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Print - 2016-03-13
Fake refunds: FIA holds FBR responsible for delay in probe against RTO

Fake refunds: FIA holds FBR responsible for delay in probe against RTO

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Saturday held the FBR responsible for the delay in investigation against the Regional Tax Office (RTO), Karachi for the issuance fake sales tax refunds amounting to billions for the period of July 2013, it is learnt.
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Concrete steps needed to improve dismal tax-to-GDP ratio: Haroon

Concrete steps needed to improve dismal tax-to-GDP ratio: Haroon

Advisor to Prime Minister for Revenue Haroon Akhter has said that concrete steps are needed to improve the dismal Tax-to-GDP ratio. Addressing members of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), he said efforts were being made to improve Tax-to-GD
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
BJP delegation meets PPP chairman

BJP delegation meets PPP chairman

A three-member Indian delegation led by senior BJP leader Vijay Jolly called on PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Islamabad on Saturday. Led by Vijay Jolly the delegation members included Vijay Mehta and Lubna Asif. The Indian BJP delegation is in Is
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Crimes in capital register upward trend

Crimes in capital register upward trend

Vehicle thefts and cases of armed robberies registered an upward trend in heavily guarded federal capital as seven vehicles were stolen or snatched away and burglars struck at six other places in the different parts of the city in last week.
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Need to evolve proper water policy soon'

Need to evolve proper water policy soon'

President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), Mian Zahid Hussain has said that country will continue to bear losses as policymakers are uninterested to evolve a proper water policy and water strategy. He said lack of water storage capacit
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Two alleged terrorists of al Qaeda killed in encounter

Two alleged terrorists of al Qaeda killed in encounter

Two alleged terrorists of al-Qaeda (Subcontinent) were killed in a gun battle with the officials of Counter Terrorism Department of Sindh Police in Quaidabad area on Saturday night. The alleged terrorists were identified as Arshad and Umair. The Sindh gov
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Controversial IG Jamali removed

Controversial IG Jamali removed

The federal government has appointed Allah Dino Khawaja, who is widely known as AD Khawaja, as the new Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh. He will replace Ghulam Hyder Jamali. Establishment Division has issued a notification in this respect. Prime Minis
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Controversial IG Jamali removed

Controversial IG Jamali removed

The federal government has appointed Allah Dino Khawaja, who is widely known as AD Khawaja, as the new Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh. He will replace Ghulam Hyder Jamali. Establishment Division has issued a notification in this respect. Prime Minis
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
No operation took place: kidnappers had set Shahbaz free: report

No operation took place: kidnappers had set Shahbaz free: report

Inquiry report on Shahbaz Taseer's recovery through an alleged operation has been presented to the Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday. As per facts and indications, it is obvious that Shahbaz Taseer was not recovered through any operati
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
No operation took place: kidnappers had set Shahbaz free: report

No operation took place: kidnappers had set Shahbaz free: report

Inquiry report on Shahbaz Taseer's recovery through an alleged operation has been presented to the Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday. As per facts and indications, it is obvious that Shahbaz Taseer was not recovered through any operati
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Allegations against Altaf: FIA formally contacts Kamal

Allegations against Altaf: FIA formally contacts Kamal

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday approached Mustafa Kamal, former mayor Karachi and member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), as well as Srfaraz Merchant and asked them to cooperate with the agency in the ongoing probe launched following
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Allegations against Altaf: FIA formally contacts Kamal

Allegations against Altaf: FIA formally contacts Kamal

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday approached Mustafa Kamal, former mayor Karachi and member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), as well as Srfaraz Merchant and asked them to cooperate with the agency in the ongoing probe launched following
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Asia reforms key for global economic growth: IMF chief

Asia reforms key for global economic growth: IMF chief

Asia is "the world's most dynamic region" but structural reforms are key given its increasing importance to the global economy, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said in New Delhi on Saturday. Asia already accounts for 40 percent of the
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Asia reforms key for global economic growth: IMF chief

Asia reforms key for global economic growth: IMF chief

Asia is "the world's most dynamic region" but structural reforms are key given its increasing importance to the global economy, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said in New Delhi on Saturday. Asia already accounts for 40 percent of the
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Asia reforms key for global economic growth: IMF chief

Asia reforms key for global economic growth: IMF chief

Asia is "the world''s most dynamic region" but structural reforms are key given its increasing importance to the global economy, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said in New Delhi on Saturday. Asia already accounts for 40 percent of the
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
China's industrial output growth wanes

China's industrial output growth wanes

China's industrial production during the first two months of the year grew at its slowest rate since the global financial crisis, the government said Saturday, with top officials vowing to support growth and the volatile stock market. The measure, which g
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
China's industrial output growth wanes

China's industrial output growth wanes

China's industrial production during the first two months of the year grew at its slowest rate since the global financial crisis, the government said Saturday, with top officials vowing to support growth and the volatile stock market. The measure, which g
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
China''s industrial output growth wanes

China''s industrial output growth wanes

China''s industrial production during the first two months of the year grew at its slowest rate since the global financial crisis, the government said Saturday, with top officials vowing to support growth and the volatile stock market. The measure, which
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Moody's downgrades Hong Kong outlook to 'negative'

Moody's downgrades Hong Kong outlook to 'negative'

Ratings agency Moody's downgraded its outlook for Hong Kong on Saturday, citing increasing political riskiness and closer economic ties with China, which is facing a growth slowdown. Moody's changed Hong Kong's outlook from "stable" to "negative" as the s
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Moody's downgrades Hong Kong outlook to 'negative'

Moody's downgrades Hong Kong outlook to 'negative'

Ratings agency Moody's downgraded its outlook for Hong Kong on Saturday, citing increasing political riskiness and closer economic ties with China, which is facing a growth slowdown. Moody's changed Hong Kong's outlook from "stable" to "negative" as the s
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Moody''s downgrades Hong Kong outlook to ''negative''

Moody''s downgrades Hong Kong outlook to ''negative''

Ratings agency Moody''s downgraded its outlook for Hong Kong on Saturday, citing increasing political riskiness and closer economic ties with China, which is facing a growth slowdown. Moody''s changed Hong Kong''s outlook from "stable" to "negative" as th
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Moody''''s downgrades Hong Kong outlook to ''''negative''''

Moody''''s downgrades Hong Kong outlook to ''''negative''''

Ratings agency Moody''''s downgraded its outlook for Hong Kong on Saturday, citing increasing political riskiness and closer economic ties with China, which is facing a growth slowdown. Moody''''s changed Hong Kong''''s outlook from "stable" to "negative"
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Business plans agreed with IMF: BoI working on plan to meet objectives

Business plans agreed with IMF: BoI working on plan to meet objectives

The Board of Investment (BoI) is working on a plan to meet the objectives set in the business improvement plans submitted to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In the ninth review under the IMF's Extended Arrangement 2016, the government committed to
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Business plans agreed with IMF: BoI working on plan to meet objectives

Business plans agreed with IMF: BoI working on plan to meet objectives

The Board of Investment (BoI) is working on a plan to meet the objectives set in the business improvement plans submitted to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In the ninth review under the IMF's Extended Arrangement 2016, the government committed to
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Business plans agreed with IMF: BoI working on plan to meet objectives

Business plans agreed with IMF: BoI working on plan to meet objectives

The Board of Investment (BoI) is working on a plan to meet the objectives set in the business improvement plans submitted to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In the ninth review under the IMF''s Extended Arrangement 2016, the government committed to
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Business plans agreed with IMF: BoI working on plan to meet objectives

Business plans agreed with IMF: BoI working on plan to meet objectives

The Board of Investment (BoI) is working on a plan to meet the objectives set in the business improvement plans submitted to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In the ninth review under the IMF''''s Extended Arrangement 2016, the government committed
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
National auto policy: delay hurting investment prospects

National auto policy: delay hurting investment prospects

Inordinate delay in announcement of national Auto Policy has deprived the country of investment of billions of dollars both from new entrants and existing players, well informed sources told Business Recorder. On March 7, 2016, the "controversial"
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
National auto policy: delay hurting investment prospects

National auto policy: delay hurting investment prospects

Inordinate delay in announcement of national Auto Policy has deprived the country of investment of billions of dollars both from new entrants and existing players, well informed sources told Business Recorder. On March 7, 2016, the "controversial"
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
National auto policy: delay hurting investment prospects

National auto policy: delay hurting investment prospects

Inordinate delay in announcement of national Auto Policy has deprived the country of investment of billions of dollars both from new entrants and existing players, well informed sources told Business Recorder. On March 7, 2016, the "controversial"
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Trump under fire from rivals for rally violence

Trump under fire from rivals for rally violence

Donald Trump is under fire from rivals who blamed his incendiary rhetoric for a violent outbreak Friday between protestors and supporters at the Republican frontrunner's rally in Chicago. Trump cancelled the event after demonstrators scuffled with his sup
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Trump under fire from rivals for rally violence

Trump under fire from rivals for rally violence

Donald Trump is under fire from rivals who blamed his incendiary rhetoric for a violent outbreak Friday between protestors and supporters at the Republican frontrunner's rally in Chicago. Trump cancelled the event after demonstrators scuffled with his sup
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Eligibility criteria of EC members: Consensus reached to make changes

Eligibility criteria of EC members: Consensus reached to make changes

Election reforms committee on Saturday agreed to introduce various changes regarding the eligibility of various members of the Election commission and the nullification of the criteria of being a judge. Members of the committee who belonged to various pol
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Record of district courts computerised

Record of district courts computerised

The judicial record of District Courts Islamabad has been computerised. Justice Noor Ul Haq N. Qureshi inaugurated the computerised judicial record system on Saturday in District Courts F-8, Islamabad. The Judge of Islamabad High court (IHC) was given com
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Women's protection law: Fazl shares his reservations with Shahbaz

Women's protection law: Fazl shares his reservations with Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday contacted Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman and discussed his reservations regarding the Women's Protection Bill. Shahbaz assured Fazl that changes will be introduced in the
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Women's protection law: Fazl shares his reservations with Shahbaz

Women's protection law: Fazl shares his reservations with Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday contacted Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman and discussed his reservations regarding the Women's Protection Bill. Shahbaz assured Fazl that changes will be introduced in the
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Rock keyboard pioneer Keith Emerson dead in apparent suicide

Rock keyboard pioneer Keith Emerson dead in apparent suicide

Keith Emerson, the flamboyant yet accomplished keyboardist who pioneered the use of synthesisers in rock music, was found dead Friday in an apparent suicide. He was 71. The English virtuoso, who became famous for his dazzling stage feats with band Emerson
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Rock keyboard pioneer Keith Emerson dead in apparent suicide

Rock keyboard pioneer Keith Emerson dead in apparent suicide

Keith Emerson, the flamboyant yet accomplished keyboardist who pioneered the use of synthesisers in rock music, was found dead Friday in an apparent suicide. He was 71. The English virtuoso, who became famous for his dazzling stage feats with band Emerson
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Government seeks to call joint sitting for passage of PIA Bill

Government seeks to call joint sitting for passage of PIA Bill

The government would move a motion in the forthcoming session of the National Assembly which would be held Monday (tomorrow) to summon a joint sitting of the Parliament for passing of pending bills including "The Pakistan International Airlines Corporatio
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Government seeks to call joint sitting for passage of PIA Bill

Government seeks to call joint sitting for passage of PIA Bill

The government would move a motion in the forthcoming session of the National Assembly which would be held Monday (tomorrow) to summon a joint sitting of the Parliament for passing of pending bills including "The Pakistan International Airlines Corporatio
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Government seeks to call joint sitting for passage of PIA Bill

Government seeks to call joint sitting for passage of PIA Bill

The government would move a motion in the forthcoming session of the National Assembly which would be held Monday (tomorrow) to summon a joint sitting of the Parliament for passing of pending bills including "The Pakistan International Airlines Corporatio
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Sartaj underscores need for enhanced trade ties with Iran

Sartaj underscores need for enhanced trade ties with Iran

Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Saturday said that historic and brotherly relations existing between Pakistan and Iran need to be further strengthened in all spheres of co-operation especially trade and economy. According to an
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Sartaj underscores need for enhanced trade ties with Iran

Sartaj underscores need for enhanced trade ties with Iran

Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Saturday said that historic and brotherly relations existing between Pakistan and Iran need to be further strengthened in all spheres of co-operation especially trade and economy. According to an
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Sartaj underscores need for enhanced trade ties with Iran

Sartaj underscores need for enhanced trade ties with Iran

Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Saturday said that historic and brotherly relations existing between Pakistan and Iran need to be further strengthened in all spheres of co-operation especially trade and economy. According to an
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Most French also want vote on EU membership: UK study

Most French also want vote on EU membership: UK study

Most French people want to follow Britain by holding a referendum on the country's European Union membership, although they would likely vote to remain in the bloc, a British study has shown. Some 53 percent of French respondents to a survey conducted by
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Most French also want vote on EU membership: UK study

Most French also want vote on EU membership: UK study

Most French people want to follow Britain by holding a referendum on the country's European Union membership, although they would likely vote to remain in the bloc, a British study has shown. Some 53 percent of French respondents to a survey conducted by
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
US hails Pakistan's efforts towards peace in region

US hails Pakistan's efforts towards peace in region

The United States has praised Pakistan's efforts to put pressure on terrorists and push the Taliban to join the peace process in Afghanistan. This was stated by Deputy Chief of Staff for communication in Afghanistan, Brigadier General Wilson Shoffner in a
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
US hails Pakistan's efforts towards peace in region

US hails Pakistan's efforts towards peace in region

The United States has praised Pakistan's efforts to put pressure on terrorists and push the Taliban to join the peace process in Afghanistan. This was stated by Deputy Chief of Staff for communication in Afghanistan, Brigadier General Wilson Shoffner in a
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Fake refunds: FIA holds FBR responsible for delay in probe against RTO

Fake refunds: FIA holds FBR responsible for delay in probe against RTO

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Saturday held the FBR responsible for the delay in investigation against the Regional Tax Office (RTO), Karachi for the issuance fake sales tax refunds amounting to billions for the period of July 2013, it is learnt.
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
CSA adds more flights to Pakistan

CSA adds more flights to Pakistan

China Southern Airlines increased the flights between Urumqi and Islamabad to promote people-to-people contact between Pakistan and Xinjiang region. According to Wu Gang, Chairman of Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology, a leading Chinese wind turbine
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Canadian charged with trying to join terror group

Canadian charged with trying to join terror group

Canadian authorities have charged a Quebec man for attempting to leave the country to take part in a terrorist group, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said Friday. Ismail Habib, 28, was also charged with making a false statement to obtain a passport, the
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Teen girls charged in France over 'concert hall attack plot'
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Teen girls charged in France over 'concert hall attack plot'

Two teenage girls have been charged in France with allegedly plotting to assault a Paris concert hall some four months after the nation's deadliest terror attacks, legal sources said Saturday. The girls, 15 and 17 years old, exchanged messages on Facebook
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Britain sends more troops to train Iraqis fighting IS

Britain sends more troops to train Iraqis fighting IS

Britain said Saturday it was sending more troops to Iraq to bolster its mission training up the armed forces taking on the Islamic State jihadist group. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said a further 30 troops would be deployed to provide training in log
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Syria rebels shoot down regime warplane

Syria rebels shoot down regime warplane

A Syrian Islamist rebel group on Saturday shot down a regime warplane over a village in central Hama province, a monitoring group said. A pro-government Facebook acknowledged that a MiG-21 warplane went down over Kafr Nabuda but said it was due to "techni
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Kurds must be able to give views on Syria's future: UN envoy

Kurds must be able to give views on Syria's future: UN envoy

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura said Saturday that Syria's Kurds have a right to express their views on the country's political future, even if they are not invited to next week's peace talks in Geneva. "The Syrian Kurds are an important component of the coun
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
US general sought greater powers in Afghanistan before exit

US general sought greater powers in Afghanistan before exit

The US general who until last week commanded the Nato-led coalition in Afghanistan said on Friday he recommended broader scope for US military activity as the country fends off a resilient Taliban insurgency. Army General John Campbell declined to disclos
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Obama offers tech leaders warning on encryption

Obama offers tech leaders warning on encryption

President Barack Obama made a pilgrimage Friday to SXSW - the tech world's Davos and Woodstock rolled into one - making a government recruitment pitch even as he fanned a row over encryption. Obama traveled to Austin, Texas, ostensibly to open a "pipeline
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Second Gaza child dies after Israeli air strike

Second Gaza child dies after Israeli air strike

A six-year-old girl wounded in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip Saturday has died of her injuries, Palestinian medical sources told AFP, naming her as Israa Abu Khussa. Her brother Yassin, 10, died earlier in a raid on a base of Hamas's military wi
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
US, South Korea stage assault drill; North threatens to wipe out enemies

US, South Korea stage assault drill; North threatens to wipe out enemies

US and South Korean troops staged a big amphibious landing exercise on Saturday, storming simulated North Korean beach defences amid heightened tension and threats by the North to annihilate its enemies. The landing and assault drills on South Korea's eas
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Greece steps up efforts to move migrants to sheltered camps

Greece steps up efforts to move migrants to sheltered camps

Greece stepped up efforts on Saturday to move thousands of migrants stranded near the border with Macedonia to sheltered camps, as spread of infections became a concern with two people in a sprawling tent city diagnosed with Hepatitis A. At the muddy tent
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
North Korean submarine missing

North Korean submarine missing

A North Korean submarine is missing, reports said Saturday, as the reclusive state issued a fresh threat of retaliation against US and South Korean forces involved in joint military drills. The unknown class of vessel had been reportedly operating off the
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Low turnout at anti-nuclear rally as Taiwan pins hope on new leader

Low turnout at anti-nuclear rally as Taiwan pins hope on new leader

An annual anti-nuclear rally in Taiwan on Saturday saw a much lower turnout than previous years as president-elect Tsai Ing-wen vows to abolish the use of atomic energy on the island by 2025. Hundreds of people gathered outside Taipei's Presidential Palac
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Tunisia calls for day's wages to fight terrorism

Tunisia calls for day's wages to fight terrorism

Tunisia's premier called Saturday for civil servants and the general public to donate part of their wages to an anti-terrorism fund, following a deadly assault on a town near the Libyan border. Habib Essid "invited members of government and high-ranking s
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Alabama prison on lockdown after riot, two stabbed

Alabama prison on lockdown after riot, two stabbed

An Alabama prison was on lockdown on Saturday after a riot in which the warden and a guard were stabbed, the state Corrections Department said. About 100 inmates at the William C. Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Mob
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Burundi security forces parade alleged Rwandan spy

Burundi security forces parade alleged Rwandan spy

Security forces in Burundi on Saturday paraded a man accused of being a Rwandan spy before journalists, as tensions between the two countries simmer amid a ten-month-long political crisis. The man, whose name was given as Corporal Rucyahintare Cyprien, wa
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Fico comes one step closer to securing third term as PM

Fico comes one step closer to securing third term as PM

Slovakia's leftist Premier Robert Fico came a step closer to securing a governing coalition Saturday, after a right-wing party that emerged as kingmaker from last weekend's general election vowed its support. Andrej Danko, whose conservative, eurosceptic
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
MCC Islamabad's feat: plot to smuggle 1.750kg of heroin foiled

MCC Islamabad's feat: plot to smuggle 1.750kg of heroin foiled

Pakistan Customs Staff of Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Islamabad has foiled an attempt to smuggle 1.750 kgs of fine quality heroin to UK by post through International Mail Office (IMO) Chaklala. Sources told Business Recorder here on Saturday t
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
MCC Islamabad's feat: plot to smuggle 1.750kg of heroin foiled

MCC Islamabad's feat: plot to smuggle 1.750kg of heroin foiled

Pakistan Customs Staff of Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Islamabad has foiled an attempt to smuggle 1.750 kgs of fine quality heroin to UK by post through International Mail Office (IMO) Chaklala. Sources told Business Recorder here on Saturday t
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Kalam valley receives heavy snowfall

Kalam valley receives heavy snowfall

District administration, Swat Saturday issued red alert after heavy snow fall Kalam valley and flash flood in the streams and nullahs including River Swat. According to reports pouring from district Swat snowfall in the upper areas and heavy downpour in p
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
'Government, PPP united against NAB to hide their corruption'

'Government, PPP united against NAB to hide their corruption'

Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Senator Sirajul Haq has claimed that the government and the Pakistan People's Party have joined hands against the National Accountability Bureau to hide corruption of their parties by clipping its powers. The party boss, often critic
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
NAB, other state institutions are independent: Abid

NAB, other state institutions are independent: Abid

State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali on Saturday said all the state institutions including the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) are independent. Talking to media at Fesco headquarters, the PML-N leader said NAB could initiate investigation
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Steps afoot to bring reforms in health delivery system: KP CM

Steps afoot to bring reforms in health delivery system: KP CM

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has said that steps are underway to reform healthcare delivery system in the province adding that all hospitals of the province will be equipped with staff and equipment so that the common man could be prov
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Korean envoy meets chief minister Punjab

Korean envoy meets chief minister Punjab

Korean Ambassador Song Jong-Hwan called on Punjab Chief Minister, Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, here Saturday. Matters of mutual interest, promotion of bilateral relations and increase in cooperation in education, skill development, health, small & medium ente
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
'Belarus businessmen keen to promote trade ties'

'Belarus businessmen keen to promote trade ties'

A high-powered delegation from Belarus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) comprising representatives of the textile, leather, heavy machinery, construction machinery, petrochemicals and medical equipment during its visit to the Karachi Chamber on Fri
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
SDA employees' writ petition disposed of by PHC

SDA employees' writ petition disposed of by PHC

A case filed against KPK Government /Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zone Development and Management Company (KPEZDMC) by Sarhad Development Authority (SDA) Employee Union has been disposed of by Peshawar High Court. The Attorney General assured the court tha
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
REAP delegation's visit to Saudi Arabia cancelled
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REAP delegation's visit to Saudi Arabia cancelled

Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has announced cancellation of its delegation's planned visit to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia due to non-issuance of visa invitation letter on behalf of Pakistan's concerned commercial attaché. According to REAP, a
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Women protection law is not anti-Shariah: Ulema

Women protection law is not anti-Shariah: Ulema

Advisor to Chief Minister, Khawaja Ahmed Hasaan presided over a meeting of Ulema belonging to all schools of thought, here Saturday in which a comprehensive briefing was given by Punjab government to the Ulema on the Punjab Protection of Women against Vio
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Three children killed in roof collapse

Three children killed in roof collapse

At least three children died and four others were injured when roof of a house collapsed due to torrential rains here on Saturday. Levies sources said that roof of a mud-stone made dilapidated house suddenly came down in Aka Khel area of tehsil Bara in Kh
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Death of a BLA commander

Death of a BLA commander

By no means should the killing of Aslam Achou, a senior commander of the Baloch Liberation Army - along with his seven comrades-in-arms - in a clash with security forces near Sibi on Wednesday be taken as demise of the separatist movement in Balochistan.
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Moot on 'so-called' rare genetic diseases concludes

Moot on 'so-called' rare genetic diseases concludes

A two-day conference on "Genetic, Metabolic and Chromosomal Disorders" concluded here on Saturday with an observation that `although such diseases are said to be rare, in reality they are not'. The moot held on the theme of "Making the voice of rare disea
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
PAF's Sherdil squadron performs in Saudi Arabia

PAF's Sherdil squadron performs in Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif along with leaders from Islamic, Arab and Gulf countries witnessed the aerobics display by Sherdil squadron of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) at Saudi Arabia's King Khalid Military City. Nawaz Sharif along with the leaders of differe
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Rajwana believes NAB working outside its jurisdiction

Rajwana believes NAB working outside its jurisdiction

Governor Punjab, Malik Rafique Rajwana has said that it would be far better if National Accountability Bureau (NAB) should work within its jurisdiction. Talking to media persons at Multan Press Club (MPC) on Saturday, Malik Rafique Rajwana said that we
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Captured

Captured

In the barbaric centuries, if a poet, a writer, a thinker, a noble, a heroic farmer, or a religious leader used to raise his voice against the king, he was to be jailed, exiled or guillotined. Unless of course, the king decided not to be merciful that par
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
US presidential race finds an odd bogeyman: free trade

US presidential race finds an odd bogeyman: free trade

The United States has long been a leader of the free trade movement around the world, and President Barack Obama set major trade treaties at the center of his economic initiatives. Which makes it all the more odd that free trade has become a certified vil
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
Activists who lit Syria revolt washed away in migrant wave

Activists who lit Syria revolt washed away in migrant wave

When hopeful pro-democracy activists in Syria took to the streets in 2011, they couldn't have imagined that five years later they might end up living as refugees in Europe. Using smartphones to keep up with the news from camps and relatives' homes thousan
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
The ugly side of Indian politics

The ugly side of Indian politics

Since the dawn of modern time, sports has diligently been weaved into the diplomatic affairs of a state, seen as a medium for bridging gaps between a chasm of differences. Not only does it do the aforementioned, but the message of goodwill that sporting e
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
UN adopts measure to tackle sex abuse by peacekeepers

UN adopts measure to tackle sex abuse by peacekeepers

The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution that calls for the repatriation of entire peacekeeping units whose soldiers face allegations of sexual abuse while serving under the UN flag. It was the first time that the council has approved measur
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
UN adopts measure to tackle sex abuse by peacekeepers

UN adopts measure to tackle sex abuse by peacekeepers

The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution that calls for the repatriation of entire peacekeeping units whose soldiers face allegations of sexual abuse while serving under the UN flag. It was the first time that the council has approved measur
Published 13 Mar, 2016 12:00am
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