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Not Fit to Print: An Insider Account of Pakistani Censorship
Imran [Khan], [Tahir ul] Qadri, and the ISI [Inter-Services Intelligence] are our best friends," our weekly editorial meeting at Pakistan's Express Tribune was (jokingly) told on Aug. 13, 2014, a day before the two political leaders began their separate long marches from Lahore to Islamabad, and plunged the country into crisis. "We know it's not easy, but that's the way it is -- at least for now. I promise to make things better soon," said...
Friday, November 21, 2014
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Punjab | Electronic Stamp papers introduced
E-Stamp Paper Introduced For The First Time In Pakistan
The Punjab Board of Revenue has decided to introduce e-stamp paper in Pakistan to facilitate the citizens online. This step promises to diminish fraud and bogus stamp papers which, previously, led to a loss of millions of rupees. Here is how the e-Stamp process will work.
Any person willing to buy a high value non-judicial stamp will only require an internet connection to access the system...
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Interview
Barjees Tahir | Federal Minister of Kashmir affairs and GB
This interview was published in Nawai Waqt dated October 26, 2014.
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Saturday, November 1, 2014
Pakistan Oilfields earnings up 15pc
Pakistan Oilfields earnings up 15pc
KARACHI: Pakistan Oilfields Limited (POL) recorded an after-tax profit of Rs4.2bn for the first quarter of this fiscal year, translating into earnings per share (eps) at Rs17.62.
It represented a growth of 15pc over Rs3.6bn profit (eps Rs15.25) in the year-ago period.
Investment analyst Muhammad Affan Ismail at BMA Capital Management Ltd said the results were above consensus forecast on account of lower-than-estimated amortisation charges (down 30pc year-on-year) primarily due to high base effect. “To recall,...
Improvement in PIA
PIA has cut losses of Rs13.5bn this year: aviation adviser
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Aviation Affairs Shujaat Azeem said on Friday that the annual loss of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) had been reduced to Rs18 billion from Rs31.5 billion during the previous year.
He said the PIA was also paying Rs3.29 billion interest on legacy loans that were taken in 1992.
Speaking to reporters in the federal capital, the premier's adviser said that 10 more narrow-body airbuses and five aircraft manufactured by French-Italian manufacturer...
