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ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Monday gave another deadline to Techno Energy, a Sialkot-based firm, to refund a mobilisation advance of Rs 780 million with a mark up of Rs 300 million by today (Tuesday) for its failure to import machinery for a 150MW rental power project despite keeping the amount with it for over two years.
A three-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Khalilur Rehman Ramday was hearing a suo motu case

KARACHI - The visit of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to MQM Headquarters Nine Zero has finally resolved the issue of appointments in various government departments and the Sindh government has decided to make fresh recruitments for 3,800 vacant positions in the Health Department on quota system.
Reliable sources told Pakistan Today that the premier had assured the coalition partner on quotas of job in each government department, while directing the PPP leaders to share the

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday announced the withdrawal of the recent increase in petroleum prices, reverting them to the values as on December 31.
Following the reversion, petrol will be sold at Rs 72.96 per litre, HOBC at Rs 86.67 per litre, HSD Rs 78.33 per litre, and Kerosene Oil at Rs 70.95 per litre.
This was the second successive retreat by the lame duck government on economic issues due to immense pressure by its coalition partners and

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Friday granted approval to development projects worth billion of rupees for various districts of southern Punjab and other cities of the province. He was presiding over a meeting of divisional commissioners at chief minister's secretariat.
These projects are aimed at ensuring early availability of education, health, infrastructure, sewerage and other facilities to the masses. CM Senior Advisor Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan

LAHORE: The International Cricket Council on Wednesday rejected Salman Butt's request to delay the spot fixing hearing after holding a teleconference with the lawyers of other suspended players Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir.
The hearing will take place from January 6 as scheduled. Butt had sought delay in the appeal
Salman's lawyer had pleaded that since the Scotland Yard was yet to announce its decision or level any charges in the spot-fixing scam, the hearing of the

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday referred two more cases of lawmakers' fake degrees to the police officials concerned for registration of criminal cases against them. Both the accused were PPP legislators, former MNA Amir Yar Waran and MPA of Balochistan Assembly, Ali Madad Jattak.
A senior official of ECP said that Chief Election Commissioner Justice (R) Hamid Ali Mirza referred cases of said lawmakers to the DPOs concerned for registration of FIRs

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement's Rabita Committee on Wednesday termed the JUI-F's move to part ways with the government as the latter's democratic right, but it also gave a 10-day notice to the PPP to explain its position on Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza's recent "provocative" speech.
"The PPP should explain its position within 10 days whether Dr Zulfiqar Mirza's provocative speech was based on his personal views or the party's policy, otherwise, the MQM will

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed time until the second week of January to the government to engage a lawyer to defend the appointment of Justice (r) Syed Deedar Hussain Shah as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman.
A five-member bench headed by Justice Javed Iqbal adjourned the hearing after the court was told that the federation had not yet engaged a lawyer to plead the case. Senior advocates Muhammad Akram Sheikh appeared for the petitioner - Leader

KARACHI: A Korean dog has kept officials from the intelligence agencies and Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on the runaround since Thursday - first to locate him and then to feed him.
"The dog, Mind Reader, travelled all the way from Seoul Korea, landed in Afghanistan, and then arrived in Karachi on Thursday," sources privy to the matter told Pakistan Today. A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft had been chartered by NATO forces to transport a unit of the South Korea

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister's special assistant Manshaullah Butt visited Punjab Institute of Cardiology to enquire about the health of renowned singer Abida Parveen and presented her with a bouquet and a cheque of Rs 0.5million on the behalf of the chief minister.
He also conveyed the chief minister's wish for her early recovery. Abida said that she was thankful to the chief minister who had ordered the best medical care for her, adding that she was being looked after very

LAHORE: Shah Shamyl Alam won duel with brother Shah Qublai Alam as he led Silk Bank to the final of PSS Asia Cup here at the Lahore Polo Club on Friday.
Silk Bank with their 7-6 win over PSS International qualified for Sunday's against Monnoo Polo.
Qublai provided lead to PSS International in the opening chukker with Hamza Mawaz Khan doubling it by the close of the first quarter.
Shamyl easily converted a 60 yarder but Hamza and Adnan Jilal Khan consolidated the PSS

MANCHESTER: Anderson's second-half equaliser ensured Manchester United will avoid their main rivals in the last 16 of the Champions League after a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Valencia at Old Trafford on Wednesday. United needed to avoid defeat to seal top spot in Group C but were left shocked when Pablo Hernandez fired the visitors from La Liga into a 32nd minute lead robbing the hosts of a record six successive Champions League clean sheets.
Sir Alex Ferguson's side were guilty of

LAHORE: Punjab Excise and Taxation Minister Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman on failed to satisfy opposition members on their queries during the question hour session in the Punjab Assembly on Monday. The opposition members gave the minister a tough time and finally the minister, while admitting the failure of the department to achieve target set for property tax collection for the fiscal years 2007-08 and 2008-09, claimed upward trend in revenue collection after the said years.
He said it

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan on Friday gave its consent on the Sindh government's plans to establish the Sindh Bank Limited, Pakistan Today has learnt. According to well placed sources, the central bank nodded to the setting up of the public sector entity after the provincial government fulfilled all regulatory requirements.
At the end of October, the Ministry of Finance and the SBP had approved, in principle, the formation of the SBL. It would, in the eyes of the

Celine Dion is a mum again- the singer gave birth to twins in Florida on Saturday morning (23Oct10), according to media reports on Sunday.
The two boys were born a minute apart at St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach. Dion and the babies are said to be doing well, even though the tots were born prematurely.
The singer and her husband Rene Angelil also have a nine-year-old son, named Rene-Charles. A representative for the couple says, "Celine is resting now and they