Standing up against honour killing
The decision of the committee of joint session of parliament to approve the Anti-Honour Killing Laws Bill 2016 and Anti-Rape Laws Bill 2016 is a most welcome and much-needed development, although of...
View ArticleElectoral upset in AJK
Although the final results are not yet in the indications are that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is going to form the next government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). It is beginning to look...
View ArticlePower companies at a standstill
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has directed the floating of shares of the power generation and distribution companies on the stock exchange, effectively stopping their strategic sale, which was one of the...
View ArticleWelfare fund: Labour complex for registered workers
ISLAMABAD: The Workers Welfare Fund (WWF) has completed 90% construction work on the Labour Complex, being built along Islamabad expressway to provide accommodation to registered industrial workers of...
View ArticleWeek-on-week: SPI rises 0.25%
ISLAMABAD: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended July 21 registered an increase of 0.25% for the combined income group, going up from 219.41 points in the previous week to 219.96 in...
View ArticleCurrency: Rupee strengthens against dollar
KARACHI: The rupee strengthened against the dollar at 104.4/104.6 in the inter-bank market on Friday compared to Thursday’s close of 104.5/104.7. The currency market has fluctuated regularly in recent...
View ArticleLand record: World Bank mission reviews progress
LAHORE: Following the successful completion of work on computerising the land record in Punjab, a World Bank mission examined the progress on the project by visiting the land record office in Hafizabad...
View ArticlePunjab govt: Plan to spend Rs25b on road projects
BAHAWALPUR: The Punjab government has planned to spend more than Rs25 billion on the road sector under its medium-term development framework, said Provincial Minister for Co-operatives Malik Muhammad...
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Funfair: Express Family Festival 2016 kicks off
KARACHI: With summer vacations coming to an end soon, children were well committed to make the most of the Express Family Festival 2016 that kicked off on Saturday. The two-day family festival,...
View ArticleInspector’s murder Remand of two KU employees extended
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court extended on Saturday the remand of two suspects allegedly involved in the murder of a police officer. Rehanuddin and Zeeshan, both employees of the University of...
View ArticleTerrorists’ facilitation case: ATC issues notices on Kaimkhani’s bail plea
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) issued on Saturday notices to the prosecution and the complainants over a bail plea moved by Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) president Anis Kaimkhani. Kaimkhani,...
View ArticleFoiled attempt: Tracking device helps law enforcers thwart kidnapping
KARACHI: Advanced technology proved to be helpful in fighting crime as a tracking device, coupled with prompt intimation of bystanders, helped the Gulshan-e-Iqbal police foil a kidnapping bid in...
View ArticleWaqas Shah murder case: Last chance for defence team to produce witness
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) hearing the murder case of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist Waqas Shah on Saturday gave ‘last chance’ to the defence team of suspected killer Syed Asif Ali...
View ArticleHigh-profile case: Asad Kharal sent on 14-day judicial remand
SUKKUR: Asad Kharal, a government clerk, and an alleged front man of Tariq Sial, the younger brother of Sindh home minister Sohail Sial, was sent to jail on Saturday on a 14-day judicial remand. Kharal...
View ArticlePower outages: Import of generators surges 38% to Rs192 billion
KARACHI: No respite from the chronic power outages kept pushing households to go for alternative arrangements, hence imports and sales of generators skyrocketed during fiscal year 2015-16. According to...
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First quarter of 2016: Prof its of life insurance companies rise 28.5%
KARACHI: Life insurance companies operating in the private sector earned a net profit of Rs798.6 million in the first quarter of 2016, which is up 28.5% from the comparable period of 2015. Latest...
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Tax issue: Builders reject proposed amnesty scheme
ISLAMABAD: The Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) has rejected the amnesty scheme proposed for the construction industry, stating the association has never sought such a...
View ArticleHigh customs duty: LCCI demands removal of barriers to businesses
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has planned to take up with the authorities concerned the issues pertaining to high customs duty on auto parts and undue inspection of...
View ArticleTabdeeli in August
August seems to be a month for political action and possible change. There are breaking of political alliances and a return to dharnas in the coming month. Maybe more is in store. Imran Khan has...
View ArticleDecline in exports indicates economic emergency
KARACHI: There is a disconcerting trend in exports as from a peak of $25.3 billion in 2011 the value of exports from Pakistan has fallen to $22 billion in 2015. According to the world development...
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