ISLAMABAD: The Upper House of parliament on Monday unanimously passed the Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan (Reorganisation and Conversion) bill, 2010 and State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) bill, 2010. Leader of the House Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari moved the bill to provide for reorganisation and conversion of the Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan into a […]
LAHORE: A writ petition has been moved in the Lahore High Court, seeking directions for the federal government not to hand over the body of Osama Bin Laden to the US authorities. Barrister Javed Iqbal Jaffrey filed the petition on Monday and also challenged the US operation on the Pakistani territory. He said the operation […]
By Farhan Zaheer Qubee chief calls the service ‘different, difficult and dynamic’. KARACHI: Broadband companies cannot afford the price wars that have taken place between cellular companies, as they would affect quality of service, according to Qubee Pakistan Chief Executive Mubashir Naqvi. In an interview with The Express Tribune, Naqvi said the broadband internet market […]
SOHAIL SARFRAZ ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has frozen the bank account of a leading telecom company on account of non-payment of sales tax and Federal Excise Duty (FED) to the tune of billions of rupees. It has been learnt here on Monday that the action was taken by the Large Taxpayer Unit […]
QUETTA: Journalists boycotted the proceedings of the Balochistan Assembly on Monday to protest against the incident of target killing in Turbat in which two journalists were shot and injured. The protesting journalists walked out from the Press Gallery and staged a demonstration in front of the assembly building. They raised slogans against the government for […]
KARACHI: Executive Committee of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Karachi has appealed to the media, both print and electronic, to ascertain facts before filing any report or airing any programme. In a joint statement on Monday the executive members of PMA Karachi Chapter said that they strongly support freedom of the press, however, it has […]
QUETTA- A journalist, was wounded in an incident of firing in Turbat, Balochistan on Sunday. According to sources, private TV reporter Jahangir Aslam and Directorate of Public Relation Balochistan Sector Incharge Abdul Wahid Baloch were heading towards their residence from Press Club in Turbat when gunmen opened in-discriminate firing on them, injuring them critically. They […]
Ahmad Noorani ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pemra, Mushtaq Malik has been sacked by the Government and told not to rejoin duty on May 2 in what experts say is an action against the law and rules and regulations. Sources said the Chairman was summoned to the presidency on Saturday and was told in a threatening tone that […]
* Director programmes says Tanvir Afridi had received major share of his payment in advance and cheques of amount left are ready By Asad Farooq KARACHI: Tanvir Afridi, an artist and chief executive of an event company entitled ‘Tanvir Afridi Productions’, has claimed that the administration of the Pakistan Television (PTV) is refusing to pay […]
By Mohammad Hussain Khan HYDERABAD: Tears welled up in Bushra Bajwa`s eyes as she related her ordeal, which started when she lost a hand while working on a machine in a factory in Kotri`s SITE area last year, and continues till this day. The tragedy took place on March 8, 2010 in an industrial unit […]
By Samia Saleem Girl’s father, in cahoots with police, is threatening to kill the two to save family’s ‘honour’. KARACHI: Nazia and Shahid, who are 18 and 20 years old respectively, originally hail from Ghotki. They eloped and reached Karachi after Nazia’s parents refused Shahid permission to marry their daughter. They were married at Civil […]
Dr Shehryar Baloch Faiz’s trust in the nobler values of life and his belief in the possibilities of human effort remained unshaken throughout his life, even in his last years which were not particularly happy ones. Even in the poetry of his last years, notes of love, compassion and hope are clearly heard ‘The only […]
Gabrielle Giffords, Dilam Rouseff and Aung San Suu Kyui are a source of inspiration to not only women but also to men all around the world. It is an irony that people still see women as a source of trouble in society. The recent verdict by the Supreme Court to acquit all but one of […]
By Azfar-ul-Ashfaque KARACHI: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday took Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain into confidence about talks with the leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Q and asked him to rejoin the federal cabinet “for stability of the country”. Mr Gilani telephoned Mr Hussain to express his condolence over the killing of MQM […]
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