FAISALABADCaretaker Punjab Chief Minister Najam Sethi has awarded 18 officers of civil administration and police department with commendation certificates for their excellent services for the administrative and security arrangements of General Election 2013 in Faisalabad division.  Divisional ...

ISLAMABAD - The caretaker federal government seems in a haste regarding removal and appointment of a number of key government functionaries even after the general elections, and has sacked two members of the Ministry of Information Technology (IT) without following the due process, TheNation has ...

LAHORE The Lahore High Court on Wednesday set aside the notification for termination of 20 law officers of the office of the advocate general Punjab, issued by the caretaker government on May 5 this year. The order from Justice Umar Ata Bandial came on a petition filed by the terminated law ...

The Lahore High Court on Wednesday declared the sacking of seven additional advocate generals and thirteen assistant advocate generals in Punjab as invalid.Chief Justice of Lahore High Court (LHC) Umar Ata Bandial heard the petition filed against sacking of the law officers and fresh appointments ...

LAHORE/BHAKKAR/ATTOCK Two Presiding Officers on Sunday were handcuffed while arrest warrants of 28 others were issued for delaying the results of general elections 2013.According to details, Assistant Prof Nasir Mehmood, Presiding Officer of National Assembly constituency NA-119 deployed at polling ...

  LAHORE   The Prison department has transferred senior officers of Kot Lakhpat jail, following the death of Indian spy, Sarabjit Singh who was critically injured in an attack by his jail fellows, said sources in Prison department on Sunday. They said that jail superintendent, Mohsin ...

NEW DELHI  - Three Indian navy officers are to be dismissed from service over their Facebook updates which reportedly included details about where their vessels were docked, an official said Thursday. The Navy has recommended the discharge of the officers for ‘violating information ...

LAHORE -  National Fertilizers Marketing Limited (NFML) is being run by retired officers who were rehired in the department after being given golden handshake under Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS), said well placed sources in the NFML on Wednesday. Certain other officers who had accepted VRS ...

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday restrained the caretaker Punjab government from taking any action against law officers serving in the provincial advocate general office.Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial issued the order on a petition moved by Rana Asadul Allah Advocate.The ...

KARACHI - Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila on Thursday conferred military awards on Pakistan Navy officers and men in an impressive investiture ceremony held here at Bahria Auditorium.The recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military) are Vice Admiral Shafqat Jawed, Vice Admiral ...

The Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Admiral (retd) Fasih Bukhari on Monday interacted with the grieving officers of the NAB Rawalpindi especially the colleagues of the Investigation Officer late Kamran Faisal and assured them that all appropriate measures will be taken to redress ...

LAHORE – The departmental promotion committee Thursday promoted eight officers of Directorate General Public Relations Punjab in grade-18. Information and Culture Secretary Mohyuddin Ahmad Wani presided over the meeting. According to details, Gohar Aziz Nawab Elahi, Mrs Perveen Riaz, Aamir ...

LAHORE – Following Punjab Chief Secretary Nasir Mehmood Khosa’s directives a number of OSDs on Saturday were given postings.However, a spokesman for the Punjab government said in a handout that 67 OSDs have been posted on various positions within last week. There is not a single OSD in ...

LAHORE – The transfers and postings of government servants should not be done on discriminatory basis, Justice Aysha A Malik of Lahore High Court (LHC) observed on Tuesday.The transfer of the officers in Balochistan should be fair and according to a uniform policy, she warned the government. ...

FAISALABAD - On special instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, a financial relief has been provided to the masses throughout the province. The district government employees should make their best efforts to ensure ample supply of daily-use items at “Sasta Ramazan Bazaars” ...

LAHORE - District Coordination Officer Ahad Khan Cheema has said that laws regarding one dish and timings of wedding ceremonies will be implemented at all cost. Directions in this regard have already been issued to TMOs and Town Administrators, he further said.Presiding over a meeting in Town Hall ...

LAHORE – Despite the tall claims of Punjab government to promote merit and transparency in transfers and postings of officers on key slot in administrative hierarchy, the posting in Anti-Corruption Establishment is not only violation of rules but also negation of self-claimed good governance ...

LAHORE – Punjab Police Inspector General said that only devoted, dedicated and dutiful police officers are the real asset of the department and all possible steps will be adopted for their welfare.IG Punjab Haji Habib ur Rehman expressed these views while addressing to a police darbar held at ...

ISLAMABAD  - Security officials have said that Pakistan Army has indicted Brig Ali Khan for his alleged links with a banned outfit. The Army has started court martial proceedings against the brigadier and four other officers over suspected ties to the Hizb-ut-Tahrir group.The sources in Army ...

Rawalpindi - Tout mafia has taken over the Excise Office in Rawalpindi due to negligence of the department.The agents have fixed rates for different tasks like car registration number, transfer and tokens, and Rs 200 is charged for entering the office.The excise and taxation officers have appointed ...

RAWALPINDI  - Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani visited Abbottabad Thursday in connection with Commanding Officers' Conference of the Frontier Force Regiment. The Commanding Officers' Conference is a formal event for interaction between unit commanders and senior officers, ...

LAHORE – The annual general body meeting of PMS (Provincial Management Service) Officers Association Punjab held at a local hotel on Monday. The body termed postings of DMG (District Management Group) officers against PMS posts a blatant violation of the Constitution. Good number officers of ...

KARACHI - On the orders of Local Government Minister Agha Siraj Khan Durrani, the Sindh Local Government Department Secretary has suspended three officers of BS-18 and BS-17 for embezzlement of funds. Anwar Ali Baloch BS-17 of SCUG Service (Admn, Branch), Maqsood Badar Uddin BS-18 of SCUG Service ...

LAHORE – The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced to promote 77 inspectors to the rank of Income Tax Officers (ITOs), however, 113 seats of ITOs are still vacant and tax department is reluctant to fill the posts.Federal Revenue Alliance Unions central president Abdul Qayyum hailed the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A lack of preparation and poor communication at top levels after disaster struck were among the failures that turned a nuclear accident at Japan's Fukushima plant into the worst atomic crisis in 25 years, a panel probing the disaster said on Monday. The panel -- headed by an ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE Commissioner Lahore Division Jawad Rafiq Malik has warned Town Municipal Officers and police officers saying any death sale of killer string and kite flying, claiming life of any citizen will not be tolerated at any cost and such officers will be responsible for ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - Emergency Response Committee for Dengue Chairman Mian Marghoob Ahmad has said that in Samanabad Town, 4471 indoor residual spray cases have been disposed of in the light of online lists of Health Department and rest of the 313 IRS cases would be completed on Thursday ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE An impressive ceremony was held on Independence Day on Sunday at the Civil Secretariat for awarding prizes and certificates to officers of various departments showing good performance. Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif gave away prizes and commendatory ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER WARBURTON - The Headmasters Association asked the District Monitoring Officer Shakeel Ahmad Bhatti not to threaten Senior Headmaster Waqar Waheed of Govt High School Rehan Wala. Reportedly, Mr Waqar Waheed, who is former district education officer, had refused to appoint a ...

ISLAMABAD - Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued pre-admission notices to five parties including Secretary Cabinet Division Nargis Sethi in a petition against forcible leave of Toqeer Sadiq and notification of acting charge to Kamal Maree as Chairman Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority ...