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There is a tone that many of us experienced growing up. A wave of white noise familiar to those who have lived through the dial-up internet era. We remember hearing it when trying to go online using internet cards. And we also remember hearing it if we accidentally picked up the landline phone while someone else at home was online this would usually result in the internet getting disconnected and was, often, followed by some yelling.
If we go back further, even having a home landline was a rarity. At a press conference during the early 2000s, Former Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Sheikh narrated an incident that took place at a wedding ceremony he was attending. He recalled that, at the wedding, there was suddenly some commotion and the family started congratulating one another. Sheikh assumed that the
July 13, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Karachi recommended the NAB Headquarters for filing a reference against ex-finance minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, FBR ex-chairman Abdullah Yousaf and FBR ex-chairman Salman Siqqiuqe besides others for involvement in misuse of authority thereby causing loss to the exchequer to the tune of $11.125 million.
The decision was taken in the meeting of the Karachi NAB which was chaired its Director General Dr Najaf Quli Mirza wherein inquires, investigations and various other operational matters were discussed and decided.
The regional board recommended filing references to NAB chairman and authorised two inquiries and the total worth of cases was millions of rupees.