The government is reportedly considering a host of measures to prevent fund wastage in public projects. Those entrusted with these tasks will no doubt have plenty of accounting and tweaking to do if they want to cut costs, but there is one thing beyond finances that can make a big impact: ensuring accountability. Public projects…
LAHORE: An anti-corruption court on Friday adjourned hearing of Punjab Assembly illegal appointments case against former chief minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and others till January 25. Anti-Corruption Court Judge Arshad Hussain Bhutta conducted proceedings of the case, wherein Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and Muhammad Khan Bhatti, former principal secretary to chief minister Punjab, were also…
PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao demanded the establishment of a high-powered commission to investigate corrupt practices during the nine-year rule of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Speaking at a gathering in Charsadda’s Shabqadar tehsil, Sherpao criticized PTI for leaving the province in dire financial straits, leading to…
Subramaniam Iswaran directed Singapore’s tourism industry during Formula One Grand Prix. A Singapore cabinet minister quit his post in government Thursday after being charged with corruption, in a rare case that has shocked a nation which prides itself on squeaky-clean governance, the BBC reported. Subramaniam Iswaran, known for overseeing Singapore’s tourism industry during the Formula…
CHICAGO: As per online sources, A federal jury convicted most famous former Alderman Ed Burke on 13 corruption counts Thursday after hearing allegations the longest-serving City Council member in Chicago history with a 54-year tenure had used his power to win private law business from developers. The jury of nine women and three men deliberated…