PESHAWAR :
At least 19 people were killed and 45 wounded when a suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden car into a police station in Lakki Marwat on Monday, destroying the building, police said. Nine policemen and four schoolchildren were among tho ....
KARACHI (September 06, 2010): Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the Council of Common Interests, in its meeting to be held on Monday, will take decision regarding allocations, disbursement and distribution of relief packages to the flood affected people in all provinces.
ISLAMABAD (September 06, 2010): A latest study of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has strongly proposed restoration of wealth tax on expensive properties owned by the elite class of Pakistan. It is learnt that the FBR analysis supported restoration of wealth tax to discourage concentration of wealth along with generation of huge revenue from the rich people of the society.
ISLAMABAD (September 06, 2010): The Federal government is considering to divert to provinces Rs 100 billion earmarked under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2010-11 for early relief and rehabilitation of the flood affectees due to poor response from the world community, Business Recorder has learnt. The government had earmarked Rs 280 billion for federal component of PSDP 2010-11.
ISLAMABAD (September 06, 2010): The Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) is reportedly under immense pressure from top brass of the Ministry of Water and Power to give clearance to six rental power projects (RPPs) whose Rental Service Agreements are not yet effective, sources in the Ministry told Business Recorder.
KARACHI (September 06, 2010): A healthy inflow of $41.32 million of foreign investors' portfolio investment (FIPI) was witnessed at the local equity market during the month of August 2010. According to National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited (NCCPL) data, the foreign investors remained net buyers of shares throughout the week with a cumulative inflow of $7.958 million during the week ended on Sep 3, 2010.
ISLAMABAD (September 06, 2010): An emergency meeting of Inland Revenue Audit Officers Association (IRAOA) was held here on Sunday to devise a strategy to deal with the issue of prolonged delay in issuance of notification for the upgradation of Inland Revenue Audit Officers' posts.
NEW DELHI (September 06, 2010): The International Cricket Council (ICC) will appoint an independent commissioner to determine the fate of the three Pakistani players fighting spot-fixing charges.
LONDON (September 06, 2010): Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed insisted Sunday he had been misled by an undercover reporter and was only repeating allegations he had read about when he said his team-mates were corrupt. The News of the World newspaper said Hameed had "sensationally confirmed" its report last week that some Pakistan players had accepted money to fix aspects of the final Test match against England in London.
LAHORE (September 06, 2010): The nation observes 45th Defence of Pakistan Day today with simplicity and dignity to commemorate the great sacrifices made by its valiant armed forces and people for the defence of the motherland against Indian aggression, and to renew the pledge to make every sacrifice for unity, integrity, sovereignty and economic progress of the country.
WASHINGTON (September 06, 2010): The US Treasury Department denied media reports Saturday that American taxpayer funds would be put towards bailing out Afghanistan's beleaguered Kabul Bank. The White House said the allegations were not true and pointed to a statement from Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin that said the bank's troubles were "an Afghan issue."
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