LAHORE: Lahore High Court chief justice Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday hinted at referring the issue of Haj tour operators’ monopoly to the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) for taking action against their cartelization. “It seems theMinistry of Religious Affairs has collapsed as it failed to handle issue of allotment of Haj quota,” the chief […]
KARACHI: The participation of people from different walks of life continued for the 6th day in the direct special transmission of Geo TV’s programme ‘Pehchan Ramazan’ in the Ramazan City. The internationally acclaimed broadcaster Dr Amir Liaquat Hussain had invited special children of the Dewa Academy at the most popular and unique programme of the […]
ISLAMABAD: Former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief, Lt Gen (retd) Asad Durrani, on Thursday submitted documents to the Supreme Court, including a list of officers allegedly involved in illegally distributing money among the politicians in the 1990 elections, claiming that Rs70 million out of the Rs140 million were distributed through him while the remaining amount was […]
KARACHI: A court of judicial magistrate on Thursday sent a woman to Darul Aman and ordered that her husband be also provided protection whenever he approached the court. Asma Rind, a resident of Shaheed Benazirabad, and her husband Mohammad Aslam were ordered to be killed after being declared karo-kari by a jirga, she earlier told […]
KARACHI: A representative of a non-governmental organizations network has reminded the Sindh government of its commitments made to the people affected by the 2010 floods and 2011 rains, saying a large number of them continued to suffer due to official apathy. Karamat Ali of the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research, a member of […]
KARACHI: A court allowed on Thursday the Sindh culture department to take possession of the recently seized Gandhara-era artefacts. The police had seized a large number of artefacts during a search of a trailer-mounted container in Korangi on July 6 and found more such pieces in a warehouse on a lead given by the detained […]
PESHAWAR: Pakistan has temporarily stopped Nato supply trucks from crossing its northwestern border into Afghanistan due to fears of militant attacks, officials said on Thursday. Gunmen on Tuesday attacked a convoy of Nato supply trucks, killing a driver, in the town of Jamrud near the city of Peshawar. “Movement of Nato vehicles has been temporarily […]
By: KHAN FARAZ Peshawar: AGRICULTURE is the mainstay of our country’s economy. According to Pakistan Economic Survey 2011-12, the agriculture sector is critical for growth, exports, incomes and food security, and for industrialization. It is the second largest sector of economy and contributes about 21 per cent to the GDP, generates productive employment opportunities for […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court asked the advocate general of Balochistan on Thursday to submit by July 31 a joint statement by all the authorities concerned about the implementation of its orders relating to recovery of missing persons and establishment of the writ of law in the strife-torn province. A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar […]
By: Iftikhar A. Khan ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that the fake identity of its registrar Dr Faqir Hussain had been used to seek tax returns and verification of receipts from UK companies which had provided services to Dr Arsalan Iftikhar, son of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, with expense paid by […]
By: Zulqernain Tahir LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency, which acted with unnecessary haste, after a British tabloid came with a sensational report alleging that fake passports and visas are being issued in Pakistan, and arrested employees of the National Database and Registration Authority and the passport office, now wants to wrap up its investigation quickly […]
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