Tag: Interior

LHC asks interior, foreign ministries to respond

The Lahore High Court (LHC) chief justice (CJ) on Friday sought reply in one week from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of...

Once feared Egyptian interior minister gets 12 years

A court sentenced once feared Egyptian interior minister Habib al-Adly to 12 years for corruption on Thursday in the first trial of an official...

Interior and home secys put on notice in compensation for ...

KARACHI - The Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to the interior secretary and the Sindh home secretary on Tuesday on a constitutional petition about providing compensation to the heirs of targeted killing victims in the city.
A division bench headed by the SHC chief justice was hearing a petition filed by Iqbal Kazmi seeking provision of compensation to the heirs of the people killed in the recent incidents of targeted killings equal to that which is being provided to the

Interior secretary briefs prime minister on India talks

ISLAMABAD - Interior Secretary Chaudhry Qamar Zaman on Saturday took Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani into confidence on his forthcoming meeting with the Indian counterpart. He called Gilani at Prime Minister's House to seek guidance in connection with his meeting with the Indian counterpart. Proposed agenda of the scheduled meeting between interior secretaries of the two countries was also discussed during the meeting.

Notice issued to Interior Ministry, NAB head

LAHORE - A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday issued notice to the Interior Ministry and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman on a petition challenging Rana Zahid Mehmood's appointment as Punjab NAB director general (DG).
The bench comprising Justice Chaudhry Iftikhar Hussain and Justice Ahmad Farooq Sheikh issued notice to the attorney general , Punjab advocate general, Federal Investigation Agency and the police inspector general (IG) for

Interior minister warns against money laundering

KARACHI - Interior Minister Rehman Malik has warned against money laundering, saying the government would take all possible measures to check the menace. The interior minister stated this while inaugurating a crisis management cell at the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) here on Saturday.
"The government would take all measures to curb money laundering or what it is locally called 'Hawala' in the country," he assured businessmen. The minister said that usage of

Rs 825 million mega scam brewing in Interior Ministry

ISLAMABAD - A mega scam in the federal Interior Ministry involving embezzlement of Rs 825 million is in the making, as officials have not provided auditors with the details of the money credited into the government's account. Documents available with Pakistan Today reveal that the Interior Ministry had issued 88,838 arms licenses in 15 months from March 28, 2008 to June 30, 2009.
The estimated fee collected by the Interior Ministry for these arms licenses was Rs 515.51 million

LHC adjourns Rehman’s presidential pardon case

LAHORE: Hearing of a petition challenging the pardon granted by President Asif Ali Zardari to Interior Minister Rehman Malik was adjourned to December 24 by a full bench of Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday. Earlier, Deputy Attorney General Naveed Inayat Malik had requested adjournment on behalf of the federation, citing Rehman's pending adjudication in Supreme Court as an excuse.
Barrister Farooq Hassan, representing the petitioner, opposed the request saying the government was

Interior Ministry fails to reconcile Rs 515 million accounts

ISLAMABAD: Interior Ministry has failed to produce the reconciled accounts worth Rs 515 million, it collected as fee for arms licences during April 2008 to June 2009 despite repeated directions from the Auditor General of Pakistan, Pakistan Today learnt.
The Interior Division issued 88,838 arms licences during the said period. Fee for these licences was estimated Rs 515 million and it was to be deposited into the government treasury. However, the receipts were not reconciled

Eid-ul-Azha celebrated with fervour in interior Sindh

LARKANA: Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated in all parts of Larkana, Kamber-Shahdadkot, Shikarpur, Jacobabad and Kandhkot-Kashmore districts on Wednesday with traditional religious festivity, enthusiasm and fervour. Eid prayers were offered at Larkana, Warah, Ratodero, Sijawal Junejo, Qubo Saeed Khan, Dokri, Bakrani, Nasirabad, Naudero, Shikarpur, Garhi Yaseen, Ratodero, Kamber, Shahdadkot, Jacobabad, Thull, Kandhkot and Kashmore at more than 660 mosques, imam bargahs, open places, parks,