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Print - 2018-02-22
Punjab government cooperating with NAB: CM

Punjab government cooperating with NAB: CM

Terming as false the impression created by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) that the Punjab government is not cooperating with the NAB, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that officials have clear instructions to lend full coop
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Nawaz's disqualification: LHC seeks further arguments on maintainability

Nawaz's disqualification: LHC seeks further arguments on maintainability

The Lahore High Court on Wednesday sought further arguments on maintainability of a petition challenging the July 28, 2017, notification by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) which denotified Nawaz Sharif as prime minister on March 1. Earlier, A K
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Sundar Expo to promote industrialization: minister

Sundar Expo to promote industrialization: minister

Provincial Minister Industries Commerce & Trade Sheikh Alauddin has said that Sundar Expo 2018, which is one of the largest industrial exhibitions in the province this year, would promote industrialization and growth across all manufacturing sectors.
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
FCCI chief for political stability, positive economic policies

FCCI chief for political stability, positive economic policies

Political stability coupled with positive and long term economic policies will make Faisalabad one of the fastest growing industrial, commercial and business hubs of this region, said Shabbir Hussain Chawla president Faisalabad Chamber of commerce and Ind
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Rajwana terms business community 'backbone of economy'

Rajwana terms business community 'backbone of economy'

Governor Punjab Rafique Rajwana has said that the business community is backbone of economy and it must be facilitated for sustainable economic growth of the country. He was speaking at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Wednesday. The Go
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
PFA imports milk analyzer machines

PFA imports milk analyzer machines

The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has imported three milk analyzer machines with fully equipped latest technology from Italy for getting quick results. Director General PFA Noorul Amin Mengal said that machines will be installed in mobile laboratories in th
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
NESPAK wins 409MW Torcamp Godubar Hydropower Project

NESPAK wins 409MW Torcamp Godubar Hydropower Project

National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) private limited attained another milestone in the hydropower sector by winning a project titled "409 MW Torcamp Godubar Hydropower Project" through competitive bidding. Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organiz
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Nestlé posts sales revenue of Rs 122.2 billion for 2017

Nestlé posts sales revenue of Rs 122.2 billion for 2017

Nestlé Pakistan posted one-yearly sales revenue of Rs 122.2 billion for 2017, an increase of 8.7 percent as compared to previous year. The healthy top-line growth was achieved through effective innovation and renovation of the product mix, numeric distrib
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Nestlé posts sales revenue of Rs 122.2 billion for 2017

Nestlé posts sales revenue of Rs 122.2 billion for 2017

Nestlé Pakistan posted one-yearly sales revenue of Rs 122.2 billion for 2017, an increase of 8.7 percent as compared to previous year. The healthy top-line growth was achieved through effective innovation and renovation of the product mix, numeric distrib
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
FPCCI appoints Kamran Saleem as chairman of Takaful Standing Committee

FPCCI appoints Kamran Saleem as chairman of Takaful Standing Committee

The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) appointed the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Company Secretary of Pak-Qatar Takaful Group (PQTG), Muhammad Kamran Saleem, as Chairman of (Central) Standing Committee on Takaful and Wi
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
SECMC, Reon to install 5 MW solar plant at Thar Coal Block II

SECMC, Reon to install 5 MW solar plant at Thar Coal Block II

With an aim to limit Carbon emissions and, thereby, help protect the environment, Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) and Reon Energy Ltd entered an agreement to install 5MWs Solar Power plant at Thar Coal Block II. This will be the largest solar ener
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
PSO announces financial results for first half fiscal year 2018
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PSO announces financial results for first half fiscal year 2018

The Board of Management (BoM) of Pakistan State Oil Company Limited (PSO) in its meeting held here on Wednesday reviewed the performance of the company for first half of the financial year 2017-18. During the first half of FY18, the market share of White
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Intizar murder case: IO seeks time to submit charge-sheet

Intizar murder case: IO seeks time to submit charge-sheet

A local court on Wednesday gave more time to a police officer investigating the murder of Intizar Ahmed in the city's posh locality of DHA to submit charge-sheet of the case. The investigation officer of the case informed the court that a new joint invest
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Skilled youth can change Pakistan's destiny: SU VC

Skilled youth can change Pakistan's destiny: SU VC

Conclusion ceremony of the 4-month skill development programme organized by Institute of Business Administration of the varsity in collaboration with Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development (BBSYP) was held at Shaikh Ayaz Auditorium of Arts Faculty of Un
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
RD on steel: 'Rising input costs put immense pressure on auto industry'

RD on steel: 'Rising input costs put immense pressure on auto industry'

Local auto industry is facing immense pressure of increased input costs, due to RD on steel, former chairman of PAAPAM, Aamir Allawala said. He said RD was imposed on imported products/raw materials that were available indigenously. "Pakistan is not produ
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Cold, dry weather likely

Cold, dry weather likely

The Met Office on Wednesday forecast mainly cold and dry weather for the most parts of the country in the next 24 hours. Temperature in Astore was minus 3 degrees Celsius, Hunza, Parachinar, Skardu, Bagrote and Gupis minus 1, each, as cold and dry weather
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Advisory for farmers

Advisory for farmers

The Met Office on Wednesday warned the farmers of a considerable yield loss from outgrowth of weeds in standing crops, saying that the unneeded plants should be eradicated for a better production. It said the weeds that sprout within the standing crops in
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
PBIF chief for developing Sukkur to attract investment

PBIF chief for developing Sukkur to attract investment

President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) Mian Zahid Hussain said that in order to promote and attract investment in Sukkur, it is necessary to develop in accordance to modern day needs, in which the political influentials of the city
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
FPCCI hails FATF's decision

FPCCI hails FATF's decision

President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Ghazanfar Bilour has welcomed the decision of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) a global body that fights terrorist financing and money laundering by rejecting sponsored resoluti
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Mothers must focus on upbringing of children: Faryal

Mothers must focus on upbringing of children: Faryal

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and Member National Assembly (MNA) Faryal Talpur has said that mothers should accord special attention in upbringing and protection of the children. She stated this while addressing the ceremony at Sindh Assembly's Audi
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
PRGMEA chief hails renewal of GSP plus
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PRGMEA chief hails renewal of GSP plus

The business community has welcomed the renewal of GSP plus scheme for two years. Chairman Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA), Shaikh Mohammad Shafiq, while appreciating the renewal of GSP+ scheme for two years, s
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Training session on microfinance industry held
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Training session on microfinance industry held

The Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance, Institute of Management Sciences (CEIF IMSciences) and Learning & Development Division of Bank Alfalah Limited (BAL) have conducted a rigorous training on "Assessing Institutional Performance of Microfinance I
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Speeding bus kills student in Pindi

Speeding bus kills student in Pindi

A student has died when a local bus in Rawalpindi ran over when he was trying to get onto it on Wednesday. According to fellow students who witnessed the incident, the victim was trying to get on the bus. As soon as the driver came to know that a student
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Law passed to ban lavish expenditure on weddings

Law passed to ban lavish expenditure on weddings

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Wednesday passed KP Marriage Functions (Prohibition of Ostentatious Displays and Wasteful Expenses) Bill, 2018 to prohibit lavish expenditures on marriages and relieve the poor segment from the undue burden. The bill was mov
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Education, economic prosperity important to address violence: PM

Education, economic prosperity important to address violence: PM

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday said that focus education and economic prosperity were important to address the problems relating to violence in the society. The Prime Minister expressed these views in a meeting with a delegation of stude
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Pakistan announces subscription to IAEA's supplementary guidance

Pakistan announces subscription to IAEA's supplementary guidance

Pakistan has conveyed to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) its intention to subscribe to the Guidance on the Import and Export of Radioactive Sources. According to a statement issued by foreign office, guidance supplements the code of conduct
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Qadri describes court's judgment as victory of state, constitution

Qadri describes court's judgment as victory of state, constitution

Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)chief Dr Tahirul Qadri said that the Supreme Court's historic judgment ousting Nawaz Sharif even as party head is a victory of state, Constitution and democracy in Pakistan. Commenting on the judgment he predicted that the ex-P
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Projects of NGOs, INGOs in Fata examined

Projects of NGOs, INGOs in Fata examined

A sub-committee of Senate Standing Committee on States and Frontier Regions (Safron) met here on Wednesday to examine ongoing development projects being run by international and local NGOs in federally administered tribal areas (Fata). The meeting convene
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
57th anniversary of Kuwait's Independence Day marked

57th anniversary of Kuwait's Independence Day marked

The embassy of state of Kuwait in Pakistan on Wednesday organised an official reception to mark the 57th anniversary of its Independent Day and the 27th anniversary of liberation day. Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training, Muhammad Bali
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
CPNE seminar seeks media role in creating harmony among institutions

CPNE seminar seeks media role in creating harmony among institutions

Independent media is vital to strengthen democracy while it should also play its role in creating harmony among institutions instead of fanning differences in state organs. Speakers expressed these views while addressing a seminar titled "Challenges faced
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Seminar on 'Anti-drug awareness' held

Seminar on 'Anti-drug awareness' held

Secretary Ministry of Excise and Taxation, Narcotics Control Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Javed Marwat said that youth are the main victims of drug menace that is spreading due to increasing isolation in the society caused by excessive use of mobiles a
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Maulana Samiul Haq hospitalised

Maulana Samiul Haq hospitalised

Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam (Sami) chief Maulana Samiul Haq fell ill and was shifted to a private hospital in Nowshera on Wednesday. Family sources said that Maulana Samiul Haq is unconscious and he was shifted to a Rawalpindi hospital as his condition deterio
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Two men shot dead in Gulshan-e-Hadeed

Two men shot dead in Gulshan-e-Hadeed

Unidentified men on Wednesday shot dead two people here in Gulshan-e-Hadeed neighborhood of the metropolis. According to the victim's family sources, the deadly incident occurred inside an electronic shop in Naseerabad area of the Steel Town at around 10:
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
PTEA hails continuity of GSP+ status by European body
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PTEA hails continuity of GSP+ status by European body

Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has welcomed the European Parliament's International Trade Committee decision that voted to approve continuity of preferential duties on exports for the next two years under Generalized System of Preferences P
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Moot on mysticism begins at LCWU

Moot on mysticism begins at LCWU

Speakers in three day international conference at Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) urged followers of world religions to work hand in hand for global peace and expressed that mysticism is the base of peace and harmony in any society. LCWU's Pers
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
SSGC intensifies drive against gas-theft

SSGC intensifies drive against gas-theft

Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) tightened rope and intensified its Gas Theft Operation against the Gas thieves in its franchised areas Sindh and Balochistan.
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Bilawal slams Nawaz for his onslaught against judiciary

Bilawal slams Nawaz for his onslaught against judiciary

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto said that his party is willing to address the issue of judicial reforms but has doubts regarding intentions of the ruling party. "We want to address the issues relating to judicial reforms but Nawaz's
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Malaysian Navy chief calls on CNS

Malaysian Navy chief calls on CNS

Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy, Admiral Tan Sri Ahmad Kamarulzaman Hj Ahmad Badaruddin is on an official visit to Pakistan. During the visit, Chief of Royal Malaysian Naval Forces called on Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi at Naval Hea
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
SU convocation on March 10

SU convocation on March 10

The Registrar, University of Sindh has announced for information of all concerned that the Academic Convocation 2015 which was due for February 24, 2018 has been postponed on account of some unavoidable circumstances and the same will now be held on March
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Government to fully support Thar Coal Power projects: Haroon

Government to fully support Thar Coal Power projects: Haroon

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Revenue/Federal Minister Haroon Akhtar Khan has assured full government support for the timely completion of the Thar Coal Power projects in view of the enormous benefits they would bring to the national economy
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Institutions earn respect through performance: Nawaz

Institutions earn respect through performance: Nawaz

Former premier Nawaz Sharif has welcomed the judiciary's stance that the constitution of Pakistan is a sacred and supreme document. He said this while talking to a delegation at his Raiwind residence on Wednesday. Party sources quoted Nawaz as having said
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
28.35 million sticks of non-duty paid cigarettes seized

28.35 million sticks of non-duty paid cigarettes seized

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Inland Revenue Enforcement Network's tobacco squad in Peshawar on Wednesday made a major seizure of 28.35 million sticks of non-duty paid cigarettes through a successful operation at an undeclared godown situated in Swa
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
FIA arrests suspect involved in child exploitation

FIA arrests suspect involved in child exploitation

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed on Wednesday to have arrested suspect involved in child exploitation through a dating website. Acting on a source report, the FIA spokesman said they conducted a raid and arrested accused Burhan Bhatti from W
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
64 teachers bag HEC's best university teachers awards

64 teachers bag HEC's best university teachers awards

The Higher Education Commission has awarded 'Best University Teacher Award 2016' to 64 teachers in recognition of their outstanding performance. Each winner was awarded a certificate coupled with cash prize of Rs 100,000.
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
PTEA terms Punjab's energy rates 'unfair'

PTEA terms Punjab's energy rates 'unfair'

The Pakistan Tanners Association (Northern Zone) has said that unfair shift of burden of energy cost to the most industrious province is threatening leather export business along with other manufacturing industries in Punjab. PTA Chairman Mansoor Iqbal sa
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Apna Current Account: Bank AL Habib offers free life insurance

Apna Current Account: Bank AL Habib offers free life insurance

Bank AL Habib offers free life insurance with AL Habib Apna Individual Current Account, a press release said on Wednesday. The account caters to individuals and professionals looking for a personal account to fulfill their modern-day banking needs with a
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Bhagat Singh Chowk: LHC moved to seek directions

Bhagat Singh Chowk: LHC moved to seek directions

Chairman Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi on Wednesday approached the Lahore High Court seeking directions for naming Shadman Chowk as Bhagat Singh Chowk. The petitioner stated that Bhagat Singh was a freedom fighter of the subcontin
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Several raw materials: OICCI proposes abolition of super tax, RD

Several raw materials: OICCI proposes abolition of super tax, RD

Terming Super Tax as an unjustified levy, Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OICCI) has strongly proposed abolition of Super Tax and withdrawal of regulatory duty on several raw materials used in manufacturing process in budget (2018-19).
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
SW&BM's workshop on 'sexual abuse' today

SW&BM's workshop on 'sexual abuse' today

The Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal (SW&BM) Punjab is going to organize a capacity building workshop for the non-government organizations (NGOs) today in order to sensitize them about the child sexual abuse.
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
OICCI proposes recommendations for budget 2018-2019
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OICCI proposes recommendations for budget 2018-2019

Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OICCI) has proposed budget makers to resume the zero-rating facility for the dairy sector, reduction in Federal Excise Duty (FED) from 11.5 per cent to 8.5 per cent on 'aerated waters', zero-rating of loc
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
OICCI proposes recommendations for budget 2018-2019
Exchange

OICCI proposes recommendations for budget 2018-2019

Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OICCI) has proposed budget makers to resume the zero-rating facility for the dairy sector, reduction in Federal Excise Duty (FED) from 11.5 per cent to 8.5 per cent on 'aerated waters', zero-rating of loc
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
SC orders reopening of three sealed sugar mills of Sharif family

SC orders reopening of three sealed sugar mills of Sharif family

Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered to reopen three sealed sugar mills of Sharif family in South Punjab to solace the sugarcane growers in the vicinity whose crop was decaying due to late purchase by five other mills. A three-member bench led by Chief Just
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
LTU and RTO: 796 taxpayers fall under wrong jurisdictions

LTU and RTO: 796 taxpayers fall under wrong jurisdictions

As many as 796 taxpayers across the country are falling under the wrong tax jurisdiction at Large Taxpayer Unit (LTU) and Regional Tax Office (RTO) and require change in their jurisdiction for proper working of the business community under relevant tax de
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
TAPI groundbreaking: PM to visit Turkmenistan, Afghanistan

TAPI groundbreaking: PM to visit Turkmenistan, Afghanistan

On the invitation of President of Turkmenistan and President of Afghanistan, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will pay an official visit to Turkmenistan and Afghanistan from 22-23 February 2018, to participate in the ground-breaking (link-up) ceremonie
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
FBR proposes 44 projects costing over Rs 7.1 billion

FBR proposes 44 projects costing over Rs 7.1 billion

Federal Board Revenue (FBR) has proposed 44 development projects of over Rs 7.1 billion for the next fiscal year Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) with 25 approved projects of Rs 959 million and unapproved 19 projects of Rs 6.155 billion. Senate
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Japanese envoy for cementing ties through mutual trade

Japanese envoy for cementing ties through mutual trade

The Japanese government desires to cement ties between the two countries through mutual trade and business ventures in the field of agriculture, infrastructure, energy and security. This was stated by Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan Takashi Kurai during a
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Shujaat slams those criticising judiciary

Shujaat slams those criticising judiciary

Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Wednesday said that those weakening and criticizing judiciary are living in fool's paradise. "It is kindness on the part of Chief Justice of Pakistan that he is tolerating foul language o
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Provinces oppose public hanging

Provinces oppose public hanging

Representatives of all four provinces on Wednesday opposed the idea of public hanging and collectively supported the idea of hanging any convict in jail premises during a session of Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice held here in the Parliament
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
TV advertisements

TV advertisements

I am aghast at some of the advertisements being shown on TV. All our morals, values, manners are being negated. Take the advert of a detergent. It teaches you to lie to your mother, hide things, do things on the sly, be selfish and find ways to cheat othe
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
The 'ultimate' debate
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The 'ultimate' debate

Ousted prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif knows, as do all those who have been following the Panama Papers corruption case proceedings, that he and his children have no creditable defence. Rather than accept the legal outcome he has been maligning the jurid
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Courage, thy name is woman

Courage, thy name is woman

Where do Pakistani women get it from? It defies theory. Speaking generally, ours is a tradition-bound society where it is drilled into the girl-child's mind to mind the hearth and home and little else. Some would even argue they are brought up on a diet o
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Clash of state institutions

Clash of state institutions

In a belated move, Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has taken the PML-N's conflict with the judiciary to parliament. Addressing the National Assembly after presiding over a meeting of the PML-N parliamentary group, the PM called for a conclusive d
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Current account deficit widens
Currency

Current account deficit widens

The current account deficit exceeded 9 billion dollars during the first seven months of the current fiscal year (July-January) - an extremely disturbing trend that has not been arrested, leave alone reversed, in spite of the Abbasi-led administration exte
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Cyprus urges Turkey to end gas standoff, resume peace talks

Cyprus urges Turkey to end gas standoff, resume peace talks

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday urged Turkey to lift its blockade of offshore gas exploration that would benefit both the Greek and Turkish Cypriots once the island is reunited. "The rhetoric by Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots is unjustif
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Cyprus urges Turkey to end gas standoff, resume peace talks

Cyprus urges Turkey to end gas standoff, resume peace talks

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Wednesday urged Turkey to lift its blockade of offshore gas exploration that would benefit both the Greek and Turkish Cypriots once the island is reunited. "The rhetoric by Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots is unjustif
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Merkel warns against China's influence in Balkans

Merkel warns against China's influence in Balkans

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Wednesday that China must not link its investments in the western Balkans to political demands. "I have no objections to the fact that China wants to trade ... and to invest," Merkel said at a Berlin joint press conf
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Merkel warns against China's influence in Balkans

Merkel warns against China's influence in Balkans

German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Wednesday that China must not link its investments in the western Balkans to political demands. "I have no objections to the fact that China wants to trade ... and to invest," Merkel said at a Berlin joint press conf
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Former SC judge Wajih expelled from CEC's office
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Former SC judge Wajih expelled from CEC's office

Former Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed was expelled from the office of Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Muhammad Raza on Wednesday after an exchange of heated words while he later announced that he would move the Supreme Judicial Council against the CEC. The p
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Former SC judge Wajih expelled from CEC's office
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Former SC judge Wajih expelled from CEC's office

Former Justice Wajihuddin Ahmed was expelled from the office of Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Muhammad Raza on Wednesday after an exchange of heated words while he later announced that he would move the Supreme Judicial Council against the CEC. The p
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
The Weather

The Weather

The weather report on Wednesday (February 21, 2018) and the forecast for Wednesday (February 21, 2018).

Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Bullion Rates

Bullion Rates

Gold and silver rates in rupees per 10 grams prevailing in major cities on Wednesday (February 21, 2018).

Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Banks disburse Rs 500 billion agriculture loans in seven months

Banks disburse Rs 500 billion agriculture loans in seven months

With a 42 percent hefty growth, banks disbursed some Rs 500 billion on account of agricultural credit during the first seven months (July-Jan) of this fiscal year (FY18). According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), commercial banks, specialized banks, Isla
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Banks disburse Rs 500 billion agriculture loans in seven months

Banks disburse Rs 500 billion agriculture loans in seven months

With a 42 percent hefty growth, banks disbursed some Rs 500 billion on account of agricultural credit during the first seven months (July-Jan) of this fiscal year (FY18). According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), commercial banks, specialized banks, Isla
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Cotton Spot Rates

Cotton Spot Rates

Official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Wednesday (February 21, 2018).

Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Banks disburse Rs 500 billion agriculture loans in seven months

Banks disburse Rs 500 billion agriculture loans in seven months

With a 42 percent hefty growth, banks disbursed some Rs 500 billion on account of agricultural credit during the first seven months (July-Jan) of this fiscal year (FY18). According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), commercial banks, specialized banks, Isla
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Lahore Grain Market Rates

Lahore Grain Market Rates

Grain and other commodity rates in rupees on Akbari Mandi on Wednesday (February 21, 2018)

Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Banks disburse Rs 500 billion agriculture loans in seven months

Banks disburse Rs 500 billion agriculture loans in seven months

With a 42 percent hefty growth, banks disbursed some Rs 500 billion on account of agricultural credit during the first seven months (July-Jan) of this fiscal year (FY18). According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), commercial banks, specialized banks, Isla
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
NAB arrests former DG LDA Ahad Cheema

NAB arrests former DG LDA Ahad Cheema

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested former director general of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Ahad Cheema, a spokesman confirmed on Wednesday. Cheema is facing charges of illegally allotting land for Ashiana Housing Scheme in the Pun
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
NAB arrests former DG LDA Ahad Cheema

NAB arrests former DG LDA Ahad Cheema

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has arrested former director general of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Ahad Cheema, a spokesman confirmed on Wednesday. Cheema is facing charges of illegally allotting land for Ashiana Housing Scheme in the Pun
Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Wednesday (February 21, 2018).

Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
Shipping Intelligence

Shipping Intelligence

Karachi Shipping Intelligence report incorporating changes till 7 am on Wednesday (February 21, 2018).

Published 22 Feb, 2018 12:00am
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