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Print - 2009-04-13
PML-N formally invited to join Cabinet

PML-N formally invited to join Cabinet

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday formally invited PML-N to rejoin the Federal Cabinet. The Prime Minister extended this invitation to President of PML-N and Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif at Prime Ministers House.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Exhibition of Pakistani landscapes attracts visitors

Exhibition of Pakistani landscapes attracts visitors

"Landscapes of Pakistan", an exhibition of paintings by 7 artists is attracting a large number of visitors and art lovers here at Gallery 6. The participating artists that have captured the landscapes from the four provinces and Northern Areas are Jabal B
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
New academic year to start from today

New academic year to start from today

The educational institutions working under Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) will start new academic year for class I to 10 from Monday (tomorrow). The students, after spring vacations, are well prepared to join schools again with a renewed commitmen
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
New approaches sought to promote tourism

New approaches sought to promote tourism

Federal Minister for Tourism Maulana Atta-ur-Rehman called for infusing new ideas in the policies designed to promote rich tourism potential of the country.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
ANPs victory in by-election reflects peoples confidence

ANPs victory in by-election reflects peoples confidence

The NWFP Minister for Environment and Forests, Wajid Ali Khan said Sunday that the thumping victory of the joint candidate of ANP-PPP Haji Aurangzaib Khan in the by-election of PF-1 has shown peoples confidence on the growth oriented and people-friendly p
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Exhibition of collage paper works extended

Exhibition of collage paper works extended

The Nomad Art Gallery (NAG) here has extended the exhibition of Ilona Yusufs collage paperworks, and light boxes till April 16. The artist displayed 20 works in a variety of art pieces based on innovative mediums as a way of expression.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Zardaris busy schedule in Japan

Zardaris busy schedule in Japan

President Asif Ali Zardari has very busy schedule here this week visit to Japan, an informed source said on Sunday. President Zardari during his April 15-17 stay will attend an important meeting of Friends of Democratic Pakistan and a donors conference, b
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Four killed in separate incidents

Four killed in separate incidents

Four persons were killed in different road incidents in and around the city on Sunday. Police said that in first incident a rashly driven car crushed to death Azizullah at by-pass while he was crossing the road. In another road mishap, a car knocked down
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Easter celebrated with religious fervour

Easter celebrated with religious fervour

Easter sunrise service on the eve of Christian religious festival was held at Catholic Church located in cantonment area here amid tight security, when special prayers were also offered for the security and safety of the country.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Steps being taken to ensure safe motherhood

Steps being taken to ensure safe motherhood

The Federal Minister for Population Welfare, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, has said that government is making strenuous efforts for protecting the women rights and ensuring respectable status in the society to them.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Task force reviews implementation of Sasti Roti Scheme

Task force reviews implementation of Sasti Roti Scheme

Provincial Task Force has reviewed pros and cons of Sasti Roti Scheme to ensure its implementation in a transparent and effective manner. DCO Saeed Iqbal Wahlah while chairing a meeting here Sunday said that Punjab government has constituted a provincial
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
MCCI for consulting stakeholders before new textile policy

MCCI for consulting stakeholders before new textile policy

President Multan Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI) Anis Ahmed Sheikh has urged the government should consult all the stake holders before announcing the new Textile Policy to save it from being flopped like past.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Sikh Yatrees appreciate facilities in Pakistan

Sikh Yatrees appreciate facilities in Pakistan

Sikh yatrees have appreciated the Pakistani government for providing best facilities at gurduwaras to them. "Every Sikh is thankful to Pakistan government for maintaining the sikhs holy sites by ensuring facilities of international standards there", said
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Road project to be completed by June

Road project to be completed by June

Chairman National Highway Authority (NHA), Chaudhry Iltaf has said that the road project from Chowk Kumharanwala to Bahawalpur Bypass has been extended to 10-lane road and this project would be completed by June 2009. Talking to reporters, he said that ro
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
DOs directed to expedite tax collection

DOs directed to expedite tax collection

The Excise and Taxation Department, Punjab, on the special directive of the Chief Minister, has directed all Directors and District Officers (E&T) to constitute mobile teams to realise the stuck up arrears and piled up taxes from the defaulters on top pri
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Prime Minister to announce special development package for Sialkot soon

Prime Minister to announce special development package for Sialkot soon

A comprehensive strategy is being prepared for initiating mega projects in Sialkot, which is the export-oriented city and nucleus of cottage industry of the country. Prime Minister, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani, would soon visit to Sialkot and announce a speci
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
MQM stages protest demonstration

MQM stages protest demonstration

At the call of Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief, Altaf Hussain, activists on Sunday staged a demonstration in front of Multan Press Club to express solidarity with Balochistan people and condemned the murder of three Baloach leaders, Ghulam Muhammad B
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
UN and IMF announce awards for Motorway Police

UN and IMF announce awards for Motorway Police

United Nations and IMF have appreciated the performance of Motorway police and termed it best organisation. This was disclosed by Inspector General National Highway and Motorway Police Dr Wasim Kousar while presiding over a high level meeting here.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
RCCI seeks incentives for business community in budget

RCCI seeks incentives for business community in budget

To restore the confidence of investors and to move the wheel of economy with required pace, government should announce incentives for business community in the upcoming budget. This was stated by Syed Asad Haider Mashadi, President Rawalpindi Chamber of C
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Government committed to restore 1973 Constitution: Kaira

Government committed to restore 1973 Constitution: Kaira

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamer Zaman Kaira on Sunday said that government was committed to restore 1973 Constitutional in its original shape. Talking to media the Federal Minister said that PPP government had fulfilled the basic d
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Khokar given additional charge

Khokar given additional charge

The government has given the additional charge of the post of Chairman-cum-Member Judicial to Hafiz Ahsaan Ahmed Khokhar, Member Judicial of Customs, Excise and Sales Tax appellate tribunal Bench-II (Islamabad).
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Zardari grieved over death

Zardari grieved over death

President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed his grief over the death of an old person Wali Dad Khaskheli during a hunger strike in front of the Press Club in Karachi. The old man was among a group of farmers from Sanjhoro of District Sanghar, who had set up
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
PML-N to hold intra-party meeting after Nawaz return

PML-N to hold intra-party meeting after Nawaz return

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will hold intra-party meeting after the party Quaid Nawaz Sharif returned from abroad for taking final decision on the issue of rejoining the ruling coalition at Centre.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Peasant on hunger strike passes away

Peasant on hunger strike passes away

A peasant, Muhammad Wali Dad Khaskheli about 70, who was on hunger strike outside Karachi Press Club passed away due to heart attack here Sunday. The deceased was a resident of Goth Essa Khaskheli, taluka Sanjhoro was on a hunger strike along with his fam
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Easter sunrise service held

Easter sunrise service held

Easter sunrise service on the eve of Christian religious festival was held at St. Andrews Church located in Saddar, Karachi, when special prayers were also offered for the security and safety of the country.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Murder of Baloch leaders: Altaf calls for unity among all parties

Murder of Baloch leaders: Altaf calls for unity among all parties

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Chief Altaf Hussain on Sunday, terming the unity among all parties in Pakistan as need of the hour said the country is passing through a critical phase. He was addressing via telephone from London the participants of a prot
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
ANP not consulted over reference of NAR to Parliament

ANP not consulted over reference of NAR to Parliament

An emergency meeting of the Awami National Partys think-tank was held in Islamabad on Sunday to review the progress made in connection with enforcement of Nizam-e-Adl Regulation (NAR), a private TV channel reported. NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Fehmida and Kundi felicitate Christians on Easter

Fehmida and Kundi felicitate Christians on Easter

Dr Fehmida Mirza, Speaker National Assembly has extended warm felicitations to the Christian Members of the Parliament and Christian community on the auspicious occasion of Easter.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Food and technology exhibition from April 15

Food and technology exhibition from April 15

An International Food and Technology Exhibition will be held here at the Karachi Expo Centre from April 15. An announcement here on Sunday said Commerce Minister, Makhdoom Amin Fahim, has been invited to be the chief guest on the occasion.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Relatives worry about Pakistanis detained in UK

Relatives worry about Pakistanis detained in UK

Relatives of two Pakistanis said Sunday that they believe they are among 11 people detained in Britain on suspicion of planning a major terrorist attack, and insisted they were innocent and should be released. British officials have not named the suspects
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Crude prices could hit $60 in third quarter

Crude prices could hit $60 in third quarter

Irans oil minister said on Sunday he believed crude prices could rise to $60 a barrel in the third quarter of 2009, but that $75-80 was needed to secure future supply. Gholamhossein Nozari also called for co-operation between OPEC and producers outside th
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Killing of six coal-mine workers: BLA claims responsibility

Killing of six coal-mine workers: BLA claims responsibility

Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has claimed responsibility for killing six coal-mine workers as violence intensified in the resource-rich province. Bullet-ridden bodies of six coal-mine workers were found in mountains near Marwar, 35 km east of Quetta,
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Crude prices could hit $60 in third quarter

Crude prices could hit $60 in third quarter

Irans oil minister said on Sunday he believed crude prices could rise to $60 a barrel in the third quarter of 2009, but that $75-80 was needed to secure future supply. Gholamhossein Nozari also called for co-operation between OPEC and producers outside th
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Crude prices could hit $60 in third quarter

Crude prices could hit $60 in third quarter

Irans oil minister said on Sunday he believed crude prices could rise to $60 a barrel in the third quarter of 2009, but that $75-80 was needed to secure future supply. Gholamhossein Nozari also called for co-operation between OPEC and producers outside th
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Iran president dismisses demand to halt atom work

Iran president dismisses demand to halt atom work

Irans president expressed openness for talks with the United States but again dismissed demands to halt nuclear work the West fears is aimed at making bombs, in an interview with Germanys Der Spiegel news magazine.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Iran president dismisses demand to halt atom work

Iran president dismisses demand to halt atom work

Irans president expressed openness for talks with the United States but again dismissed demands to halt nuclear work the West fears is aimed at making bombs, in an interview with Germanys Der Spiegel news magazine.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Afghan female legislator shot dead

Afghan female legislator shot dead

Two armed men on motorbikes gunned down a woman provincial legislator in Afghanistans volatile southern city of Kandahar on Sunday, an official said. Sitara Achikzai was on her way home from work when she was killed in the drive-by shooting outside her ho
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Thai ministry stormed after government declares emergency

Thai ministry stormed after government declares emergency

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared a state of emergency on Sunday to quell political unrest and threatened to take tough action against protesters who have gathered in Bangkok. Troops fired into the air when anti-government protesters stormed
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Thai ministry stormed after government declares emergency

Thai ministry stormed after government declares emergency

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared a state of emergency on Sunday to quell political unrest and threatened to take tough action against protesters who have gathered in Bangkok. Troops fired into the air when anti-government protesters stormed
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Sri Lanka declares 48-hour ceasefire

Sri Lanka declares 48-hour ceasefire

Sri Lankas president on Sunday ordered government troops to halt their offensive against cornered Tamil rebels for two days to give tens of thousands of civilians a chance to escape the fighting.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Sri Lanka declares 48-hour ceasefire

Sri Lanka declares 48-hour ceasefire

Sri Lankas president on Sunday ordered government troops to halt their offensive against cornered Tamil rebels for two days to give tens of thousands of civilians a chance to escape the fighting.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Taxpayers facing difficulty in adjusting FED, SED

Taxpayers facing difficulty in adjusting FED, SED

Taxpayers are facing hardship in adjusting Federal Excise Duty (FED) and Special Excise Duty (SED) admissible under section VI of Sales Tax Act 1990, owing to separate and improperly defined laws.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Taxpayers facing difficulty in adjusting FED, SED

Taxpayers facing difficulty in adjusting FED, SED

Taxpayers are facing hardship in adjusting Federal Excise Duty (FED) and Special Excise Duty (SED) admissible under section VI of Sales Tax Act 1990, owing to separate and improperly defined laws.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Taxpayers facing difficulty in adjusting FED, SED

Taxpayers facing difficulty in adjusting FED, SED

Taxpayers are facing hardship in adjusting Federal Excise Duty (FED) and Special Excise Duty (SED) admissible under section VI of Sales Tax Act 1990, owing to separate and improperly defined laws.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
British telecoms to shed further 10,000 jobs

British telecoms to shed further 10,000 jobs

British telecoms giant BT is planning to shed a further 10,000 posts from its workforce, according to newspaper reports Sunday. The job cuts come on top of around 10,000 jobs already culled, mainly among contract and temporary workers.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
British telecoms to shed further 10,000 jobs

British telecoms to shed further 10,000 jobs

British telecoms giant BT is planning to shed a further 10,000 posts from its workforce, according to newspaper reports Sunday. The job cuts come on top of around 10,000 jobs already culled, mainly among contract and temporary workers.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Obama goes to Episcopal church for Easter services

Obama goes to Episcopal church for Easter services

President Barack Obama and his family celebrated Easter at St. Johns Church, the first public worship services for the president since he took office. Parishioners passed through metal detectors on 16th Street prior to the Episcopal service at 11 am EDT (
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Chinas farmers gain new access to bank loans

Chinas farmers gain new access to bank loans

More than 150 rural households in Liaoning Province have secured a collective bank loan using their farmland as collateral, setting a precedent which could see more poor rural families get access to bank loans, state media reported Sunday.Under Chinese la
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
China to provide 300,000 tonnes rice to Asian reserve

China to provide 300,000 tonnes rice to Asian reserve

China plans to provide 300,000 tonnes of rice to East Asias emergency rice reserve, the Xinhua news agency said late on Saturday, strengthening a project designed to ensure supplies to Asias poorest countries.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Crisis shapes British church leaders Easter sermons

Crisis shapes British church leaders Easter sermons

The Archbishop of Canterbury says in his Easter Sunday address that the global financial crisis has shown that happiness cannot be measured by material possessions alone.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Kuwait close to deal to import Qatar power: KUNA

Kuwait close to deal to import Qatar power: KUNA

Kuwait plans to sign a deal to import electricity from Qatar next week to cover possible power shortages until 2010, Kuwaits electricity and water minister was quoted as saying on Saturday by state news agency KUNA. Nabil bin Salama plans to meet his Qata
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
LSE settles in green zone amid heavy trading volume

LSE settles in green zone amid heavy trading volume

The Lahore Stocks Exchange (LSE) settled in green zone amid heavy trading volume after the removal of floor following institutional, retail investors and foreign funds buying in selective scrip during the last week. The LSE-25 index marginally improved to
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
LSE settles in green zone amid heavy trading volume

LSE settles in green zone amid heavy trading volume

The Lahore Stocks Exchange (LSE) settled in green zone amid heavy trading volume after the removal of floor following institutional, retail investors and foreign funds buying in selective scrip during the last week. The LSE-25 index marginally improved to
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
PML-N formally invited to join Cabinet

PML-N formally invited to join Cabinet

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday formally invited PML-N to rejoin the Federal Cabinet. The Prime Minister extended this invitation to President of PML-N and Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif at Prime Ministers House.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Sales tax collectors may not be delegated embargo powers

Sales tax collectors may not be delegated embargo powers

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has refused to delegate "embargo" powers to the collectors of sales tax pertaining to recovery of arrears and unpaid defaulted amounts under the Sales Tax Act, 1990. The FBR has decided that the embargo powers may not be
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Abbas calls Netanyahu, urges peace moves

Abbas calls Netanyahu, urges peace moves

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday telephoned Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time since he became Israels prime minister and said they should both advance peace efforts, Israeli officials said. Abbas extended holiday greetings for the Jewish
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Bahrain pardons opposition leaders after protests

Bahrain pardons opposition leaders after protests

Bahrains king has pardoned 178 people charged with breaching state security, including two Shia opposition leaders whose arrest sparked violent protests and whose trial has drawn international scrutiny.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
ETA incoming Basque government is priority target

ETA incoming Basque government is priority target

The armed Basque separatist group ETA said on Sunday that the north-eastern Spanish regions incoming government, which has promised to crack down on the insurgency, were priority targets for attack.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Painted mummies found in ancient Egypt necropolis

Painted mummies found in ancient Egypt necropolis

Archaeologists working in an Egyptian oasis have found a necropolis containing dozens of brightly painted mummies dating back as far as 4,000 years, the countrys antiquities chief said on Sunday. "The mission found dozens of mummies in 53 rock-hewn tombs
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Thousands protest in Moldova over marred election

Thousands protest in Moldova over marred election

About 10,000 people rallied in Moldova Sunday against President Vladimir Voronins "dictatorial" leadership as the constitutional court ordered a recount of disputed legislative elections. It backed a call by Voronin to recount the disputed April 5 electio
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Libyan former Prime Minister named new spy chief

Libyan former Prime Minister named new spy chief

A former prime minister in Libya has been named the countrys new spy chief, a newspaper reported on Sunday. Abu Zeid Durda replaces Mussa Kussa, who was appointed foreign minister last month after 15 years as head of the intelligence service, said the Kor
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Australian biker war spreads to casino

Australian biker war spreads to casino

Australian police deployed their riot squad early Sunday when a brawl involving bikers erupted at a Sydney casino, in the latest skirmish in a bitter war between rival gangs. Police said up to 20 people, both men and women, used chairs and glasses as weap
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Arab foes of US warm to Obama, old allies wary

Arab foes of US warm to Obama, old allies wary

Barack Obamas open-handed approach to the Middle East has won him praise from some Arab leaders viewed by previous US presidents as deadly enemies. "Obama is a flicker of hope amid the imperialist darkness," Muammar Gaddafi told a rally of his supporters
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Sunday (April 12, 2009) for Monday (April 13).

Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Your rupee last week

Your rupee last week

Following currency fluctuations took place in foreign exchange rates during the last week. (April 06 to 11 2009).

Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
President forwards NAR draft to Prime Minister

President forwards NAR draft to Prime Minister

President Asif Ali Zardari has sent the draft Nizam-e-Adl Regulation (NAR) to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with the advice that draft be debated in the Parliament. The step has been taken after the government last week showed a solid commitment to im
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
President forwards NAR draft to Prime Minister

President forwards NAR draft to Prime Minister

President Asif Ali Zardari has sent the draft Nizam-e-Adl Regulation (NAR) to Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with the advice that draft be debated in the Parliament. The step has been taken after the government last week showed a solid commitment to im
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Japans special representative arrives

Japans special representative arrives

Motohide Yoshikawa, Japans special representative for assistance to Pakistan and Afghanistan, arrived here on Sunday on an official visit a few days ahead of this weeks Friends of Pakistan ministerial meeting and donors conferences in Tokyo.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
John Kerry due today

John Kerry due today

US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator John Kerry would arrive in Islamabad on Monday (today) to discuss Pakistans relations with United States with particularly reference to the US aid for Pakistan to defeat the ongoing war on terror.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
John Kerry due today

John Kerry due today

US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Senator John Kerry would arrive in Islamabad on Monday (today) to discuss Pakistans relations with United States with particularly reference to the US aid for Pakistan to defeat the ongoing war on terror.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Kayani meets King Abdullah

Kayani meets King Abdullah

Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani who is on an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday called on King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, said an ISPR news release issued here. During the meeting matters of mutual interest were discussed.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Kayani meets King Abdullah

Kayani meets King Abdullah

Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani who is on an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday called on King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, said an ISPR news release issued here. During the meeting matters of mutual interest were discussed.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Japans special representative arrives

Japans special representative arrives

Motohide Yoshikawa, Japans special representative for assistance to Pakistan and Afghanistan, arrived here on Sunday on an official visit a few days ahead of this weeks Friends of Pakistan ministerial meeting and donors conferences in Tokyo.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Sales tax collectors may not be delegated embargo powers

Sales tax collectors may not be delegated embargo powers

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has refused to delegate "embargo" powers to the collectors of sales tax pertaining to recovery of arrears and unpaid defaulted amounts under the Sales Tax Act, 1990. The FBR has decided that the embargo powers may not be
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Budget proposal: time limit may be fixed for ADRC decision

Budget proposal: time limit may be fixed for ADRC decision

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to prescribe a time limit, of one month, in the Finance Act 2009-10, to finalise recommendations of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (ADRC), facilitating the business community. Sources told Busi
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Share market remains volatile

Share market remains volatile

Karachi share market remained highly volatile during the week ended on April 10, 2009 mainly due to SECP decision to discontinue CFS Mk-II and increase in T-bill yield. However, CPI inflation falling to 11 months low boosted the market on the last trading
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
PML-Q MPA criticises transfers of government officers

PML-Q MPA criticises transfers of government officers

Leader Pakistan Muslim League (Q) and Member Punjab Legislative Assembly Amna Khan said that the transfers of government officers created harassment among the officers. Every police officer and bureaucrat unwilling to obey the order of being transferred.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Nawaz leaves for Dubai

Nawaz leaves for Dubai

Former Prime Minister and Muslim League (N) Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif left for a four-day visit to Dubai on Sunday.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Nawaz says co-operation with PPP imperative

Nawaz says co-operation with PPP imperative

Chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Mian Nawaz Sharif on Sunday reiterated his firm resolve to extend fullest co-operation to the PPP government for jointly steering the country out of crisis. Talking to private TV channel, he stressed early imp
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Nawaz says co-operation with PPP imperative

Nawaz says co-operation with PPP imperative

Chief of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Mian Nawaz Sharif on Sunday reiterated his firm resolve to extend fullest co-operation to the PPP government for jointly steering the country out of crisis. Talking to private TV channel, he stressed early imp
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Government decides to abolish NAB, says Awan

Government decides to abolish NAB, says Awan

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Babar Awan on Sunday said that the government has decided to abolish the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) replacing it with Holder of Public offices Accountability Act 2009.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
Government decides to abolish NAB, says Awan

Government decides to abolish NAB, says Awan

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Babar Awan on Sunday said that the government has decided to abolish the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) replacing it with Holder of Public offices Accountability Act 2009.
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
37.41 percent decrease in investment under CFS Mk-II

37.41 percent decrease in investment under CFS Mk-II

Investment at Karachi share market under CFS Mk-II decreased steeply by 37.41 percent during the week ended on April 11, to settle at Rs 1.13 billion mainly due to an outflow of Rs 678 million after the directive from SECP for its discontinuation. The CFS
Published 13 Apr, 2009 12:00am
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