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Print - 2010-05-23
Hezbollah shows students how to shoot rockets at Israel

Hezbollah shows students how to shoot rockets at Israel

Lebanese students took part in a more unusual field trip this weekend - a Hezbollah-guided tour of southern Lebanon and the chance to examine the political and paramilitary group's array of weaponry. The group of young men and women went as they were, som
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Promise, policy, performance

Promise, policy, performance

The performance of the Pakistan Peoples Party-led coalition government during the last two years, 2008-10, at a particularly challenging time in the history of Pakistan, has been a collective national effort of all democratic forces and political parties
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Why privatise?

Why privatise?

The general public has many misconceptions about the privatisation process. Most ordinary people have been misguided by political propaganda and believe that selling government owned enterprises is related to corruption and profiteering by members of the
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Implementing anti-smoking measures

Implementing anti-smoking measures

The Federal Ministry of Health has joined hands with the World Health Organisation and the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases to introduce a new programme to discourage smoking. Speaking at a special meeting on Wednesday, Director
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
After Hamesh's return

After Hamesh's return

The extradition from the US to Pakistan of Hamesh Khan, the main character in the Rs 9 billion Haris Steel Bank of Punjab scam, has sent alarm bells ringing in the camp of the Chaudhrys of Gujrat. Meanwhile the former Punjab chief minister, Pervez Elahi,
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Gilani's ifs and buts

Gilani's ifs and buts

If Law Minister Babar Awan's version on the Swiss cases is required by the Supreme Court, then why not of former president Pervez Musharraf's, who is the "architect" of the infamous National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), so says Prime Minister Gilani. O
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Prime Minister invites APTMA, other stakeholders for talks

Prime Minister invites APTMA, other stakeholders for talks

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has invited the value-added sector, Aptma, PCGA and other stakeholders to resolve the cotton yarn issue on Tuesday, May 25, because the meeting with the Textile Minister proved a futile exercise.
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
'Textile sector exempted from power loadshedding'

'Textile sector exempted from power loadshedding'

Secretary, Commerce and Investment, Fazal Abbas Maken, has said that the government had exempted the textile sector of power load shedding besides providing relief to domestic consumers through load management. However, energy crisis would end in due cour
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Government urged to help out Hunza victims

Government urged to help out Hunza victims

Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has urged the government to help out the Hunza victims on war-footing basis. PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif said the government should lessen the miseries immediately and bring back smiles on the faces of Hunza valley people
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Traders won't accept VAT: QTI

Traders won't accept VAT: QTI

Executive Committee of the Qaumi Tajir Ittehad (QTI) has said that the traders' community will not accept Value Added Tax (VAT) or increase in the property tax in any case. The Executive Committee met with QTI President Khwaja Azhar Gulshan in the chair.
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Deforestation, soil erosion major threats to biodiversity

Deforestation, soil erosion major threats to biodiversity

Federal Minister for Environment Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi has said that industrial revolution in the developed world has adversely effected the environment of the globe and has disturbed the elements of biodiversity. He said that we should not wait for the
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Rehman withdraws two bail applications

Rehman withdraws two bail applications

The Minister for Interior, Rehman Malik, withdrew the two bail applications filed in the Accountability Court, saying that it was not the right time to file bail applications. Abdul Haq, Judge of the Accountability Court-IV, resumed hearing on Saturday an
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Rehman withdraws two bail applications

Rehman withdraws two bail applications

The Minister for Interior, Rehman Malik, withdrew the two bail applications filed in the Accountability Court, saying that it was not the right time to file bail applications. Abdul Haq, Judge of the Accountability Court-IV, resumed hearing on Saturday an
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
'Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital providing best treatment'

'Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital providing best treatment'

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (SKMCH&RC) is not only facing financial problems but also shortage of qualified physicians and related staff, however, the hospital is providing the best possible treatment to its patients.
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
'Mango export to Middle East, European countries, in full swing'

'Mango export to Middle East, European countries, in full swing'

The export of mangoes to European countries and the Middle East is in full swing since its formal inauguration on May 15. Bashir Ahmad, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company (PHDEC), a subsidiary of Commerce
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Need to ensure women's role in progress stressed

Need to ensure women's role in progress stressed

Speakers at the conference on "Women, Religion and Politics" said that political parties should give equal opportunities to women to enable them play their role in the progress of the country. They were speaking at the seminar organised by Heinrich Boll S
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
'Delivery of 263,000 cotton bales to ease shortage of cotton'

'Delivery of 263,000 cotton bales to ease shortage of cotton'

Dr Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Federal Advisor on Textile, Government of Pakistan has taken up the matter of delivery of 263,000 cotton bales (170kg) purchased by Pakistani importers and suspended by Indian authorities against their new ban imposed on the export
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Nawaz to discuss strategy on NRO on May 24

Nawaz to discuss strategy on NRO on May 24

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif would discuss, at a meeting to be held in Murree on Monday, the strategy on NRO and 18th Amendment which have been challenged in the Apex Court. According to sources, Punjab Chief Minister Shahb
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
25 trucks of relief goods reach Hunza

25 trucks of relief goods reach Hunza

On the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, supply of relief items to the landslide affectees of Ataabad Lake Hunza, is in progress. 25 trucks of relief goods including edibles, medicines and other items worth one crore 38 lac ru
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Moot in June: chief minister's 'Youth Commission' set up in Punjab

Moot in June: chief minister's 'Youth Commission' set up in Punjab

With a view to promoting meaningful dialogue between policymakers and talented youths, the PML-N led Punjab government has set up Chief Minister Punjab Youth Commission. In this connection, the first youth conference is going to be held in the first week
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Acting vice chancellor pays surprise visit to check security

Acting vice chancellor pays surprise visit to check security

The Acting vice-chancellor Punjab University Professor Dr Jamil Anwar Chaudhry, held a surprise check of the security arrangements at New Campus on Saturday morning and described the security arrangements as unsatisfactory in view of the prevailing securi
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
160 students from remote areas to study in US

160 students from remote areas to study in US

The United States Education Foundation for Pakistan (USEFP) has granted scholarships to over 160 under-graduate students hailing from the remote or economically disadvantaged areas of AJK, Fata, interior Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Northern Areas. The
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Phenomenal increase in Moong, Mash prices

Phenomenal increase in Moong, Mash prices

Smuggling has pushed up the prices of Moong and Mash [pulses] in retail market since March this year, retailers told Business Recorder on Saturday. The price of Mash has shot up by Rs 55 per kg and Moong by Rs 36 per kg in the last three months, th
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
'PPP to safeguard democratic system'

'PPP to safeguard democratic system'

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said that Pakistan Peoples Party would protect democratic system in the country as Shaheed Benazir Bhutto sacrificed her life for the revival of democracy. Talking to the media after inaugurating the Expo Centre Lahor
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
ASSMS becomes world's third institute to gain ERCE status

ASSMS becomes world's third institute to gain ERCE status

Government College University Lahore's Abdus Salam School of Mathematics Sciences (GCU ASSMS) has put Pakistani Mathematics on world's map, as the European Mathematical Society (EMS) has acknowledged the doctoral school as the Emerging Regional Centre of
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
UVAS bioequivalence centre gets approval from health ministry

UVAS bioequivalence centre gets approval from health ministry

The Bioequivalence Study Centre (BeSt Centre) of University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore has been granted approval by the Ministry of Health, Pakistan. The centre is well equipped with all the high-tech facilities and trained manpower,
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Judiciary's independence to be ensured at any cost: CJ LHC

Judiciary's independence to be ensured at any cost: CJ LHC

Addressing judges and advocates on Saturday, Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC), Khawaja Muhammad Sharif, said, "Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry is our leader and all people of judiciary are his solider."
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Government to uphold Judiciary's dignity, Gilani phones CJP

Government to uphold Judiciary's dignity, Gilani phones CJP

Dispelling the apprehension that a clash between the government and the superior judiciary over implementation of the apex court's judgement on NRO is imminent, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday said he has telephoned Chief Justice Iftikhar Mu
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Lahore faces hottest day of ongoing summer

Lahore faces hottest day of ongoing summer

The provincial metropolis has on Saturday witnessed the hottest day of the ongoing summer session when the day-time temperature touched 46 Celsius degrees, forcing the Lahorites to avoid unnecessarily coming on roads.
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Qaim condemns killings of two PPP activists

Qaim condemns killings of two PPP activists

Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Saturday strongly condemned killings of two PPP workers, Eidi Ameen and Abdul Ghani Wachani at Mawach Goth, Baldia Town here.
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
MQM postpones Sindh convention

MQM postpones Sindh convention

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), has postponed "MQM Sindh Convention" on account of some unavoidable reasons. This was decided by the MQM Raita Committee at a meeting, said a statement issued by MQM here on Saturday. It may be noted here that the Conventio
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Punjab University awards two PhD degrees

Punjab University awards two PhD degrees

Punjab University has awarded PhD degree to Rashid Ahmed s/o Muhammad Yaqub in the subject of High Energy Physics after approval of his research thesis entitled "Electronic Band-Structure Calculations of Solids Using Computational Methods," completed unde
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
US citizens asked not to use Hanif Rajput catering service

US citizens asked not to use Hanif Rajput catering service

The US embassy has issued what it says a "Warden Notice" to alert American citizens, saying that the "US embassy is aware of threat information suggesting that terrorist groups may have established links to the Hanif Rajput Catering Service owned by Rana
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
ANP Sindh team meets Malik, Qaim

ANP Sindh team meets Malik, Qaim

A delegation of Awami National Party (ANP), led by its President, Shahi Syed called on Federal Interior Minister, Rehman Malik and Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah at CM House here on Saturday. Sindh Home Minister, Dr Zulfiqar Mirza was also prese
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Blasphemous cartoons: Pakistan lodges official protest with US

Blasphemous cartoons: Pakistan lodges official protest with US

Pakistan has lodged an official protest with the United States over blasphemous representation of Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) on a Facebook page, with Islamabad's ambassador in Washington conveying sentiments of the nation to the senior Amer
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Global economy can handle Europe strains: Geithner

Global economy can handle Europe strains: Geithner

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said a strengthened global economy is now in better shape to handle the strains emanating from Europe''s crisis, China''s Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. "You see some of the challenges in Europe now. But I
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Global economy can handle Europe strains: Geithner

Global economy can handle Europe strains: Geithner

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said a strengthened global economy is now in better shape to handle the strains emanating from Europe's crisis, China's Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. "You see some of the challenges in Europe now. But I th
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Global economy can handle Europe strains: Geithner

Global economy can handle Europe strains: Geithner

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said a strengthened global economy is now in better shape to handle the strains emanating from Europe's crisis, China's Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday. "You see some of the challenges in Europe now. But I th
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
LCCI opposes decision to close down PaCCS

LCCI opposes decision to close down PaCCS

The LCCI has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to revise its decision to close down Pakistan Customs Computerised System (PaCCS), for the sake of the country''s economy. In a statement issued here on Saturday, the LCCI President, Zafar Iqbal, senio
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
LCCI opposes decision to close down PaCCS

LCCI opposes decision to close down PaCCS

The LCCI has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to revise its decision to close down Pakistan Customs Computerised System (PaCCS), for the sake of the country's economy. In a statement issued here on Saturday, the LCCI President, Zafar Iqbal, senior
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
LCCI opposes decision to close down PaCCS

LCCI opposes decision to close down PaCCS

The LCCI has urged the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to revise its decision to close down Pakistan Customs Computerised System (PaCCS), for the sake of the country's economy. In a statement issued here on Saturday, the LCCI President, Zafar Iqbal, senior
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
KCCI proposes three-year audit exemption for new taxpayers

KCCI proposes three-year audit exemption for new taxpayers

The President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Abdul Majid Haji Mohammad, has proposed three years'' amnesty from audit for new taxpayers. In a communication to the government, he said that to increase the number of registered taxpayers
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
KCCI proposes three-year audit exemption for new taxpayers

KCCI proposes three-year audit exemption for new taxpayers

The President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Abdul Majid Haji Mohammad, has proposed three years' amnesty from audit for new taxpayers. In a communication to the government, he said that to increase the number of registered taxpayers,
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
KCCI proposes three-year audit exemption for new taxpayers

KCCI proposes three-year audit exemption for new taxpayers

The President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Abdul Majid Haji Mohammad, has proposed three years' amnesty from audit for new taxpayers. In a communication to the government, he said that to increase the number of registered taxpayers,
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Bangladesh signs nuclear deal with Russia

Bangladesh signs nuclear deal with Russia

Bangladesh has signed a co-operation deal with Russia which will led to two nuclear power plants being built in the energy-starved South Asian nation, an official said Saturday. Under the deal, signed in Moscow on Friday, Russia will help construct the tw
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Bangladesh signs nuclear deal with Russia

Bangladesh signs nuclear deal with Russia

Bangladesh has signed a co-operation deal with Russia which will led to two nuclear power plants being built in the energy-starved South Asian nation, an official said Saturday. Under the deal, signed in Moscow on Friday, Russia will help construct the tw
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Bangladesh signs nuclear deal with Russia

Bangladesh signs nuclear deal with Russia

Bangladesh has signed a co-operation deal with Russia which will led to two nuclear power plants being built in the energy-starved South Asian nation, an official said Saturday. Under the deal, signed in Moscow on Friday, Russia will help construct the tw
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Obama, Merkel discuss financial reform, EU stabilisation

Obama, Merkel discuss financial reform, EU stabilisation

US and German leaders discussed Saturday the importance of co-ordinating regulatory matters and boosting economic growth ahead of next month''s G20 summit of major economies in Toronto. In a 10-minute telephone call, US President Barack Obama also congrat
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Obama, Merkel discuss financial reform, EU stabilisation

Obama, Merkel discuss financial reform, EU stabilisation

US and German leaders discussed Saturday the importance of co-ordinating regulatory matters and boosting economic growth ahead of next month's G20 summit of major economies in Toronto. In a 10-minute telephone call, US President Barack Obama also congratu
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Obama, Merkel discuss financial reform, EU stabilisation

Obama, Merkel discuss financial reform, EU stabilisation

US and German leaders discussed Saturday the importance of co-ordinating regulatory matters and boosting economic growth ahead of next month's G20 summit of major economies in Toronto. In a 10-minute telephone call, US President Barack Obama also congratu
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Pakistan underscores basic rights of people to accomplish human security

Pakistan underscores basic rights of people to accomplish human security

Pakistan has called for the right to food, housing, sanitation and health to be "indispensable parameters" for human security, and cited the unequal progress and distribution of the promised fruits of globalisation as a major challenge in realising the co
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Pakistan underscores basic rights of people to accomplish human security

Pakistan underscores basic rights of people to accomplish human security

Pakistan has called for the right to food, housing, sanitation and health to be "indispensable parameters" for human security, and cited the unequal progress and distribution of the promised fruits of globalisation as a major challenge in realising the co
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Pakistan underscores basic rights of people to accomplish human security

Pakistan underscores basic rights of people to accomplish human security

Pakistan has called for the right to food, housing, sanitation and health to be "indispensable parameters" for human security, and cited the unequal progress and distribution of the promised fruits of globalisation as a major challenge in realising the co
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
US can't act alone in world: Obama

US can't act alone in world: Obama

President Barack Obama insisted on Saturday the United States cannot act alone in the world as he outlined a new national security strategy aimed at cementing his break with the Bush era's more unilateralist approach. Setting out his vision for keeping Am
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
US can't act alone in world: Obama

US can't act alone in world: Obama

President Barack Obama insisted on Saturday the United States cannot act alone in the world as he outlined a new national security strategy aimed at cementing his break with the Bush era's more unilateralist approach. Setting out his vision for keeping Am
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
US missile kills 10 in North Waziristan

US missile kills 10 in North Waziristan

An overnight US missile strike killed two foreign militant suspects and eight Pakistanis near the Afghan border, two intelligence officials said Saturday. The attack late Friday targeted the house of a local resident in Boya village near Miran Shah, the m
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
US missile kills 10 in North Waziristan

US missile kills 10 in North Waziristan

An overnight US missile strike killed two foreign militant suspects and eight Pakistanis near the Afghan border, two intelligence officials said Saturday. The attack late Friday targeted the house of a local resident in Boya village near Miran Shah, the m
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Two dacoits killed in Police encounter

Two dacoits killed in Police encounter

Two alleged dacoits have been killed and two others sustained injured in a police encounter near main bazaar of Loralai here on Saturday. According to the official sources, four bandits had snatched a bike from a man. Later, police on a tip-off raided a h
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Pakistani suspect back in jail in Chile for explosives

Pakistani suspect back in jail in Chile for explosives

A Chilean court ordered back to jail Saturday a Pakistani man who had been briefly detained and charged after being found with traces of explosives at the US embassy here, officials said.
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Caterer 'may have met' Shahzad: father

Caterer 'may have met' Shahzad: father

A Pakistani catering executive, whose top-end firm attracted a US terror warning, may have met the chief suspect in the New York bomb plot but had no relations with him, his father said Saturday. Salman Ashraf Khan, the vice president of his father's Hani
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Caterer 'may have met' Shahzad: father

Caterer 'may have met' Shahzad: father

A Pakistani catering executive, whose top-end firm attracted a US terror warning, may have met the chief suspect in the New York bomb plot but had no relations with him, his father said Saturday. Salman Ashraf Khan, the vice president of his father's Hani
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Turkmenistan, India to discuss TAPI gas pipeline project

Turkmenistan, India to discuss TAPI gas pipeline project

Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, president of Turkmenistan, Central Asia''s top gas exporter, will discuss a gas pipeline to India with the Indian government next week, a Turkmen government source told Reuters on Saturday. Berdymukhamedov will visit India on M
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Turkmenistan, India to discuss TAPI gas pipeline project

Turkmenistan, India to discuss TAPI gas pipeline project

Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, president of Turkmenistan, Central Asia's top gas exporter, will discuss a gas pipeline to India with the Indian government next week, a Turkmen government source told Reuters on Saturday. Berdymukhamedov will visit India on Ma
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Turkmenistan, India to discuss TAPI gas pipeline project

Turkmenistan, India to discuss TAPI gas pipeline project

Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, president of Turkmenistan, Central Asia's top gas exporter, will discuss a gas pipeline to India with the Indian government next week, a Turkmen government source told Reuters on Saturday. Berdymukhamedov will visit India on Ma
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
FBR proposes hike in FED on cement and gas

FBR proposes hike in FED on cement and gas

The Federal Board of Revenue has drafted proposals to increase rate of federal excise duty (FED) on cement from Rs 700 to Rs 900 per ton and on natural gas from Rs 5.09 per mmbtu to Rs 10 per mmbtu in the budget having cumulative revenue impact of Rs 10-1
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
FBR proposes hike in FED on cement and gas

FBR proposes hike in FED on cement and gas

The Federal Board of Revenue has drafted proposals to increase rate of federal excise duty (FED) on cement from Rs 700 to Rs 900 per ton and on natural gas from Rs 5.09 per mmbtu to Rs 10 per mmbtu in the budget having cumulative revenue impact of Rs 10-1
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
FBR proposes hike in FED on cement and gas

FBR proposes hike in FED on cement and gas

The Federal Board of Revenue has drafted proposals to increase rate of federal excise duty (FED) on cement from Rs 700 to Rs 900 per ton and on natural gas from Rs 5.09 per mmbtu to Rs 10 per mmbtu in the budget having cumulative revenue impact of Rs 10-1
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
US says children of Pakistani elite potential terrorists

US says children of Pakistani elite potential terrorists

The United States has warned leaders in Pakistan that the children and relations of the elite are potential terrorists who warrant closer monitoring, according to Daily Telegraph of London. A Washington datelined report of this newspaper said "clear, if c
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
US says children of Pakistani elite potential terrorists

US says children of Pakistani elite potential terrorists

The United States has warned leaders in Pakistan that the children and relations of the elite are potential terrorists who warrant closer monitoring, according to Daily Telegraph of London. A Washington datelined report of this newspaper said "clear, if c
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Economy grows 4.1 percent in 2009-10

Economy grows 4.1 percent in 2009-10

Pakistan''s economy likely grew by 4.1 percent in the fiscal year ending on June 30, above a target of 3.3 percent, and is expected to grow even faster in the next fiscal year. Nuclear-armed Pakistan, a critical US ally fighting to quell a growing Islamis
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Economy grows 4.1 percent in 2009-10

Economy grows 4.1 percent in 2009-10

Pakistan's economy likely grew by 4.1 percent in the fiscal year ending on June 30, above a target of 3.3 percent, and is expected to grow even faster in the next fiscal year. Nuclear-armed Pakistan, a critical US ally fighting to quell a growing Islamist
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Economy grows 4.1 percent in 2009-10

Economy grows 4.1 percent in 2009-10

Pakistan's economy likely grew by 4.1 percent in the fiscal year ending on June 30, above a target of 3.3 percent, and is expected to grow even faster in the next fiscal year. Nuclear-armed Pakistan, a critical US ally fighting to quell a growing Islamist
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Immovable property: CVT to be halved in fiscal year 2011

Immovable property: CVT to be halved in fiscal year 2011

The government has decided to reduce the rate of capital value tax on immovable property from 4 to 2 percent by applying uniform rate of tax on all sizes of plots in the coming budget. Besides the tax exemption on all types of plots will be withdrawn.
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Immovable property: CVT to be halved in fiscal year 2011

Immovable property: CVT to be halved in fiscal year 2011

The government has decided to reduce the rate of capital value tax on immovable property from 4 to 2 percent by applying uniform rate of tax on all sizes of plots in the coming budget. Besides the tax exemption on all types of plots will be withdrawn.
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Immovable property: CVT to be halved in fiscal year 2011

Immovable property: CVT to be halved in fiscal year 2011

The government has decided to reduce the rate of capital value tax on immovable property from 4 to 2 percent by applying uniform rate of tax on all sizes of plots in the coming budget. Besides the tax exemption on all types of plots will be withdrawn.
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Google chief suspects ''ulterior motive'' in Pakistan

Google chief suspects ''ulterior motive'' in Pakistan

Google chief executive Eric Schmidt on Friday said he suspects suppressing political criticism is a factor behind the move to block YouTube and Facebook in Pakistan in the name of Islam. "I''m always suspicious of these broad bans," Schmidt told a gatheri
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Google chief suspects 'ulterior motive' in Pakistan

Google chief suspects 'ulterior motive' in Pakistan

Google chief executive Eric Schmidt on Friday said he suspects suppressing political criticism is a factor behind the move to block YouTube and Facebook in Pakistan in the name of Islam. "I'm always suspicious of these broad bans," Schmidt told a gatherin
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
Google chief suspects 'ulterior motive' in Pakistan

Google chief suspects 'ulterior motive' in Pakistan

Google chief executive Eric Schmidt on Friday said he suspects suppressing political criticism is a factor behind the move to block YouTube and Facebook in Pakistan in the name of Islam. "I'm always suspicious of these broad bans," Schmidt told a gatherin
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
800 web pages blocked over blasphemy

800 web pages blocked over blasphemy

Pakistan has blocked 800 web pages and URLs to limit access to "blasphemous" material, extending a crackdown that has already banned access to Facebook and YouTube, an official said Saturday. The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) banned access t
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
800 web pages blocked over blasphemy

800 web pages blocked over blasphemy

Pakistan has blocked 800 web pages and URLs to limit access to "blasphemous" material, extending a crackdown that has already banned access to Facebook and YouTube, an official said Saturday. The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) banned access t
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
800 web pages blocked over blasphemy

800 web pages blocked over blasphemy

Pakistan has blocked 800 web pages and URLs to limit access to "blasphemous" material, extending a crackdown that has already banned access to Facebook and YouTube, an official said Saturday. The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) banned access t
Published 23 May, 2010 12:00am
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