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Tradekey Pakistan: World’s 3rd Largest B2B Portal

Ali Pervaiz — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:15:47 +0000

KARACHI: You would never think that a company that was giving Alibaba.com – the world’s largest business-to-business portal – a run for its money around the world was based out of Karachi and yet there it is. Tucked away in an office suite on Sharae Faisal, the global headquarters of Tradekey.com look rather unremarkable, until you start [...]
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Darious is worlds largest bunny and is still growing LONDON: At 4ft 3″ from nose to tail and weighing over 22kg, Darius is the world’s biggest rabbit and he is still growing.The animal is only just over 12 months old and its breeder Annette Edwards expects him to add...
Standard Chartered to expand consumer, Islamic banking in Pakistan To grow its business in Pakistan, Standard Chartered plans to focus on expanding its consumer banking line as well as its Islamic banking portfolio, according to the bank’s Pakistan head, Mohsin Nathani. We have a fairly bullish view to Islamic...
British Petroleum Pakistan sale – Ministry wants money to pass through Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Despite the fact that the sale of British Petroleum’s Pakistan assets involves a transaction between two companies based in London and Hong Kong respectively, Petroleum Minister Dr Asim Hussain wants the parties to route the payment through the Pakistani...
PPL profit falls on lower gas prices ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Petroleum Ltd, the nation’s biggest gas producer, said second-quarter profit fell 20 percent because of lower prices. Net income fell to 4.78 billion rupees ($56.4 million), or 4.80 rupees a share, in the three months ended Dec. 31,...
Indus Motor suspends booking of new cars Indus Motor Company has decided not to take any new orders till further notice following disruption in supply of parts from Japan after the earthquake and tsunami. The maker of Toyota Corolla has an average monthly sale of 4,100 units....

October 18 anniversary

Ali Pervaiz — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:05:30 +0000

Four years have passed since October 18, 2007, and the truth about the massive bomb attack on Benazir Bhutto’s caravan on Karsaz road that killed at least 180 people, remains as hidden and rusty as the armoured truck that saved her life that day. Wrapped in a marquee at the Aziz Bhatti police station, the [...]
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7 killed, more than 20 injured in Peshawar twin blasts At least seven persons including four police personnel and a child were killed and more than 20 others injured in twin acts of terrorism including a suicide blast at police check post and a planted bomb blast near police van...
Post-Bin Laden: 153 killed in seven blasts in K-P so far At least 153 people have been killed, while 200 others have been injured in the seven bomb blasts that occurred in different parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa following al Qaeda Chief Osama bin Laden’s killing in Abbottabad The terrorist attacks took place...
Terrorist planned attack on ZAB anniversary KARACHI: Police on Sunday arrested a terrorist allegedly planning an attack on Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s mausoleum at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh tomorrow (Monday). Addressing a press conference, CCPO Karachi Saud Mirza said the police have arrested an operative of the Lashkar-e-Balochistan terror group. He said...
France asks for information on President Zardari PARIS: A French judge probing a Pakistan bomb attack that killed 11 French engineers has asked Britain and Switzerland to provide whatever information they have on allegations of embezzlement by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, legal sources here said Friday....
Five killed in Peshawar suicide attack PESHAWAR: At least five persons were killed and 20 others were injured in Monday morning suicide attack near Badhabir police station in Peshawar. A suicide attacker rammed an explosives packed vehicle with the right flank of the police station premises...

Sherry Rehman’s bill

Ali Pervaiz — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:00:58 +0000

ISLAMABAD: The new Right to Information (RTI) bill introduced in the National Assembly will make it legally binding for public and private sector organisations to disclose their official records to the general public — unlike its predecessor bill which is serving as a “vehicle for denying information instead of making it accessible”, according to Sherry [...]
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Blasphemy law amendment: Sherry Rehman to withdraw bill, says PM ISLAMABAD: The prime minister stated that Sherry Rehman, a member of the National Assembly from the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), has agreed to withdraw her bill seeking to amend the controversial blasphemy law. Speaking to a group of parliamentarians in...
Bill to amend blasphemy laws submitted in NA secretariat ISLAMABAD: Former minister for information and Pakistan Peoples Party legislator Sherry Rehman on Thursday submitted a private member bill in the National Assembly Secretariat seeking amendments to the country’s contentious blasphemy laws. Rehman proposes that the death sentence (Pakistan Penal...
Women feel more secure… new anti-harassment bill passed The National Assembly has unanimously passed the bill to punish sexual harassers. The Criminal Law Bill, which will be passed by the Senate as well to become law, amends both the Pakistan Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure,...
Punjab cabinet Passes Local Bodies Amendment Bill LAHORE: Punjab cabinet Wednesday unanimously approved the proposed Local Bodies (Amendment) Bill 2010 in a meeting here with Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in chair. Senior provincial minister Raja Riaz, Minister of Law Rana Sanaullah, Minister of Finance Tanvir Ashraf Kaira,...
Ghani-ur-Rehman denies being NRO beneficiary PESHAWAR: The former provincial minister NWFP and tehsil Nazim Hangu Ghani-ur-Rehman has termed untrue the allegations over him of being benefited from NRO. Also, he announced to face all NRO cases through judicial process. He said former president Pervez Musharraf...

Railway pensioners unpaid for 5 months

Ali Pervaiz — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:51:14 +0000

SIALKOT: Salma Bibi, the widow of a retired Pakistan Railways employee Mushtaq Hussain Gillani who survives on her late husband’s pension, is on the verge of starvation. Reason: the Pakistan Railways has not paid her the pension money for the last five months. She told that she and her family are suffering serious financial crisis [...]
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Empty railway quarters now den of criminals BAHAWALPUR: During the heyday of rail travel, Samasata Junction was one of the busiest train stations. Built in 1878 during the Raj era, the station was in fact so hectic a port of call for incoming and outgoing trains that...
Cheaper Leasing of Railway Lands ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Standing Committee on Railways has taken strict notice of leasing of the railway lands on cheaper rates. National Assembly Standing Committee on Railways met at Parliament House with Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in chair observed that Pakistan Railways...
Railways gets two billion to pay fuel bills and pensions LAHORE: The Finance Ministry released Rs2 billion to Pakistan Railways (PR) on Wednesday, giving the beleaguered rail service a chance to pay some of its fuel bills so some trains can keep running. Railways had faced a suspension of diesel...
Political expediency: Report on railway land fraud ‘dropped’ ISLAMABAD: The ruling party has given in to pressure from the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) and dropped a parliamentary committee report investigating a Rs25-billion leasing scam on land owned by the Pakistan Railways. A PML-Q senator and a retired general,...
Lack of funds delays CCTV installation ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways project to install close circuit television (CCTV) cameras at railway stations in Rawalpindi Division is going at a snail’s pace due to non-availability of fund, said sources at the Ministry of Railways. The department has already installed...

Committee formed to provide emergency funds to IPPs

Ali Pervaiz — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:40:24 +0000

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has formed a three-member committee to provide emergency funds to Independent Power Producers (IPP) in order to help them overcome their financial crisis, reported on Thursday. The committee, headed by Water and Power Minister Syed Naveed Qamar, has been asked to submit a report on the issue within 72 [...]
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Funds misuse by NGOs: USAID files complaint to NAB ISLAMABAD: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Thursday formally approached the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), filing complaints of misappropriation of funds by non-governmental organisations (NGOs). According to officials, a delegation of USAID called upon the NAB chairman...
Two new power plants add 390MW to national grid ISLAMABAD: Two private sector power projects, having cumulative net capacity of 390 megawatts, have been added to the national grid in the last one month. This was told in a meeting of the Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB) held...
Protesters demand end to power crisis QUETTA: A complete shutter-down strike was observed in Nushki district on Wednesday to protest the suspension of power supply to the district. All markets remained closed while protesters took out a rally on RCD highway, later blocking the highway through a sit-in...
No CNG and petrol in punjab today Compressed natural gas (CNG) stations will stage a strike in Lahore and other parts of Punjab on Wednesday to protest against gas outages, while petrol retailers will also close their outlets in sympathy with the CNG outlets. This was decided...
Advertising scam – Rs250m flood relief funds spent on ad campaigns ISLAMABAD: The Privatisation Commission has spent the majority of cash allocated for flood relief activities on advertisements. An amount of Rs270 million was allocated for flood relief activities, but the commission spent Rs260 million on advertisements and just Rs10 million...

Race relations on knife edge after three Pakistanis killed in hit-and-run

Ali Pervaiz — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:05:10 +0000

Police in Birmingham were struggling to contain swelling anger within the Asian community after a hit-and-run by suspected rioters killed three Pakistani young men, two of them brothers. Despite appeals for calm from senior officers, young Asian men vowed to defend their streets once more following an attack which has plunged a community into mourning [...]
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3 Pak vigilantes dead in UK riots BIRMINGHAM (Agencies) – Three Pakistani nationals were killed here on Wednesday while protecting their community from the rioters, British police said. The trio was struck by a car which mounted a pavement in Dudley Road on Wednesday morning. According to...
Mirpur: Hundreds Of People Protest Against Loadsheding Hundreds of angry people took to streets in Mirpur Azad Kashmir to protest long unscheduled loadshedding. The protesters are heading towards Mangla Dam. Police resorted to firing to stop the protesters due to which several people got injured. The demonstrators...
Terrorists attack Lahore, 6 killed At least six people have been killed including two school children in the firing and grenade explosions in three coordinated attacks. Firing has been reported from near Manawan Police Training School, Federal Investigation Agency Building and the Elite Force Headquarters...
Six killed, 13 vehicles burnt overnight in Karachi KARACHI: Six people were shot dead and three others were injured after a wave a violence took over Karachi last night on Thursday. At least 13 vehicles were also torched in the city late night. Reports of shooting incidents were...
One killed in Peshawar blast Islamabad, Oct 15 : An eight-year-old child was killed and several others injured in an explosion at a school in Pakistan’s northwestern Peshawar city Thursday, media reports said. The incident took place in the Gulshan Rehman colony of the city...

7 killed, more than 20 injured in Peshawar twin blasts

Ali Pervaiz — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:02:36 +0000

At least seven persons including four police personnel and a child were killed and more than 20 others injured in twin acts of terrorism including a suicide blast at police check post and a planted bomb blast near police van here in Peshawar on Thursday. According to police two female suicide bombers blew themselves up [...]
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Post-Bin Laden: 153 killed in seven blasts in K-P so far At least 153 people have been killed, while 200 others have been injured in the seven bomb blasts that occurred in different parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa following al Qaeda Chief Osama bin Laden’s killing in Abbottabad The terrorist attacks took place...
Twin blasts hit Lahore, 15 killed LAHORE: At least 15 people were killed and over 90 injured when two explosions rocked a busy market here in the metropolis, hours after a suicide bomber killed 11 people at a court complex in Peshawar. The blasts occurred at...
One dead, 15 injured in Peshawar cart bomb PESHAWAR: A bomb planted in a horse cart exploded near a school in the Nothia area of Peshawar on Wednesday, killing one person and wounding 15 others. Seven of the those injured are children. The bomb was planted in a horse...
12 killed in Peshawar market attack PESHAWAR: In a car bomb attack in cattle market in the vicinity of Peshawar on Sunday morning 12 persons including Union Council Adezai Nazim Haji Abdul Malik were killed and 36 others were injured. According to reports a suicide bomber...
3 policemen injured in Lahore blast LAHORE: Three policemen have been injured in a bomb blast at police check post near Babu Sabu Interchange here, Reported Recently. The blast took place when a white Suzuki Mehran rammed into the police check post, sources said. Rescue teams...

3 Pak vigilantes dead in UK riots

Ali Pervaiz — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:58:05 +0000

BIRMINGHAM (Agencies) – Three Pakistani nationals were killed here on Wednesday while protecting their community from the rioters, British police said. The trio was struck by a car which mounted a pavement in Dudley Road on Wednesday morning. According to Birmingham police, the men had been drawn into a fight with looters as they defended [...]
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Karachi violence: 10 people shot dead KARACHI: Incidents of violence and torture in Karachi claim more lives as a political activist has been shot dead on Saturday. In different incidents of firing and torture nine other people have also been killed. Protesters set three cars and...
You Dare Not Insult Britain, Mr. Zardari (By AHMED QURAISHI) ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—There is a reason why our President Asif Ali Zardari is in England without an invitation from the British government and despite the insults. The latest one came just yesterday, when Mr. Cameron gave BBC another sugar-coated spin on Pakistan’s...
First Cameron insults, now UK media disfigures our flag It should be abundantly clear that the British government and media have commenced a campaign against Pakistan both at the diplomatic and propaganda levels. Prime Minister David Cameron fired the first salvo deliberately choosing India so as to have the...
Two dead in suicide attack on Quetta Police Colony QUETTA: A suicide attack on the house of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Investigations Wazir Nasir Khan in Quetta on Thursday killed two people including the bomber and a police constable. Police said that that the attacker entered the Residential colony...
Protestors heckled President Zardari during British rally BIRMINGHAM: President Asif Ali Zardari rounded off a trip to Britain by addressing a political rally Saturday, facing criticism and protesters for touring overseas as floods killed more than 1,500 people in his country. One heckler threw a shoe at...

Monsoon Monday: Lahoris struggle to cope with 12 hours of rain

Ali Pervaiz — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:57:33 +0000

LAHORE: Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) workers spent all day clearing the roads after heavy monsoon showers left parts of the city up to three feet under water on Monday. Some 600 workers and 52 pumps were deployed in the city in the morning to drain the water from the streets. Lakshmi Chowk and surrounding [...]
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Lahoris disappointed but not angry LAHORE: The city remained calm after Pakistan lost the World Cup semi final match to India on Wednesday. No violence, sabotage or vandalism however, was reported from any part of the city as feared by some police officers .Most city roads...
Nine hours of load-shedding The Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) announced that nine hours of load shedding will take place, daily, in residential and commercial areas across the city. The gas supply to KESC has already dropped to around 120 mmcfd because of the...
Daewoo suspends urban bus service LAHORE: Daewoo City Bus on Tuesday suspended its operation until further notice following the Lahore Development Authority’s demolition of a Daewoo workshop on Ferozepur Road. Many Daewoo workers took to Ferozepur Road, blocking the road from Kalma Chowk to the...
Public transport – Motorbikes banned on Ring Road LAHORE: Traffic police appear to have quietly banned motorcycles on the Ring Road. They have been issuing tickets to motorcyclists over the last month for using the road. The motorcyclists complained that they had been banned and fined without being...
18 terrorists killed in last 24 hours: ISPR ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcast Qamar Zaman Kairan Monday reiterated government’s commitment that terrorists would be flushed out from the country at all cost, affirming that states within the state would not be tolerated. He was addressing a routine...

Pakistan will not host Champions Trophy

Ali Pervaiz — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:54:18 +0000

KARACHI: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) President Qasim Zia has dismissed hopes of Pakistan hosting the Champions Trophy after the December event was moved out of India following the merger of two parallel bodies in the country. According to Zia, Pakistan wants to send out a positive signal to the world telling teams that it is [...]
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Pakistan to host Sri Lanka, England in UAE KARACHI: Pakistan will play their next “home” series against Sri Lanka and England in the neutral United Arab Emirates, an official said Tuesday, as security concerns continue to scare off foreign teams. The announcement comes after Sri Lanka turned down...
ICC World Cup 2011 trophy unveiled in Lahore LAHORE: The International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup 2011 trophy was unveiled in Lahore on Thursday. The unveiling ceremony was attended by sponsors and players of the national cricket team, including Mohammad Hafeez, Umar Gul and Misbahul Haq. The launching ceremony...
Pakistan host to 1.9m refugees – UNHCR The United Nations sought Monday to debunk what it called “worrying misperceptions” about movements of displaced people saying that developing countries hosted 80 percent of the world’s refugees. The total number of refugees, asylum seekers and displaced persons, had not...
Pakistan to face New Zealand in first ODI today ABU DHABI: New Zealand and Pakistan will both be hoping they can overcome a series of setbacks when they clash in the first of three one-day internationals here today. Since finishing runners-up to Australia in the Champions Trophy last month,...
Pakistan better prepared for New Zealand ISLAMABAD: Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi says his side is eager to avenge its Champions Trophy semifinal loss when it takes on New Zealand in the upcoming limited-overs series. We are definitely better prepared for them this time, Afridi said in...

Saudi Arabia recalls Syria envoy as Assad defends crackdown

Ali Pervaiz — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:52:43 +0000

Saudi Arabia recalled its envoy to Syria in a major escalation of international pressure Monday after security forces killed more than 50 people and the regime defended its crackdown on “outlaws.” The surprise move by Riyadh, the Middle East’s Sunni Muslim heavyweight, followed condemnation by Pope Benedict XVI and the Arab League over the continuing [...]
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Saudi diplomat shot dead in Karachi A Saudi diplomat was killed in a hail of bullets on his way to the country’s consulate in Karachi on Monday, the second attack on Saudi interests in the city in less than a week. The Tehrik-i-Taliban denied carrying out...
FIA to send Hajj scam probe team to Saudi Arabia The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday decided to send a team to Saudi Arabia to collect evidence in the Hajj scam. The FIA team, which will comprise two senior officials, will probe financial irregularities in the Hajj scheme. It...
70 Afghans among 165 arrested in crackdown RAWALPINDI: The law enforcement agencies in a countrywide crackdown arrested more than 150 foreigners including 70 Afghans including women and children. Rawalpindi Police cued by intelligence agencies launched a search operation in Sadiqabad locality of the city and arrested 65...
Haqqani defends decision to detain CIA informants WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani on Sunday defended Pakistan’s decision to detain five informants who aided the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in tracking down Osama bin Laden. Haqqani was speaking during a media interview. The ambassador...
Minor explosion at Saudi consulate in Karachi Drive-by attackers lobbed two grenades at the Saudi consulate in Karachi on Wednesday, in the first possible violent reaction to the US killing of Osama bin Laden. Officials reported no damage and no casualties after two men on a motorcycle...

US stocks plummet as uncertainty grips world markets

Ali Pervaiz — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:50:20 +0000

NEW YORK: Fear and mass selling triggered after the US rating was downgraded from AAA continued across stock markets in the US and around the world. Despite US President Barack Obama claiming to the counter and promising better times, Dow Jones fell almost 500 points on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 4.5 percent, [...]
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Prices of summer electronics increased in local markets ISLAMABAD: Prices of summer required electronics including air coolers, refrigerators, fans and water dispensers increased in the local markets of the capital city. With rise in temperature, the demand for these items goes up and the retailers increased the rates...
PPL profit falls on lower gas prices ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Petroleum Ltd, the nation’s biggest gas producer, said second-quarter profit fell 20 percent because of lower prices. Net income fell to 4.78 billion rupees ($56.4 million), or 4.80 rupees a share, in the three months ended Dec. 31,...
KSE plunges 426 points in horror session KARACHI: Massive selling pressure was witnessed at the local equity market on the first trading session of the week as the index plunged by more than 400 points below the psychologically significant 9,500 level. The KSE-100 Index closed at 9,411;...
Sugar disappears from markets, crisis worsens KARACHI: Sugar has been unavailable on the fixed rates in several cities of the country despite the Supreme Court directives and the government assurances, reports said. The crisis has been worsened and the consumers were forced to purchase the commodity...
Standard Chartered to expand consumer, Islamic banking in Pakistan To grow its business in Pakistan, Standard Chartered plans to focus on expanding its consumer banking line as well as its Islamic banking portfolio, according to the bank’s Pakistan head, Mohsin Nathani. We have a fairly bullish view to Islamic...

Malik, Kamran miss out on contracts

Ali Pervaiz — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:48:11 +0000

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) may have finally called time on wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal’s career by overlooking him for a central contract as it released a list of 28 contracted players for the second half of 2011. Kamran was included in Category A in the previous list and his omission, following his omission from [...]
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Kamran Akmal dropped from ODI and T20 squad LAHORE: As widely expected, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) omitted four senior players for the limited-overs leg of the tour of West Indies, preferring to gamble on inexperienced cricketers as it looks to find backup for the under-performing and ageing...
PCB announces squad for West Indies tour The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) selection committee on Wednesday announced the 16-member squad for the tour of West Indies. According to a press release issued by the PCB, Shahid Afridi has been retained as captain for the Twenty20 and ODI...
Afridi eyes rise in ranking The Pakistan cricket team left for the West Indies yesterday as they look to continue their impressive run this year which saw them beat New Zealand in the One-Day International (ODI) series and reach the semi-final of the 2011 World...
No plan to return to Tests: Afridi Pakistan limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi turned down calls for a return to Test cricket and said that he has no plans of taking a u-turn on the decision made last year in England. Afridi, who made a comeback to cricket’s...
Pakistan skittle Australia for 176 COLOMBO: Champions Australia were shot out for 176 runs by Pakistan on Saturday in their World Cup Group A match, the outcome of which will decide the top spot in the group. The four-time champions, unbeaten for 34 matches in...

Load up on guns: Nadra to issue arms licences from August 31

Ali Pervaiz — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 03:00:25 +0000

KARACHI: The government has decided to stop issuing manual armed licences and directed the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) to issue computerised licences by August 31, said Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik. He was talking to reporters on Monday after presiding over a meeting on law and order situation at Crises Management Cell. Dozens [...]
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No record with NADRA of Mehran militants KARACHI: No record of militants who attacked PNS Mehran, the naval base of Pakistan Navy, was found at NADRA and its report had been sent to the team investigating the incident. According to sources, the samples for DNA tests have...
NADRA team arrested for issuing fake IDs ISLAMABAD: A NADRA team was taken into police custody for issuing fake ID cards to Rawalpindi residents. The five member crew, including two women, was arrested by the Civil Lines police near Pakistan Town on Thursday. Earlier, unaware of the...
Who is the licencing authority for CNG Stations? The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) has not issued a single licence for opening a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in the country, except in Balochistan, since 2008, according to Minister for Water and Power Syed Naveed Qamar. During...
No load shedding for CNG stations in winter KARACHI: The Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources has decided that there will be no increase in CNG prices and no load shedding of gas for CNG stations during winter season. This was stated by the Chairman CNG Station Owners...
Electoral rolls: NADRA, census organisation offer their services ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (retd) Hamid Ali Mirza on Wednesday said that door-to-door enumeration to prepare fresh electoral rolls will start in the country from May 2011. He was chairing a meeting attended by Chief Census Commissioner Khizer...

NICL scam: Fired probe chief put back in saddle

Ali Pervaiz — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:59:00 +0000

ISLAMABAD: As the government-judiciary tussle seemed to draw to a close, the Supreme Court has again reinstated Zafar Ahmed Qureshi as the lead investigator in the National Insurance Company Limited land scam. The outspoken Qureshi, who has been restored to his post as additional director-general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), was suspended on July [...]
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NICL scam: Moonis arrested from court LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday rejected the bail plea of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Moonis Elahi, one of the accused in the National Insurance Corporation Limited (NICL) scam, after which the Federal Investigation Agency arrested him from...
SC issues contempt notice to Rehman Malik ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan issued Thursday a contempt of court notice to Minister for Interior Rehman Malik on transferring DG FIA Tariq Khosa against court’s will and ordered the government to immediately reappoint him on the post, reported ARY...
FIA to send Hajj scam probe team to Saudi Arabia The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday decided to send a team to Saudi Arabia to collect evidence in the Hajj scam. The FIA team, which will comprise two senior officials, will probe financial irregularities in the Hajj scheme. It...
Hajj scam: SC directs govt to recover money from pilgrims ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday directed the federal government to recover money from all pilgrims who were paid from the national exchequer. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhmmad Chaudhry, while heading a six-member bench, also directed the Federal Investigation Agency...
Bin Laden operation: Nawaz Sharif calls for judicial probe Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday rejected the army inquiry into the Bin Laden operation and demanded a judicial probe into the failure of the security agencies. Speaking to the media in Islamabad, he demanded...