Crackdown

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have announced their readiness to provide support in registering and managing Afghan nationals in Pakistan. …

Police apprehended KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Karachi police apprehended more than 700 Afghan individuals who were living there illegally. The police took action in response to the federal government’s decision to expel illegal …

Economic bleeding ISLAMABAD: The ongoing crackdown of law enforcement agencies against the hoarding and smuggling of the US dollar and essential commodities especially sugar and flour has yielded much-awaited positive …

ISLAMABAD: Authorities have initiated a nationwide crackdown against bank managers engaged in the Hawala and Hundi business. “Across the country, authorities have filed cases against eight bank managers,” sources disclosed. …

KARACHI: Rangers, in an operation against sugar hoarders in Karachi aimed at curbing rising commodity prices, confiscated a substantial quantity of sugar worth millions of rupees on Saturday. Rangers conducted …

Foreign currency ISLAMABAD: Amidst an ongoing nationwide crackdown, the Federal Investigation Agency Lahore recovered foreign currency from hoarders. The agency recovered foreign currency exceeding Rs15 million and Rs68.1 million in …

$-Dealers ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani rupee (PKR) has exhibited remarkable strength against the US dollar in the open market after crackdown against $-dealers. It led to further gain of 4-rupee in …

Dollar crashed ISLAMABAD: The value of the US dollar crashed in the open market on Thursday after the State Bank allowed leading banks to open foreign exchange companies. The central …

LAHORE: Following the arrest of PTI chairman Imran Khan in the Toshakhana criminal case, authorities in Punjab have launched a comprehensive crackdown on PTI workers and leaders to ensure law …

Saudi nationals have long complained of rampant corruption in government and of public funds being squandered or misused by those in power.