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‘GST to hurt business community’
LAHORE - The government should look to provide an atmosphere conducive to the promotion of business, rather than just focusing at levying new taxes. Promulgation of presidential ordinance for levy of reformed General Sales Tax (GST) and flood surcharge will hurt business activity, showing disassociation of the government from the business community. These views were expressed by the Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) Chairman Sohial Lashari, Senior Vice-Chairman
Family hurt as US diplomat’s car rams into bike
ISLAMABAD - An American diplomat on Saturday in a road accident hit and injured a couple and their child in the federal capital. According to police, the speeding vehicle of the US embassy (MK 743), driven by a diplomat Charlis Carlos, hit a motorbike (GN-102) at the Jinnah Avenue.
Resultantly, Muhammad Maqbool, his wife and their four-year-old child received minor injuries and were rushed to the nearby Poly Clinic Hospital. The officials of the Kohsar Police Station rushed to
Resultantly, Muhammad Maqbool, his wife and their four-year-old child received minor injuries and were rushed to the nearby Poly Clinic Hospital. The officials of the Kohsar Police Station rushed to
10 killed and 38 hurt in Nowshera mosque blast
PESHAWAR - A bomb attack on a packed mosque adjoining Akhun Panjoo Baba's shrine in Nowshera district's Akbarpura town, killed 10 people and injured 38 as it ripped through Friday prayers. Hundreds of people were coming out of the mosque or waiting for a charity meal (langar) when the bomb, planted inside the building, went off.
Witnesses described scenes of panic, the mosque's windows and doors blown out by the strength of the explosion and blood sprayed on the building walls.
Witnesses described scenes of panic, the mosque's windows and doors blown out by the strength of the explosion and blood sprayed on the building walls.
Girls’ college targeted, 20 hurt
PESHAWAR - At least 18 girls' students and two others were injured when armed militants targeted the participants of a farewell party at the Government Girls Degree College Laund Khawar Mardan on Tuesday.
"Two militants riding on a motorbike first lobbed two hand grenades and then opened indiscriminate fire with pistols," Mardan Police Deputy Inspector General Abdullah Khan said, adding three injured were shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar in a critical condition.
"Two militants riding on a motorbike first lobbed two hand grenades and then opened indiscriminate fire with pistols," Mardan Police Deputy Inspector General Abdullah Khan said, adding three injured were shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar in a critical condition.
Green Town shootout – One dead, 10 hurt over cable distribution...
LAHORE - As many as 10 people were injured and one died in a scuffle between two cable network groups over cable distribution rights in Green Town on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Qaisar (20), a Satukatla resident.
The injured were identified as Muhammad Hussain, Khaild Hussain, Mazhar Hussain, Akram, Yousaf, Ghulam Murtaza, Faryad and others. The scuffle started between two groups: Faryad Group and Bhola Group on the ownership of a cable contract in PCSIR (Staffers
The injured were identified as Muhammad Hussain, Khaild Hussain, Mazhar Hussain, Akram, Yousaf, Ghulam Murtaza, Faryad and others. The scuffle started between two groups: Faryad Group and Bhola Group on the ownership of a cable contract in PCSIR (Staffers
England can hurt India on turner: Bopara
BANGALORE - Ashes-winning England have spinners who can cause a headache for India if Sunday's World Cup match is played on a turning track, batsman Ravi Bopara said on Thursday.
"If it is a spinning deck we have got our own spinners who can cause problems. A pitch that spins is going to cause trouble for any team. It is going to cause problems for India as well," said Bopara. "A lot is going to depend on the conditions. If the conditions don't suit spin we don't have to worry
"If it is a spinning deck we have got our own spinners who can cause problems. A pitch that spins is going to cause trouble for any team. It is going to cause problems for India as well," said Bopara. "A lot is going to depend on the conditions. If the conditions don't suit spin we don't have to worry
I did not mean to hurt Nawaz’s feelings: Mirza
KARACHI - A few hours after PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif demanded that talks with the government can only resume after Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza apologises for his remarks against him, the latter issued a statement saying that his speech in Lyari on Sunday was not aimed at hurting Sharif's feelings.
In his statement issued on Monday, Dr Mirza said that he has nothing against Nawaz Sharif, but the PML-N must avoid making undemocratic moves. Dr Mirza said that the PML-N
In his statement issued on Monday, Dr Mirza said that he has nothing against Nawaz Sharif, but the PML-N must avoid making undemocratic moves. Dr Mirza said that the PML-N
Drones hurt Pakistani bid to win hearts and minds
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's unpopular government was making some progress winning hearts and minds in North Waziristan, a stronghold of its tenacious militant enemies - from al Qaeda to the Taliban. It upgraded a school and built a new road, lifting the spirits of people like shepherd Resham Khan, a victim of decades of neglect of the forbidding mountain region in the northwest.
Then, last June, 15 members of his extended family were blown to pieces during a funeral procession in his
Then, last June, 15 members of his extended family were blown to pieces during a funeral procession in his
2 killed and 27 hurt in Lahore shrine bombing
LAHORE - At least two people were killed and 27 were injured when a low-intensity explosion near the main gate of the shrine of Baba Haider Saien near the Lahore Lorry Adda late on Thursday. The annual festivities were at their peak at the shrine when a device, believed to be a low-intensity explosive, went off at around 11pm.
A police officer said the impact of the explosion was mild, as no damage was reported from adjoining premises. The deceased were identified as Azhar Farid
A police officer said the impact of the explosion was mild, as no damage was reported from adjoining premises. The deceased were identified as Azhar Farid
KSE initial spurt hurt by Egyptian fallout
KARACHI - The local bourse lost its early positive spurt to close 103 points down at 12,359 level. The SBP unexpectedly maintaining the interest rates at 14 percent and provided the initial positive impetus with the market climbing 132 points, but fear of foreign selling due to weak international markets following the Egyptian crisis and the below par result of Lucky Cement soon took a toll on the market.
The KSE-100 index closed at a level of 12,359.36 with the loss of 103.34
The KSE-100 index closed at a level of 12,359.36 with the loss of 103.34
Two dead, 400 hurt in Algerian riots
ALGIERS - Two people were killed and 400 injured, 300 of them police, in riots in Algeria linked to rising food costs and unemployment, Interior Minister Dahou Oul Kablia said Saturday as the government scrambled to defuse the crisis.
One was shot dead on Friday in Ain Lahdjel in the M'Sila region, 300 kilometres southeast of Algiers, the minister said on national radio. "He died in an attempt to break into a police station," he added, confirming a report in the Arab-language
One was shot dead on Friday in Ain Lahdjel in the M'Sila region, 300 kilometres southeast of Algiers, the minister said on national radio. "He died in an attempt to break into a police station," he added, confirming a report in the Arab-language
PAMA hails ban on used cars import – Proposed ‘new entrant...
KARACHI - Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) has threatened the government that if the proposed new entrant policy for new auto manufacturers was approved, the business and development of local auto parts venders would be severely affected.
Talking about the proposed new entrants policy, director general PAMA Abdul Waheed Khan, , said that under the proposed policy, the new entrants are allowed to import at 32.5 percent duty without using local components for a
Talking about the proposed new entrants policy, director general PAMA Abdul Waheed Khan, , said that under the proposed policy, the new entrants are allowed to import at 32.5 percent duty without using local components for a
Pakistan-Iran trade hurt by LC issue
KARACHI: The unwillingness by Pakistani banks to accepting letters of credit (LC) of Iranian banks is badly hurting Pakistani exports to the neighboring country.
Local banks are refusing to accept LCs of even those Iranian banks which do not fall under United Nations (UN) or United States sanctions, sources told Pakistan Today on Tuesday.
According to sources, the UN and the US have imposed a ban on five major banks as part of a sanctions regime on Iran for alleged illicit
Local banks are refusing to accept LCs of even those Iranian banks which do not fall under United Nations (UN) or United States sanctions, sources told Pakistan Today on Tuesday.
According to sources, the UN and the US have imposed a ban on five major banks as part of a sanctions regime on Iran for alleged illicit
One killed, 2 hurt in accidents
OKARA - A person was killed while two others were injured in separate road accidents. Reportedly, Pervez Qayyum, a resident of Zia-ud-Din Colony, was going to Okara on his bike with his friend when a speedy van driven by Muhammad Akram hit him, killing him instantly.
His friend also got injured.
In another incident, Abdul Jabbar, a resident of Chak 48/SP was going home from Haveli Lakha when a tractor driven by Muhammad Younas hit him, injuring him seriously.
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His friend also got injured.
In another incident, Abdul Jabbar, a resident of Chak 48/SP was going home from Haveli Lakha when a tractor driven by Muhammad Younas hit him, injuring him seriously.
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Mourner hurt as two sects clash
KARACHI: A young mourner was wounded in a clash between two sectarian groups in Surjani Town on Thursday.
A small procession was heading towards Shah Khurasan to join the main procession of Muharram 9. When the procession reached near the Siddique-e-Akber mosque in Sector 7-A of Surjani Town, a group of bystanders started chanting slogans against them.
The mourners stopped to respond to the group, and soon both groups were shouting slogans against each other.
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A small procession was heading towards Shah Khurasan to join the main procession of Muharram 9. When the procession reached near the Siddique-e-Akber mosque in Sector 7-A of Surjani Town, a group of bystanders started chanting slogans against them.
The mourners stopped to respond to the group, and soon both groups were shouting slogans against each other.
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Japan business sentiment hurt by strong yen
TOKYO: Japanese business confidence has weakened for the first time in nearly two years, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday, as the economy has been hit by a soaring yen and global economic uncertainty. The closely-watched quarterly Tankan survey showed sentiment worsening, albeit not as fast as expected, as global and domestic economic woes have sapped corporate optimism, particularly among exporters. In the survey, the confidence index for large manufacturers dropped to "five" from
New taxation to fuel corruption, hurt exports
KARACHI: The business and industrialist community of Karachi have condemned the implementation of reformed GST as they believe that it would cause corruption, hamper exports and would lead to massive price hikes.
They viewed that all sectors including manufacturing, distributing and retailers would be affected and demanded solid guarantees from the government. In addition, they blamed the government of excessive spending and advised government to cut down its expenses.
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They viewed that all sectors including manufacturing, distributing and retailers would be affected and demanded solid guarantees from the government. In addition, they blamed the government of excessive spending and advised government to cut down its expenses.
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