Tag: Officials

LAHORE - Recent reports that terrorists could create trouble and put the cricket World Cup in jeopardy have forced the Pakistan government to ask India to provide fool-proof security to its cricketers. The World Cup is being jointly hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and recent intelligence reports have suggested that terrorists are planning to strike match venues in India to jeopardize the mega-event. Pakistan's Foreign Office spokesperson, Tehmina Janjua, while responding to

KARACHI - The Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) has notified the re-designation of its top officials previously working in the Karachi Building Control Authority (KBCA) in various capacities. According to an SBCA announcement on Tuesday, former controller of the KBCA, Manzoor Qadir has been re-designated as the SBCA director general of buildings. Similarly, officers of Grade 17, 18 and 19 will perform duties as directors, deputy directors, and assistant directors in various

ISLAMABAD - Intensifying anti-corruption drive against corrupt officers in its Customs Wing, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has asked the financial organisations and urban and real estate development authorities to provide details of the assets of the officers involved in ISAF containers' scam, an official source Tuesday told Pakistan Today.
"The probe is being conducted into the assts of over 600 officers on the basis of investigations of the Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO)

LAHORE - A 10-member National School of Public Policy delegation from the National Management College called on Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Muhammad Aslam Tareen at his office on Tuesday. Discipline and Inspection SSP Shariq Kamal, Administration SSP Tariq Abbas Qureshi and CRO SP Sajjad Hussain Manj were also present at the occasion. The CCPO briefed the delegation about Lahore Police's working, dilating upon the history of Lahore Police and its organisational structure,

ISLAMABAD - The special committee of the Public Accounts Committee on Monday directed senior officials of the Federal Board of Revenue to lodge criminal FIRs against corrupt officials and present a report before the committee within 15 days.
The committee, which met with Riaz Hussain Pirzada in the chair, reviewed audit objections of the ministries of Defence, Defence Production, Science and Technology and the FBR.
While settling an audit objection of the Ministry of

ISLAMABAD - Law enforcement officials in the federal capital have directed politicians and religious leaders to strictly adhere to security protocols and not let terrorists take advantage of the security breach committed by none other but themselves.
According to a letter written by the DIG (Security) Islamabad on Thursday and circulated through the Ministry of Interior to all politicians and other VIPs who have been provided security cover, these people have been asked not to

ISLAMABAD - Around 17 federal government officers of BPS-18 and above hold dual nationality, Establishment Division's minister in-charge told the National Assembly (NA) on Monday.
The officers include Australian national Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) Chairman Dr Yaseen, British national Wasim Tauqeer, British national Talat Abbasi, British national National Language Authority Chairman Iftikhar Arif, Canadian national Deputy Census Commissioner Ismail Leghari,

LAHORE - The Punjab government repatriated 18 non-All Pakistan Unified Grades (APUG) officers to the federal government and a notification in this regard was issued on Monday. According to details, Ayesha Zareen Siddique (OMG/BS-19-on acting charge basis), general manager, tourism development corporation (TDCP), was repatriated to the Establishment Division with immediate effect. She was also relieved of her duties in the Punjab government, forthwith.
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LAHORE - The PFF on Sunday announced the technical officials for both the matches against visiting Palestinian team at Lahore and Karachi. According to the PFF, Mian Rizwan Ali will be match commissioner for Lahore test on March 1 at Punjab Stadium (7 PM) while Qazi Mohammad Asif will be referee assessor.
Khurram Shahzad (Kohat) will supervise the match with Muhammad Ali Junior, Shafaat Habib as assistant referees, and Wahed Murad (4th Official). The Karachi test will be played

BANGALORE - Indian cricket chiefs apologised to thousands of fans left short-changed by the World Cup's deepening ticket chaos on Friday while firing a broadside at the sport's international rulers.
Tournament director Ratnakar Shetty, who is also the chief administrative officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), admitted fans had been let down. However, he said contractual obligations had complicated ticket distribution.
"We are sorry the fans have been

PESHAWAR - An accountability court on Wednesday sentenced a senior serving police officer and three customs officials to seven-year imprisonment and a fine of Rs 2 million to each. Dilawar Bangash, currently Dera Ismail Khan DPO, and three customs officials, Shah Nawaz, Rehmat and Munawar Khan, were convicted in a National Accountability Bureau reference on the charges of misappropriation of Rs 6.3 million.
The accountability court of Syed Afsar Shah, after hearing arguments,

ISLAMABAD - Like many other government organizations in which blue eyed bureaucrats are enjoying extensions in service after attaining the superannuation age, as many as 11 top officials in the parliament (National Assembly, Senate) are working on contracts after retirement.
A reliable source in the parliament told Pakistan Today that as many as 7 retired officials were working on contracts in the National Assembly while in the Senate 4 top officials were on extensions after

LAHORE - Everything seems in place for protecting Lahore Development Authority (LDA) officials involved in a mega forgery scam regarding stamp papers in the LDA Avenue-I Housing Scheme, Pakistan Today has learnt. The scam surfaced when Ishtiaq Chaudhry was serving as estate management director on deputation in LDA from 2009 to 2010. A LDA official told Pakistan Today that a number of property dealers, in connivance with LDA officials, issued fake stamp papers worth Rs 20,000 and

LAHORE - After the Punjab government's seven favourite officers had to leave owing to the Supreme Court's (SC) ruling against reemployment of retired officials, the Punjab University Academic Staff Association (PUASA) has demanded removal of retired officials reemployed by the PU VC, Pakistan Today has learnt.
PUASA officials said that PU VC Dr Mujahid Kamran also falls in this category, as he retired last month and they would discuss status of the VC in their executive council

LAHORE - National Highways and Motorway Police (NHMP) N-5 Central conducted a special patrolling in N-5 Central Zone to ensure enforcement against illegal use of LED Lights, wrong use of indicators and vehicles without tail lights on Sunday. According to a handout issued on Sunday DIG NHMP N-5 Central Syed Ibne Hussain personally monitored the special patrolling and forwarded different instructions to the patrol officers.
During monitoring, DIG stopped at different places to

KARACHI - Sindh Commerce and Industries Minister Rauf Siddiqui has told SITE Ltd officials to ensure that official record and files do not go missing. According to press release issued on Saturday, the minister, while addressing an immediate session of SITE official at SITE head office, said that negligence in the department would not be tolerated at any cost.
"If employees are found guilty in cases of missing files, they will be terminated from the service and stern legal action

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday issued notices to the Attorney General of Pakistan, Advocate General Balochistan and others to file para-wise comments on a petition filed against the incidents of targeted killing, kidnapping and abduction for ransom in Balochistan.
A four-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday was hearing the petition filed by the