Misc.

Karachi: Mr. Michel Kempeneers, Director, Asia-Pacific Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency (AWEX), Belgium called on Chief Executive, TDAP today. Mr. Javed Anwar Khan, Secretary, TDAP, Mr. Shahid Latif Khan, DG (Asia and Europe), Mr. Qazi Shahid, DG (Textiles and Clothing) and Ms. Nighat Ali, Consultant (Pharmaceutical) and Mr. Abid …

Islamabad: The Federal Board of Revenue has extended the dates for filing of Sales Tax and Federal Excise Returns for the periods July and August, 2011. In a letter issued here today, the Inland Revenue Wing of the FBR has communicated to all Chief Commissioners of LTUs and RTOs that …

Islamabad: Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) of Islamabad Police has busted an inter-provincial gang of fraudsters including two brothers who used to deprive the people from their money on the pretext of selling houses and cars to them, a police spokesman said. On receiving complaints about a gang involved in depriving …

Karachi: National Bank of Pakistan employees have come forward to help the flood affected people and have contributed Rs.16.774 million from their salaries to Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund-2011. This amount IS in addition to Rs.141.5 million paid by the Bank, out of which Rs. 25 million were contributed in …

London: Commenting on the Birmingham counter-terrorism raids earlier today, Shahid Mursaleen, spokesman of Minhaj-ul-Quran International UK said “We hope that the Birmingham raids were intelligence led. It is vital to protect the national security.” “The Muslim community should co-operate with the Police and has an obligation to inform the authorities …

Islamabad: The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani visited the flood ravaged areas of Naukot, Sindheri and Umerkot. The members of the Flood relief Committee and the chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Dr. Zafar Qadir accompanied the Prime Minister. As an act of concern and care for …

Islamabad: The recent floods have caused epic destruction in large parts of Sindh and Balochistan. The Government of Pakistan used all the available resources to cope with the effects of this disaster but the gargantuan scale of this disaster made it imperative to ask the international community for assistance to …