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Print - 2015-01-15
PSBA hails levy of 15 percent RD on steel products

PSBA hails levy of 15 percent RD on steel products

Pakistan Ship Breakers Association (PSBA) welcomed the imposition of 15 percent regulatory duty on the import of all steel billets, steel bars and wire rods. Chairman PSBA, Dewan Rizwan Farooqi said since 2010 the ship breaking industry had been providing
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
SHCBA to challenge 21st amendment in Supreme Court

SHCBA to challenge 21st amendment in Supreme Court

Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) on Wednesday decided to challenge 21st constitutional amendment in Supreme Court of Pakistan. According to a draft of the resolution approved by SHCBA, a parallel justice system has been introduced by constituting
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Power sector marred by growing inter-circular debt

Power sector marred by growing inter-circular debt

The government has failed to check the daily addition of billions of rupees to the inter-circular debt, further undermining the sustainability of the power sector. These factors are steep increase in receivables due to poor recovery against billing, low c
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Votes' verification: Supreme Court adjourns hearing of PTI petition

Votes' verification: Supreme Court adjourns hearing of PTI petition

The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing of a petition filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf seeking verification of voters' thumb impression in four constituencies till first week of April. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Mian Saqib Nisar heard
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
KP IGP visits schools, reviews security arrangements

KP IGP visits schools, reviews security arrangements

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Nasir Khan Durrani paid a surprise visit to different educational institutions of Peshawar on Wednesday to review the security arrangements made by the schools and colleges in the aftermath of the
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
AMLA amendments: fiscal offences may be considered money-laundering

AMLA amendments: fiscal offences may be considered money-laundering

The government has proposed that the fiscal offences, including serious tax crimes/tax evasion would be brought into the ambit of money-laundering under the proposed amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA). Syed Mansoor Ali of Financial Monitor
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
City police arrest 179 suspects

City police arrest 179 suspects

The city police on Wednesday nabbed 179 suspects during on-going search operation from different parts of the federal capital. A police official said that on the directives of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, the city police chief Tahir Alam Kha
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Formation of military courts in Gilgit-Baltistan unlawful: Asma

Formation of military courts in Gilgit-Baltistan unlawful: Asma

Renowned rights activist Asma Jehangir on Wednesday said that the formation of military courts for trail of convicted terrorists in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) is unlawful and unconstitutional. Talking to reporters outside the Supreme Court, the lady activist,
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Imran visits Army Public School amid parents' protests

Imran visits Army Public School amid parents' protests

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan along with his newly-wed wife Reham Khan, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak and others visited the terror-hit Army Public School amidst protest by the parents of martyred children outside the school
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
SECP approves proposal of first ever REIT scheme

SECP approves proposal of first ever REIT scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved a proposal for launching the first ever "Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)" Scheme in Pakistan. The REIT will be managed by Arif Habib REIT Management Company Limited. With the adven
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
SECP approves proposal of first ever REIT scheme

SECP approves proposal of first ever REIT scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved a proposal for launching the first ever "Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)" Scheme in Pakistan. The REIT will be managed by Arif Habib REIT Management Company Limited. With the adven
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
'Modaraba scam': accused granted interim bail

'Modaraba scam': accused granted interim bail

Mufti Ghulam Rasool Ayubi, a prime suspects in a multibillion rupee 'modaraba scam', has been granted interim bail till February 16. Mufti Ayubi was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau in February last year for his alleged involvement in a Rs 2
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Rigging issue Imran trying to befool people: Rashid

Rigging issue Imran trying to befool people: Rashid

Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan is trying to befool the people on the issue of alleged rigging in 2013 general elections. The Minister said this while talking to media on Wednesday outside
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Northern Areas receive first snowfall

Northern Areas receive first snowfall

Breaking a long dry spell, Northern Areas, including Baltistan, received the winter season's first heavy snowfall which paralysed normal life in the area. According to details, the snowfall started on Tuesday and continued till Wednesday. The communicatio
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
BASF inaugurates new office in Lahore

BASF inaugurates new office in Lahore

The BASF new office has incorporated solutions for smart design produced by BASF together with its customers, such as energy efficient lighting and air conditioning systems and ergonomic office furniture. Together with the optimally utilised office space,
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Eighth council meeting of TIFA: Schedule under consideration

Eighth council meeting of TIFA: Schedule under consideration

The schedule for US-Pakistan Trade and Investment Framework Agreement's (TIFA) eighth council meeting is under discussion, an official told Business Recorder. Sources in Board of Investment (BOI) stated that at the TIFA Council meeting US and Pakis
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Eighth council meeting of TIFA: Schedule under consideration

Eighth council meeting of TIFA: Schedule under consideration

The schedule for US-Pakistan Trade and Investment Framework Agreement's (TIFA) eighth council meeting is under discussion, an official told Business Recorder. Sources in Board of Investment (BOI) stated that at the TIFA Council meeting US and Pakis
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Tharparkar people: Army dispatches 18 tonnes of relief goods

Tharparkar people: Army dispatches 18 tonnes of relief goods

Pakistan Army has dispatched a consignment of 18 tons of relief goods for drought affected people (DAPs) of Tharparkar from Army Relief Camp Fortress Stadium, Lahore Garrison here on Tuesday. The consignment consisting of 10 trucks left for Hyderabad for
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Zardari distributes cheques among families of police martyrs

Zardari distributes cheques among families of police martyrs

Former president and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday expressed the resolve to meet all the necessities of the families of the Sindh Police martyrs. Speaking at a ceremony held to distribute cheques among families of
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
KP Governor addresses 5th Convocation of Fazaia College

KP Governor addresses 5th Convocation of Fazaia College

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan has asked the graduating students to explore vistas of educational philosophy and practice; and proclaim their name as capable teachers. He was addressing the 5th Convocation of the Fazaia College of Ed
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Faulty investigation: KP IGP suspends SHO, Additional SHO, IO Mansehra

Faulty investigation: KP IGP suspends SHO, Additional SHO, IO Mansehra

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nasir Khan Durrani has suspended SHO Police Station City Mansehra, Investigation Officer and Additional SHO on faulty investigation and ordered departmental inquiry against them. According to detail
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
IHC to hear Lakhvi's bail plea in open court

IHC to hear Lakhvi's bail plea in open court

The Islamabad High Court after conducting an in-camera hearing of Zakhiur Rehman Lakhvi's bail application has decided to hear the matter in open court from today (Thursday). A single-member bench headed by Justice Noorul Haq N Qureshi on Wednesday resume
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
SAU announcement

SAU announcement

The Deputy Registrar Admissions Sindh Agriculture University has announced that the date of issuance & acceptance of admissions forms for the admissions to Bachelors degree program, in University, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Agriculture Collage Dorki and
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
'Students of Pharmacy have bright future in healthcare'

'Students of Pharmacy have bright future in healthcare'

Pharmacists have become necessary in hospitals for evaluation of medicines prescribed for the ailing patients. The students of Pharmacy have bright future in healthcare. This was stated by Sardar M Yasin Malik, SI, HI, while addressing the students on com
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
ABAD hails setting up of military courts

ABAD hails setting up of military courts

The setting up of military courts after 21st constitutional amendment for speedy trial of criminals involved in terrorist activities will not only create fear among terrorist organisations but this unavoidable step had to be taken to ensure security and s
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
CS Sindh orders one dish in official events

CS Sindh orders one dish in official events

Sindh Chief Secretary Sajjad Saleem Hotiyana has taken notice of arranging more than one dish in official programmes has directed to arrange only one dish. The Sindh CS has issued a circular to the Provincial Secretaries and high officials in this regard,
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
PAAPAM contests SBP's annual report

PAAPAM contests SBP's annual report

Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers (PAAPAM) has submitted a 53-page rebuttal to the State Bank of Pakistan to its Annual Report containing a comparison of the Automobile industries in Pakistan & India. In a Press Statemen
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Jamaat-e-Islami calls for retrieving nation's assets lying abroad

Jamaat-e-Islami calls for retrieving nation's assets lying abroad

The Central Shoora of the Jamaat-e-Islami, while expressing grave concern over the present economic conditions of the country, has called for retrieving the nation's assets lying abroad, and paving way for the Islamic economic system through the policy of
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Poultry farmers advised

Poultry farmers advised

Chief Minister's Special Assistant for Livestock Department Chaudhry Muhammad Arshad Jutt has urged the poultry farmers to ensure implementation on preventive measures to save their flocks from diseases which included good cleanliness of shades and applic
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Development work on Sialkot tanneries zone in full swing

Development work on Sialkot tanneries zone in full swing

Development work on mega project of Sialkot Tanneries Zone (STZ) is picking pace and 80 percent development of roads had so far been completed in the zone. Official sources told Business Recorder on Wednesday that STZ was being developed on 392 acr
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Training programme on tax advocacy held

Training programme on tax advocacy held

Pakistan is facing serious challenges to deliver essential services to poor communities due to low GDP ratio to tax. It was stated by Tariq Sattar, Advocacy Officer of The Network for Consumer Protection during training on tax advocacy programme. The main
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Seminar on cutting edge Information Technology held

Seminar on cutting edge Information Technology held

Information Technology (IT) has become a buzz word in this age of technological breakthrough and credible IT solution providers like IBEX Global should focus on SMEs to give a quantum jump to the economic activities in Pakistan, said Mian Muhammad Adrees
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
'No foreigner held from PU hostels'

'No foreigner held from PU hostels'

The Punjab University spokesman while clarifying a news item published in various newspapers has said that no foreigner has been arrested from PU hostels during a search operation conducted on Tuesday night.
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Third anniversary of Arfa Karim observed

Third anniversary of Arfa Karim observed

The 3rd anniversary of Arfa Karim, youngest World Microsoft certified professional was observed here. In this connection, a function of the district government was held here. The DCO Noorul Amin Mengal accompanied with Colonel Amjad Karim father of the la
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
People lost trust in rulers: Jamaat-e-Islami

People lost trust in rulers: Jamaat-e-Islami

Deputy Chief of the Jamaat-e-Islami, Mian Muhammad Aslam, has said that peace could not return to Pakistan as long as the people in power continued their conspiracies to keep the country away from Islam. Addressing the participants of the JI central works
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Five UCs in Karachi: Minister concerned over cancellation of polio drive

Five UCs in Karachi: Minister concerned over cancellation of polio drive

Saira Afzal Tarar, Minister of State for National Health Services Regulation & Co-ordination, while chairing a high level meeting to review the last polio campaign and preparation of the upcoming polio round this month, expressed concern over cancellation
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
PTA, UVAS sign MoU

PTA, UVAS sign MoU

Pakistan Tanners Association and University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to control skin diseases among the ruminants. UVAS Vice Chancellor Dr Talal Naseer Pasha and Chairman Hide and Skin
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Illegal housing schemes: LDA demolishes boundary walls, gates

Illegal housing schemes: LDA demolishes boundary walls, gates

During a joint operation against illegal housing schemes, staff of the Metropolitan Planning and Town Planning Wings of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) demolished boundary walls and gates of five illegal private housing schemes at G.T. Road and U.B.D.
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Amendments to AML: Senators express apprehensions over likely misuse

Amendments to AML: Senators express apprehensions over likely misuse

Senators have expressed apprehensions on the likely misuse of proposed amendments to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) law and stated that it could be used against politicians. Kalsoom Perveen requested the committee chairperson not to show haste in a clause-wi
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
PML-N MNA Rai Manseb Ali passes away

PML-N MNA Rai Manseb Ali passes away

PML-N member of the National Assembly and former Federal Minister Rai Manseb Ali Khan died here on Wednesday after protracted illness. Rai Manseb Ali Khan elected from NA-137 was a well known parliamentarian and elected from his constituency as member of
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Government schools remain insecure despite tall claims: Elahi

Government schools remain insecure despite tall claims: Elahi

Pakistan Muslim League (PML) senior central leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has said that govt schools for the children of the poor were without security guards, cameras and even some without boundary walls and remain unsafe
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Overhead bridge construction near FTC, CDC

Overhead bridge construction near FTC, CDC

Through your esteemed newspaper I would like to draw attention of Governor of Sindh and City Government authorities to construct an overhead bridge on Shahrah-e-Faisal, which could facilitate pedestrians crossing road from somewhere near CDC head office,
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Detroit's blue skies clouded by worries about fuel economy

Detroit's blue skies clouded by worries about fuel economy

Auto industry executives see nothing but blue skies in the US market, especially compared with troubled Western European economies or slumping emerging markets. There is just one, increasingly vexing problem: The vehicles American consumers will pay a pre
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Standard of review in merger and acquisition disputes: US Corporate Law

Standard of review in merger and acquisition disputes: US Corporate Law

What should be the standard of review for a merger between a controlling stockholder and its subsidiary, where the merger is conditioned ab initio upon the approval of both an independent, adequately-empowered Special Committee that fulfils its duty of ca
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Wednesday (January 14, 2015) and the forecast for Thursday (January 15, 2015).

Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Freedom of speech versus freedom to insult

Freedom of speech versus freedom to insult

What triggered the attacks was Paris magazine's repeated publication of offensive cartoons of the Prophet (PBUH) of Islam. In 2006, it reprinted cartoons published by Danish daily Jyllands-Posten depicting the prophet (PBUH) in a sacrilegious way to portr
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Wednesday (January 14, 2015).

Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Why another dharna?

Why another dharna?

Those who thought Imran Khan would be at the beach Acapulco by now were sadly mistaken. He is going nowhere; he stays put at Banigala, preparing to hold what his party calls a dharna convention at the D-Chowk in front of Parliament House later this week.
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Tuesday official prices.

Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Slippage or unrealistic targets?

Slippage or unrealistic targets?

Federal Finance Minister Ishaq Dar in a press briefing stated that the government may face slippages on projected budgetary targets including the fiscal deficit, Gross Domestic Product and development expenditure due to revenue shortfall and unforeseen ex
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
LME official prices

LME official prices

The following were Tuesday official prices.

Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Al Qaeda in Yemen claims attack on Charlie Hebdo

Al Qaeda in Yemen claims attack on Charlie Hebdo

Al Qaeda in Yemen Wednesday claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo, saying it was ordered by the jihadist network's global chief to avenge the French magazine's cartoons. In a video entitled "A message regarding the blessed battle o
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Wednesday (January 14, 2015).

Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Al Qaeda in Yemen claims attack on Charlie Hebdo

Al Qaeda in Yemen claims attack on Charlie Hebdo

Al Qaeda in Yemen Wednesday claimed responsibility for the deadly attack on Charlie Hebdo, saying it was ordered by the jihadist network's global chief to avenge the French magazine's cartoons. In a video entitled "A message regarding the blessed battle o
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Poultry Rates

Poultry Rates

Wholesale poultry rates on Wednesday (January 14, 2015) and for Thursday (January 15, 2015).
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Big legal costs dent J.P Morgan''''s profits

Big legal costs dent J.P Morgan''''s profits

J.P. Morgan Chase Wednesday reported a dip in fourth-quarter earnings as hefty legal expenses once again weighed on results. Quarterly earnings at the biggest US bank by assets fell 6.6 percent from the year-ago period to $4.9 billion. Quarterly revenues
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Wednesday (January 14, 2015)

Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Big legal costs dent J.P Morgan''s profits

Big legal costs dent J.P Morgan''s profits

J.P. Morgan Chase Wednesday reported a dip in fourth-quarter earnings as hefty legal expenses once again weighed on results. Quarterly earnings at the biggest US bank by assets fell 6.6 percent from the year-ago period to $4.9 billion. Quarterly revenues
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Big legal costs dent J.P Morgan's profits

Big legal costs dent J.P Morgan's profits

J.P. Morgan Chase Wednesday reported a dip in fourth-quarter earnings as hefty legal expenses once again weighed on results. Quarterly earnings at the biggest US bank by assets fell 6.6 percent from the year-ago period to $4.9 billion. Quarterly revenues
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX

Pakistan Mercantile Exchange - PMEX (Formerly National Commodity Exchange Limited - NCEL) Trading Summary on Wednesday (January 14, 2015).

Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Big legal costs dent J.P Morgan's profits

Big legal costs dent J.P Morgan's profits

J.P. Morgan Chase Wednesday reported a dip in fourth-quarter earnings as hefty legal expenses once again weighed on results. Quarterly earnings at the biggest US bank by assets fell 6.6 percent from the year-ago period to $4.9 billion. Quarterly revenues
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Wednesday (January 14, 2015).

Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
80 bodies found floating in India's Ganges

80 bodies found floating in India's Ganges

Around 80 bodies have been found floating in a stream of India's Ganges, sparking renewed concerns Wednesday about the health of the sacred river where millions of Hindus cremate their dead, an official said. The bodies were discovered in a shallow tribut
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Wednesday (January 14, 2015).

Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
80 bodies found floating in India's Ganges

80 bodies found floating in India's Ganges

Around 80 bodies have been found floating in a stream of India's Ganges, sparking renewed concerns Wednesday about the health of the sacred river where millions of Hindus cremate their dead, an official said. The bodies were discovered in a shallow tribut
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Shell ends $6.5 billion Qatar project as oil price falls

Shell ends $6.5 billion Qatar project as oil price falls

Qatar Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell have scrapped plans for a petrochemicals project, worth an estimated $6.5 billion, due to the slump in global oil prices. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Shell said the Al Karaana project would not go ahead becaus
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Shell ends $6.5 billion Qatar project as oil price falls

Shell ends $6.5 billion Qatar project as oil price falls

Qatar Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell have scrapped plans for a petrochemicals project, worth an estimated $6.5 billion, due to the slump in global oil prices. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Shell said the Al Karaana project would not go ahead becaus
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
THE RUPEE: all-round fall

THE RUPEE: all-round fall

Bear dominated the local currency market on Wednesday as the rupee depreciated against the dollar, dealers said. The rupee dropped by eight-paisa versus the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 100.63 and Rs 100.65 respectively, they said.
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Shell ends $6.5 billion Qatar project as oil price falls

Shell ends $6.5 billion Qatar project as oil price falls

Qatar Petroleum and Royal Dutch Shell have scrapped plans for a petrochemicals project, worth an estimated $6.5 billion, due to the slump in global oil prices. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Shell said the Al Karaana project would not go ahead becaus
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
THE RUPEE: all-round fall

THE RUPEE: all-round fall

Bear dominated the local currency market on Wednesday as the rupee depreciated against the dollar, dealers said. The rupee dropped by eight-paisa versus the dollar for buying and selling at Rs 100.63 and Rs 100.65 respectively, they said.
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
LSE index marginally declines by 4.49 points

LSE index marginally declines by 4.49 points

Mixed sentiments prevailed on the Lahore Stock Exchange on Wednesday where equities moved both ways and finally settled in green zone amid improved trading turnover. The LSE-25 index was marginally declined by 4.49 points to close at 6496.23 against 6500.
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
LSE index marginally declines by 4.49 points

LSE index marginally declines by 4.49 points

Mixed sentiments prevailed on the Lahore Stock Exchange on Wednesday where equities moved both ways and finally settled in green zone amid improved trading turnover. The LSE-25 index was marginally declined by 4.49 points to close at 6496.23 against 6500.
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
ISE index up 2.09 points

ISE index up 2.09 points

Bulls dominated the proceedings at the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) where equities continued to move in upward direction with positive trend at the ISE amid increase in index. ISE Ten Index showed an improvement of 2.09 points as the ISE Ten Index moved
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
ISE index up 2.09 points

ISE index up 2.09 points

Bulls dominated the proceedings at the Islamabad Stock Exchange (ISE) where equities continued to move in upward direction with positive trend at the ISE amid increase in index. ISE Ten Index showed an improvement of 2.09 points as the ISE Ten Index moved
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Comedian to stand trial as France cracks down on hate speech

Comedian to stand trial as France cracks down on hate speech

Controversial French comedian Dieudonne was arrested Wednesday and will stand trial over a comment suggesting he sympathised with one of the Paris attackers, as France cracks down on those who condone terrorism. The arrest was one of 54 cases for "condoni
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Member to Member

Member to Member

The following transactions member to member subsequently reported on Wednesday (January 14, 2015).

Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
CoAS, UK Prime Minister discuss regional security

CoAS, UK Prime Minister discuss regional security

Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif was extended warm welcome upon his arrival in London on Wednesday on three-day official visit. According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) General Raheel Sharif was presented full guard of honou
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
Supply of RLNG: planned construction of pipeline approved by ECC

Supply of RLNG: planned construction of pipeline approved by ECC

The Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved, in principle, the construction of a 1100 kilometer North South Gas Pipeline from Karachi to Lahore for supply of RLNG to the proposed gas fired power plants in northern Pakistan. Sour
Published 15 Jan, 2015 12:00am
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