ISLAMABAD, DEC 4: As more arrests were made and condemnation continued to pour in over the lynching of Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot over blasphemy allegations, new footage obtained by Dawn.com on Saturday showed that a colleague of the man tried to protect him from the mob prior to the ghastly incident. Kumara was tortured to death and his body was set on fire on Friday. The employees of Rajco Industries, located on Wazirabad Road, had staged a protest on the premises on Friday alleging that he had committed blasphemy. TheRead More

LAHORE, /DNA/ – The All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF) on Saturday expressed its concerns over the alarming rise in the trade deficit of the country, which has gone all-time high in Nov, showing a steep rise of 162%, driven mainly by more than three-time increase in imports compared to the exports from the country. APBF President Syed Maaz Mahmood said that only recovery in exports would ease pressure on the external sector, as the reversing trend in trade deficit was witnessed for the fifth consecutive month because merchandise trade deficitRead More

Munir Ahmed  ISLAMABAD, DEC 4: Pakistan’s foreign policy is beyond comprehension. All its neighbours are on the back-burner or sidelined except China. Even the ‘iron brother’ has shown its annoyance on many occasions for Pakistan’s misbehave and unfulfilled commitments. Central Asian Independent States (CAS) despite having enormous propositions of business and trade could not attract Pakistan more than India and other countries. Our ‘iron brother’ has better penetration in the CAS market, followed by India. While others were exploring the CAS market, Pakistan spent all his resources and time inRead More