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Pakistan Hockey Federation President Qasim Zia has said that the Pakistan-India hockey series would be held during current year. He was talking to reporters...

KARACHI - The federal anti-corruption court on Tuesday issued non-bailable warrants for the arrest of absconding officer in the NICL scam, Amin Qasim Dada, and issued production order for Ayaz Khan Niazi. After the failure of the accused to appear before the trial court against his alleged involvement in illegal expenditure on renovation and purchase of furniture, the judge issued arrest warrants for Dada. Meanwhile, the court ordered jail authorities to produce Ayaz Khan Niazi,

KARACHI - Dozens of dock workers were reportedly injured after an angry mob attacked the Grain and Fertiliser Terminal (GFT), Port Qasim on Tuesday afternoon and the Rangers opened fire and used teargas shells to disperse the enraged protesters. Cargo handling at the country's first grain and fertiliser-dedicated terminal was suspended as hundreds of 'employees of stevedoring companies' entered the terminal premises and started beating up the labourers while trying to ransack

KARACHI - After a confident start against Kenya, Pakistan will be facing the sternest test in their World Cup campaign as they take on hosts and favorites Sri Lanka in their second match at Colombo on Saturday. The outcome of the match will set the trend in the group, according to former Pakistan Test left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim.
"Pakistan have made a positive start. How they fare against Sri Lanka in the next game will be interesting to watch" he noted. He added that Sri Lanka

KARACHI - The intermittent protest by hundreds of dock workers at Port Qasim is feared to result in a serious blow to the country's exports which the economic managers expect would fetch over $22 billion this year, thus helping Pakistan balance its external accounts.
The analysts believe that after achieving a $26 million current account surplus during July-December 2010-11, the terrorism and floods-hit Pakistan is expected to see its external accounts widening by $4 billion or

LAHORE - The Pakistan hockey team management will be given a free hand during tours and series so that they would be answerable for the team's performance.
Talking to journalists here on Tuesday, PHF president Qasim Zia said that the selection committee will only be eligible for selection of the players during training camps.
He further said that he wanted to develop a solid domestic hockey structure so that future hockey officials don't face any problem in the revamping of

KARACHI - The recently inaugurated advanced grain and storage terminal at Port Qasim is operating at almost half of its cargo and ship handling capacity due to insufficient dredging and therefore inadequate draft constraints at the 45-kilometer long navigational channel of the country's second largest seaport.
A joint venture completed on a Built-Operate-Transfer basis, the Fauji Akbar Portia Terminals Limited (FAP) at Port Qasim was constructed at a cost of $135 million and is

KARACHI: Procter and Gamble Pakistan inaugurated its state of the art Ariel plant at Port Qasim earlier today. The plant will manufacture P&G's premium detergent brand, Ariel in Pakistan by combining breakthrough technology with world class innovation.
The opening ceremony was held in the presence of Acting Governor Sindh Nisar Ahmad Khuhro.
The ceremony was also attended by global and regional P&G executives including P&G Global Operations Vice Chairman Werner Geissler,

LAHORE: Pakistan Hockey Federation President Qasim Zia has termed the success of the hockey team as one of the biggest wins of recent times. Talking to journalists after participating in the victory celebrations observed by Olympians here at the National Hockey Stadium, Qasim Zia said the win was made possible due to the positive steps taken by the PHF. He also praised the contributions of the senior players in the win.
"Salman Akbar, Rehan Butt and Sohail Abbas have proved that

KARACHI: Shipping activity at the country's second largest seaport, Port Qasim, is going to stumble in the next couple of days, Pakistan Today reliably learnt Saturday.
Fears of a fresh setback arose after the funds-starved Port Qasim Authority's (PQA) failed to make any payment to the international tugging and piloting firms since July this year.
However, while talking to Pakistan Today, Chairman of PQA Vice Admiral (Retd), Muhammad Shafi entirely denied the claim and said