Tag: Companies

Mango Festival starts at capital’s Centaurus Mall

ISLAMABAD: A three-day Mango Festival was organised under the arrangements of the Sardar Group of Companies at the Centaurus Mall in Islamabad where stalls of...

Israel denies UN report on companies involvement in new settlements

GENEVA: The United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday it had identified 206 companies doing business linked to unlawful Israeli settlements in the...

Iceland puts liable companies to pay gender equal wages

REYKJAVIK: In a world first, Iceland has introduced a new law requiring employers to prove they are paying men and women the same wage...

NAB team leaves for London to collect new evidence: report

ISLAMABAD: A three-member National Accountability Bureau (NAB) team left for the UK to expand the probe into former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s alleged ownership...

AGP points out over Rs 80bn irregularities in 56 Punjab companies

Audit officials obtain record of Punjab-based govt departments ISLAMABAD: Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has obtained a record of 56 Punjab-based companies who were reportedly...

NAB orders probe against corruption in 56 Punjab govt companies

--Justice (r) Javed Iqbal says no company will be asked to stop operations until accountability watchdog finds sufficient evidence against them   ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB)...

Companies stepping forward to provide jobs to survivors of slavery

LONDON: With modern slavery emblazoned in headlines around the world, a growing number of companies and charities are stepping forward to help survivors get something...

Tech companies join against Trump’s decision to end protection for immigrants

SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc on Wednesday joined a legal challenge by more than 100 tech companies against a decision to...

Punjab companies’ scam: LHC issues notices to heads of 56 companies

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday issued notices to heads of 56 companies in the alleged Rs80 bn scam case and has sought...

All offshore companies being reviewed for investigation: NAB chairman

ISLAMABAD: NAB Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal said on Monday that all offshore companies are being investigated by the NAB at the moment including those...

Trump companies owe $650m: report

Companies belonging to Donald Trump have at least $650 million in debt, more than twice the amount shown in public filings made by his...

SECP disposes of 53 show cause proceedings in July

  The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) disposed of 53 show cause proceedings initiated against companies, their directors and auditors for violating various...

Are your genetically insured?

Insurance companies yet to take into account genetic disorders Despite steady surge in varied genetic disorders in the country, the local health insurance companies are...

Mobile companies told to stop night packages; NA informed

The National Assembly was informed on Thursday that the mobile companies had been directed to discontinue night packages which were considered against the moral...

Illegal SIMs: Rasheed seeks trial of mobile phone companies’ CEOs

    Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid on Wednesday said mobile phone companies were equally responsible for the bloodshed being carried out in the country through bomb...

18 companies take part in Pakistan Capital Markets Day

Eighteen Pakistani leading companies participated in the Pakistan Capital Markets Day at London Stock Exchange to promote trade relations with United Kingdom. The conference,...

Companies trick hackers with fake data

With corporate espionage on the rise, a number of companies are taking a somewhat unconventional approach to cyber security. Instead of focusing on guarding...