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Meezan Bank Limited (MBL), Pakistan's first and largest Islamic commercial bank, and Western Union, world leader in money transfer services, have entered into a...

Gulf Arab states aim to bring a long awaited customs unification into effect in 2015 as they vie to remove hurdles that delayed the...

DOHA - The African Union is seeking a way to establish a ceasefire in Libya and is trying to convince rebels in the eastern city of Benghazi to join in the effort, a spokesman for the group said on Wednesday.
Despite the collapse this week of an African Union-sponsored peace plan, Nouredin Mezni, spokesman for the chairman of the African Union Commission, said he hoped a ceasefire could be established "hopefully within days or hours."
"It is up to the people of Libya when

LONDON - The head of English football's players union on Tuesday questioned the decision to charge Wayne Rooney over his foul-mouthed outburst at a television camera after scoring a hat-trick. Rooney faces a two-match ban unless he successfully appeals against charges of using abusive language during the 4-2 victory at Upton Park on Saturday.
However Professional Footballers' Association chief executive Gordon Taylor questioned whether Rooney deserved to be punished, suggesting

LAHORE - The management of United Bank Limited and UBL Employees and Workman Union (CBA) Punjab, Islamabad and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have signed a charter of demands (CoD) amicably, to redress grievances of the workers. The UBL trade union and management signed the charter of demands in the presence of union leaders and the staff members from the major cities at Park Plaza Hotel. UBL Human Resource Head Jamal Nasir, SVP HR Head Minhas Warasat, Iftikhar Hameed, Sher Muhammad and Trade

LAHORE - Although the European Union is the largest trading partner of India, New Delhi is not happy with the EU's ability to coordinate on policy and conduct effective diplomacy, besides being 'intrusive and preachy' classified US embassy cables shows, reported The Hindu newspaper on Sunday.
The cables, sent between 2004 and 2008 (22519, 40254, 82606, 130916, 171651: all confidential) showed reservations among policymakers at the level of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)

KARACHI - Regarding news item published in Daily Pakistan Today, Karachi, on February 12, 2011, it is clarified that nomination of Shamshad Qureshi by the approval of Prime Minister of Pakistan as member Board of Directors of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) is highly appreciated and admired by workers of the PSM.
Qureshi is the Chairman of Pakistan Steel Peoples Workers Union (CBA) and under his leadership Peoples Workers Union got a hat trick in PSM referendums for determination of

KARACHI - The District and Sessions Court South on Wednesday confirmed the pre-arrest bail applications of nine labour leaders of KESC unions. Akhlaq Ahmed, Aslam Sammon Latif Mughal, Haji Shahzad, Usman Baloch, Arbab Asad, Haji Usman, Aziz-ur-Rahman and Raj Mir, along with hundreds of Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) workers, allegedly attacked and damaged the head office of the power utility in Defence on January 20 after more than 4,000 employees were sacked by the

ISLAMABAD - Opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan asked the treasury on Friday to take notice of a notification issued by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to stop the PIA unions' referendum on the pretext of security concerns. Speaking on a point of order during the national assembly session, he said if by-polls could be held in Shangla, why a referendum could be postponed in PIA.
Labour Minister Khurshid Shah said that Pakistan People's Party (PPP) government's policy

LAHORE - The Pakistan Railways Workers' Union (PRWU) has scheduled a protest for today against downsizing. PRWU General Secretary Zafar Ijaz Malik told Pakistan Today that their protest will take place at about 11:30 am at the main Railway Station, but another protest by a different union will also be held at the Lahore Press Club later in the afternoon.
"Gradually the problems have led to the workers' unions rising," said Malik. He said the protests will be held all over

LAHORE - Three University of Education (UoE) students were injured on Thursday when union activists and security guards clashed with each other. UoE faculty and students condemned the student union activists for attacking the varsity campus while security guards said that they had already informed the varsity administration that student activists will attack the campus.
Guards said that a number of protesters were not varsity students and protesting for their vested interests

TUNIS - Thousands of protesters put Tunisia's new government under pressure on Tuesday with activists rejecting the leadership just days after the ouster of the Arab state's former strongman.
Tunisia's largest trade union and other groups have refused to recognise a transitional government that contains eight ministers from the discredited regime of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Key Islamist leader Sadok Chourou, who was imprisoned for 20 years under the old regime, led one

ALGIERS: The African Union does not favour sanctions for now over a disputed presidential election in Ivory Coast and will instead stick to quiet diplomacy, the Union's top security official said on Sunday.
A row over who won an election on November 28 has left Ivory Coast, the world's top cocoa producer, in a state of paralysis with the president and his rival running parallel administrations, and many people fear an outbreak of violence. Asked in an interview with Reuters if