NEW YORK - A New York federal judge has set the terrorism trial of Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law for January after defence lawyers said US budget cuts would make it hard to prepare by an earlier date. Judge Lewis Kaplan issued an order signed Tuesday fixing a January 7 start date for the trial ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction over the report submitted by the Secretary Fata during a hearing over the Adiala missing persons case.According to a private television channel, a three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, heard ...

KARACHI (PR) – To highlight work of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), ACCA will be running a campaign throughout January 2013.The aim of the campaign is to start 2013 with the spotlight shining on the vital role the CFO will play in the success of their companies as the year progresses. ...

“Dr Qadri….…has firmly put himself across as the voice of Pakistan’s moral consciousness, rising to press the government for finally delivering the rights of ordinary Pakistanis.”– Farhan Bokhari,Indeed, Bokhari has made a sound and appropriate observation in ...

ISLAMABAD - The SECP registered 356 companies in January as compared to 271 companies during previous month, showing an increase of 31%. During the current financial year, a total of 1,942 companies have been registered compared to 1,700 during corresponding period of previous financial year, ...

We witnessed the demise of our national airline and our railway system at the hands of what may be the most corrupt tenure of an elected government in our national history. We passed endless days and nights without gas and power, and stared with bated breath as law and order was flouted and court ...

SIALKOT - The district trade associations including the Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Friday announced to close down their factories from January 7 as a protest against prolonged power loadshedding and suspension of gas supply to the industries.Addressing a press conference, SCCI ...

NEW DELHI - Pakistan has formally conveyed to India that its nine-member judicial commission will visit here next month to interview key persons linked to the probe into the 2008 Mumbai attacks, reported Press Trust of India on Thursday.New Delhi was informed on Tuesday that the Pakistan judicial ...

LAHORE – Directorate General of Immigration & Passports has raised passport issuance fee from Rs 1,000 up to Rs 2,000 which would be applicable from January 1st, 2012, said a notification issued here on Friday. As per notification normal passport which was being prepared against payment ...

PESHAWAR - The provincial Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has given a green signal for holding of trials against arrested commanders and other operatives of banned Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Shariat Muhammadi (TNSM) and Taliban. The trial against TNSM leaders and Taliban commanders arrested from different ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Exports of fish and fish preparations from the country witnessed 11.45 percent increase during January as compared to exports of December last. Fish and fish preparations export during January 2010 were recorded at $18.363 million as against the exports of $16.476 million recorded ...

KARACHI - Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) is generating Rs 5 billion monthly only through its billing, while the total revenue of the company is Rs 41.219b. The expenditure of the company stood at Rs 6b monthly, The Nation learnt from sources. It is pertinent to mention here that the company ...

KARACHI - Karachi Stock Exchange, brokers and the National Clearing Company Limited Pakistan have decided to settle the CFS payment issue by January 2009, The Nation learnt on Monday. This was decided in recent meetings held between the stakeholders in Karachi to discuss the stock market ...

LAHORE - Power distribution companies either will be privatised or to be given on contract due to their poor performance and heavy line losses. This was stated by Advisor to PM on Finance Shaukat Tarin while responding to a question during a joint press briefing also addressed by Federal Minister ...

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said on Thursday that provincial government is taking every possible step towards economic progress of the people and technical education is being paid special attention in this connection. This, he said, while talking to Sweden envoy in a meeting held in ...