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Sindh govt seizes all previous CDGK accounts
Nov 10th
KARACHI: Sindh Government has seized all the accounts maintained by City and/or District governments under the previous administrative system, Geo News reported Thursday… Under the new system, the financial affairs will be carried out through divisional commissioners… According to the Notification issued by Si
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Loading ...Police probe India tycoon Ambani in graft case -report
Sep 29th
NEW DELHI: Indian federal police are investigating the role of top tycoon Anil Ambani in a multi-billion dollar telecoms scandal that has rocked its political and business elites, the Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency said on Thursday.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...PM Gilani leads talks on US pressures
Sep 29th
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan holds rare cross-party talks designed to build unity in the face of mounting American pressure to act against the Al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani network or face the consequences. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington is conducting a final review on whether to blacklist the network as a terror group. The outgoing top US military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, accused Pakistan of exporting violent extremism to Afghanistan and called the Haqqani network a “veritable arm” of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...First hajj flight leaves from Karachi
Sep 29th
KARACHI: After the government allowed international airlines to fly Pakistani pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, first such flight took off at 5:50am today, Geo News reported… Flight no EY-222 left Karachi Thursday morning carrying 150 pilgrims… The decision to allow international flights has been taken to appease the international airlines op
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Thar coalmining, powerplant MoU inked
Sep 21st
Thar coalmining, power plant MoU inked KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Monday said the government has assigned top priority to develop coal mining, coal-based power generation and other usage of coal by offering most attractive fiscal incentives… Speaking at the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Sindh government was warned of attacks in Karachi
Sep 19th
KARACHI: The Interior Ministry had sent a letter three weeks ago warning the Sindh government of attacks on Chaudhry Aslam and at sensitive areas, Geo News reported… The letter warned of attacks in Karachi on the 18 and 19 of September between 6 and 10 am… The letter was drafted following information received by the Interior Ministry from s
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Pak-Indonesia PTA talks resume
Sep 17th
JAKARTA: Indonesia has resumed talks on a preferential trade agreement with Pakistan with an expectation to conclude the long-negotiated deal within days… The Jakarta Post quoted Trade Ministry director general for international trade cooperation Gusmardi Bustami as saying on Friday that the government was in talks with Pakistans Minister o
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...IPPs end litigation after govt assurance
Sep 17th
ISLAMABAD: Federal government has agreed to clear Independent Power Producers (IPPs) dues by October 14, following which IPPs withdrew the legal notices served upon the center, Geo News reported… Government is ready to clear Rs 8…5 billion capacity payments before September 29, near Rs 400 million daily charges, and other dues by October 14
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Government ruining conditions on purpose: Nawaz
Sep 16th
PESHAWAR: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif said the present government was ruining conditions in the country on purpose, Geo News reported…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Boris Johnson calls for rethink on policing
Sep 15th
THE MAYOR of London has said he will call on the government to re-think cuts on policing, following the London riots.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Rangers to get regular extension in additional powers
Sep 15th
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided that the duration of Rangers” additional powers would be extended as and when needed, Geo News reported Thursday…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Energy sector top priority: finmin
Sep 15th
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Dr… Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said on Wednesday the government was committed to strengthening the energy sector for overall economic development of the country… “In order to achieve target of overall economic development, the government attaches tremendous importance to revamping of the electric power sector
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Railway bogie theft case: Army major dismissed
Sep 14th
RAWALPINDI: Major Ayub who was found guilty of theft of copper wire in a Railway bogie has been dismissed from the Army… According to a statement released by the ISPR, Major Ayub has also been ordered to deposit his share of the embezzled amount in the government treasury… The bogie filed with copper was stolen and taken from Lahore to Khari
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...UN kicks off relief effort in flood-hit Pakistan
Sep 12th
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations on Monday began a drive to feed half a million people affected by torrential rains in Pakistan where a second year of flooding has killed more than 200, officials said… The crisis came just weeks after aid agency Oxfam accused the government of failing to invest in prevention measures after fl
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...PM launches global rain-relief appeal
Sep 10th
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Saturday called upon the international community to help Pakistan rehabilitate Monsoon-devastated Sidh province as the damages, this time around, are far greater than expected…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...MQM should be declared a terrorist organization: Afrasiab Khattak…
Sep 10th
PESHAWAR: President of Awami National Party (ANP) Khyber Pakthukhwa Afrasiab Khattak said Saturday the government and Supreme Court should declare the MQM a terrorist organization and put restrictions on it, Geo News reported… Speaking during a news conference Khattak responded to the allegations MQM chief Altaf Hussain leveled against the
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