawyers to ensure zero tolerance for corruption
Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday stressed upon the legal community to ensure transparency and zero tolerance for corruption in the...
Dictators not ousted for corruption: PM
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that since the creation of Pakistan, democratic governments had been dismissed on baseless charges of corruption...
LHC penalises 18 judges, 276 subordinates for corruption
The administration of the Lahore High Court has penalized on corruption charges 18 judges of district judiciary and 276 subordinate officials of district courts...
Applicants must pursue judicial corruption applications: LHC registrar
The removal of judicial corruption will require everyone’s cooperation, Lahore High Court Registrar Suhail Nasir said in a meeting on Saturday with court reporters....
Corruption clogs Pakistan Railways
At a time when Pakistan Railways (PR) is facing its worst financial crunch and seeking a bailout package from the government to keep trains...
Scam blows the lid off corruption in UNICEF-funded GRAP
A mega scam involving misappropriation of millions of rupees has cropped up in the UNICEF-funded Gender Reforms Action Plan (GRAP) being executed by the...
Audit exposes rampant corruption in Zakat Fund
The menace of corruption is so much deep-rooted and penetrated into the society and the administrative apparatus that the dishonest government functionaries did not...
Corruption row, hunger strikes and protests outbreak across India
A Yoga Guru and a Gandhian social activist staged twin hunger strikes Wednesday to demand the government take immediate steps to fight an entrenched...