A provincial anti-corruption court in Karachi has sent former official Zamir Abbasi to judicial custody in the alleged Rs8.5 billion corruption case linked to the city’s BRT Yellow Line project. Read More: Former BRT Yellow Line Project Director Arrested Over Alleged Rs8 billion financial irregularity The court ordered that Abbasi be transferred to Karachi Central Jail […]
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Former BRT director remand extended in corruption case
A provincial anti-corruption court in Karachi has extended the physical remand of former Yellow Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project Director Zamir Abbasi by three days in an ongoing corruption investigation. The court directed that Abbasi remain in the custody of anti-corruption authorities to facilitate further inquiry into allegations of financial irregularities linked to the […]
Adani agrees to penalty in US court case
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has agreed to pay a multi-million-dollar civil penalty in a United States (US) court case linked to corruption allegations, according to a company filing released on Friday. The settlement is connected to a November 2024 indictment filed in New York, which accused Adani and several associates of misleading international investors as […]
IHC schedules hearing for Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi Al-Qadir Trust appeals
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday announced that it will hear the petitions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi challenging their convictions in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust corruption case on March 31. Read More: IHC puts off Al–Qadir Trust case hearing until June 11 According to the cause list […]
Trial of Istanbul mayor Imamoglu begins amid political controversy
The trial of jailed Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu began on Monday in the high-security court complex in Silivri, marking the start of a massive corruption case that critics say is politically motivated and aimed at sidelining a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Read More: Turkish court jails Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu pending trial The case involves […]
115 tola gold recovered in Kohistan corruption case
A major development has taken place in Kohistan corruption scandal as authorities recovered 115 tolas of gold from the house of Bilal Shah, an associate of the prime suspect of the maga corruption scam. According to NAB (National Accountability Bureau) sources on Tuesday, the accused also owns a plot in Abbottabad worth Rs. 60 million. […]
Court rejects bail pleas of six in APP corruption case
A special court on Wednesday has dismissed post-arrest bail applications of six accused in the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) mega corruption case, where millions of rupees were allegedly transferred into private accounts without approval. Special Judge Central Humayun Dilawar announced the decision after hearing the bail pleas of six former officials: Muhammad Ghawas, Idrees […]
Court acquits ex-chairman and others in steel mill corruption reference
KARACHI: All accused including a former chairman of a reference in connection with committing corruption in Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) have been acquitted by an accountability court in Karachi. The former PSM chairman Moeen Aftab Sheikh was subject to charges of selling the traders goods at lower rates but the court acquitted them all on the benefit of the doubt. Others accused were also subject to the […]
My approval will be required for arresting officers of Grade-19 and above: NAB Chief
“No government official under arrest will ever be handcuffed,” said Chairman NAB (redt) Javed Iqbal on Tuesday. The NAB chief addressed senior bureaucrats at Lahore’s Civil Secretariat. He stated that from now on his approval will be required for arresting officers of Grade-19 and above. He assured the officials to work without fear according to […]
Punjab Government to provide NS with best possible treatment: PM
An update shared by Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on twitter stated that PM Imran Khan has directed Punjab Government to provide the former PM Nawaz Sharif with the privilege to his choice of medical treatment at any hospital. According to Mr. Chaudhry the PM has instructed to implement the recommendations of the medical board that […]