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NLC plans to induct finance, audit experts

ISLAMABAD - Management of the National Logistics Cell (NLC) has informed the government regarding its plans to hire finance and audit professionals for improving the organisation's working. This was informed by the management of NLC at a briefing of the National Logistics Board (NLB), held under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh here on Thursday.
An official source said that the Finance Minister wanted to figure out whether the entity would retain its

Court of Inquiry sends NLC report to COAS

ISLAMABAD - The Court of Inquiry formed to probe into alleged malpractices in the National Logistic Cell has submitted its findings, opinion and recommendations to the chief of army staff for his consideration and perusal.
The Court of Inquiry formed by COAS General Ashfaq Kayani to probe the NLC scam was headed by a serving corps commander along with two major generals as members. It was the National Assembly's Public Account Committee (PAC) that in its recent meeting took

SC grants three more days to NLC DG to submit reply

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Thursday granted three more days to the National Logistics Cell (NLC) director general, two former directors general and 30 other senior officials to submit their replies over the issue of containers meant for supplies to ISAF and NATO in Afghanistan, which entered the Pakistani territory over the past four years in the name of the Afghan Transit Trade (ATT) and pilfered, causing a whopping loss of Rs 19 billion to Rs 37 billion to the national

PAC apprehensive about army probe into NLC scam

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly on Tuesday expressed reservations over the probe being conducted by the Pakistan Army into the National Logistic Cell (NLC) scam on the directions of Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani.
"The PAC has already complied three inquiry reports on the NLC scam and the inquiry report of the Pakistan Army would be considered a fourth one without any status of being a final verdict," PAC Chairman Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan

COAS orders inquiry into alleged irregularities in NLC

ISLAMABAD: Army chief Gen Ashfaq Kayani on Tuesday ordered a high-level inquiry into alleged irregularities in the National Logistic Cell (NLC).
"A serving corps commander has been nominated to head the inquiry along with two major generals as members. Appropriate action will be taken on the completion of the inquiry, per relevant army rules and regulations," an ISPR statement said.
In a recently held meeting, the Public Accounts Committee pointed out massive embezzlement