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ISLAMABAD - The ministry of environment had sent Environment Protection Agency (EPA) director general on forced leave for four months for not fulfilling what he believed their illegitimate demands.
Sources in the ministry told Pakistan Today that Asif Shujah was forced to take a long leave because he was not serving the verbal orders from the ministry asking him to carry out certain illegal acts.
A dispute erupted between the ministry and a land owner over Rs one million

ISLAMABAD - Ruling out a military operation in North Waziristan, ISPR Director General (DG) Athar Abbas on Monday said the Pakistan Army could not currently open another front as the security forces were in the process of consolidating their current gains.
"Whenever any operation is launched, a state devises a strategy after assessing the dangers involved. Now we are in the phase of consolidating the control in the troubled areas after successful operations there and cannot

LAHORE - An accountability court on Saturday summoned former Haj director general (DG) Major (r) Rao Shakeel Ahmed on January 21 to join the hearing of a reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against him. Earlier, the court had exempted Shakeel from appearance in court, as he was serving as Khanewal DCO and had to participate in several official meetings.
A reference has been filed against Shakeel accusing the former Haj DG of collaborating with his father

ISLAMABAD: Besides political means, the Pakistan People's Party government also used other channels to persuade Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain to stay a part of the coalition government. A source privy to this development told Pakistan Today that the government had also involved Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General (DG) Waseem Ahmed - considered to be close to the MQM as he has worked as the city police officer in Karachi - to help explain the joint

ISLAMABAD: A three-member Supreme Court bench accepted unconditional apology of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources Director General (DG) Sher Muhammad Khan on Wednesday. He was issued show cause notice for using contemptuous language against the court.
The bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Khalilur Rehman was hearing a petition filed by Jamat-e-Islami (JI's) former chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad against the government's move

ISLAMABAD: The director general of National Volunteer Movement (NVM), Nazar Hussain, has refused to follow the orders of the implementation commission of surrendering all NVM resources to the Ministry of Youth Affairs.
Sources informed Pakistan Today that in its meeting held on December 1, the Implementation Commission had decided that all five ministries being devolved to the provinces from the Centre and their subordinating organisations would be abolished.
However, the

ISLAMABAD: A three-member Supreme Court bench on Tuesday issued notice to the Petroleum Ministry's director general (DG) for using contemptuous language against the litigations pending in court.
The bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday was hearing a petition by Jamaat-e-Islami former chief Qazi Hussain Ahmad against the government's move to purchase its sold assets from British Petroleum at exorbitant

ISLAMABAD: Former Haj Director General Rao Shakeel was sent to jail on Sunday on a 14-day judicial remand.
FIA officials produced Shakeel in Judicial Duty Magistrate Malik Naeem Shaukat's court after completing his physical remand.
On a request by the FIA officials, the duty magistrate ordered that Shakeel be sent to jail on a 14-day judicial remand.
The FIA had arrested Shakeel on November 13 from his residence in Lahore for being involved in embezzlement of millions

LAHORE: Former haj director general (DG) Rao Shakeel Ahmad was arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Punjab in Lahore on Saturday. Earlier, a first information report was registered against Shakeel in the FIA headquarters in Islamabad. Shakeel was arrested on a request by the Interior Ministry. He is accused of embezzling Rs 1 billion on renting apartments for pilgrims' residence at high rates. The former haj DG was suspended a few days ago.
Meanwhile, Trading

ISLAMABAD: Former railways minister Lt General (r) Javed Ashraf Qazi has formally approached President Asif Ali Zardari, ISI Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Shuja Pasha and some parliamentarians to get his position cleared in the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club scam.
In a letter titled 'Twisted facts and lies versus reality', addressed to 32 people, including the president, the ISI director general, Senate Chairman Farooq H Naik and PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Qazi