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  1. RajaRawal111

    Defamation suit: Imran, his lawyer don’t appear before court

    LAHORE: Counsel for Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday told a sessions court that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan was using delaying tactics to hinder the court proceedings in a defamation suit against him, according to a Geo News report. Defamation suits should...
  2. RiazHaq

    Bumper Crops And Soaring Credit Drive Pakistan's Tractor Sales Boom

    http://www.riazhaq.com/2018/03/bumper-crops-and-soaring-credit-drive.html First seven months of the current fiscal year have seen tractor sales soar 45% to 38,173 units, according to data of the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association. It is driven by a combination of soaring credit...
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    Terrorism cases have higher acquittals in KP: study

    PESHAWAR: A case study has given a glimpse into lacunas in the police, prosecution and judicial systems, which result in higher acquittals or fewer convictions in terrorism cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Titled ‘Understanding Counter Terrorism and Response’ and done by the experts’ committee under...
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    CM inaugurates first-ever CPEC technical varsity

    The inaugural ceremony of the Punjab Tianjin University of Technical Education (PTUT) was held at its campus in Township, Lahore. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif spoke to the participants of the ceremony via video link. Speaking at the inauguration from London, Sharif said that out of the...
  5. RajaRawal111

    Karak to have petroleum technology institute

    PESHAWAR: Institute of Petroleum Technology at a cost of Rs2 billion will be established in district Karak and the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved the project.The institute, the press release said, will benefit all the provinces by generating much needed specialised work...
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    Peshawar BRT: Malik Saad Shaheed flyover starts deconstructing

    PESHAWAR: Even as the MMA is revived, the provincial government has started dismantling one of its last remaining symbols even as it appears unlikely that the government will be able to complete the project on time. Contractors, working on the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project have...
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    Defence may raise objections, court orders Zia to record statement

    ISLAMABAD: The accountability court hearing the corruption cases against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family ruled that former Panama case probe team head Wajid Zia will record his statement in the Avenfield properties case. The deposed prime minister on March 20 had petitioned to...
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    WB to provide Rs10b loan to improve KP revenue generation

    PESHAWAR: The falling own source revenue generation through tax collection has become a major concern for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the Finance Department has planned to seek $100 million loan from the World Bank to enable the tax collecting machinery to cope with the anomaly. The provincial...
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    Unilever plans $120mln investment for expansion

    KARACHI: Unilever, one of the biggest fast-moving consumer goods multinationals, planned to invest $120 million in expansion of its manufacturing operation in the country over the next two years, a statement said on Monday.Unilever said the announced investment is “acknowledging the country’s...
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    NAB asks PTI leader to produce ‘evidence’ against Khawaja Asif

    The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has written a letter to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) deputy secretary Usman Dar, asking him to provide evidence regarding allegations of money laundering he has levelled against Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif. Dr Dar has lodged a complaint with the...
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    Hazara Motorway: Last remaining section to be opened in May

    ISLAMABAD: The remaining 12km under-construction section of Hazara Motorway is almost complete and it will likely be opened for traffic in May.Talking to APP, National Highway Authority (NHA) Member Motorway North Shahid Ehsan said by completing this portion, the Hazara Motorway would become...
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    Mega Conglomerate acquires 15.7% shareholding in Hubco for $174m

    Pakistan has got another investment of approximately $174 million in the power sector. Mega Conglomerate has acquired a substantial shareholding in Hub Power Company (Hubco) from Dawood Hercules and Cyan Limited.The conglomerate has purchased a total of 15.77%, or 182.58 million, shares in...
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    Zardari, Imran two sides of the same coin, says Nawaz

    Following the defeat in the election of Senate’s chairman and deputy-chairman at the hands of political rivals, deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif has termed PTI chief Imran Khan and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari ‘two sides of the same coin’. Addressing a public gathering at Sangla Hill in...
  14. RajaRawal111

    In violation of rules, 14-year-old toils away at Peshawar BRT project

    PESHAWAR: With dust in his hair and a shovel in his hands, 14-year-old Shahab digs a tunnel for the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit Project on Saddar Road. Hailing from Barang area of Bajaur Agency, Shahab has been working on the project alongside his father, Dunya Gul, for a month, regardless of the...
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    Avenfield reference: Wajid Zia submits Qatari prince's letter as evidence in trial

    ISLAMABAD: Witness Wajid Zia, head of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT), probing corruption allegations against the Sharif family, presented former Qatari Prince Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber alThani’s letter defending the Sharif family as evidence in court. The hearing of the Avenfield...
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    KP govt spent Rs1.63 billion on ad campaigns in last five years, Supreme Court told

    An official informed the Supreme Court on Monday that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)-led government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa spent Rs1.63 billion on media campaigns in its five-year tenure ending this year.A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar was hearing a...
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    FAFEN rolls out 'most comprehensive' election portal in Pakistan

    KARACHI: The Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) rolled out on Wednesday an election information portal titled “Election Pakistan“.The portal aims to provide consolidated election-related information on a single platform. To fill the information gap with accuracy and credibility, Fafen has...
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    Govt focused on strengthening transmission network: power minister

    ISLAMABAD: Minister for Power Sardar Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari said on Wednesday that current transmission network needs to be strengthened and made reliable to support the government’s aim of achieving sustainability in the system, according to a press release. The federal minister was chairing...
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    World Happiness Report 2018: Pakistan Jumps 5 Places to 75 Among 156 Nations

    World Happiness Report 2018: Pakistan Jumps 5 Places to 75 Among 156 Nations Pakistanis are happier than all of their neighbors, according to the World Happiness Report 2018. Pakistan rose from 80th place in 2017 to 75th place this year while all of its neighbors slid from last year's happiness...
  20. RajaRawal111

    KP govt obtained Rs80b loans since Feb 2017

    PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government since February last year has taken Rs80 billion loans, including Rs67 billion foreign debts and Rs49.34 billion it borrowed to build the mega Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. The province’s foreign loan component, both committed and confirmed, was...