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SNGPL violates rules, appoints third party for collecting dues

LAHORE - The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) has violated rules by hiring a third-party for collecting unpaid dues while the private company has no authority of collecting money from customers and threatening people by using various tactics, sources told Pakistan Today on Saturday.
According to sources, one year ago, the SNGPL hired a private company, KAP Associates, for collecting unpaid dues. The company has no authority of collecting money from SNGPL customers and

Bad loans surge by Rs 33 billion in the third quarter...

KARACHI: The non-performing loans of banks have registered the highest increase in the third quarter of 2010 compared to those of last five quarters.
The NPLs for all banks surged by Rs 33 billion and aggregated to Rs 509 billion in the third quarter of 2010 (July-September), while the average accretion under this category for the past five quarters was Rs 19 billion. The gross non-performing loans of banks had swelled to Rs 476 billion in June 2010 and further surged to Rs 509

Real held by third division Murcia

MADRID
Spanish giants Real Madrid avoided a repeat of the humiliating Kings Cup loss to Alcorcon last season on Tuesday but were still held to a 0-0 draw by Third Division Real Murcia in their Last 32 first leg match.
Real coach Jose Mourinho had threatened his players with crucifixion should they suffer a similar 4-0 first leg defeat - which their 1-0 second leg victory proved insufficient to see them progress - but they rarely threatened to come away with a win either. "I

China-Japan row simmers as protests enter third day

TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan urged Beijing on Monday to guarantee the safety of Japanese companies and citizens, as a wave of rowdy protests in China sparked by a territorial row entered a third day.
As many as 1,000 anti-Japanese demonstrators took to the streets of Wuhan, the capital of China's central Hubei province, on Monday, chanting slogans to vent their anger at Tokyo amid a heavy police presence, witnesses said.
Armed police with riot shields also guarded

Marie Jones : Third woman to win nine CWG gold medals

Leisel Marie Jones became the only third woman to win nine gold medals in the Commonwealth Games history. The Australian swimmer achieved this feat by winning the women's 100m Breaststroke at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Aquatics Complex, Talkatora Gardens on Friday, October 8. She has now won this event three times in a row at the Commonwealth Games. Australian Susie O'Neill and Petria Thomas are the other two women to have won nine or more gold medals in the Commonwealth Games.