Islamabad: Islamabad Police have arrested ten persons including four women and recovered a snatched vehicle, 2 kilogram hashish, 12 wine bottles, stolen items worth Rs. 100000 from them, a police spokesman said here Monday. According to details, ASI Muhammad Hanif from Shehzad town nabbed a dacoit Abdul Sattar with 30 bore pistol and recovered snatched vehicle IDS-1835 which he snatched from Muhammad Khan from Kuri road. SI/CID Abdul Rauf arrested two persons Ramzan and Aziz Khan riding on a car [...]

Islamabad: Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned the attack on the Pakistan Military Facility in Karachi and offered condolences to those affected. “I condemn the attack on the Pakistan Military Facility in Karachi which has killed many service personnel and injured many more. I offer my sincere condolences, in particular to the families of those who have lost their lives and to those who have been injured. “This attack once again demonstrates the seriousness of the threat that Pakistan faces from [...]

Karachi: The Karachi Electric Supply Company has faced intensified attacks by CBA Union at the utility’s offices and assets Monday morning. About 150 miscreants belonging to CBA Union and its external connivers led by Usman Baloch and Mr. Aziz surrounded the KESC’s main city offices in State Life Building in Saddar this morning in small groups and blocked all entry points leading to the utility’s offices. They threatened and harassed all the employees who had reached to perform their duties. [...]

Islamabad: Fiscal resources is not the real challenge but it is the appropriate utilization, the country is facing the worst financial crisis of its history and the nation is looking at the budget as to whether it eases their ongoing sufferings or adds to their woes. Dr Pervez Tahir, former chief economist at the Planning Commission of Pakistan, Sakib Sherani, Former Principle Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Dr Athar Maqsood Ahmed, Head of economics department at National University of Science [...]