KARACHI, OCT 12 (DNA) – Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday admitted for hearing appeals of five convicts challenging their sentences in the Baldia factory fire case. According to details, SHC has sought the complete record of the case from the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) that handed down the September 22 verdict sentencing Zubair Chariya and Abdul Rehman to death for their role in the deaths of over 260 people in the 2012 Baldia factory fire. Earlier, the two MQM workers along with other convicts approached the Sindh High Court (SHC) to challengeRead More

ISLAMABAD, OCT 12 (DNA) – The Financial Action Task Force International Cooperation Review Group will start reviewing on Tuesday Pakistan’s progress on regulations in curbing money laundering and terrorism financing. The report and proposal for Pakistan will be submitted to FATF, which will hold another meeting in Paris from October 21 to 23 to decide whether or not to remove Pakistan from its grey list. According to Finance Ministry officials, the meeting will be attended by members from China, the US, UK, France, Germany, New Zealand and India. The ministry says significantRead More

DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 12  –   Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Tariq Banuri has assured the faculty members working under Tenure Track System (TTS) that the Commission has already made a decision to accept their genuine demands. He stated this on Monday while talking to a delegation of TTS faculty members who met him at the HEC Secretariat in Islamabad. He was accompanied by Executive Director HEC Dr. Shaista Sohail and Member Operations HEC Dr. Fateh Marri. After detailed discussion on different demands by the TTS faculty, it was decided thatRead More

DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 12  –  A delegation of Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) called on Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh at Finance Division today. The meeting was also attended by Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Mr. Hammad Azhar. The delegation of SUPARCO comprised of Major General Amer Nadeem, Chairman SUPARCO, Major General Abid Mumtaz DG CoP, SPD and other members. The delegation made a detailed presentation about working of SUPARCO and outlined latest initiatives / projects to be undertaken in near future.Read More

DNA KARACHI, OCT 12  –  Senior Vice Chairman of Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and Chief of FPCCI Standing Committee on FBR, Public Utilities and Fairs and Exhibitions and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Monday supported the decision of the Prime Minister Imran Khan to appoint Tabish Gohar as Special Assistant to PM on energy.   Mr. Gohar is a foreign qualified and globally known energy expert and has a lot on his credit including bringing K-Electric to profit therefore the business community is pinning high hopes on him,Read More