Court seeks NAB’s arguments on acquittal plea of Mandviwala

ISLAMABAD:An Accountability Court (AC) on Wednesday ordered the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to present arguments in light of third NAB amendment Ordinance in Kidney Hills reference against ex-deputy chairman senate Saleem Mandviwala. Petitioner’s lawyer Barrister Qasim Nawaz Abbasi argued that his client had given application under article 264. The petitioners are given relief if the […]

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CPLC, SMBBIT ink MoU to facilitate patients of accidental emergency

KARACHI:Citizens Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) and Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Institute of Trauma (SMBBIT), Karachi had inked a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate SMBBIT via CPLC Shanakth project in identifying the patients in accidental emergency situations. The MoU was signed in a simple ceremony held at CPLC – CRC, Sindh Governor’s Secretariat here on Wednesday. […]

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SBP Governor appreciates banks’ response to lending for SMEs

KARACHI:Governor, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Dr. Reza Baqir on Wednesday said banks had shown overwhelming response to an innovative financing scheme for collateral free lending to Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) introduced by State Bank and supported by the Government of Pakistan. This is the first time a comprehensive collateral free SME lending scheme […]

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Pakistan-Turkey relations based on mutual trust, confidence: Sindh Governor

KARACHI:Governor Sindh Imran Ismail said Pakistan and Turkey relations were based on mutual trust, confidence, common values and religious similarities and Pakistan always cherished its cordial relation with Turkey. Addressing a press conference here at Governor’s House on Wednesday, Imran Ismail said exchange of cultural delegations and people-to-people contact would bring the two fraternal countries […]

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Sindh opposition parties request assembly session to discuss hot issues

KARACHI: The opposition legislators of Sindh on Wednesday submitted requisition in the assembly secretariat to convene a session of the provincial assembly at the earliest to discuss various issues affecting common people. Legislators belonging to Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI), Muttahida Qoumi Movement- Pakistan (MQM-P) and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) requested to summon a session for […]

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Rehman Malik urges government to file petition in ICJ against FATF’s discrimination

ISLAMABAD:Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik Wednesday urged the government to file a petition in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the FATF’s discrimination and continued victimization of Pakistan. In a letter to the government, he said that some inimical countries are using the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) […]

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ML-1 project to have positive impact on country’s economy

KARACHI:Chairman, National Assembly Standing Committee on Railways Muhammad Mueen Wattoo, Wednesday said ML-1 project will not only improve the performance of Pakistan Railways but also have a positive impact on the national economy, He stated this after a meeting of NA Standing Committee at the office of Divisional Superintendent (DS) Pakistan Railways Karachi. The meeting […]

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Sindh Governor, US CG inaugurate 220 kV grid station Jhimpir-I

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail along with United States Consul General, Mark Stroh on Wednesday inaugurated the 220 kV grid station Jhimpir-I. This investment from the United States would add 780 megawatts (MW) clean energy generated by wind power plants to the national grid of Pakistan, he said. The Governor Sindh, while appreciating the cooperation […]

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