Tag: Raids

MOSCOW/BEIJING - Russia, China and India called for an end to "indiscriminate use of force" by foreign states taking part in military operations in Libya. A statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry said the country opposed the use of force in international relations.
"China has noted the latest developments in Libya and expresses regret over the military attacks on Libya," the statement said. Russia also issued a similarly worded statement in which it called for a ceasefire as

ISLAMABAD - The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday raided the house of former religious affairs minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi after a local court issued his arrest warrants. Senior Civil Judge Muhammad Alam Gondal issued Kazmi's arrest warrants after the Supreme Court ordered legal action against the former minister on FIA's stance that there was enough evidence of his involvement in the Haj scam. However, the FIA failed to arrest Kazmi at his house.
"Raids to nab the

LAHORE - Lahore Education Executive District Officer (EDO) Pervez Akhter replaced two examiners; a female superintendent and an invigilator, from grade eight's examination center located at Samanabad Government Higher Secondary School on Wednesday, during his surprise visit to various schools.
He said overall exams arrangements were satisfying and he only took action where it was needed. These exams of Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) are supervised by district governments,

MUMBAI - Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra were suspected to have "evaded income tax" on earnings from advertisements, foreign assignments and "guest appearances". The raids began on Monday morning and continued on Tuesday. Kaif and Chopra are among the highest-paid actresses in Bollywood. Some 30 tax inspectors were reported to have begun the raids on Monday which continued till late in the evening.
The office of a leading Bollywood photographer, Atul Kasbekar, was also raided,

KARACHI - Law enforcement agencies on Wednesday tried to arrest Federal Minister of State for Ports and Shipping Nabeel Gabol after he tendered his resignation.
Law enforcers arrived at Gabol's house to arrest him, but their attempt was made unsuccessful by his private security guards and other companions."We have received orders from our high-ups to detain you and shift you to Islamabad," the head of the police party told Gabol.
The law enforcement agencies later made a

ISTANBUL - Police detained 32 members of the Turkish Hezbollah movement in night raids in four cities, mainly in southeast Turkey, television news channels reported on Saturday.
The raids were ordered after some members of Hezbollah and the Kurdish separatist PKK militant group, freed earlier this month after spending over a decade in prison without being sentenced, failed to report to police stations and went underground.
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the rearrest of

LAHORE - The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Punjab raided an office owned by Pakistan Muslim League-Q leader MPA Moonis Elahi and arrested his manager Abdul Malik on Monday.
FIA officials conducted a raid at the office of a company, Al-Tahoor Pvt Limited, located in Garden Town, and owned by Moonis. The officials arrested the company's manager and started interrogating him. They also took all the record in their custody for investigation.
Sources in the FIA said Malik

WASHINGTON: Frustrated US military commanders in Afghanistan are pushing for a series of Special Operations ground raids in Pakistan, the New York Times reported.
The raids would likely need approval from President Barack Obama himself, and the wary administration fears political backlash in Pakistan. But the commanders see much to gain, particularly in terms of intelligence from captured militant leaders. "We've never been as close as we are now to getting the go-ahead to go

ABUJA: Soldiers and civilians were killed during an assault by Nigeria's armed forces on militant camps in the oil-producing Niger Delta two weeks ago, the army chief said late Tuesday, highlighting the intensity of the violence.
Army chief of staff Onyeabo Ihejirika said eight soldiers and six civilians were killed during the army, navy and air force raids against camps believed to belong to notorious gang leader John Togo in Delta state on Dec 1. The Nigerian military rarely

KARACHI: More than 300 suspects, including suspected Taliban leaders, were arrested in Manghopir, Karachi in a search operation on Tuesday, sources told Pakistan Today.
The crackdown was carried out after the Sindh government received information about possible terror attacks in Karachi during Muharram. On a tip-off, law enforcement agencies raided Manghopir and its surroundings areas.
Rangers and police personnel cordoned off the area and launched a search operation in

FIA seizes 7 mini exchanges, 300 mobile phone sims and equipment worth Rs. 20 million
Mini exchanges caused 50 million monthly losses to the national exchequer
LAHORE:
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials in its crackdown against mini exchanges on Thursday have claimed to seize seven mini exchanges working in different areas of the provincial capital.
The FIA officials told that six teams of the FIA under the supervision of Deputy Director Cyber Crimes