Tag: Seeks

Petition seeks Taseer’s removal

LAHORE - A petition was filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday seeking Punjab Governor Salmaan Taseer's removal from office for illegally proceeding on a four-day visit abroad without informing the authorities concerned.
The petition was filed by Noshab A Khan advocate submitting that the governor's mysterious absence from his office for four days was a violation of Article 104 of the constitution, as he could not go on a foreign visit without giving acting charge to the

HC calls on Glani; Bangladesh seeks Pakistan’s help in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD - Bangladesh High Commissioner Suhrab Hossain called on Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani at the PM House, and extended request for cooperation in counsel's matters in Afghanistan as Bangladesh did not have a diplomatic mission there.
Prime Minister Gilani assured the envoy that every possible assistance would be extended to Bangladesh through Pakistan's ambassador in Kabul. Pakistan considers Bangladesh more a brother than a friend given the commonalities of religion,

PCB seeks Income Tax exemption

LAHORE: Pakistan Cricket Board has filed an appeal with the Federal Board of Revenue seeking an exemption in income tax when the amendment in the second schedule of the Income Tax Ordinance 2001 comes into force. PCB chairman Ijaz Butt took up the matter with Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani during a reception in honour of the Pakistan women cricket team that clinched the gold medal in the Asian Games.
Now it has been learnt the PCB has formally asked the FBR to consider

LHC seeks ISI DG’s comments in missing doctor’s case

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Chaudhry Iftikhar Hussain on Monday sought comments of the ISI director general (DG) on media reports that the Jinnah Hospital Lahore's missing doctors was in the agency's custody. The judge observed, "Five months have passed since the news was published on July 17, 2010 that the ISI had picked Dr Ali Abdullah but until now the ISI has not issued any clarification about the news story." Justice Hussain was hearing a petition filed by Dr

Zardari seeks Kuwait’s cooperation for GCC FTA

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari stated on Monday that Pakistan was keen to conclude a free trade agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and was looking for Kuwait's support in this regard. This, he said, would pave way for boosted commercial activity between Pakistan and the Gulf countries.
In a meeting with the Special envoy of Amir of the State of Kuwait Dr Abdullah Maatooq Almaatoq, who called on him at Aiwan-e-Sadr, the President said that there was immense

Iran seeks Pakistan’s help in Chabahar investigation

ISLAMABAD - Iran has asked Pakistan to help the country in its investigation of the Chabahar bombing that was claimed by the Jandullah outfit.
Iranian Ambassador Mashallah Shakri called on Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday in Islamabad and handed him a letter from the Iranian government in which the country requested Pakistan to help into the investigation of Chabahar incident.
The interior minister assured the ambassador that Pakistan would provide full support in

FIA seeks PM’s nod to arrest Kazmi

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has sent a written request to Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani for the arrest of former Religious Affairs minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi after gaining two pieces of evidence against him for his involvement in the Haj accommodation scam, an agency official told Pakistan Today on Tuesday.
"The FIA has received solid evidence and clues about the involvement of the former minister for religious affairs in the Haj corruption scandal, and

PCB seeks ICC nod for Akmal, Malik inclusion in World Cup...

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has sought permission from the International Cricket Council for the selection of former captain Shoaib Malik and wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal in the 2011 World Cup team and the likely chance is that the team's announcement would be delayed till the reply of the ICC.
It has been learnt that the PCB wants to include these two players in the World Cup as well as the ODI team for the New Zealand series and is waiting for the ICC response. Although

Pakistan seeks foreign funds and expertise for state firms

LONDON: Pakistan is nearly ready to launch a privatisation programme which aims to bring in foreign management expertise and tap international markets to turn around its flagging state-owned industries, the privatisation minister Waqar Ahmed Khan said in an interview. "You will see in the next 12 months about 5 or 6 deals coming on the block," he said on Sunday, adding that he expected the first deal in January.
Pakistan privatisations in the past have been dogged by allegations

PCO judges’ case – Dogar seeks recusal of two more judges...

ISLAMABAD: Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar on Saturday filed a civil miscellaneous application with the Supreme Court, demanding recusal of two more members of the reconstituted four-member bench seized with hearing of contempt of court issue.
Filed through his lawyer, Ahmed Raza Kasuri, the former SC judge pleaded that he had recommended the names of Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez, members of the larger bench, as head of the superior

NATO chief in Kabul seeks more AWACS

BERLIN/BRUSSELS: The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation forces commander in Afghanistan has requested more Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) reconnaissance aircraft, an alliance official said on Saturday, although a likely demand for Germany to contribute will meet strong political opposition.
NATO headquarters in Brussels said it was looking into the request from General David Petraeus, commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan. "A letter was sent and it's being

Food, Agriculture Ministry seeks removal of PARC chairman

ISLAMABAD: The Food and Agriculture Ministry sent a summary to the prime minister for the removal of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) Chairman Dr Zafar Altaf, a PARC source told Pakistan Today on Saturday.
The tenure of Dr Zafar Altaf had expired on August 11, this year but he continued holding office without obtaining extension in his service. Taking notice of the issue, National Assembly Standing Committee on Food and Agriculture had asked the ministry to take up

KP seeks 2-year exemption from GST

PESHAWAR: The provincial legislature of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday said the provincial government had presented its reservations on the levy of reformed general sales tax (GST) and demanded a two-year exemption for the province.
This was stated by Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in response to the demands by PML-N legislators for tabling a joint resolution against the GST Bill.
Three legislators of PML-N, Javed Abbasi,

SHC seeks comments on two missing Baloch youths

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the deputy attorney general and Sindh advocate general to file comments supported with affidavits of Interior and Defence secretaries, the Sindh home secretary, the IGP and other police officials about the whereabouts of two Baloch youths, who were allegedly whisked away by intelligence agencies in Karachi.
A division bench comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Imam Bux Baloch was hearing a petition filed by Ms Ghahari on the

LHC CJ seeks report in Awan bogus cheque case

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry on Friday directed the federal law secretary to submit a detailed report until December 14 on a petition filed by Hafizabad District Bar President Khalid Tehami challenging a bogus cheque worth Rs 30 million presented by Federal Law Minister Senator Dr Babar Awan to the bar.
Petitioner's counsel Mushtaq Ahmed Mohal argued that the federal law minister gave the cheque in May, which got bounced when the bar

Swiss ambassador seeks investment opportunities

LAHORE: Swiss Ambassador Christoph Bubb and Consul General Didier Boschung visited the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OICCI) to familiarise himself with the business environment in the country and to obtain the ground realities of operating in Pakistan from the business community's perspective.
The prime objective of the Swiss delegates' visit to OICCI was to identify avenues for bilateral collaboration with Pakistan including identification of sunrise

Confused Kamran seeks reasons for selection snub

LAHORE: Pakistan's discarded wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal is seeking explanation from PCB about the reasons of his omission from the selection amid news that the International Cricket Council has reused to clear him and two other players for the World Cup, it was learnt on Thursday. After being axed, Kamran said that he would be meeting PCB officials to seek a clarification as to why he was dropped from the team despite performing well in domestic cricket.
But the ICC did not give