One of the chief accused in the ongoing ‘fake’ accounts case, Aslam Masood, was arrested by Interpol on Tuesday as he was boarding a flight from London to Jeddah, DawnNewsTV reported quoting security sources. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) hailed the arrest of Masood — the chief financial officer of the Omni Group of Companies […]
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Aslam Masood, chief suspect in ‘fake accounts’ case, arrested by Interpol: source
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1 more student allegedly commits suicide in Chitral
One more student in Chitral allegedly took his own life on Thursday after receiving his Intermediate exam results, police told . Police sources said that according to initial information, he had been unable to secure a foreign scholarship and had obtained lower test scores than his two close friends who had been selected for the […]
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ECP orders inquiry into RTS fiasco
ECP orders inquiry into RTS fiasco ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday ordered an inquiry into the result transmission system (RTS) fiasco. In a letter written to the Cabinet Division secretary, the ECP directed him to constitute an inquiry commission consisting of technical experts from the National Telecommunication and Information Technology Security […]
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RTS controversy likely to haunt ECP, Nadra for a long time
RTS controversy likely to haunt ECP, Nadra for a long time ISLAMABAD: It was all going smoothly till 11:47pm on July 25. The results after daylong polling were pouring in with the expected pace simultaneously at the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the offices of the returning officers (ROs) and the state-run Pakistan Television through […]
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SC seeks report about dual nationality of military officers
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the defence ministry to furnish a comprehensive report disclosing dual nationality of the officers of the armed forces and also mentioning any bar on personnel of the armed forced to retain foreign nationality. A three-judge Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar that had taken […]
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Wapda chairman reviews progress on Mohmand Dam construction
LAHORE: The Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) says that it is working on various options to start construction work on the 800MW Mohmand Dam project. “In view of the honourable Supreme Court’s judgement for early commencement of Mohmand dam [project], a number of options are being considered to start construction work on the project […]