LHC dismisses Pakistan Ordnance Factories appeals in compensation payment case
RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench dismissed more than 100 appeals filed by the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) against orders of an executing court concerning payment of enhanced compensation and interest to landowners whose properties were acquired for establishing a new factory site in Wah Cantonment . The bench comprising Justice Tariq Mahmood Bajwa and Justice Ahsan Raza…
Islamabad, November 5th, 2026 - The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) summoned Asad Mahmood, son of JUI-F president Maulana Fazlur Rehman, on Monday for irregularities in 4,252 appointments made at Pakistan Post during his tenure as federal minister from 2022 to 2023. The investigation is being conducted after Maulana Fazl's recent criticisms of the government and state institutions related to main opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and terrorism.
NAB alleges that Mahmood appointed 4,252 individuals against 3,938 sanctioned posts, with 2,646 made against abolished positions. The bureau also claims misuse of contractual recruitment, age violations, and fraudulent documents. NAB warned non-compliance could lead to legal action under Section 31 of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999.
Mahmood, who served as federal minister during the last PML-N-led Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government, is set to appear before the investigation team on November 10th at 11 am.
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