Government Seeks to Expand Scope of Broadsheet LLC Probe
Government Seeks to Expand Scope of Broadsheet LLC Probe
File photo of Azmat Saeed Sheikh
One-member commission to also probe Hudaibiya sugar mills, PPP Surrey Palace in addition to liabilities paid to U.K.-based assets recovery firm
The federal cabinet on Tuesday expanded the scope of an inquiry commission tasked with probing the Broadsheet LLC scandal, with Information Minister Shibli Faraz saying it would now also investigate the Hudaibiya sugar mills of the PMLN and the Surrey Palace of PPP leaders.
Addressing a press conference, he said that the cabinet had constituted a one-member commission led by and solely comprising former Supreme Court judge Azmat Sheikh under the Commission of Inquiry Act, 2017. The commission would, he said, submit its findings within 45 days and “expose” anyone who had played a role in causing losses to the national exchequer. The commission, per its terms of reference, is empowered to s
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January 23, 2021
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Friday rejected the formation of a government’s inquiry committee to probe the Broadsheet saga and appointment of Justice (R) Azmat Saeed as its head.
Talking to the media outside Parliament, PPP Secretary-General Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari said the committee was an eye wash to divert the people’s attention from real issues and get desired results. An independent inquiry under Prime Minister Imran Khan is not possible. The investigation is only being conducted to divert the public attention from the issue while the purpose of appointing Justice (R) Azmat Saeed is to blame the opposition and former leaders for it,” he added.
ISLAMABAD: The appointment of retired justice Azmat Saeed as the head of the inquiry commission on the Broadsheet scandal has become controversial as the opposition has rejected the selection while the government has defended the move.
The opposition has rejected the appointment on the grounds that Justice Saeed was part of the five-member bench of the Supreme Court which announced the verdict against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in the Panama Papers case.
On the other hand, federal Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan have said that the government had no “bad” intention in retired Justice Saeed’s appointment.
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Friday rejected the formation of a government’s inquiry committee to probe the Broadsheet saga and.
Lahore CanSino vaccine trial concludes with no severe reactions reported
Most participants developed antibodies to coronavirus SAMAA | Daniyal Umer - Posted: Jan 23, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | Daniyal Umer Posted: Jan 23, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
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The trial of a coronavirus vaccine from China s CanSino Biologics has been successfully completed at Lahoreâs University of Health Sciences. No severe reactions have been reported.
Only 5% of those vaccinated experienced a mild fever after being administered the shots, according to UHS Vice Chancellor Professor Javed Akram.Â
Clinical trials of the same vaccine recorded no severe adverse effects as well, CanSinoâs Chief Scientific Officer Zhu Tao said in September 2020.