In a scathing address to industrialists at the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Khawaja Asif said that even a 50 percent reduction in corruption would eliminate the need for International Monetary Fund (IMF) assistance to Pakistan. The defense minister lamented that corruption has become so entrenched that customs collectors brazenly accept bribes of 400 […]
The officials were fired after corruption accusations were proven against them, including two Food Supervisors and an Assistant Food Controller. According to reports, Assistant Food Controller Muhammad Aqil was dismissed for ‘embezzling’ over Rs 220.28, while Food Inspector, Zulfiqar Ali Lakhair, was also dismissed for ‘embezzling’ Rs 570 million. Another Food Inspector Fahim Azhar was […]
The former prime minister, already serving a six-year jail term for corruption related to the plunder of sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, faces several other cases linked to the financial scandal that led to his defeat in the 2018 elections. Taking the witness stand, Najib told the court: “The charges against me are politically motivated.” The […]
As per the details, the Director General of FIA wrote a letter to the zonal directors of FIA and sought the details of the cases registered along with ongoing inquiries against government officials and politicians across the country. The letter specifically seeks data on the number of cases that the FIA is handling against government […]
As per details, the PPP leader urged the court to allow him to travel abroad from February 15 to March 30 for medical treatment. The court reserved the verdict against Asim Hussain and others in the case related to sending back the Rs 17 billion reference to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) which will be […]
Ishaq Dar, former finance minister and PML-N leader, had arrest warrants issued for him in a case involving his being declared a proclaimed criminal, but on Friday, an accountability court in Islamabad postponed the warrants. Dar, who is currently based in London, was branded an absconder in a corruption reference in 2017. At Friday’s […]
A French court on Monday sentenced former President Nicolas Sarkozy to three years in prison; for corruption and influence-peddling but suspended two years of the sentence. President from 2007 to 2012, he was found guilty of trying to illegally obtain information from a senior magistrate in 2014; about an ongoing investigation into his campaign finances. […]
