Faisal Kamal Pasha
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) here on Wednesday declared null and void the amnesty scheme that the former PPP government had introduced by giving concession of duties and taxes on illegally-imported smuggled/ seized vehicles through an ...
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Azaz Syed
ISLAMABAD: Tauqeer Sadiq, the main accused in the Rs82 billion Ogra scandal who is now in a UAE jail, has offered to surrender voluntarily to the Pakistani authorities and not to appeal his extradition request, a Pakistani diplomat in the UAE has ...
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our correspondent
MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the concerned authorities to expedite the construction work on the Rs274.882 billion Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower Project and make it functional till 2014-15 to overcome the power ...
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Ansar Abbasi
ISLAMABAD: The law ministry is looking into legal options to get the Swiss cases revived besides initiating an inquiry into the disappearance of relevant official papers relating to the Swiss cases against President Asif Ali Zardari and others. It ...
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Khalid Mustafa
ISLAMABAD: The visiting IMF mission, headed by Jeffery Franks, on Wednesday communicated to Pakistan in plain words that no free lunch would be offered this time.
In talks with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, the IMF officials clearly said soft ...
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our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: PTI chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday said democracy was stolen in the general elections and Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry should take notice of the matter.
Imran Khan, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and ...
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our correspondent
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that Punjab government is taking all possible steps for providing best treatment facilities to the measles affected children.
He said that special anti-measles vaccination campaign ...
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Ahmad Hassan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday deserved more applause from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League MPs who kept complete silence while the Opposition lawmakers thumped desks cautiously for his trend setting ...
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KABUL: Afghanistan’s president said on Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed ...
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Muhammad Saleh Zaafir
ISLAMABAD: The government has given a go-ahead signal to the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project and study for the construction of the pipeline’s section in Pakistan has been initiated. It would be built by contractors who will prove less ...
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our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has increased the power tariff by Rs1.11 per unit putting a greater burden on the masses who are already experiencing a deadly wave of inflation on account of the rise in GST by ...
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday expressed the resolve to devise a solid and comprehensive strategy against the terrorists.
In a meeting ...
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our correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry observed on Wednesday that the problem of loadshedding could be solved by shifting the responsibility to the provinces.
A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar ...
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Muhammad Anis
ISLAMABAD: The members of the federal cabinet have started losing interest in the lengthy debate on the federal budget in the National Assembly which was evident from their absence from the lower house on Wednesday.
Speaking on a point of order ...
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QUETTA: PPP Senator Raza Rabbani has said that the establishment must be brought under civilian government otherwise it would be impossible to resolve Balochistan issue.
“The Centre should give clear directions to law enforcement agencies that ...
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Sabir Shah
LAHORE: To the sheer surprise of the whole world, India has announced support for Iran’s presidency of the 65-member Conference on Disarmament—-an international forum for the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and usage of ...
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Ahmad Noorani
ISLAMABAD: Shoaib Suddle, the Federal Tax Ombudsman, who is known for his courageous and upright career, on Wednesday took charge as the Federal Ombudsman, as Salman Faruqui, the Ombudsman, is out of the country.
A notification issued on June 19 ...
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QUETTA: Three Balochistan ministers took the oath during a ceremony held at the Governor House here on Wednesday. Governor Balochistan Mohammad Khan Achakzai administered oath of office to the MPAs, including Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri, PML-N ...
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