Tag: Suspension

LAHORE - Thousands of intra-city commuters reeled with traveling hardships after all the buses running on the city routes were taken off the roads and their operation was suspended for an indefinite period by Daewoo Express Bus Service after the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) demolished the company's main workshop near Kalma Chowk along Ferozepur Road on Tuesday.
Though the inter-city buses remained unaffected and Daewoo Express Bus Service announced to continue inter-city

LAHORE - President Asif Ali Zardari has taken serious notice of gas supply suspension to the textile industry and has constituted a committee to oversee gas load management of SNGPL. The president has mandated that any further gas load-shedding would require approval from the committee. Referring to the meeting's decision dated March 28, 2011, the President Secretariat has constituted a committee comprising of Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khurshid Shah, Raja Pervez Ashraf,

KASUR - People are suffering because of suspension of train service in Kasur. As per details, Pakistan Railways administration had suspended the services of four trains namely 321up, 322 down, 257 up and 258 down due to non availability of diesel. Many passengers had been waiting for their desired trains for many hours because they were not informed about the suspension of the service. This step would severely affect the passengers from those areas which lie around the railway track

KARACHI - The Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) has extended the suspension period of six companies for another 60 days, effective from February 18, 2011, upon failing to comply with KSE regulations. They are Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Leasing, Dadabhoy Sack Ltd, Nina Industries Ltd, Nazir Cotton Mills Ltd, Dominion Stock Fund Ltd and Investec Mutual Fund Ltd.
According to KSE, the suspension will remain effective till such time that these companies comply with the

LAHORE - The Pakistan Cricket Board has backed the ICC anti-corruption tribunal which banned three Pakistan cricketers last weekend over spot fixing charges. PCB chairman Ijaz Butt says the minimum suspension of five years on Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir is "regrettable and a sad reality which must be faced."
The tribunal found all three players guilty of corruption after allegations that they bowled no-balls at prearranged times during the fourth Test against

LAHORE - Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has stopped gas supplies to the CNG stations and the industrial sector to facilitate domestic users, but consistent power and gas outages faced by domestic consumers continued on Saturday. Pakistan Electric Power Company (PEPCO)'s claim of controlling the situation also stood falsified, as there has been no respite in power closures.
Citizens lived through another day with limited gas and electricity, as there was eight to ten

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry Monday dismissed a petition filed earlier by as many as 15 Inspectors of the Punjab Police to question their suspension and transfer to the Lines. On the petition of Saifullah and others, the court said, it cannot interfere in the service matters, the like in hand, which are regulated by the Inspector General of Police, Punjab.
The petitioner inter alia, had contended that they have been penalized for unfounded

KARACHI: Trading in the shares of almost two dozen companies listed at the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) is suspended for the last two months, Pakistan Today learnt Wednesday.
At least 22 companies from various sectors such as textile, mutual fund, insurance, dairies, ceramics etc., have been under fire since October for not complying with the orders of KSE management.
Pakistan Industries and Commercial Leasing Limited, Dadabhoy Sack Limited, Business and Industrial

ISLAMABAD: Suspension of Naheed Khan's membership is a great concern since she had rendered great sacrifices for the party, Member Central Executive Committee of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Aitzaz Ahsan said while talking to reporters on Tuesday.
"I am saddened by this decision since Naheed Khan was very close to Benazir Bhutto," he said. Aitzaz also expressed concern about the government's attitude about Benazir Bhutto's assassination, adding that only tall claims had been

PARIS
The International Cricket Council said on Friday that Pakistan's fast bowler Mohammad Asif had withdrawn his challenge to the provisional suspension handed down last month for alleged match-fixing.
Teammates Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir have appealed against their own provisional suspensions and their hearings are still set for Dubai on 30 and 31 October.
"Mohammad Asif confirmed earlier today that he has withdrawn his challenge to the provisional suspension

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

FIFA credited a "positive turn" in events as the reason behind its decision on Friday to temporarily lift the suspension of Nigeria from international football.
Football's world governing body said its emergency committee had "decided to provisionally lift the suspension of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) ... after observing that the situation had taken a positive turn in recent days".
That included "the claimant at the origin of the court actions (the government's