Tag: Removed

All police pickets will be removed gradually: CCPO

All police pickets throughout the city will be gradually removed, Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Ahmed Raza Tahir said on Sunday. Tahir directed...

Two DSPs removed over Chechens’ killing

On the directives of a tribunal investigating into the killing of five unarmed Chechens at Kharotabad in Quetta on May 17, two deputy superintendents...

Over 100 encroachments removed from Shah Faisal Town

The Shah Faisal Town administration removed over 100 encroachments from the town and demolished a number of illegal structures during the last couple of...

Govt assures Chinese investors legal hitches will be removed

ISLAMABAD - In a major development on Wednesday, the government assured Chinese investors that it would expedite progress on removing the legal barriers that are hindering investment of an estimated $15 billion in the country's hydel power sector.
An official source said a 10-member delegation led by Chinese Three Gorges Project Corporation (CTGPC) Chairman Cao Guangjing spent a busy day meeting the president, finance minister and other senior officials to sort out the

Zoo director was removed for sexual harassment

LAHORE - Lahore Zoo Director Muhammad Iqbal Khalid, who was removed about a week ago from his post and was replaced by the Lahore Zoo Deputy Director Dr Zahid Bhatti, is accused of sexually harassing a female member of the lower staff. The incident was put down by many as the reason for his removal. The victim, a female guard requesting anonymity, told Pakistan Today that she and many other members of the zoo staff had to tolerate the 'harsh' behaviour of Khalid, who they said was too

PML-Q wants Zafar Qureshi removed from FIA team

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) parliamentarians on Thursday demanded that the government remove Zafar Ahmed Qureshi, head of the FIA team investigating the National Insurance Corporation Limited (NICL) scam.
A day after the FIA sought arrest warrants for PML-Q's Moonis Elahi, two female parliamentarians, Shahnaz Sheikh and Attiya Inayatullah, came to the Chaudhrys' rescue during Thursday's session. Speaking on a point of order, Shahnaz Sheikh said, "Zafar

No need for RGST if lacunae in tax collection removed: PAC

ISLAMABAD - The Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday observed that if the Federal Board of Revenue removed lacunae in the existing tax collection system, there would be no need to impose Reformed General Sales Tax. The PAC members made this observation when they found that a test check conducted by the auditor general of Pakistan had revealed that the FBR had failed to recover adjudged government dues worth Rs 9.4 billion.
Citing the audit report 2008-09 pertaining to the

‘Teachers’ observed – School teachers removed from service in 2010

LAHORE - During 2010, around 331 school teachers were removed from service by the Punjab School Education Department on various charges of corruption and misconduct, Pakistan Today has learnt.
The school education department also sent around 67 school teachers on compulsory retirement while salaries of around 1,614 school teachers were also deducted after disciplinary actions were initiated against them. Increments of around 296 school teachers were also stopped by the

Indus Water commissioner removed

ISLAMABAD - Indus Water Commissioner Jamaat Ali Shah has been removed from his post, a private TV channel reported on Wednesday.
Jamaat was appointed as commissioner of the Indus Water Commission in 1993. The government has appointed Shiraz Jamil Memon as the new commissioner for the Indus Water Commission.

Multi-coloured Balochistan flags removed

QUETTA: Two dozen tri-coloured flags symbolizing an independent Balochistan in Killi Jamaldini and Badini in Mal area on main Quetta-Iran highway in district Naushki were removed in an operation by Frontier Corps Balochistan.
A hundred personnel of FC Balochistan and a dozen policemen arrived on the location and removed the flags from houses and electricity poles in the area, sources said. When contacted, police officials confirmed the news.

Two traffic bottlenecks removed

LAHORE: In a landmark development to free roads from traffic jams, two main bottlenecks at key intersections, which were identified by the Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TEPA) under the master plan 2021, have been removed allowing smooth traffic supply, Pakistan Today has learnt.
Yateem Khana Chowk and the Scheme Morr, which were intersections on the Multan Road leading to the Lahore Ring Road, were among the 20 main bottlenecks in the city including Chowk Taxali, Chowk