ISLAMABAD - A letter written to Pakistan by Switzerland Tuesday revealed that the corruption cases cannot be reopened against President Asif Ali Zardari in any Swiss court of law, a media report said.Pakistan's law ministry, which received the Swiss government’s response to the letter written ...

Washing something means making it clean and usable, and that is why the term ‘Money Laundering’ came into being, because this is how black money or illegal money is made usable. Some people hide their earning so that they don’t have to pay taxes.Bank secrecy is legal principle ...

BERENE - Applauded by Switzerland's business sector, the country's free-trade deal with China is heavy with symbolism, coming as Beijing locks horns with the European Union in a raft of commercial disputes.The staunchly non-EU Swiss inked a preliminary accord Friday during Chinese Premier Li ...

ZURICH : Swiss Life and Valiant are discussing a distribution partnership, which may include the insurer taking a stake in the bank. The tie-up would be a return to the banc assurance model once pursued by rivals such as Zurich Insurance and Winterthur, in which an insurer sells its products to a ...

KARACHI (PR): A Swiss economic delegation was in Pakistan for a two days visit of Karachi and a day-long visit of the capital city Islamabad. This delegation was co-organized by the Embassy and the Consulate General of Switzerland in order to portray Pakistan as an economic partner having great ...

GENEVA: Tina Turner, the US-born singer famed for hits such as “Private Dancer” and “What’s Love Got to Do With It”, has become a Swiss citizen, the Blick reported. The 73-year-old retired entertainer, who has lived in Switzerland for two decades, received her red ...

GENEVAAFPMusic fans can expect a host of big names at this year's edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, with 3 concerts by Prince as well as shows by Leonard Cohen, Sting and Joe Cocker, organisers announced. The July event on the shores of Lake Geneva is the 47th edition of the festival.

LAHORE - Former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday maintained that the letter written by Swiss authorities to Pakistan government stating that the cases against President cannot be reopened has vindicated his stance on the issue. Talking to BBC, Gilani, who was removed from office for his ...

Law Minister‚ Farooq H. Naek has said that Swiss authorities have declined to re-open cases against President Asif Ali Zardari in Money laundering cases.In a meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari‚ the Law Minister briefed him regarding the contents of the reply sent by Swiss ...

ZURICH - The Swiss franc, long a refuge for crisis-wary investors, has now fallen to its lowest level against the euro in 20 months amid a rosier outlook for the European common currency. Early on Friday, more than 1.25 Swiss francs were needed to buy one euro, placing the Swiss currency at its ...

Law Minister Farooq H. Naek on Tuesday said that the Swiss cases against President Asif Ali Zardari could not be reopened as the Switzerland authorities have not replied to the letter.Talking to media representatives in Islamabad, the law minister said that the Swiss authorities had not responded ...

KARACHI (PR) New Era Watches, the sole distributor for Omega watches and jewelry in Pakistan, was a star of the Swiss Watch Fair, organised by the Swiss embassy in collaboration with the authorised Swiss watch dealers in Pakistan held recently. The Swiss Watch Fair showcased the latest designs, ...

ISLAMABAD - The government ultimately sent the long overdue letter against President Asif Ali Zardari to the Swiss authorities, in compliance with an order of the Supreme Court last month. According to the state-run PTV, the communication was sent on Monday (Nov 5) through the Foreign Office.The ...

Federal Law Minister on Wednesday said that no trial of President Asif Ali Zardari would be held as a result of writing letter to Swiss authorities to reopen cases against him.The Supreme Court on Wednesday approved the amended draft of the letter to be written to Swiss government during a hearing ...

IT was being expected that the Swiss letter issue would be over on October 5, the day which the Supreme Court had declared as the deadline for the government to present its final draft. However, the matter has been delayed once again till Wednesday (10th of October) as soft-spoken Minister for Law ...

ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court has given five more days to the federal government to draft Swiss letter in accordance with the true spirit of para 178 of the NRO judgment, for sending it to the Swiss authorities to reopen cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.The SC further said that things ...

ISLAMABAD - The Federal government on Tuesday submitted a draft letter understandably meant for reopening cases against NRO beneficiaries, including President Asif Ali Zardari’s Switzerland cases. On the start of the hearing, Law Minister Farooq H Naek, as per the undertaking in the last ...

ISLAMABAD - The government on Monday finalised draft of the letter to be written to Swiss officials.The two-page draft disavows the letter written by former Attorney General Malik Qayyum and discussing immunity of President Asif Ali Zardari. The draft will be presented in the Supreme Court on ...

GENEVA  - Swiss citizens voted in a referendum on whether to strengthen a smoking ban in indoor workplaces and public spaces, with opponents decrying the move as a “witchhunt.” Polls showed the country deeply divided on the eve of the referendum over the move instigated by the ...

LALAMUSA  – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira on Sunday said that the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) had not taken a U-turn on the Swiss letter while the Supreme Court had also asked for seeking a midway to resolve the matter. Talking to media ...

Attorney General Irfan Qadir on Wednesday said the Supreme Court had accepted the constitutional clause granting immunity to the president.Speaking to media representatives outside the Supreme Court, Qadir said the government would also refer to the president’s immunity in the letter to Swiss ...

Ramallah  -  The Palestinian president will call on Swiss experts who probed Yasser Arafat's death to take samples from his body for further tests, a Palestinian official said on Sunday. "President ordered his medical advisor to communicate with the experts at the Swiss institute who ...

A recent media report quoted the new Prime Minister of Pakistan as having produced the proverbial toad by stating that the President would not bow before a third class Swiss magistrate. We waited with bated breath in the hope that our Chief Executive had been misquoted for anything otherwise would ...

An application has been filed in Sindh High Court to direct new PM to write to Swiss officials.After making Raja Pervez Ashraf party to the case, applicant Maulvi Syed Iqbal Haider said that it is clear from Supreme Court’s judgment that every prime minister is bound to write to Swiss ...

PESHAWAR - Swiss Assistant Secretary of State for Asia and Pacific Bern Beat Nobs accompanied by the Ambassador of Switzerland to Pakistan, Christoph Bubb visited the Peshawar Museum on Friday.They were received by the Curator of the Peshawar Museum Professor Nidaullah Sehrai who briefed them about ...

PESHAWAR - Swiss Assistant Secretary of State for Asia and Pacific Bern Beat Nobs accompanied by the Ambassador of Switzerland to Pakistan, Christoph Bubb visited the Peshawar Museum on Friday.They were received by the Curator of the Peshawar Museum Professor Nidaullah Sehrai who briefed them about ...

ISLAMABAD – Aitzaz Ahsan,the counsel for Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday contended that the conduct of the Prime Minister is not contemptuous as he has no intention of flouting the judgement of the Supreme Court and seeks that the implementation of the judgement to the extent ...

The Swiss authorities can be approached through a letter to re-open the graft cases against President Asif Ali Zardari if an impeachement motion is brought against him, says Barrister Aitzaz Ahsan, the PM Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani’s counsel in contempt case.According to a private television ...

ADEN - A bid to release a Swiss woman kidnapped in Yemen has suffered a blow after her abductors made excessive demands, including for Osama bin Laden’s widows to be freed, a tribal chief said Thursday.Al-Qaeda militants abducted the woman on March 14 from her home in the Red Sea port city of ...

LAHORE - Governor Sardar Latif Khosa on Tuesday disclosed that all Swiss cases against President Zardari had been closed even before Malik Qayyum’s letter, written to the Swiss authorities. Talking to media at the residence of Liaqat Baloch where he had gone to condole the death of ...