Govt’s action, reaction in Broadsheet saga perplexing
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January 21, 2021
ISLAMABAD: As daily doses of new and interesting details of Broadsheet saga continue to pour in, the government’s attempt at damage control comes across as perplexing.
On January 6, 2021 in an inter-ministerial meeting held in the foreign ministry and attended by officials of the Foreign Office, NAB, finance ministry, the attorney general’s office and the law ministry, it was decided to send a legal notice to the United Bank Limited, UK, for “unauthorized debit of account” to pay Broadsheet “without informing” the Pakistan High Commission in London.
On Sept 14, 2020, The News published an exclusive story by its London correspondent Murtaza Ali Shah disclosing that the Pakistan Government had issued instructions to the UBL London office to make a payment of around $27 million to Broadsheet after the company had moved the London high court and obtained freezing orders on monies kept in
Govt’s action, reaction perplexing in Broadsheet saga
Top Story
January 21, 2021
ISLAMABAD: As daily doses of new and interesting details of Broadsheet saga continue to pour in, government’s attempt at damage control comes across as perplexing.
On January 6, 2021 in an inter-ministerial meeting held in the foreign ministry and attended by officials of the Foreign Office, NAB, finance ministry, the attorney general’s office and the law ministry, it was decided to send a legal notice to United Bank Limited UK for “unauthorized debit of account” to pay Broadsheet “without informing” the Pakistan High Commission in London. On Sept 14, 2020, The News published an exclusive story by its London correspondent Murtaza Ali Shah disclosing that the Pakistan Government had issued instructions to the UBL London office to make a payment of around $27 million to Broadsheet after the company had moved the London high court and obtained freezing orders on monies kept in bank accou