August, 2020
Land allotment case: NAB arrests Sindh LG Secretary Roshan Sheikh
KARACHI : The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday arrested Sindh Local Government Secretary Roshan Ali Sheikh in illegal land allotment case. Roshan Ali Sheikh was arrested after the Sindh High Court on Monday rejected the bail pleas of Sindh LG secretary and nine others in an illegal land allotment case. Sheikh and nine other suspects in the case had filed bail pleas in the high court. During the hearing, the SHC judge said that the accused were involved in the illegal land allotment and misused their powers as governmentRead More
PMDU receives performance report of FBR officials
ISLAMABAD : The Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit (PMDU) has received report regarding the performance of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials. The report compiled by the Chairman FBR has been presented before Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to the report, a strict warning has been given to ten high ranking officials of the FBR over their poor performance. Letters of displeasure have been sent to member Custom Policy, DG Customs Intelligence, Chief Collector Balochistan, Chief Commissioner IR Karachi, Chief Collector Islamabad, DG Customs Karachi, member Customs Operation, Chief CommissionerRead More
Loan default: Court gives Sharif cousins last chance to appear
LAHORE: A banking court on Monday expressed resentment over the cousins of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for failing to appear in a case against them for allegedly defaulting on bank loans. Judge Munir Joya warned that the accused persons’ identity cards, passports, and bank accounts will be blocked if they do not appear in court in a personal capacity. For the last ten months, they have been getting the case adjourned through their lawyers without showing up, he observed. Adjourning the case until September 7, the court ruled thatRead More
Sindh nods for by-polls at vacant assembly seats under COVID-19 SOPs
KARACHI : The election commission has started preparations for by-election on two vacant seats of Sindh Assembly after given go-ahead from the provincial government. Two Sindh Assembly seats, PS-88 and PS-52 in Malir and Umerkot districts, had been lying vacant after the deaths of MPAs Murtaza Baloch and Ali Mardan Shah. Sindh Human Settlement Minister Ghulam Murtaza Baloch lost his life to the novel coronavirus in June this year, while Syed Ali Mardan Shah, a former provincial minister was died of cardiac arrest in January. The Election Commission of PakistanRead More
China to absorb Pakistan’s textile yield significantly: Report
Islamabad, Aug 24 (DNA ): The market in China will absorb Pakistan’s textile yield significantly and support textile sector for its further rehabilitation in wake of COVID-19. Gwadar Pro quoting Monthly Report of China Cotton Market released by China Cotton Net stated that the global economic recovery has been slow and gradual, while the Chinese economy has recovered steadily. The textile imports volume of China rose 6.5% year-on-year in July, well ahead of market expectations. Subsequently, China’s textile demand has continued to pick up significantly in August. as the ordersRead More
FWO resumes cleaning of sewerage drains in Karachi
KARACHI : The Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) on Monday has resumed its work to clear sewerage drains in Karachi ahead of heavy rain forecast. The FWO teams along with heavy machinery are currently working on to clear Gujjar Nullah. Meanwhile, the operation to remove illegal structures built over sewerage drains in the city has been postponed. The drive was set to resume today, but was postponed due to rain forecast in the city, sources privy to the development said. The decision to kick-off an anti-encroachment drive at sewerage drains willRead More