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Daily Archives: October 11, 2017

Implementation of RTI law is real issue: Babar

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ISLAMABAD: Senator Farhatullah Babar Monday said that the real issue with the RTI Bill passed last week by the National Assembly was not whether it was a good or not so good law but the real issue was whether the mindset of civil-military bureaucracy would accept it and whether mechanisms provided in the law would […]


Killers of Perween Rahman nabbed, Supreme Court told

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was told on Tuesday that the principal accused behind the murder of director Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) Karachi, Perween Rahman, had been arrested and efforts were on to arrest 11 other absconding accomplices. In a report submitted before the two-judge bench, headed by Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, Deputy Inspector General Police […]


Nepra grants KE 70 paisa tariff increase after review

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ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Tuesday allowed 70 paisa per unit increase in the proposed seven-year tariff it had determined for K-Electric in March this year, apparently to facilitate the sale of majority stakes from Abraaj Capital to Shanghai Electric of China. In its determination released on Tuesday, the regulator determined […]


Anusha highlights IT sector’s performance

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ISLAMABAD: The Minister of State for Information Technology Mrs. Anusha Rehman chaired the 36th meeting of the Board of Directors of Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) here in Islamabad on Monday. The meeting was convened to review the progress on different IT initiatives being carried out by PSEB including Prime Minister’s Internship Programme and Capability […]


Celebrities throng at ‘Chocolate Party’

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LAHORE: Pakistan’s premium ice cream brand, synonymous with chocolate and fashion hosted their annual big event of the year last night in Lahore: The Magnum Chocolate Party presented ‘A Chocolate Affair’. The affair took place on yesterday and brought to Pakistan, for the first time ever, the globally celebrated and award-winning chocolate artiste, chocolatier Paul […]