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Print - 2018-09-14
US government posts $214 billion deficit

US government posts $214 billion deficit

The US government had a $214 billion budget deficit in August, almost double the amount for the same period last year as outlays swelled, according to Treasury Department data released on Thursday. That compared to a budget deficit of $108 billion in the
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
US consumer prices rise slowly; jobless claims near 49-year low

US consumer prices rise slowly; jobless claims near 49-year low

US consumer prices rose less than expected in August as increases in gasoline and rents were offset by declines in healthcare and apparel costs, and underlying inflation pressures also appeared to be slowing. Despite the moderate consumer price increases
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Skripal suspects say were in UK as tourists, deny murder attempt

Skripal suspects say were in UK as tourists, deny murder attempt

Two men accused by London of poisoning former Moscow spy Sergei Skripal denied being involved with the murder attempt in a bizarre Russian media interview on Thursday that Britain dismissed as "an insult to the public's intelligence". Speaking with the he
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Yemeni civilian lives 'hang in balance' in Hodeida: UN

Yemeni civilian lives 'hang in balance' in Hodeida: UN

Hundreds of thousands of civilian lives "hang in the balance" in Yemen's Hodeida province, where families are living in fear of shelling and air strikes, the UN said Thursday. "The situation has dramatically deteriorated in the past few days... people are
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Amazon's Bezos unveils $2 billion fund

Amazon's Bezos unveils $2 billion fund

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced Thursday he was creating a philanthropic fund with a $2 billion initial commitment to help homeless families and launch preschools in low-income communities. The world's richest individual made the announcement on Twitt
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
In U-turn, Spain to deliver laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia

In U-turn, Spain to deliver laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia

Spain will go ahead with the controversial delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, engaged in a bloody conflict in Yemen, Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said Thursday. "In the end, the decision is to deliver these bombs to honour a contract da
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Suu Kyi defends court decision to jail Reuters reporters

Suu Kyi defends court decision to jail Reuters reporters

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday robustly defended the jailing of two Reuters journalists who were reporting on the Rohingya crisis, as she hit back at global criticism of a trial widely seen as an attempt to muzzle the free press. The country's de
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Macron admits France enabled torture in Algerian war

Macron admits France enabled torture in Algerian war

France acknowledged Thursday that it instigated a "system" that facilitated torture during Algeria's independence war, a landmark admission about a conflict that remains hugely sensitive six decades on. Emmanuel Macron - the first president born after the
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Japan, Vietnam urge US to rejoin Pacific trade deal

Japan, Vietnam urge US to rejoin Pacific trade deal

Japan and Vietnam on Thursday urged the United States to rejoin a sprawling Pacific trade deal, almost two years after President Donald Trump's withdrawal dealt a major blow to what would have been the world's largest free trade pact. Trump pulled out of
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Final farewell to UN's Kofi Annan at Ghana state funeral

Final farewell to UN's Kofi Annan at Ghana state funeral

World dignitaries laid to rest former UN secretary general Kofi Annan in his native Ghana on Thursday, with calls to keep alive the legacy of a "stubborn optimist" to create a better, more peaceful world. His widow Nane Maria led hundreds of mourners, inc
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Leaked video shows Google execs troubled by Trump election

Leaked video shows Google execs troubled by Trump election

Far-right news website Breitbart on Wednesday posted a leaked video showing Google executives sharing with employees how troubled they were by the election of US President Donald Trump. The leak of the hour-long video from a TGIF (Thank God It's Friday) t
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Iran says strike on Kurd rebels warning to 'foreign powers'

Iran says strike on Kurd rebels warning to 'foreign powers'

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Thursday that a missile strike they launched on a Kurdish rebel base in neighbouring Iraq last week should serve as a warning to "arrogant foreign powers". The elite Guards fired seven medium-range ballistic missiles at th
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Trump rejects Puerto Rico storm toll of 3,000 as Democrat plot

Trump rejects Puerto Rico storm toll of 3,000 as Democrat plot

US President Donald Trump on Thursday rejected the official death toll from last year's Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, saying it had been inflated to almost 3,000 as part of a ploy to make him look bad. The true human cost of Maria, and the chaotic feder
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
European court raps Britain over mass surveillance

European court raps Britain over mass surveillance

Europe's top rights court ruled Thursday that Britain's programme of mass surveillance, revealed by whistleblower Edward Snowden as part of his sensational leaks on US spying, violated its citizens' basic rights. Ruling on a case brought by a group of jou
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Late filers won't be included in ATL: FBR

Late filers won't be included in ATL: FBR

A person who fails to file income tax return within the due date shall not be included in the Active Taxpayers List for the year for which return was not filed within due date under the Finance Act 2018. The FBR has explained important provisions of the I
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
CPEC projects created 70,000 jobs for locals: envoy

CPEC projects created 70,000 jobs for locals: envoy

China's Ambassador to the United Kingdom Liu Xiaoming said that Pak-China economic partnership is a best demonstration of Belt and Road's initiative (BRI). The CPEC has set the pace of global connectivity plan's implementation under the BRI, Chinese envoy
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
HEC directs varsities to update PQR data

HEC directs varsities to update PQR data

The Higher Education Commission, Pakistan has directed public and private sector universities to review and update the Pakistan Qualifications Register while providing relevant and latest information.
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
UNODC hands over 200 drugs, test kits to ANF

UNODC hands over 200 drugs, test kits to ANF

Cesar Guedes, the UNODC Country Office Representative in Pakistan and Yusuke Shindo, Minister/Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan, handed over 200 drugs and precursors identification kits to Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) on Thursday.
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
MCC Lahore recovers Rs 549 million from Sh Nooruddin & Sons

MCC Lahore recovers Rs 549 million from Sh Nooruddin & Sons

The Collectorate of Customs Appraisement (MCC) Lahore has recovered Rs 549 million from Sh Nooruddin & Sons involved in misusing of SRO 326 and 327 (I) 2018 under the export-oriented license No. 08/LHR/EOU/2008, said sources. The said company was importin
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Siraj criticises PTI government for not fulfilling promises

Siraj criticises PTI government for not fulfilling promises

Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami, Senator Sirajul Haq, has said that different decisions of the government were adding to the problems of the people. He was speaking at the mass weddings ceremony of the JI welfare body Al-Khidmat Foundation. Sirajul Haq said that
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Fesco donates Rs 13.2 million for construction of dams

Fesco donates Rs 13.2 million for construction of dams

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) Mujahid Islam Billah has contributed rupees 13.2 million from FESCO officers & official for the Dams fund, constituted by the Chief Justice of Pakistan & Prime Minister of Pakistan f
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
JI Punjab divided into three units

JI Punjab divided into three units

Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Senator Sirajul Haq, with the approval of the JI Central Shoora and Punjab provincial Shoora, has divided the JI Punjab into three units - central, northern and southern units. The central unit would include Lahore, Gujranwala, Fa
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Woman dies, three family members hurt in acid attack in Gojra

Woman dies, three family members hurt in acid attack in Gojra

Woman dies, while her two children and husband severely injured as a man threw acid over them on Wednesday night in Chak 92 JB area in retaliation for being ousted from the village after she accused him of harassment. According to police, the suspect, who
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Buzdar directs PITB to expand projects across Punjab

Buzdar directs PITB to expand projects across Punjab

"All projects being executed by the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) should be speedily expanded across the Punjab", Sardar Usman Buzdar, Chief Minister Punjab, who is also President of the PITB directed during his visit to the PITB, here on Thu
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Provision of quality education government's top priority: minister

Provision of quality education government's top priority: minister

Punjab Schools Education Minister Murad Raas has said that provision of quality education to the students is priority agenda of the government because education is the key to success in the 21 century. He said that Punjab government will made the province
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
PTI government to improve organizational capacity of all departments: CM

PTI government to improve organizational capacity of all departments: CM

Punjab chief minister Sardar Usman Buzdar during a surprise visit of Arfa Karim Software Technology Park (AKSTP) and e-Khidmat Markaz on Thursday said the PTI government will improve the organizational capacity of government departments by using latest in
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Israel reopens its sole people crossing with Gaza

Israel reopens its sole people crossing with Gaza

Israel reopened its only crossing for people with the Gaza Strip on Thursday, more than a week after shutting it following a destructive Palestinian protest. The reopening follows several days of relative calm, as Egyptian and UN officials attempt to brok
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Typhoon Mangkhut bears down on millions in Philippines

Typhoon Mangkhut bears down on millions in Philippines

A super typhoon roared toward the Philippines on Thursday, packing fierce winds and heavy rains that are expected to strike the disaster-prone nation at the weekend before moving on to China. Typhoon Mangkhut, which has already blasted through the Norther
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Trader jailed for $2.3 billion UBS loss, faces UK deportation

Trader jailed for $2.3 billion UBS loss, faces UK deportation

Former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli, jailed in Britain for causing the Swiss bank $2.3 billion (2.0 billion euros) in losses through fraudulent trading, faces imminent deportation to Ghana, his friends said Thursday as they campaigned for him to stay. The 38-
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Gunman kills five people in California, then himself

Gunman kills five people in California, then himself

A man went on a shooting rampage in California on Wednesday, killing five people including his wife, before taking his own life. The shooting at multiple locations in Bakersfield in central California was possibly "a domestic violence incident," said Lieu
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
'Very dangerous' hurricane starts battering US East Coast

'Very dangerous' hurricane starts battering US East Coast

Winds and waves began battering the Carolinas on Thursday as officials warned that Hurricane Florence - while weakening slightly - remains a "very dangerous storm" capable of wreaking havoc along a wide swathe of the US East Coast.
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Vivo launches V11 & V11 Pro smartphones

Vivo launches V11 & V11 Pro smartphones

Vivo unveiled the all-new Vivo V11 & V11 Pro in Pakistan. This new addition to the popular V series comes with an AI camera that helps users capture the picture-perfect moment in any scenario. V11 & V11 Pro features key design breakthroughs, with the new
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
OPPO launches A5 with dual cameras

OPPO launches A5 with dual cameras

OPPO, The Selfie Expert and leader, after launching the A3s which was a first in its series to receive a dual rear camera, has launched the OPPO A5 with a stunning design in the mid-range segment. The OPPO A5 comes with a 13+2 MP dual rear camera along wi
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
KU inks MoU with SECP

KU inks MoU with SECP

Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) and Karachi University Business School have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at its Karachi office. According to MoU, SECP will SECP educate the enrolled students and conduct investors' educa
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Pillion riding, entry of Afghan refugees banned

Pillion riding, entry of Afghan refugees banned

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Peshawar has under section 144 CrPC has banned pillion riding, wall chalking, distribution of objectionable pamphlets till 10th Muharram-Ul-Haram in the district. Similarly, pasting of posters on walls especially on Mosques/Imam B
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Chinese tech university delegation visits SMIU

Chinese tech university delegation visits SMIU

Sindh Madressat-ul-Islam University and China's South China University of Technology, Guangzhou have agreed to cooperate with each other in various fields including faculty and students' training programs and research work. They agreed upon it during a me
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
USAID launches Ambassador's Fund Grant Programme

USAID launches Ambassador's Fund Grant Programme

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) publically launched the next round of the Ambassador's Fund Grant Programme with a ceremony announcing the first eleven grant recipients. During the current five-year cycle, running from 2017-2022, this
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Sana Mir appointed PSCA's brand ambassador

Sana Mir appointed PSCA's brand ambassador

The Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) has appointed former captain of the national women cricket team Sana Mir as its brand ambassador.
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Haleeb Foods CEO made PDA vice chairman

Haleeb Foods CEO made PDA vice chairman

CEO of one of the country's premier food and beverage companies, Haleeb Foods Ltd, Memosh Khawaja has been appointed the Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Dairy Association.
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Erdogan telephones Nawaz, condoles Kulsoom's death

Erdogan telephones Nawaz, condoles Kulsoom's death

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Thursday telephoned the former premier and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif to condole with him over demise of his wife Kulsoom Nawaz. Erdogan offered condolence to Nawaz and prayed for the eternal peace of the departed so
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
53rd Pakistan Defence Day commemorated in Tehran

53rd Pakistan Defence Day commemorated in Tehran

The Embassy of Pakistan in Tehran commemorated Pakistan's 53rd Defence Day with national fervour to pay homage to the indomitable courage of the Armed forces of Pakistan who fought valiantly in the 1965 war. A reception was hosted by Ambassador of Pakista
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
National Assembly deputy speaker for cementing ties with Japan

National Assembly deputy speaker for cementing ties with Japan

Deputy Speaker National Assembly Muhammad Qasim Khan Suri has said that Pakistan values high to its relations with Japan and wants to further cement existing relations through enhance parliamentary and economic cooperation. He expressed these views while
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Train network to become financially viable in a year, says Rashid

Train network to become financially viable in a year, says Rashid

Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Thursday claimed to make the train network financially viable by overcoming the current financial deficit of Rs 42 billion in one year. "Proposals will be submitted to Prime Minister Imran Khan for brin
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
CoAS visits NUST

CoAS visits NUST

Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) here on Thursday. The CoAS appreciated improvement in NUST'S standing at the international level ranking. He said NUST was a leading univers
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
National Assembly speaker orders to resolve tobacco growers' problems

National Assembly speaker orders to resolve tobacco growers' problems

Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has said Pakistan is an agricultural country and agriculture is the backbone of its economy. He expressed these views while talking to a delegation of farmers of district Swabi who called on him on Thursday. The parti
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Provision of basic facilities foremost priority of government: Alvi

Provision of basic facilities foremost priority of government: Alvi

President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday said that the provision of basic facilities to the common man, besides improvement in economic situation of the country was the foremost priority of the government. He said that he would fulfill his responsibilities in a
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Air Chief honoured with Turkish Legion of Merit award

Air Chief honoured with Turkish Legion of Merit award

Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) was awarded the Turkish Legion of Merit in recognition of his services for promoting defence ties between Pakistan and Turkey. The impressive ceremony was held at the H
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Foolproof security arrangements made for Ashura in Hangu

Foolproof security arrangements made for Ashura in Hangu

The district police Hangu have made foolproof security arrangements to maintain peace and religious harmony during Muharram-ul-Harram especially on Youm-e-Ashur. As part of the security measures, a total of 4000 police personnel backed by paramilitary for
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
CCP imposes fine on seven companies for deceptive marketing

CCP imposes fine on seven companies for deceptive marketing

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has imposed a penalty of Rs 4.25 million on seven fabric and packaging companies for deceptive marketing practices and fraudulently using the registered trademark of ShajarPak (Pvt) Limited, a fabric manufactur
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Pak-China business forum-industrial expo begins today

Pak-China business forum-industrial expo begins today

Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI), Comsat University and Everest International Expo Pvt Ltd are jointly organizing a three-day '6th Pakistan China Business Forum-Industrial Expo.' The exhibition commencing from September 14 would b
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Bahria university donates Rs 2.7 million for dams

Bahria university donates Rs 2.7 million for dams

Recognizing the national responsibility, the employees of Bahria University contributed one-day salary, amounting to Rs2.7 million, in Supreme Court of Pakistan Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand Dam Fund. The university's administration said that they are pleased
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
ECP to donate for dams' construction

ECP to donate for dams' construction

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to contribute in donation for dams fund from the salaries of its employees. According to ECP, all officials of the commission would donate their two day salaries while the other staff members would share o
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Partly Facetious: Congenital liar?

Partly Facetious: Congenital liar?

"The Chief Justice has issued a final warning to those who are mocking the fund-raising call for building dams."
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
SU vice chancellor for academia-industry liaison

SU vice chancellor for academia-industry liaison

Institute of Business Administration, University of Sindh, organized a seminar under the theme of 'We the Future', here on Thursday. The purpose of organizing the event was to develop sustainable liaison between SU and industrial sector, initiation of res
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Last monsoon spell likely from today

Last monsoon spell likely from today

The country is likely to witness its last monsoon spell from Friday through Sep 16, as the annual summer rainy season is diminishing from the mid of this moonth, the Met Office has said The monsoon weather system from Arabian Sea is likely to enter the up
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
FPCCI VP eyes Gwadar as trade, energy transportation hub

FPCCI VP eyes Gwadar as trade, energy transportation hub

Vice President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Tariq Haleem, has asserted that regional office of FPCCI in Gwadar will provide opportunities for the business community to participate in CPEC projects and programs.
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Lasbela Chamber sees no change in PTI government policies

Lasbela Chamber sees no change in PTI government policies

President of Lasbela Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and industry, Yakoob Karim, has said that the new government too is running the county on the same lines which previous regimes adopted and brought the economy on the verge of collapse.
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
PTI leader from Lyari joins PPP

PTI leader from Lyari joins PPP

Nasir Kareem Baloch who contested the last election to Sindh Assembly from Lyari's PS-108 constituency on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) ticket formally rejoined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Thursday. "I have come back to my original party. I will ma
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Farooq resigns from MQM's Coordination Committee

Farooq resigns from MQM's Coordination Committee

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan's leader Dr Farooq Sattar has resigned from Rabita Committee of the party, which is its top decision-making body. Dr Farooq Sattar tendered his resignation from Coordination Committee by showing his inability to ser
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Sindh to have Information Commission soon: adviser

Sindh to have Information Commission soon: adviser

Journalists as profusion a responsibility which needs honesty and transparency and to face criticism is a way for government to right path. Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh for Information Barrister Murtaza Wahab expressed his views as a chief guest at the
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Health and pharma international exhibition ends

Health and pharma international exhibition ends

Around $250 million mutual agreements were signed at the three-day Health and Pharmaceutical International Exhibition, which was concluded, here on Thursday. The exhibition was jointly organized by E-Commerce Gateway Pakistan and Pak-China Joint Chamber o
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
FPCCI initiative: technical body to draft ToRs on water issues

FPCCI initiative: technical body to draft ToRs on water issues

Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Advisory Committee on Water Resources has decided to form a technical committee to draft ToRs on short, medium and long term basis to sort out issues such as how to conserve water resources,
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Fire at warehouse

Fire at warehouse

A minor fire incident was reported at private oil terminal located at Port Qasim Authority (PQA). A minor fire incident was reported in the warehouse belonging to Middle Eastern Oil Company located at a private oil terminal during the delivery of POL prod
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
CCE-Engineering exams: SPSC refutes allegations of corruption

CCE-Engineering exams: SPSC refutes allegations of corruption

The management of Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC) has taken strong exception of some baseless and unfounded allegations being circulated in the print and social media by some failed candidates regarding corruption, favoritism and nepotism in the se
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
MQM-P fields Amir Chishti for NA-243 by-election

MQM-P fields Amir Chishti for NA-243 by-election

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan on Thursday nominated Amir Waliuddin Chishti its candidate for NA-243 in bye-election scheduled next month. Prime Minister Imran Khan won NA-243 in general elections held on July 25 by registering a thumping victory
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
SHC summons Sindh IGP in missing children case

SHC summons Sindh IGP in missing children case

Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday directed the Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh to appear in the next hearing of a case regarding missing of 23 children in the metropolis. The division bench of SHC headed by Justice Naimatullah Phulphoto also showed
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
AML/CFT obligations: SECP holds awareness session for NPOs

AML/CFT obligations: SECP holds awareness session for NPOs

In collaboration with the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), the SECP organized an awareness session to sensitize the not-for-profit organizations (NPOs) with the regulatory framework on anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrori
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Girl wants SC to omit father's name from her documents

Girl wants SC to omit father's name from her documents

The Supreme Court Thursday sought opinion from Federal Shariat Court and Attorney General of Pakistan in the case of a girl who wants deletion of her father's name from her official documents. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar w
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
University of Wah: vice chancellor highlights achievements

University of Wah: vice chancellor highlights achievements

Eleventh Academic Council Meeting of the University of Wah was held recently. Prof Khaliq ur Rehman Shad SI (M), Vice Chancellor University of Wah, chaired the meeting. Principal Officers, Deans, Directors and senior faculty members attended the meeting.
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
UAF's Dice contest on October 3

UAF's Dice contest on October 3

The University of Agriculture Faisalabad is organizing two-day Dice competition from October 3 in which as many as 29 universities across the country will take part.
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Minister for demolition of encroachments within 24 hours

Minister for demolition of encroachments within 24 hours

State Minister for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi on Thursday warned encroachers to demolish encroachments within 24 hours; otherwise, concerned department will erase them. The Interior minister conducted inspection of rising number of encroachments in the
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Babar for reviewing Qisas and Diyat law

Babar for reviewing Qisas and Diyat law

Former Senator Farhatullah Babar has called for a review of the Qisas and Diyat law so that pardon could be granted only after court conviction and not before it. He said this while speaking at a national consultation organized by an NGO Blue Veins on gai
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
OIC Member States: PIEAS announces 10 master level scholarships

OIC Member States: PIEAS announces 10 master level scholarships

The Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS) has announced 10 master level scholarships for candidates from Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The scholarships have been announced through the OIC Standing
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
IGP orders four-tier security across Punjab for Muharram

IGP orders four-tier security across Punjab for Muharram

Newly-appointed Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Tahir has ordered his subordinates to ensure a four-tier security across Punjab for Muharram-ul-Haram by conducting screening and scanning of the routes of main mourning processions before
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Chawla felicitates PYMA's zonal Chief

Chawla felicitates PYMA's zonal Chief

Shabbir Hussain Chawla President Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) has congratulated Chaudhary Jawad Asghar on his election as Zonal Chairman Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association (PYMA).
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
CJP deposits Rs 100,000 in dams' fund

CJP deposits Rs 100,000 in dams' fund

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar Thursday deposited Rs100,000 in Supreme Court Diamer Bhasha and Mohmand Dam Fund. It is pertinent to mention here that CJ made this announcement in Special Transmission of 92 TV on Saturday 8.9.2018, said a press
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Fawad calls on Alvi

Fawad calls on Alvi

Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting & National Heritage Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday called on President Dr Arif Alvi at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Iftikhar Durrani and Senator Faisal Javed were also present on the
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Serious structural reforms needed to tackle economic mess: speakers

Serious structural reforms needed to tackle economic mess: speakers

While discussing Pakistan's current economic outlook, speakers at a seminar said that it is not much promising as economy is facing serious pressures on all accounts. They said to deal with the fiscal, monetary and balance of trade issues, serious structu
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
UK High Commissioner calls on CoAS

UK High Commissioner calls on CoAS

British High Commissioner, Thomas Drew called on Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday here at the General Headquarters (GHQ). During the meeting matters of mutual interest including regional security situation were discussed,
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Revenue generation: PM seeks plan on utilisation of railways land

Revenue generation: PM seeks plan on utilisation of railways land

Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday directed that a comprehensive plan for launching anti-encroachment drive and future utilization of railways land for generating revenues should be formulated and submitted within 15 days. The prime minister gave this dir
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Schedule for PK-71 by-poll announced

Schedule for PK-71 by-poll announced

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday announced schedule for by-election on KP provincial assembly constituency PK-71, Peshawar. In general election 2018, the seat was won by the PTI candidate Shah Farman, which fall vacant after becoming
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Kulsoom Nawaz's funeral prayers held at London Islamic Centre

Kulsoom Nawaz's funeral prayers held at London Islamic Centre

Funeral prayer for Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, the wife of former premier Nawaz Sharif, was offered at Regent's Park Islamic Centre in central London. Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Nawaz, PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif, Ishaq Dar, disgruntled PML-N leader Chaudhry Nisar
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Imran will soon visit Saudi Arabia: FO

Imran will soon visit Saudi Arabia: FO

Prime Minister Imran Khan will embark on his first foreign visit to Saudi Arabia shortly, the Foreign Office said. Without giving further details about the visit, Spokesperson Foreign Office Dr Mohammad Faisal Thursday told his weekly media briefing that
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Three tax officials dismissed from service

Three tax officials dismissed from service

The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has dismissed from services three tax officials from Large Taxpayer Unit, Islamabad, LTU, Karachi and Regional TTax Office (RTO)-III, Karachi In this regard, the FBR has issued three notifications here on Thursday.
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Ailing energy sector - I

Ailing energy sector - I

Apropos a Business Recorder news item "Work begins on ailing energy sector" carried by the newspaper on September 5 confirms the present government's resolve to correct the serious situation forced on the nation by the past "experts", creating an u
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Why good advisers matter?

Why good advisers matter?

Two names were recently recommended to the PM for appointment as MD PIA. One was a former MD who had earlier set PIA on the road to destruction and would probably have been lynched by the PIA rank and file, the other recommendation was about someone profe
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Dismantle containers' mafia

Dismantle containers' mafia

The picture that emerges is of gross inefficiency, maladministration and corruption in an organization that is geared to further principally individual and communal self-inertest of a few individuals at the cost of Pakistan and her people-Report on ISAF C
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Wait but for how long?

Wait but for how long?

Once upon a time, what is today the Nation's Capital, Islamabad, was a lush green sub-mountainous valley. The landholdings of hardy farmers were small but these were their only means of livelihood. But that was in the past; today Islamabad is a cosmopolit
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Gas tariff rise Deferment

Gas tariff rise Deferment

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet deferred the proposed gas price rise amidst Sindh's opposition and the PML-N's criticism. The deferment is until a fresh cross-subsidy mechanism is in place with the approval of Prime Minist
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
Nawaz, Maryam, Safdar parole extended by Monday

Nawaz, Maryam, Safdar parole extended by Monday

Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Captain Mohammad Safdar (retd.) were granted extension in their parole from September 12 to 17, Aaj News reported late Thursday night, adding that Punjab Home Department has notified t
Published 14 Sep, 2018 12:00am
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