Farid Sabri
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Afghan national faking embassy documents for Thai visas nabbed
–Idrees Fiazi helped Afghan govt officials get Thai visas ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested an Afghan national from Islamabad who was involved in human smuggling by using fake stamps and letterheads of the Afghanistan embassy for obtaining Thai visas for Afghan government officials by showing them as private citizens. A senior official of the FIA, privy to the… → Read More
Interior ministry approves cyber unit to curb child pornography
* The cyber unit run by FIA will be equipped with latest technology ISLAMABAD: Following an increase in child abuse and pornography cases in the country, the government has come up with a new idea to put an end to the menace as the interior ministry gave an approval to the formation of the Cyber Patrolling Unit (CPU), run by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). The recent spate of child… → Read More
Child of Filipino national allegedly molested by cleric
ISLAMABAD: The capital police on Wednesday arrested a cleric allegedly for molesting a child in the jurisdiction of Koral police station. The accused identified as Muhammad Aslam, 30, hails from Layyah and is a cleric and teaches Quran at Jamia Masjid, Marwah Town of the city. According to a complaint registered by child’s father two days earlier, the accused allegedly molested the child, Jibran… → Read More
Govt plans to enrol 3,000 seminary students to get modern education
* Only 40 madrassas of Islamabad enlisted in programme so far * Seminaries lacking proper classrooms, facilities ISLAMABAD: In order to bring the country’s religious seminaries in the mainstream education system, the federal government has enrolled hundred religious seminaries, to eliminate extremist tendencies, under the National Action Plan (NAP), it emerged on Tuesday. According to details,… → Read More
Islamabad SHO’s Facebook account hacked, hacker demanded money from friends
ISLAMABAD: The social media account of a well-reputed inspector of Islamabad Police, Rukhsar Mehdi, on Sunday was hacked by some unidentified hacker who later sent messages to dozens of his friends and asked to deposit money in his mobile account through easy paisa. Mr Rukhsar claimed that he will not register a formal complaint with Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) as he thinks the… → Read More
FIA busts ‘brigadier’ exploiting women through matrimonial ads
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a suspect exploiting woman through matrimonial ads in daily newspapers while impersonating an army brigadier. According to details, the arrest was made on a complaint by a person who had come from the UAE just to pursue the case of his sister’s exploitation by the impersonator. In the ads, ‘brigadier’ Basharat claimed that he was… → Read More
FIA arrests four CDA officers on corruption charges in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on the second day of 2018 has arrested one former and three incumbent land directorate officers of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on the charges of ‘illegal double allotment,’ which inflicted a loss of millions of rupees to the national exchequer. The case was registered under sections 109, 409, 420, 468, 471 of the Pakistan Penal Code… → Read More
FIA fails to conclude CDA’s lingering corruption cases
ISLAMABAD: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has failed to pursue dozens of pending corruption cases in Capital Development Authority (CDA). Well placed sources have told Pakistan Today that the FIA officials worked hand in glove with CDA officials that is why the corruption cases of billions of rupees have been lingering on for years. ‘For the last five years, not a single case has seen its… → Read More
Islamabad admin directs TLYR to call-off protest after IHC order
* Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui observes if a good deed is carried out wrongly, it becomes a ‘wrong act’ ISLAMABAD: Following the orders passed by the Islamabad High Court on Thursday, the Islamabad administration has warned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLYR) to call-off their rally led by cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi or be ready to face legal action. Interestingly, experts have said that… → Read More
Tehreek-e-Labaik bulldozes state’s writ as Islamabad withstands siege
ISLAMABAD: At least 2,000 Tehreek-e-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLYR) protesters continued chanting against government policies on not disclosing and taking action against the parliamentarians who were behind the alleged conspiracy of change in electoral laws. TLYR siege of Faizabad interchange spanning over weeks questions government’s writ. They have erected over six dozen tents to save themselves… → Read More
SC displeased over felling of trees in the Capital
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its annoyance over tree felling in posh areas of the Capital and directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to take action against its officials – Director General Environment and Director General Estate – mindful of the act and submit a report within 24 hours. It may be mentioned here that a large number of trees are being felled on… → Read More
ISI acquires five kanals of prime CDA land for building mosque
* Premier agency has assured civic authority that the mosque will be used jointly by CDA and ISI employees * ISI has already acquired five constructed blocks of CDA due to ‘security concerns’ ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has allowed premier spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), to construct a mosque on its land, further shrinking the boundaries of the CDA… → Read More
ISI pushes FIA to take up case against Altaf Hussain
Owing to mounting pressure by Inter-Services Intelligence’s (ISI), the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) high-ups are planning to shift the recently registered case against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain to Islamabad since the Karachi bureau lacks forensic accountants and could easily be influenced, sources said. FIA Karachi had registered a case against Altaf Hussain… → Read More
Sohan UC chairmen allegedly collecting illegal tax on vehicles
ISLAMABAD: At least two union council chairmen are allegedly collecting illegal tax from the public on vehicles, despite clear directives of the Islamabad mayor against the practice, it emerged on Tuesday. Sohan UC 21 Chairman of MCI opposition Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI), Malik Amir Ali is allegedly collecting illegal tax of Rs80 from tractor trollies, Rs50 from trucks, Rs30 from Shahzore and… → Read More
FIA seeks bail of cybercrime accused who maligned military, judiciary
ISLAMABAD: With compliance to the orders of Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal to exclude Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s anti-terrorism sections against the social media activist working for Maryam Nawaz media cell by hook or by crook, the agency Saturday requested the court to delete anti-terrorism sections and grant him bail, sources confided in Pakistan Today. Amidst political pressure, the… → Read More
Amidst political pressure, FIA requests court for bail of cybercrime accused
ISLAMABAD: With compliance to the orders of Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal to exclude the anti-terrorism sections from the registered the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) against the social media activist working for Maryam Nawaz media cell by hook or by crook, the FIA Saturday requested the court to delete anti-terrorism sections and grant him bail, sources confided in Pakistan Today. Amidst… → Read More
Another Sharif media cell activist picked up over anti-army, anti-judiciary campaign
* Talal Ch using his influence to get the accused out of FIA’s custody ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) late Thursday arrested a social media activist allegedly associated with the ruling-Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz media wing for maligning the Pakistan Army and judiciary. According to sources, an FIA team had apprehended Anwar Adil Tanoli from Islamabad in a raid and had also… → Read More
ICT police assist accused cops to get bail in diplomat house robbery case
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police allegedly favoured their fellow policemen—who were recently involved in a robbery case in North Korean diplomat’s residence—by not arresting them for two weeks, despite interior minister’s directives, and now all of them have successfully obtained pre-arrest bail, it has been learnt. A high official of ICT requesting anonymity revealed that, after the incident, the… → Read More
LEAs fail to trace Daesh flag hoisters
Twelve days on, despite having the best technology and Safe City Project in place, Islamabad Police, CIA, and CID have failed to trace the unidentified persons who put Daesh’s flag in a daylight on a city’s thoroughfare, which created panic among the residents. A senior police official while commenting on the matter said that the committee which was formed to investigate the matter was still… → Read More
Rangers appear in court out of the blue
–ICT administration denies deploying Rangers ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Rangers on Monday refused to let Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal inside the accountability court premises during the hearing of the former prime minister before the NAB court. The interior minister said Rangers operate on the directions of the chief commissioner, adding that the Rangers claimed to have their own orders of not… → Read More