LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has booked seven persons, including directors of a biscuit company and a bank official, on charges of money laundering, fraud and tax evasion. According to the FIR, during the course of inquiry conducted by the FIA, CBC Lahore, it transpired that benami bank accounts were opened to evade taxes on sale transactions of billions of rupees and money laundering was also committed. “The benami accounts were opened on the CNICs of Abdullah Maqsood, Arsalan Ahmad and Maqsood Ahmad by banker Mazhar Ejaz and other bank officials. After opening the accounts, sale proceeds worth billions of rupees of M/s Innovative Biscuits Pvt. Ltd. (the company) Lahore, having proprietors Sheikh Munir Hussain and Amir Raza, CEO and directors of the company, were parked initially in a different bank and later on transferred to benami accounts from where cash amounts were withdrawn,” it says. During the probe, the genuine signatures of the account holders were found to be similar with their ...
Identified only as Erjon S, the juvenile suspect was charged with assault, aggravated assault, and resisting arrest, in addition to three attempted murder charges on March 31.
The 47-year-old woman and 46-year-old man arrested last Wednesday, the same day as they attempted to set alight the Finchley Reform Synagogue, were also put on bail until July.
Увеличение предельной цены электроэнергии приведет к остановке ряда предприятий, которые станут нерентабельными. Фактически, это деиндустриализация экономики Украины и потеря промышленного потенциала, который не добили боевые действия.
• Seeks proposals from global consortiums to act as underwriters, lead managers, book runners • Selection based on lowest yield, cost, coupon • Timing of future issuances tied to market conditions ISLAMABAD: A day after raising $750 million through a Eurobond at an interest rate of 6.975 per cent for three years, the government on Tuesday invited bids from international consortiums to act as underwriters, lead managers and book runners for future transactions in global capital markets over the next three years. The bidders would be selected on the basis of the lowest yield, lowest coupon and lowest overall cost, an official said, adding that this would enable the government to raise funds from the global capital markets as and when required and depending on the external financing needs. The three consortiums would be expected to launch Pakistan’s three types of capital market transactions. This would include renewing its Global Medium-Term Note (GMTN) Programme and Sukuk Trust Certificate Issuance (TCI) Progr...
The British national had been charged on Monday and was the second person arrested for the Saturday attack, which caused smoke damage to the synagogue's interior.
The lower high street shop was also vandalized with graffiti and is being treated as religiously aggravated. Police appealed to the public for witnesses or any security footage of the incident.
Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions Policy, stated that over the past year approximately 16 cases were recorded in which the United States lifted or eased sanctions against Russian and Belarusian companies and individuals.
Iranul a acordat o autonomie sporită comandanților ce coordonează milițiile din Irak, permițând unor grupări să desfășoare operațiuni fără aprobarea directă Teheranului.
Wie met spoed een elektricien, loodgieter of dakdekker zoekt, dreigt in de valkuil te lopen van criminelen. De politie waarschuwt in een interview met deze site voor zogenaamde klusjesmannen, die werken met ‘betrouwbare’ Google-advertenties maar in werkelijkheid oplichters zijn. „Hier worden miljoenen mee verdiend.”
În aprilie 2026 s-au împlinit 70 de ani de la inaugurarea Termocentralei Paroșeni, cea mai veche termocentrală pe cărbune activă din România. Centrala, inaugurată în 1956, va mai funcționa până în 2030, folosind combustibil din Valea Jiului.
Мошенники начали выманивать деньги у капитанов судов за якобы безопасный проход через Ормузский пролив, присылая кораблям сообщения "от иранских властей".
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has returned to profitability after more than four years and plans to formally launch 5G services next month. PTCL and Ufone Chief Executive Hatem Bamatraf, while announcing the group’s financial results for the first quarter (January-March 2026), said revenues had increased by 58 per cent compared to the corresponding period last year. He said the company had faced multiple challenges in recent years, but performance had improved since January following the consolidation of Telenor Pakistan’s financial results into the PTCL Group, supporting growth across fixed broadband, enterprise, wholesale and mobile segments. During the quarter, consolidated operating profit surged by 564pc with the inclusion of Telenor Pakistan, while the group posted a net profit of Rs3.1bn, reversing a net loss of Rs4bn in Q1 2025. Plans to launch 5G next month Mr Bamatraf said the company was entering a new phase of sustainable growth. He added that once the merger be...