Tag: Threatens

KARACHI - The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) has been threatening one of its residents to remove the mobile phone tower installed by a cellular company on the roof of his house, and demanding a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) of the neighbourhood, which is against legal practices.
It is to be noted that the DHA has been penalised by the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) with penalties of Rs 15 million for entering into an agreement with Wateen, considering it an illegal

LAHORE - The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has condemned the release of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) contractor Raymond Davis under a "blood money" deal with relatives of the two men he killed, and threatened to target all those who aided the United States in securing his acquittal in court, Indian newspaper Hindustan Times reported on Sunday.
Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan had said the militant group's central leadership had taken exception to the release of the

KARACHI - The All Pakistan CNG Association has threatened to call a countrywide strike against the government's latest decision to continue with two-day-a-week CNG load shedding. Setting aside the announcement made by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani that said the ongoing gas load shedding in the country would end by March 15, the Petroleum Ministry has extended load shedding schedule up until June, APCNGA Chairman Ghias Abdullah Paracha said in a statement.
He said CNG station

QUETTA - Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president and renowned human rights activist, Asma Jehangir on Wednesday threatened to launch the countrywide protest campaign against what she called the "inaction" of the provincial government for the recovery of Balochistan lawyers who were missing for over one week. She was addressing a protest rally here on Wednesday organized by lawyers' community against abduction of four lawyers and sacking of chief justice by Musharraf in 2007.

LAHORE - Zahra Faizan, wife of Faizan Haider who was shot by Raymond Davis at Mozang Chungi Chowk, has threatened to commit suicide if her husband's killer was not hanged.
She thanked PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujat Hussain on Sunday for financial assistance and said that she would not forgive Raymond Davis at any cost. Zahra also said that she would not accept any financial assistance from the USA. She said that she wants to see Raymond Davis hanged at Mozang Chungi Chowk where

LAHORE - Dr Farooq Ahmad, a well-known personality for his contributions in Geology-related satellite technology and climate change around the world, is the only academic with a post-doctorate in Punjab and most qualified person in the subject of Geography in South Asia.
But the internationally-recognised researcher has no money to purchase milk for his little children and threatened to commit suicide because of the cruelty shown by the Punjab University (PU)'s Geography

SEOUL - North Korea threatened "all-out war" in response to exercises by South Korean and US troops due to start Monday and told Seoul to stop cross-border propaganda, upping the rhetoric against its arch rivals. Pyongyang would respond to the upcoming drill, with "unprecedented all-out counteraction" that would turn the South's capital Seoul into a sea of flames, the Korean Central News Agency said Sunday.
"The army and people of the DPRK will return bolstered nuclear deterrent

LAHORE - Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB) Chairman and leader of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Syed Asif Hashmi threatened to resign in protest by March 7 over differences with the federal minister and the secretary for minorities. He said the party needed to take his demands seriously if they wanted him to stay.
It is reported that on Monday,his first working day, Asif Hashmi reached office per routine but after spending some time he informed his colleagues and staffers

KABUL - Congressional plans to slash U.S. foreign assistance, including multibillion-dollar aid to Afghanistan, risk undermining the Obama administration's bid to leave behind a stable nation when it withdraws its troops. Rajiv Shah, a doctor and administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), said pledges from some leading lawmakers to cut funding for his agency, a prime target in Republican belt-tightening plans, would undermine the US fight in Afghanistan and

LAHORE - The Punjab University Academic Staff Association (PUASA) on Thursday threatened to launch an anti-Vice Chancellor (VC) Campaign and warned the VC that if he did not stop favouritism and remove his advisor Colonel (r) Ikramullah, then no authority could save his chair. PUASA office bearers expressed concerns over the VC's alleged nepotism, favouritism and victimisation and said that teachers' body are united against favoritism and one-man show.
Addressing a press

LAHORE - Print and electronic media representatives on Wednesday condemned PU Vice Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr Mujahid Kamran whose adviser Colonel (r) Ikram Ullah closed the varsity to journalists.
Ikram Ullah also misbehaved with journalists. On Ikram Ullah's order, PU Chief Security Officer (CSO) Major Arif and his subordinates seized Pakistan Today's (PT) correspondent, Adnan Lodhi, and cameraman, Murtza, and presented them before him. Major Arif threatened PT

LAHORE - The widow of Faizan, the second person killed by American national Raymond Davis, threatened to commit suicide if justice was not done in her husband's death, a private TV channel reported on Sunday. After the widow of Fahim, another citizen killed by Davis, committed suicide, Faizan's family complained about police's disinterest and expressed concern over rumours of Davis' release.
Talking to journalists, Faizan's mother said that her family was not satisfied with the

RAWALPINDI - If the price increase in petroleum products is not withdrawn, a civil disobedience movement will be launched, Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan said while addressing a packed gathering on Sunday.
"This hike has made the lives of poverty-stricken citizens impossible," Khan said, adding that PTI will lead the civil disobedience movement from the front. PTI has been organizing countrywide gathering against inflation, corruption, Reformed General Sales

ISLAMABAD - The rising fiscal deficit poses a serious threat to the autonomy and transfer of more resources to provinces under the 18th Amendment and the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award.
This was stated by economists at the 26th Annual General Meeting and Conference of Pakistan Society of Development Economists - that focused on Fiscal Decentralization: Empowering the Provinces, Strengthening the Federation -on Tuesday.
Speaking at the three-day conference, Hafiz

LAHORE - Even if only one polio case exists in the country, threat of this menace will still remain for other children, speakers at the inaugural ceremony of a three-day National Anti-Polio Campaign held at the Children's Hospital said on Monday.
The participants said eradication of polio was a collective responsibility of the government as well as society and all should work hard with dedication for this noble cause.
Member of the National Assembly Naseer Bhutta, Member

ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast marked a fearful Christmas on Saturday after West African leaders threatened military action to force defiant strongman Laurent Gbagbo to cede power to his rival Alassane Ouattara.
The pair have been locked in a political stand-off for almost a month after both claimed to have won the November 28 presidential election, but mounting international pressure may have brought the crisis to a turning point.
Christmas was a sad milestone for Ivory Coast, where

KARACHI: A majority of the over 200 members of National Commodity Exchange Limited (NCEL) are faced with the suspension of their membership for not complying with the rules and regulations set by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), Pakistan Today has reliably learnt.
According to well-placed sources, the apex regulator had early this year, set December 31 as a deadline for NCEL members to get a 'brokerage license' from the SECP and become active brokers at