Tag: Extend

Final day of Egyptian referendum to extend Sisi’s rule

CAIRO: Polls opened on Monday for a third and final day of voting in Egypt on constitutional changes that could keep President Abdel Fattah al...

Irish PM seeks to extend minority government deal to 2020

  DUBLIN: Ireland's prime minister on Tuesday formally proposed extending a deal with the main opposition party to back his minority government beyond this year,...

ECP rejects PTI’s demand to extend polling time

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday rejected the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s request to extend polling time for the upcoming General Election 2018, which...

IDB to extend loan of Euros 750 million, trade facility of...

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) agreed to extend a loan facility of Euros 750 million to Pakistan, with the release of the first tranche...

HEC extends date to apply for PhD fellowships

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has extended the date for applying for PhD fellowships till August 7 to facilitate the applicants. The specific objective...

No respite as train delays extend to 10 hours

Railway commuters did not get any respite from their sufferings as trains got delayed for up to 10 hours from the scheduled time after...

Dhoni determined to extend India’s dominance

Apart from motorcycles, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's obsession is firearms and the India captain would be thoroughly justified in believing he has enough ammunition to...

Egyptians extend protest, dismiss army, PM’s pledges

More than 1,000 Egyptians extended a protest in central Cairo to a fifth day on Tuesday after dismissing the prime minister’s pledge to reshuffle...

Egyptians extend protest to fourth day

More than 2,000 Egyptians braved sweltering heat on Monday for a fourth day of protests aimed at pressing Egypt's military rulers to enact swifter...

Govt ready to extend scope of commission: Babar tells SC

Federal government is ready to extend scope of commission to be constituted to probe into kidnapping and murder case of journalist Saleem Shahzad. Federation...

Pentagon wants to extend surge until 2012

The US military is asking US President Barack Obama to maintain its troop surge in Afghanistan until the fall of 2012, a month before...

Tanvir Dar Academy extend win streak

Tanvir Dar Hockey Academy (TDHA) beat Düsseldorf Under-16 by 9-2 goals in their second match in Germany. From Dar HA, two goals each came from...

Accountability courts extend remand

An accountability court on Wednesday extended the judicial remand of Adil Saleem Tikka till June 6. Tikka was co-accused in a fraud case regarding...

SSGCL, JJVL extend contract

ISLAMABAD - The National Assembly Standing Committee on Petroleum was told on Wednesday that the SHC had kept SSGCL and Jamshoro Joint Venture Limited (JJVL) from terminating the implementation agreement, therefore gas supply would remain uninterrupted till the disposal of the case.
The gas sales agreement for Badin concession between SSGCL and BP Pakistan had been extended for a period of six months.

Accountability courts extend two swindlers’ remand

LAHORE - An accountability court on Thursday extended the physical remand of Zahid Farooq Cheema, an accomplice of Syed Sibtul Hassan Gillani alias Double Shah, until April 14. Cheema in connivance with Gillani, their associates and close relatives lured investors to deposit money with them on the promise of returning their deposits with unprecedented profit and to double to their investments after the expiry of specified period.
CANAL MOTOR SCAM: An accountability court on

Aussies look to extend glory run against Kenya

BANGALORE - Defending champions Australia can reach the World Cup quarter-finals with a victory over hapless Kenya on Sunday in what threatens to be one of the most lopsided matches of the tournament. Australia, unbeaten at the World Cup since 1999, have recorded dominant wins over Zimbabwe and New Zealand before rain washed out what promised to be their first major test of this competition, against Sri Lanka, last weekend.
One of the few things that appears to be standing in the

FBR may extend risky defence contract

ISLAMABAD - The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is likely to extend its contract with M/S Agility, vendor of Pakistan Customs Computerised System (PACCS), the automated customs clearance software. The software has previously been declared a 'security risk' both by the office of Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) and the FBR itself.
"The FBR has almost decided to extend the contract with M/S Agility and a notification in this regard will be issued within a few days," an official