Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leader and Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Nadeem Afzal Chan on Thursday rejected the Transparency International’s annual report regarding corruption in Pakistan. While chairing the meeting of the committee in Islamabad, Chan said that he challenged Transparency International that the report was not prepared in the good faith. He […]
Dec 6 2012 | Posted in
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The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Tuesday issued summons to former Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in the case pertaining to the appointment of Adnan Khawaja as the managing director of the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL). According to the reports, NAB officials said Gilani had been issued a notice to submit his […]
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The Supreme Court on Monday said that the chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) would be responsible if the ship-mounted Karkey Karadeniz Elek trik Uretin power plant released without paying the liabilities. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing over return of the Karkey rental […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to assure the court that the Turkish ship-mounted rental power plant Karkey will not be allowed to leave till the company clears its arrears. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of the rental […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued orders to the authorities concerned to immediately arrest former chairman of the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) Tauqir Sadiq and initiate proceedings against him in accordance with the laws of the land. A three-member bench of the apex court with Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in the […]
Oct 2 2012 | Posted in
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In what appeared to be a shocking statement by top judge of the country, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) instead of putting a check-out on corruption has turned into a body that promotes it in the country. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice […]
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Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) Dr Shoaib Suddle on Wednesday said that he would dead Arsalan Iftikhar case on merit and would not come under pressure from any side. Speaking to the media, the bureaucrat said that all institutions were bound to obey rulings of the Supreme Court under article 190. Pledging that he said will […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has reserved its ruling on the review petition filed by Arsalan Iftikhar, son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry. The judgment is expected to be announced in a day or two. He challenged the court’s June 14 order regarding the controversy relating to allegations of a corruption worth Rs342 million […]
Chief National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari has offered to send politically motivated cases to parliament, hinting at a similar proposal to the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO). While giving a briefing to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), he was of the opinion that the bureau couldn’t alone close politically motivated cases. He noted, […]
Aug 2 2012 | Posted in
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An accountability court on Saturday reissued notices to Sharif Brothers, the leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), in cases pertaining to reopening of three corruption references. The court resumed began hearing of an application filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against two-time former premier, Nawaz Sharif and Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif. The accountability […]
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday granted Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf two more weeks for filing a review petition against the July 12 verdict. A five-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa resumed the hearing of the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. While issuing a deadline to […]
An accountability court on Wednesday summoned Sharif Brothers over the pleas filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for reopening references against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s leadership. The court also issued notices to Chairman NAB Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari to appear before the court on same day with details of the cases. Earlier, Bokhari filed […]