Friday, October 2nd, 2020
Nawaz Sharif, family own land over 1,752 canals: NAB report
ISLAMABAD – Former prime minister and PML-N Supremo Nawaz Sharif owns land spread over thousands of acres in Murree, Lahore, Abbottabad and Sheikhupura, the National Accountability Bureau revealed. The bureau released a report of the assets owned by the PML-N founder in the Toshakhana reference on Friday. Earlier this week, NAB had asked for Nawaz’s bank account, property and vehicle records from the Lahore Development Authority and the excise and taxation department in the Toshakhana reference. The Toshakhana is an official treasury where gifts from foreign dignitaries or heads of state areRead More
SC discontent with LHC’s restraining order against FESCO chairman’s transfer
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court expressed its reservations on Friday over the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to issue a restraining order against Faisalabad Electric Supply Company Chairman Shafiqul Hassan’s transfer. A three-member bench headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial heard the case and expressed concern over the court’s decision. Justice Bandial observed that the high court does not issue restraining orders after hearing cases unilaterally. “In this case, a unilateral restraining order was issued against the order of the government,” he added. He further stated that the powers of the judiciaryRead More
Civilian casualties and damage inflicted upon civilian infrastructure as a result of Armenia’s act of aggression against Azerbaijan
BAKU, OCT 2 – The armed forces of Armenia have been continuing to target the civilian population, private houses and other civilian infrastructure in residential areas along the line of contact in a gross violation of its obligations under international humanitarian law, including the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Civilian facilities, such as hospitals, medical centers, school buildings and kindergartens have been subjected to indiscriminate shelling of armed forces of Armenia, including from artillery and other large-caliber weaponry. As of 01 October, totally 19 civilians, including children and elderly were killed, 55 civiliansRead More
SCCI stresses interest-free loans for furniture manufacturers
DNA SIALKOT, OCT 2 – Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President Qaisar Iqbal Baryar Friday called for interest-free loans to furniture producers for five years for the import of new technology to improve overall infrastructure of the industry. He expressed these views while inaugurating Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) 3-day mega 12th Interiors Pakistan Expo 2020 held here at Dustoor Event Complex Sialkot today. Pakistan’s top interior designers and furniture manufacturers have displayed their work to promote the local furniture industry. Qaisar Iqbal Baryar said the government needs toRead More
Masses cannot afford exceptional hike in power tariff
DNA KARACHI – Convener FPCCI Central Standing Committee on Insurance Dr Murtaza Mughal on Friday said the demand of the IMF and World Bank to reduce circular debt to zero in one year should be rejected as it is contrary to the ground realities. The demand of the lenders is not implementable as it will push the country back to the stone age, he said. Talking to present and former President of RCCI Saboor Malik and Nasir Mirza, he said that it took decades of neglect to accumulateRead More
China’s maize-soybean strip intercropping technology yielded inspiring results
DNA ISLAMABAD, Oct. 2 ; Maize-soybean strip intercropping technology, a mature advanced agricultural technology introduced from China’s Sichuan Agricultural University has yielded inspiring results. This was noted during the visit of Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi, Punjab Agriculture Minister to maize-soybean strip intercropping demonstration plots at the Research Farm of PMAS-Arid Agriculture University in Koont, Rawalpindi. According to Gwadar Pro on Friday, he admired this technology’s local development and showed willingness to support its future popularization in Pakistan. The technology introduced from the Sichuan Agricultural University showed positive results at multipleRead More