30 killed as fierce anti-government protests erupt in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq: At least 30 people were killed in renewed anti-government demonstrations in the capital, Baghdad and swept through several other cities in the country’s...
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NAB closes 19-year old corruption case against Ch Shujaat, Pervaiz Elahi
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has closed a 19-year-old inquiry against Punjab Assembly speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain due...
Indian business tycoon Vijay Mallya declared “fugitive economic offender”
NEW DELHI: Vijay Mallya, a liquor baron and business tycoon in India who is facing charges of loan default and has been staying in Britain,...
Nawaz sentenced to Prison for 7 Years in Al-Azizia Reference, Arrested from Courtroom
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad’s Accountability Court-II on Monday sentenced former Prime Minister and Quaid Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Nawaz Sharif in Al-Azizia Steel Mills reference to prison...
SC Orders to Freeze Properties of Malik Riaz, Zardari Group, Omni Group
LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Monday ordered to freeze the properties of Zardari Group, Bahria Town and Omni Group, saying the properties will be linked...
Protesters Demonstrate Against Corruption in Lebanon
BEIRUT: Tens of protesters held a demonstration Sunday in Riad El Solh, downtown Beirut, demanding the prosecution of the corrupt political authority in Lebanon, local...
China Punishes Over 7,800 Officials for Violating Frugality Rules in October
BEIJING: China’s top anti-graft body said 7,819 officials were punished for violating frugality rules in October. The officials were involved in 5,585 cases, said the...
Time for Soul-Searching – by Parvez Jamil
Where justice is purposely denied to a just cause or case through man-made laws, the law of nature comes into action. Penalties occur so silently...
COAS determined to break terrorists, criminality and corruption nexus
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif on Thursday reiterated his “unwavering” resolve to break the nexus between terrorists, criminality and corruption....
Strong political will required to wipe out corruption: NAB
ISLAMABAD: Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Qamar Zaman Chaudhry Thursday said a corruption free Pakistan would remain a dream unless people at their own...