Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: In a major development, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) management has decided to move out all tainted officials of the estate and land wings of the civic agency. Perturbed over recent alleged land scams, sources said CDA Chairman Anwarul Haq decided to transfer all officials of the estate and land wings with dubious backgroundto other directorates. The estate wing …

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology on Monday observed that the caretaker government was not authorised to make regular appointments as its mandate was limited to day-to-day affairs. The chairman of the committee, Senator Sardar Mohammad Shafiq Tareen, while responding to a briefing about Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) expressed concern over the state of …

ISLAMABAD: The National Account­­­ability Bureau (NAB) has closed an inquiry against caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar, the graft watchdog told Dawn on Monday. But in contrast to NAB’s official position, sources claimed that the file of the case against the caretaker PM was still “on the NAB chief’s table” since the executive board was incomplete following the departure of key officials. …

LAHORE: The initial investigation has reportedly detected the chronic problems in repackaging (compounding) the Avastin drug and its supply and the maintenance of the cold chain that led to the outbreak of the disease in Punjab. The official figures unveiled that the contaminated drug has severely affected the vision of 68 patients in the province since the scam surfaced. Of the total …

LAHORE: With his aggressive stance, demanding the accountability of former generals and judges, making some within the party uneasy ahead of his planned return to Pakistan on Oct 21, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is giving his stated position “a second thought”, party insiders told Dawn on Monday. “Although the elder Sharif had refused to accept the request made by his younger brother Shehbaz …

The Senate Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, in its meeting on Tuesday, called for the general elections to be held within the 90-day constitutional timeframe. The recommendation comes days after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced that polls in the country would be held in January next year. However, the timeframe lacks a specific date for the elections. It also exceeds …

The PML-N on Tuesday expressed anger over interim Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti’s remarks regarding PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif being arrested upon return, prompting the caretaker government to release a clarification. The discourse comes as the elder Sharif prepares to return to Pakistan on October 21. Nawaz departed the country in November 2019 for medical treatment following his conviction in a corruption case. …

A special court on Tuesday extended PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s judicial remand in the cipher case until October 10. The cipher case pertains to a diplomatic document which reportedly went missing from Imran’s possession. The PTI alleges that it contained a threat from the United States to oust Imran from power. Following the suspension of the PTI chairman’s …

The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has filed an application in the Supreme Court to withdraw its review petition against the court’s verdict on the 2017 sit-in by the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) at Faizabad in Islamabad. Authored by Justice Qazi Faez Isa years before he took oath as the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP), the searing judgement had instructed the defence ministry and the …

KARACHI: Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Riffat Mukhtar Raja on Sunday directed his subordinates to ensure deportation of all illegal immigrants as soon as possible. Chairing a meeting to review an ongoing crackdown on illegal immigrants, smuggling and street crime, he said that comprehensive recommendations should be prepared and sent to the Sindh government in this regard. He said …