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17/feb/2023: Fact Check: Did Transparency International Pakistan Declare Army as the Most Corrupt Institute?

Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) released the National Corruption Perception Survey (NCPS) 2022 on December 9, which aimed to expose the most corrupt sectors in the country. According to the report, the public perceives the police as the most corrupt sector, …. (Read More )

KARACHI: A smear campaign against the Pakistan Army is being promoted on social media claiming it to be the “most corrupt institutions of Pakistan” …

ISLAMABAD-The federal government has given three years relaxation in maximum age limit and five years in experience to the prospective energy sector specialist in petroleum sector, apparently to accommodate one of its blue eyed candidates. (Read More)

13/feb/2023: TI Pakistan rejects report KARACHI: A smear campaign against the Pakistan Army is being promoted on social media claiming it to be the……

16/feb/2023: KARACHI: Opposition lawmakers’ lack of interest in the Sindh Assembly proceedings on Tuesday marred yet another private members’ day as none of the movers of private bills…. 

Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani, who initiated the proceedings with a usual delay of over one and half hours, expressed displeasure over the absence of opposition members on the private members’ day, mainly meant for carrying out business of the opposition members. (Read More )

16/feb/2023: Minister vows to move court over cement factory issue QUETTA: Balochistan’s local government minister has called for cancelling the allotment of a 45,000-acre  ….

Mohammad Saleh Bhootani, who is also the provincial president of the ruling Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), was speaking on the point of order in the Balochistan Assembly. Mr Bhootani said the Mines and Minerals Development Department had allotted 45,000 acres to a cement factory, which he said belonged to the people of Hub and Lasbela districts. (Read More)

16/feb/2023: IHC seeks fresh schedule for local govt polls ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday sought a fresh schedule for the local government (LG)….

An IHC division bench comprising Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz resumed hearing the appeals filed by the ECP and the federal government against the decision of the single-member bench that had directed the ECP to conduct polls on Dec 31 ( Read More)

16/feb/2023: CJP hints at online streaming of court proceedings ,ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday hinted at making available the transcript….

“We have considered this issue and will take it up in the full court,” observed the CJP who was heading a three-judge bench that had taken up a challenge to the August 2022 amendments to the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) by former premier Imran Khan. (Read More)

16/feb/2023:  Governor, ECP opt for ‘legal course’ over Punjab polls LAHORE: A “consultative meeting” between Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman and officials of the Election Commission…

 The high court, which had asked ECP to consult the governor for the election date in the province, would be approached by the government after “consultations with legal and constitutional experts (Read More)

15/feb/2023:  Pakistan approves up to 124% increase in gas tariff for domestic consumers in compliance with IMF directives

he Pakistani government has taken this decision as per the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before reaching a staff-level agreement with Pakistan on revival of the loan programme (Read More) The high court, which had asked ECP to consult the governor for the election date in the province, would be approached by the government after “consultations with legal and constitutional experts”

13/feb/2023:   Transparency International Asks CM Punjab to Review EOI for Waste to Energy Project in Lahore Transparency International Pakistan has asked Chief Minister Punjab…

13/feb/2023:  PIC Resolves 322 Complaints In Year 2022 For Ensuring Transparency ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 8th Feb, 2023 )

07/feb/2023:  Six CDA officers booked over corruption According to sources, the FBR has registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the six accused CDA officers

Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday booked six Capital Development Authority (CDA) officers over corruption charges (Read More)

02/feb/2023:  Pakistan makes no improvement on corruption perception index, ranks 140 out of 180 countries: report

Pakistan failed to make any improvement on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) in 2022 as the country ranked 140 out of 180 countries — a position unchanged from the last year, Transparency International said in a report on Tuesday (Read More)

کرپشن انڈیکس: پاکستان کی درجہ بندی بدستور 140
ویں نمبر پر برقرار

دنیا میں کرپشن پر نظر رکھنے والے ادارے ٹرانسپیرنسی انٹرنیشنل (ٹی آئی) نے اپنی تازہ سالانہ رپورٹ ’کرپشن پرسیپشن انڈیکس 2022‘ میں پاکستان کو درجہ بندی کے اعتبار سے 180 ممالک کی فہرست میں گزشتہ سال کے طرح بدستور 140 ویں نمبر پر برقرار رکھا ہے  
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02/feb/2023:   Pakistan’s corruption score worst in a decade: report Retaining last year’s CPI ranking, Pakistan remains 140th out of 180 countries

Pakistan was included amongst the list of ten countries that have “significantly declined” in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2022, hitting the lowest score since 2012, revealed a report by Transparency International (TI) (Read More)