Tag: Rules

SECP finalises new solvency rules for insurance companies

The Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Monday has finalised new solvency rules for insurance companies that will be notified soon. SECP...

SECP seeks feedback on changes to Securities Rules

The amendments to the securities leveraged markets and pledging rules 2011, which were submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) for...

Arsenal chief rules out Wenger sack ‘nonsense’

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis rubbished criticism of under fire manager Arsene Wenger on Tuesday and ruled out any moves to replace the Gunners...

Final warning for LPG agencies to comply with rules

After a grand operation by special raiding teams of Civil Defence plants found illegally decanting Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) have been sealed and issued...

Berlusconi rules out early elections

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Saturday ruled out calling early elections to stem market panic that has pounded Italian assets and forced his...

US rules out strategic talks with Pakistan

US State Department has said there is no possibility of strategic talks with Pakistan. The issue of US diplomatic staff’s movement in Pakistan would...

Fahim rules out chances of operation in Karachi

Minister for Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim on Wednesday ruled out chances of a military operation in Karachi and urged all political parties and stakeholders...

Israel minister rules out flotilla apology to Turkey

Israel will not "take responsibility" for the deaths of nine Turkish nationals by apologising to Ankara over its botched 2010 raid on a ferry...

KU dept head ‘violates rules by rehiring her blue-eyed teachers’

University of Karachi (KU) Department of Islamic Learning Chairwoman Prof Dr Rehana Firdous Jamal has rehired her blue-eyed visiting faculty members for the second...

PCB fines Haider Rs0.5m for breach of rules

The Pakistan Cricket Board disciplinary committee handed former runaway wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider Rs500,000 fine and put him on one year probation after he was...

Multan corps commander rules out terrorism in recent helicopter crash

Multan Corps commander Lt General Shafqat Ahmad on Friday ruled out any act of terrorism in the recent helicopter crash as investigations were underway. He...

Pakistan finalises new rules for cooperation with US

Demanding a firm assurance by the US that it would not undertake unilateral military action on Pakistani soil in the future, Islamabad has finalised...

Egypt graft agency rules to detain Mubarak, wife

Egypt’s anti-graft agency said on Friday it had questioned former President Hosni Mubarak and his wife in a probe into corruption charges and ordered...

SBP toughens rules for outsourcing in banks, DFIs

The central bank has decided that any investment portfolio of up to 15 percent of the equity of the banks, microfinance banks (MFBs) and...

New rules under way to detain road blockers

To address the increasing cases of disruption of public order by frequent protest rallies blocking the busy roads, the district administration has decided to...

New skirt rules cause unease

NEW DELHI - A new ruling that requires female badminton players to wear skirts on court is causing unease among players as they prepare to adopt the new compulsory dress code. The Indian Open, which begins next Tuesday, will be the last tournament in which women can wear shorts on court before the skirt requirement comes into force on May 1.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) announced the change in 2009 in a bid to boost the sport's profile among viewers and sponsors. Doubles

PPP points out violations of rules in house count

KARACHI - Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Sindh's Head of the Census Monitoring Committee Taj Haider has expressed concern over the widespread reports of irregularities in the house count phase of the census.
"Details including the name of the head of the family, his identity card number, profession and number of children in the household that is required to be entered on Form 1 with ballpoint pens are being written on plain sheets with pencils. There are also numerous complaints