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Daily Archives: July 17, 2011

Sindh Revenue Board issues audit notices to industries

KARACHI: The Sindh Revenue Board (SRB) has issued notices for audit and inspection to industries in SITE area, which is against the regulations, a statement said on Saturday. “The audit and inspection notices are in violation of regulations,” Abdul Wahab Lakhani, chairman of SITE Association of Industry said in the statement. The notices were issued […]


Iran promises gas until end of 2012

TEHRAN: Iran on Saturday promised Pakistan a transfer of natural gas until the end of 2012, official news agency IRNA reported. In a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that a new gas pipeline from Iran to Pakistan would hopefully become operational by the end of 2012. The […]


Commissioner system revival challenged in SHC

KARACHI: The revival of the commissioner system in Sindh was challenged in the Sindh High Court on Saturday through two identical constitutional petitions filed by three civil society activists. Advocate Qazi Khalid Ali filed the petitions on behalf of three petitioners – Aman newspaper editor Ajmal Dalhvi, former DJ College principal Prof Barrister Habibur Rehman […]


Sarfaraz murder case: Awaz TV BC identifies seven accused in ATC

KARACHI: Bureau Chief (BC) of Awaz television channel, Zahid Hussain Khokhar, on Saturday identified six personnel of paramilitary force and a civilian as accused before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC-I) during hearing of a case of shooting to death of youth Sarfaraz Shah at Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Park, Karachi on June 8, 2011. Recording his statement […]


KP launches loan scheme for artists, artisans

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Culture and Information, Mian Iftikhar Hussein has said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has launched a loans scheme for the local artists and artisans of the province to promote and preserve their art. In the first phase, loans would be extended to the artists and artisans of Peshawar and Malakand Divisions […]


Newspaper workers call for Wage Award implementation

By Bakhtawar Mian ISLAMABAD: Newspaper workers held demonstrations across the country on Saturday in protest against non-implementation of the Seventh Wage Board Award by the employers despite a judgment passed by the Sindh High Court about one and a half months ago in employees’ favour. Hundreds of workers took part in rallies organised by the […]


Shahzad murder case: man held in Layyah

By Fareedullah Chaudhry LAYYAH: A police team investigating the Saleem Shahzad murder case raided a house in a village near here and arrested a man whose mobile phone card (SIM card) was reportedly used for communicating with the slain journalist, sources said on Saturday. Khadim Hussain, 35, was picked up from Srishta Nashaib, 18km from […]