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Print - 2014-06-26
Good production: growers urged to use new variety of seeds

Good production: growers urged to use new variety of seeds

Former secretary of agriculture Punjab and chief executive of Pakistan Agriculture Coalition Arif Nadeem has said the growers themselves have to give more attention on agriculture adding the PAC was ready to help them so that they can get appropriate pric
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Post-budget seminar: experts term Sindh budget 'jugglery of figures'

Post-budget seminar: experts term Sindh budget 'jugglery of figures'

Experts at a post-budget seminar criticised Sindh Budget 2014-15 as jugglery of figures. They urged the provincial government should to release provincial economic survey before the completion of every financial year as federal government is doing since l
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Turkish group visits PBIT

Turkish group visits PBIT

A ten-member delegation of top management of Turkish trade group Kiler Holdings visited Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT). The delegation is on a four-day visit to Lahore as a follow up of the meeting of group chairman with Chief Minister Punjab
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Bahria University holds exhibition

Bahria University holds exhibition

Bahria University Karachi Campus recently inaugurated its Business Incubation Center and first Plan9- Bahria launch pad. President Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT, Jahan Ara, was the chief guest on the occasion. Vice Admiral Asaf Humayun (retd
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
PML-Q, AML trying to form alliance

PML-Q, AML trying to form alliance

The Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) has geared up its efforts for the formation of an opposition alliance against the elected government led by Nawaz Sharif. On Wednesday, leaders of PML-Q and Awami Muslim League (AML) held a meeting with Pakistan Awami
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Ramazan package: kitchen items available at reduced prices

Ramazan package: kitchen items available at reduced prices

Utility Stores Corporation has made available kitchen items of daily use on rates reduced from market at its stores during the month of Ramadan as Ramadan package of Pakistan government. According to national workers union of All Pakistan Utility Stores C
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Meezan Islamic Fund approves interim payout

Meezan Islamic Fund approves interim payout

Meezan Islamic Income Fund (MIIF) has approved interim distribution for the year ended June 30, 2014. The management company based on net asset value per unit of June 23, 2014 ha approved interim payout of Rs 1.002 percent per unit at par value of Rs 50 f
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Meezan Islamic Fund approves interim payout

Meezan Islamic Fund approves interim payout

Meezan Islamic Income Fund (MIIF) has approved interim distribution for the year ended June 30, 2014. The management company based on net asset value per unit of June 23, 2014 ha approved interim payout of Rs 1.002 percent per unit at par value of Rs 50 f
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Distinctive position

Distinctive position

Basit Ali, student of New Islamia Public High School Charsadda, secured 934 marks in SSC annual examination in Peshawar Board. He dedicated this success to his parents and teachers. Basit Ali wants to become an engineer in future to serve the nation and t
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Election petitions: SHC extends stay orders

Election petitions: SHC extends stay orders

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday extended till July 7 its stay orders against the election tribunal's proceedings on petitions challenging the results of elections to the constituencies won by Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and other political l
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
LNG import 'Pakistan can negotiate with US private enterprises'

LNG import 'Pakistan can negotiate with US private enterprises'

While hailing efforts of Pakistan to set up LNG import terminal, United States (US) says that it places no bar on any non-Free Trade Agreement (FTA) countries including Pakistan to ink LNG supply deal with US private enterprises. "Having an LNG import ter
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Farzana Bibi murder case Supreme Court seeks details from LHC

Farzana Bibi murder case Supreme Court seeks details from LHC

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought details from the Lahore High Court (LHC) in the Farzana Bibi murder case, a pregnant woman who was stoned to death in the name of honour in the premises of LHC. A three-member SC bench headed by Chief Justice Tassaduq
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Dar urges IDB to help reform governance structures

Dar urges IDB to help reform governance structures

Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Wednesday urged the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to help member countries reform their governance structures, remove structural disparities through growth and development in an equitable and sustainable manner.
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Senate body approves Protection of Pakistan (Amend) Bill, 2014

Senate body approves Protection of Pakistan (Amend) Bill, 2014

The Senate Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control on Wednesday unanimously approved the Protection of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill, 2014. The committee, which met with Senator Talha Mahmood in the chair, approved the Protection of Pakistan (Ame
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Appointments in PQA: petition disposed of

Appointments in PQA: petition disposed of

The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a contempt of court petition filed against alleged illegal appointments in Port Qasim Authority (PQA). A three-member bench headed by Justice Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani heard a petition filed by dysfu
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Slain Perveen Rehman's sister allowed to record her statement

Slain Perveen Rehman's sister allowed to record her statement

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed the sister of slain Perveen Rehman, a Karachi-based social worker who was shot dead, to record her statement before the court on next date of hearing. A three-member bench headed by Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk resumed the
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
US names two LT leaders 'global terrorists'

US names two LT leaders 'global terrorists'

The United States on Wednesday designated the finance chief and a senior public relations official of Lashkar-e-Taiba as "global terrorists," placing tight economic sanctions on the two. The US Treasury said Nazir Ahmad Chaudhry, one of the two hit with s
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Aussie and New Zealand $ fall

Aussie and New Zealand $ fall

The Aussie was down at $0.9361 on Wednesday, continuing to back away from an 11-week high of $0.9445 set on Monday and its 2014 peak of $0.9461 reached in April. It touched a one-week low at $0.9354. Initial support is seen at $0.9355, the 38.2 percent re
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Pound sags in Asia

Pound sags in Asia

The British pound nursed losses on Wednesday after comments from the Bank of England governor cooled expectations for an interest rate hike this year, while its G3 counterparts drifted in well-worn ranges. Surprisingly less hawkish comments from BoE Gover
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sterling weakens, yen rises in London

Sterling weakens, yen rises in London

Sterling stayed under pressure for a second day on Wednesday, as investors cut favourable bets on the currency after Bank of England governor cooled expectations of an interest rate hike later this year. The euro was the main beneficiary of the pound's lo
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Early trade in New York: dollar slides versus majors

Early trade in New York: dollar slides versus majors

The US dollar slid to a one-month low against a basket of major currencies on Wednesday after weak US gross domestic product and durable goods orders data signalled the likelihood of a continued dovish stance from the Federal Reserve.
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Dollar soars in New York

Dollar soars in New York

The US dollar edged higher on Tuesday after stronger-than-expected US housing and consumer confidence data increased expectations of a more hawkish tone from the Federal Reserve. The Commerce Department said sales of new single-family homes surged 18.6 pe
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Yuan slips

Yuan slips

China's yuan slipped against the dollar on Wednesday after the central bank set a weaker midpoint to reflect an overnight rebound in the global dollar index. Traders expected the Chinese currency to remain range-bound until the world's second-largest econ
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Rupiah leads Asia FX losses

Rupiah leads Asia FX losses

The rupiah hit its lowest in more than four months on Wednesday, pressured by worries about Indonesia's current account deficit amid higher oil prices and uncertainty over the coming presidential election. Most emerging Asian currencies also eased on expe
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Indian rupee recovers

Indian rupee recovers

The Indian rupee hit a one-week low on Wednesday, weighed down by losses in other Asian currencies and shares but good dollar inflows for a share sale helped the unit recover to end marginally higher on the day. Reliance Communications Ltd on Wednesday ra
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sterling dips

Sterling dips

Sterling headed for a second day of losses against the euro on Wednesday, ahead of a Bank of England report expected to take measures to cool the housing market and potentially ease pressure to raise interest rates. The BoE's latest financial stability re
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Three European courts grapple with end-of-life dilemmas

Three European courts grapple with end-of-life dilemmas

Three European courts stepped carefully around delicate end-of-life issues on Wednesday, with one rejecting assisted suicide, another delaying it and a third acquitting a doctor from charges he murdered dying patients. The varied rulings by Britain's Supr
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Libyans vote in parliamentary election

Libyans vote in parliamentary election

Libyans voted Wednesday in a parliamentary election the authorities hope will end political turmoil and deadly violence that has gripped the country since the ouster of dictator Muammar Qadhafi. But at least three soldiers deployed to provide polling day
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
US ambassador raps China for arrests of 'moderate voices'

US ambassador raps China for arrests of 'moderate voices'

The new US ambassador to China Max Baucus chided Beijing on Wednesday for a wave of arrests of "moderate voices", in his first public address since arriving in March. Baucus, who succeeded Gary Locke, did not name names in his speech to businesspeople but
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Germany and Italy align on EU policy, Britain set for showdown

Germany and Italy align on EU policy, Britain set for showdown

Britain's slender hopes of securing Italian support in its campaign to stop Jean-Claude Juncker becoming European Commission president crumbled on Wednesday when Germany offered Rome a gentler interpretation of EU budget rules.
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
US Supreme Court rules against online TV startup Aereo

US Supreme Court rules against online TV startup Aereo

A startup which captures over-the-air television for Internet viewing violates copyright laws, the US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, in a landmark case affecting the tech sector and TV industries.
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Warrant needed for cell phone search: top US court

Warrant needed for cell phone search: top US court

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police must obtain a warrant before searching the cell phone of a suspect, in a major civil liberties test in the smartphone age. Mobile phones deserve the same protection against "unreasonable searches and seizur
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
String of small explosions in Cairo hurt eight

String of small explosions in Cairo hurt eight

Eight people were hurt in northern Cairo when home-made explosive devices blew up at four metro stations and a courthouse on Wednesday morning in the first attacks in Cairo since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi became president earlier this month. Three people were
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Bomb blast in Nigeria kills 21, wounds 17

Bomb blast in Nigeria kills 21, wounds 17

A bomb exploded in a crowded shopping centre in Nigeria's capital Abuja on Wednesday, killing at least 21 people in a city already gripped by fear after a series of deadly attacks by Boko Haram Islamists, police and the government said.
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
China minister-level official makes landmark trip to Taiwan

China minister-level official makes landmark trip to Taiwan

China's most senior official ever to visit Taiwan met his counterpart Wednesday to try to improve relations after mass protests in Taipei earlier this year, sparking angry confrontations between protesters and riot police.
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Afghan president signs key money law needed to avoid blacklist

Afghan president signs key money law needed to avoid blacklist

The Afghan president has signed a key package of legislation aimed at combating financial crime, a statement said on Wednesday, making it less likely the country will be added to an international blacklist this week. The laws have been rushed through both
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
UN further downsizing Ivory Coast mission

UN further downsizing Ivory Coast mission

The UN Security Council Wednesday opted to further downsize the number of peacekeepers in its Ivory Coast mission, which it said it will consider ending next year. The council adopted a resolution that extends the UN operation in Ivory Coast, known as UNO
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Four killed as train derails in eastern India

Four killed as train derails in eastern India

Four people were killed when a train derailed in eastern India on Wednesday, the latest in a series of deadly disasters to blight the country's dilapidated rail network. While the rail board initially pointed the finger of blame at Maoist insurgents, poli
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Europe presses Putin to save shaky Ukraine truce

Europe presses Putin to save shaky Ukraine truce

European leaders heaped pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to help Ukraine's new Western-backed leader save a shaky truce and fledgling talks on ending a separatist insurgency threatening his ex-Soviet state. Kiev vowed on Wednesday
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
APCMA seeks withdrawal of duty on coal

APCMA seeks withdrawal of duty on coal

Chairman All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) Muhammad Ali Tabba has urged the government to withdraw import duty on coal immediately as it is a direct injustice to the cement industry. "Coal is now the only fuel after the budget to have
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
World Day against Drug Abuse, Illicit Trafficking today

World Day against Drug Abuse, Illicit Trafficking today

With the theme that "Drug use disorders are preventable and treatable", International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is being observed here like other parts of the globe on Thursday (today) in a bid to raise awareness about the problem of
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Seminar on biosafety guidelines held

Seminar on biosafety guidelines held

Provincial Secretary Environment, Muhammad Anwar Rasheed while addressing a seminar on "Bio-safety Guidelines" at FC College on Wednesday said that work is speedily in progress on proposals to bring changes in import/export policy of chemicals.
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Economic revival: PIAF seeks conducive atmosphere for trade, industry

Economic revival: PIAF seeks conducive atmosphere for trade, industry

Business community wants to play its due role for early economic revival of the country provided government ensures conducive business atmosphere for trade and industry. Piaf Chairman Malik Tahir Javed in a statement on Wednesday said that sufficient and
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Cotton sowing target fixed at over 6 million acres of land

Cotton sowing target fixed at over 6 million acres of land

Punjab Agriculture Department has fixed sowing target for cotton crop over 6 million acres of land in the province this year to get a production of 10.5 million bales. It has advised the growers to devise a comprehensive strategy for achieving both the so
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Irsa increases outflows from Tarbela Dam

Irsa increases outflows from Tarbela Dam

The Indus River System Authority increased outflow from Tarbela dam on the river Indus from 1,07,000 cusecs to 1,59,900 cusecs water - an increase of 52,000 cusecs - on Wednesday to augment hydel power generation canal irrigation water across the country.
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
PEF orientation sessions conclude

PEF orientation sessions conclude

Punjab Education Foundation (PEF) has completed holding of orientation sessions for partner school principals in Lahore and other districts. School principals, partnering under foundation assisted school program, attended these sessions which were organiz
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Wednesday (June 25, 2014) and the forecast for Thursday (June 26, 2014).

Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Punjab Assembly to pass supplementary budget today

Punjab Assembly to pass supplementary budget today

Punjab Assembly discussed the demand for grants of supplementary budget, here on Wednesday. The supplementary budget, which is expected to over Rs 21 billion, would be passed on Thursday (today). In the session, opposition members were not allowed to pres
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Punjab Assembly to pass supplementary budget today

Punjab Assembly to pass supplementary budget today

Punjab Assembly discussed the demand for grants of supplementary budget, here on Wednesday. The supplementary budget, which is expected to over Rs 21 billion, would be passed on Thursday (today). In the session, opposition members were not allowed to pres
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
New York cotton

New York cotton

The following were the fluctuations observed during the day:

Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Sheikh Rashid arrives in Multan

Sheikh Rashid arrives in Multan

Chief of Awami Muslim League (AML) Sheikh Rashid Ahmed left for Lahore from Islamabad on Wednesday to attend the lunch of Allama Tahir-ul-Qadri but reached at Multan because PIA Flight PK-615 Islamabad-Lahore-Karachi could not land at Lahore due to bad we
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Wednesday (June 25, 2014).

Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
IDPs families: KP chief minister announces Ramazan Package

IDPs families: KP chief minister announces Ramazan Package

Chief Minister of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak rejects the package of the provision of Rs 7,000 per family to the displaced persons (IDPs) from North Waziristan and Rs 5,000 under head of rent as insufficient and demanded maximum increase in it.
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Wednesday (June 25, 2014).

Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Polish company delegation meets Fatemi

Polish company delegation meets Fatemi

A nine-member delegation of the Polish Railway manufacturing company NEWAG, led by its President Zbigniew Konieczek called on the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi here on Wednesday.
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Tuesday official prices.

Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Punjab government supports treatment for infant with rare disease

Punjab government supports treatment for infant with rare disease

For the first time in the history of Pakistan, the Government of Punjab announced on Tuesday free treatment for a rare disease patient, aged 1.8 years. Afflicted with Gaucher - a type of rare disease, Arsalan was diagnosed last year with the support of a
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Tuesday official prices.

Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Imran Farooq murder case: bail of 53-year-old man extended

Imran Farooq murder case: bail of 53-year-old man extended

A London court has extended bail for a 53-year old man in Imran Farooq murder case, Aaj News reported. The man was ordered to appear before the court in July. Sources said that DNA samples of two accused have been provided to the Scotland Yard and the pol
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Wednesday (June 25, 2014).

Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
NA panel told: Lowari Tunnel to be completed by 2017

NA panel told: Lowari Tunnel to be completed by 2017

A parliamentary panel was informed on Wednesday that the mega project of Lowari Tunnel, connecting district Chitral with rest of the country, would be completed by 2017 if the government ensured uninterrupted funding to the project. National Assembly Stan
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Poultry Rates

Poultry Rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Wednesday (June 25, 2014) and for Thursday (June 26, 2014).
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Zong rolls out 'Super 3G' in Federal Capital

Zong rolls out 'Super 3G' in Federal Capital

Zong, a China mobile company and Pakistan's fastest growing telecom network announced the launch of its exciting 'Super 3G' service for consumers in Islamabad. Previously, Zong had rolled out the'Super 3G' service to its customers in Karachi and Lahore. '
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Wednesday (June 25, 2014).

Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
World Bank keen to invest $45 million in MoIT project

World Bank keen to invest $45 million in MoIT project

The World Bank (WB) has indicated its willingness to invest up-to $45 million in Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) project on establishing technology parks in Pakistan, however Letter of Intent (LoI) is awaited. This was indicated in a one-year pe
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Wednesday (June 25, 2014).

Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
NWA IDPs: Al-Khidmat Foundation KP establishes relief camps

NWA IDPs: Al-Khidmat Foundation KP establishes relief camps

Al-Khidmat Foundation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa established donation and relief camps for the internally displaced persons of North Waziristan Agency, across the province. While addressing a news conference here at Peshawar Press Club on Wednesday, the Foundatio
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Uproar in KP Assembly over Imran's threat to dissolve Assembly

Uproar in KP Assembly over Imran's threat to dissolve Assembly

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Wednesday witnessed uproar and ruckus as the opposition benches protested the repeated threat of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan to dissolve the provincial assembly. The opposition legislators including Nighat Ya
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
LEAs arrest 'most wanted' terrorist

LEAs arrest 'most wanted' terrorist

The law enforcement agencies (LEAs) on Wednesday arrested Tayyab alias Umer Pagal, a most wanted terrorist, associated with `Ansar ul Ummah, a terrorist organisation, during a search operation. Police officials said that Islamabad police and lnter-Service
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Wednesday (June 25, 2014).

Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
FDI rose to $1.3 billion in 2013

FDI rose to $1.3 billion in 2013

According to the World Investment Report 2014 released by the United Nations on Wednesday, foreign direct investment (FDI) in Pakistan rose in 2013 to $1.3 billion from $859 million in 2012 due to industrial growth particularly telecommunications. India a
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Wednesday (June 25, 2014).

Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
India moves to set up industrial parks with China

India moves to set up industrial parks with China

India has moved a step closer to establishing industrial parks with China, the country''s law minister said on Wednesday, as New Delhi looks to rebalance a $40 billion trade deficit with its northern neighbour. Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters that Indi
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
India moves to set up industrial parks with China

India moves to set up industrial parks with China

India has moved a step closer to establishing industrial parks with China, the country's law minister said on Wednesday, as New Delhi looks to rebalance a $40 billion trade deficit with its northern neighbour. Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters that India
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
India moves to set up industrial parks with China

India moves to set up industrial parks with China

India has moved a step closer to establishing industrial parks with China, the country's law minister said on Wednesday, as New Delhi looks to rebalance a $40 billion trade deficit with its northern neighbour. Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters that India
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

The rupee moved both ways against the dollar on the money market on Wednesday in the process of trading, dealers said.
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
PTI fomenting unrest?

PTI fomenting unrest?

An additional district and sessions judge Ghaffar Mehtab here on Wednesday sought comments from Old Anarkali Station House Officer (SHO) on a petition seeking registration of a case against PTI leaders Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi under terrorism c
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

THE RUPEE: mixed patterns

The rupee moved both ways against the dollar on the money market on Wednesday in the process of trading, dealers said.
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
PTI fomenting unrest?

PTI fomenting unrest?

An additional district and sessions judge Ghaffar Mehtab here on Wednesday sought comments from Old Anarkali Station House Officer (SHO) on a petition seeking registration of a case against PTI leaders Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi under terrorism c
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Imran steps up pressure with PA dissolution threat

Imran steps up pressure with PA dissolution threat

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) core committee on Wednesday empowered party chairman Imran Khan that he can direct chief minister Pervez Khattak to dissolve the provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa anytime. "The chairman [Imran] has been fully authori
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Imran steps up pressure with PA dissolution threat

Imran steps up pressure with PA dissolution threat

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) core committee on Wednesday empowered party chairman Imran Khan that he can direct chief minister Pervez Khattak to dissolve the provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa anytime. "The chairman [Imran] has been fully authori
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am
Afghan support to TTP: government to take up issue today

Afghan support to TTP: government to take up issue today

Pakistan will take up the matter of Afghan support to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) with Afghan National Security Advisor Rangin Daftar Spanta who is arriving in Islamabad today (Thursday), said Prime Minister's Adviser on National Securit
Published 26 Jun, 2014 12:00am