Tag: Welcomes

ISLAMABAD - Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir on Saturday welcomed the decision of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) to defer the appointment of two ad hoc judges in the apex court.
Talking to reporters at the Supreme Court building, she thanked the JCP for giving weight to the voice of bar associations and lawyers that did not approve the ad hoc appointments. She praised the fact that despite being in majority in the JCP, the judges did not

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia, a close ally of Hosni Mubarak, on Saturday welcomed the "peaceful transition of power" in Egypt, an official quoted by the state SPA news agency said. The conservative kingdom "welcomes the peaceful transition of power" and hopes "the efforts of Egypt's armed forces will bring peace and stability," he said a day after president Hosni Mubarak's ouster.
Riyadh will support efforts to forge a "unity government that would achieve the hopes and aspirations of

LAHORE - Punjab Industrial Estates (PIE) Chairman S M Tanveer has felicitated the newly appointed Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) Board of Directors Chairman Gohar Ijaz and hoped that he would work on war footing to overcome the LESCO line losses and electricity theft. In a press statement issued here on Thursday, PIE Chairman said that Gohar Ijaz is a prominent business tycoon and hence understands issues being faced by the business community.
He hoped that with the

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) while welcoming the appointment of Salman Siddique as Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has urged him to convene a meeting of all the chambers and other trade bodies. It raised concern over the true implications of the proposed reformed General Sales Tax (GST).
In a statement issued here, the LCCI stated that Salman Siddique was a seasoned bureaucrat and enjoyed excellent relations with the business community. It

WASHINGTON - The US has welcomed the four-nation gas pipeline agreement involving India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, hoping that the multi-billion-dollar project would change the face of the region's economic condition.
"We are pleased with the initial agreements that have been signed on the TAPI (Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India) project," the State Department said. "It is important to remember that pipelines are long-term projects with long-term

NEW DELHI: Veteran Indian film actor Rishi Kapoor, who is planning to revive the RK Banner, has said that he welcomes the idea of joint film production with Pakistan.
"We welcome joint productions with Pakistan and work in healthy conditions, provided we have a good script and a good story to tell. Pakistan has some great talent and great people," said Rishi while speaking at the HT Leadership Summit.
He was accompanied by his actor son Ranbir. Rishi worked with Pakistani

JOHANNESBURG
World number two Lee Westwood will lead five of the victorious Europe Ryder Cup team to the Sun City Challenge golf tournament in December.
Fellow Englishman Ross Fisher, Irishman Padraig Harrington, Spaniard Miguel Angel Jiminez and Italian Edoardo Molinari are the other members of the team heading for north-west South Africa.
Europe pipped defending champions the US by one point in a Celtic Manor thriller this month that went to the wire with the final