IslamabadIn the face of race between the party heavyweights for securing berth in the federal cabinet, central leader of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and former leader of opposition Ch Nisar Ali Khan has decided not to take a ministerial slot in the future cabinet of Mian Nawaz Sharif and would ...

ISLAMABAD - AHMAD AHMADANI - Feeling no heat of the order of the prime minister, the government officers did not turn off their air conditioners on the first day of the ban imposed by the government.The officials preferred their convenience instead of obeying the orders of Prime Minister Mir Hazar ...

BUREWALA/MULTAN The political parties and independent candidates continued to violate the Code of Conduct issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan while despite reports of intelligence agencies and monitoring teams, police have failed to respond effectively, it was learnt on Wednesday.During ...

ISLAMABAD - PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Friday questioned Sharif brothers' failure to implement its manifesto during five years of rule in Punjab.  "Why did Sharif brothers not implement their manifesto. Shahbaz Sharif makes allegations to cover his poor performance," he said while ...

lahorePML-N Quaid Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday called for implementation of the Supreme Court verdict in connection with voting rights to overseas Pakistanis.“Overseas Pakistanis, who send billions of dollars in remittances each year, are our major asset,” the former PM told a delegation ...

SIALKOT - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has provided advanced “code of conduct violation system” to all the ten monitoring officers here in the district. According to District Returning Officer Ch Ameer Muhammad Khan, the monitoring officers will now be able to submit their ...

ISLAMABAD - Strongly rejecting to what they termed the powerful military establishment’s move titled ‘save the state, not the politics’ spearheading by a self-proclaimed revolutionary Allama Tahirul Qadri under the guise of electoral reforms demand, leaders of a left-wing ...

During Wednesday’s hearing of the contempt of court petition over the president’s dual office, the Lahore High Court (LHC) said the bench would ensure that judicial directives were implemented.The bench, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, was seized with the petition. Other members of ...

SADIQABAD - The Goods Transport Owners Association of Sadiqabad has demanded that the National Highway Authority and Motorways Police should ensure the implementation of the rules regarding overloading and overweight and take a stern action against the violators.Talking to the media at the ...

FAISALABAD – Governor Punjab Sardar Muhammad Latif Khosa said on Tuesday that implementation of the Supreme Court verdict in the Asghar Khan case is a must, adding that it is required by the Constitution. “Formation of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad was a conspiracy against the Constitution to ...

FAISALABAD – Governor Punjab Sardar Muhammad Latif Khosa said on Tuesday that implementation of the Supreme Court verdict in the Asghar Khan case is a must, adding that it is required by the Constitution. “Formation of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad was a conspiracy against the Constitution to ...

PTI Central Information Secretary Shafqat Mahmood said on Monday that prompt implementation of the Supreme Court decision in the Asghar Khan case was the real challenge. He viewed that the PML N had suggested a complicated process to determine if politicians took money. “These are delaying ...

LAHORE (MIAN DAWOOD) - Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry said on Saturday that the country has been misled through denying the supremacy of law and breaching the constitution.Harmony among individuals, groups and states, which is essential for peace at societal, national ...

RAWALPINDI  – Implementation of the rotation policy i.e. transfers of the employees after every three years of service in one department of Capital Development Authority (CDA) employees has been ordered.According to the sources, Chairmen of the CDA, Syed Tahir Shahbaz, taking notice of ...

KARACHI - Trade unions and labour organisations have urged the government to review the tripartite mechanism of the consultation among employers, employees and government for formation and implementation of the labour laws in the country. They demanded implementation on Factories Act 1934 for ...

ISLAMABAD - A parliamentary panel of the Lower House (National Assembly), entrusted with the credible task of serving as a watchdog on the entire affairs of the petroleum and natural resources ministry, has recommended for the third but final time to keep prices of the petroleum products on a ...

KARACHI – SAP Pakistan celebrated one hundred successful implementations of SAP Business One ERP systems in Pakistan. The implementations were supported by Abacus Consulting, partner of SAP in Pakistan, says a press release.The event focused on complimenting the years of collaboration between ...

LAHORE – The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Punjab government to strictly implement Punjab Prohibition of Kite Flying Ordinance 2001.A two-judge bench comprising Justices Saqib Nisar and Tassaduq Hussain Jilani was hearing a suo moto taken in 2005 over the killings owing to sharp thread ...

KARACHI - Stocks closed bullish led by oil and fertilizer stocks as regulator confirmed CGT regime implementation from April1. At Karachi stock exchange KSE 100-share index jumped 0.49 percent or 63.50 points to finish the day at 12,941.38 points as compared to the 12,877.88 points of the previous ...

BRUSSELS (PPI) - Plans to grant emergency trade preferences to Pakistan, as a response to the countrys humanitarian and economic disaster caused by floods in the summer of 2010, were supported by the European Parliament. However, MEPs insisted on adding a safeguard clause to ensure that any trade ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has appointed Senator Raza Rabbani as Chairman of Federal Commission on implementation of 18th Amendment while other members of the Commission would be appointed later. Senator Raza Rabbani met PM Gilani here at Prime Ministers House on Friday and ...

ISLAMABAD The National Judicial Conference 2010, which was started on Friday with the keynote address of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, on Saturday, the second day of the conference, it worked in eight groups in which the participants discussed various topics. The groups were ...

KARACHI (APP) - All major associations of exporters of the country have urged State Bank of Pakistan to ensure implementation of its own Foreign Exchange Act 1947s Rule 11 of Chapter XII and SBP circular No-6 of 2006 for issuance and delivery of Bill of Landing. State Bank should stop alleged ...

KARACHI - Chairman Businessmen Group and former President KCCI Siraj Kassam Teli has said that Trade Organisations Ordinance 2007 should be validated and implemented for the sake of economy of the country as its implementation puts an end to the irregularities in the process of registration of ...

PESHAWAR (APP) - Chairman, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) NWFP, Afan Aziz has demanded implementation of the payment of 1 per cent drawback on the sale of yarn to large exporters announced under export house scheme in the Textile Policy 2009-14. Talking to APP here on Saturday, he ...

KARACHI (APP) - Federal Advisor on Textile and member of Prime Ministers newly constituted Business Persons Council (BPC), Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, held meeting with Federal Finance Minister Senator Shaukat Tarin in Islamabad for issuance of relevant SROs and notifications regarding incentives ...

KARACHI - Dr Shamshad Akhtar, Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Monday stressed the need for aggressive implementation of anti-inflation policies, which will provide relief to the general public and restore investors' confidence. While giving a presentation on 'State of Pakistan Economy' to the ...