Tag: Takes

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,

LAHORE - Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) President Asghar Ali Gill, countering the criticism by Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Aasma Jahangir against the Supreme Court's judgments, said that the LHCBA supported the Supreme Court and all of its judgments in totality. Gill, who was placed on the LHCBA president's seat with the support of pro-judiciary Professional Group of Hamid Khan, said he will forcefully confront the head on all those elements who ever

WASHINGTON - If Sarah Palin is going to run for the Republican US presidential nomination in 2012, she is sure going about it her own way. A conservative TV idol and household name, the former Alaska governor sees little need to behave like a traditional presidential candidate.
Palin has been nowhere to be seen recently in the early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, while potential rivals scour in search of staff and supporters. Instead, Palin has relied

LAHORE - Punjab Assembly (PA) Speaker Rana Iqbal, taking notice of non-completion of the water filtration plants scheme, announced on Friday that a committee will be formed to probe into the matter.
He said that members of provincial assembly (MPA) should know about the details related to the scheme and fixed Wednesday, March 30, as the date for holding an open debate on the issue. Pakistan People's Party (PPP) MPA Ashraf Sohna challenged the Punjab law minister for declaring the

LAHORE - All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) staged a rally on Wednesday to mark Pakistan Day (March 23). APML central leader Fawad Chaudhry led the rally that started from Gulberg, passed The Mall, Bhatti Chowk and Minar-e-Pakistan culminated at the Iqbal mausoleum. The rally was attended by APML members who carried Pakistan flags and portraits of APML President Pervez Musharraf.
Addressing the rally at Iqbal mausoleum Fawad Chaudhry said the PPP and PML-N's manufactured democracy

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has taken note of the fact that a number of retired officers are using official vehicles without authorisation while a large number of employees i.e. gardeners, drivers and police constables are also serving them. Similarly, the serving officers are using vehicles and services of such employees beyond their entitlement.
Punjab CM has directed that all administrative secretaries, heads of attached departments; autonomous,

LAHORE - Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry while heading a division bench on Tuesday heard a suo motu case about establishment of Board of Governors (BoGs) in government colleges and observed that though policy making rested with the government, courts could take notice if a policy conflicted with the constitution.
Earlier, lawyer Asad Manzoor Butt, representing students and teachers, had pleaded that the establishment of BoGs was in violation of

LAHORE - Punjab Minorities Affairs, Human Rights and Women's Development Minister Kamran Michael assumed additional charge of the finance, planning and development departments according to a press release issued on Tuesday.

When it comes to making digs, no one can beat Salman Khan. He's been making fun of Katrina Kaif at every given opportunity. But onlookers were stunned recently at an award function when Salman took on Katrina once again. It so happened that both of them were backstage. Katrina was walking towards her van when Salman slyly asked aloud, "Aaj kal kiske saath hai (Who are you seeing these days)?". When Katrina heard this, she turned around and glared at the actor, who promptly turned to

ISLAMABAD - The Securities Markets Division of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan took action against seven non-compliant market participants in February. Warning letters were issued to three brokerage houses in the Karachi Stock Exchange for indulging in trading activities which stood in conflict with fair market practices.
In another instance, a show cause notice was issued to a listed company for failing to implement SECP orders. Moreover, warning letters were

CAIRO - A new Egyptian interior minister took office on Sunday pledging to restore public confidence in the police a day after protesters stormed several state security buildings. The authorities meanwhile urged the return of documents taken by the protesters when they stormed the buildings in raids on Friday and Saturday, saying it was important they be returned to preserve "national security."
In an acceptance statement carried by the state MENA news agency, Mansur al-Issawi

KARACHI - MOL, an integrated oil and gas group in Hungary, in its 'Investor presentation March 2011', indicated an aggressive stance for their exploration and development programme in Pakistan. The company's stance would also yield positively on its domestic JV partners, particularly Pakistan Oilfields Limited (POL). The investor's presentation reiterate MOL's conviction in its hydrocarbon reserves in Pakistan, including Tal, Karak and Margala block in its key projects. The

PESHAWAR - Taking serious notice of misappropriation in the Forest Department (FD), the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to explain their position on March 15, an official source informed Pakistan Today. He said that responding to numerous complaints by locals about the ruthless cutting of green trees in the Malakand and the Lower and Upper Hazara Forest Circles, the NAB has taken notice under the "Dry Standing

LAHORE - A whopping rush was seen on the second day of the 18th exhibition and conference, being held under the aegis of HVAC society at Expo Center Friday. People from different walks of life started pouring in the mega event since morning and flux continued till dusk.
Representatives of industries and manufacturers also thronged on the occasion and visited various stalls showcasing modern products including domestic and commercial air-conditioned, solar energy, generators,

KARACHI - Some moments are priceless. Even better are the ones that give a sense of ecstasy, and galvanise the people - at least the ones in the press gallery of the Sindh Assembly. Many thanks then to Speaker Nisar Khuhro, who called out some ministers on their declarations of nothingness at the Sindh Assembly session on Wednesday. The moment was euphoric, I wish you were there.
Khuhro Saheb is not a pure-bred jiyala (with due respects to you, sir): he started his political

MUMBAI - India's world famous Bollywood film industry is reining back its production over the next two months to avoid a clash with the Cricket World Cup being played in the country. The World Cup is expected to prompt people to flock to the stadia or tune their television sets to sports channels, leaving general entertainment channels with fewer viewers and cinema chains with smaller audiences.
"For a multiplex, every show is a perishable item, so if they don't use the multiplex

KARACHI - A reshuffle in the top slots of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was reported on Monday, as the new managing director of the national flag of his office.
It has been learnt that Captain Ilyas, a pilot, replaced Shuja Naqvi as the Director Flight Operations (DFO) while Senior General Manager (GM) Communication Captain Haroon Abdullah resigned from his position.
Similarly, former Director Administration Haneef Pathan was also re-inducted for the same slot after