ISLAMABAD: SECP starts examination of Bahria Town accounts

Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has started examination and sought further details of accounts from the Bahria Town for examination after concerns were raised about the operations of the company. An official source at SECP informed the commission planned to scrutinise accounts of all the real estate companies and process would be started [...]

MARXISM, POLITICAL ECONOMY AND IDEOLOGY: A CRITICAL REVIEW

Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan Salman Akram Awan Muhammad Anzar Mehman ABSTRACT

Persuasion of knowledge and its logical expression/interpretation has had been associated with all the prominent scholars, philosophers, researchers and the last but not the least, critics in all the fields of humanity and sciences. It has been evolutionary process which unfolded many unexplained [...]

UAE Contributions to Social Sector of Pakistan

Mehmood-Ul-Hassan Khan

Right from the beginning UAE has been tremendously contributing to social sector in the country. It has been one of the main characteristics of its foreign policy. Its main focus has been on the wellbeing of common people of Pakistan living in remote areas by assisting education, health, infrastructure (construction of bridges & [...]

ISLAMABAD: New residential sectors, interchanges, flyovers figure in Rs 28bn CDA budget

Associated Press of Pakistan

* Rs 6.5bn project will replace Islamabad’s 65,000 streetlights with LED lights

The Capital Development Authority on Wednesday approved its annual budget 2012-13 with total outlay of Rs 28 billion, with main focus on launching of two residential sectors and construction of interchanges, flyovers, and signal-free avenues.

“We have approved Rs [...]

The two judgments

Article by I. A. Rehman, published in Daily Dawn on 21st June 2012

ALL praises to the Almighty that the people of Pakistan have been blessed with two history-making judgments of the apex court and this within a matter of days.

The more momentous of the two verdicts has ended the months-old agony of Syed [...]

UAE Pavilion at EXPO 2012: A Giant Step

Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan

UAE Pavilion at EXPO 2012 Yeosu , Korea

EXPO 2012 Yeosu is at its full swing in South Korea and United Arab Emirates pavilion has become one of the biggest hot spot for the visitors. It is darling to young couples and center of information for students. It has become [...]

Supreme Court Disqualifies Prime Minister of Pakistan, Yusuf Raza Gilani

 

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has disqualified Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani in its short order of the NA Speaker ruling case.

Yousuf Raza Gilani is disqualified from membership of parliament from April 26, the date of his conviction. He has also ceased to be the prime minister of Pakistan,” said chief [...]

Islamabad Diary: Et tu Brute?

By Ayaz Amir

We know the kind of influence Malik Riaz Hussain of Bahria Town has been famous for peddling: chummy with presidents and prime ministers, close links to all major political parties, ex-generals and air-marshals in his employ, leading champions of the fourth estate in his pocket, or at least beneficiaries of his largesse. [...]

LEARNING FROM THE WESTERN MEDIA

PROFESSOR ALI SUKHANVER

Usually in a democratic set-up, the responsibility of maintenance of law and order must go indirectly onto the shoulders of the political forces but inPakistanthe politicians are most of the time least interested in the solution of problems that a common man has to face in his every day life. A general [...]

Malik Riaz Planted Interview with Mehar Bukhari and Mubashir Luqman

What happens behind the scene in TV Talk Shows, this is just one example.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg7KKdVLcIU&list=UUAKZPjQzjkyY-i8yh973abw&index=1&feature=plcp

SC orders strict action against Arsalan Iftikhar, Malik Riaz

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has wrapped up the suo motu case involving Chief Justice’s son Dr Arsalan Iftikhar and real estate tycoon Malik Riaz, ordering action against the two in its short order issued Thursday, DawnNews reported.

The court has ordered the Attorney General Irfan Qadir to take strict legal action against Dr Arsalan Iftikhar, [...]

Malik Riaz issued contempt notice over press briefing

ISLAMABAD: Taking suo motu notice Malik Riaz’s press briefing, the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to the real estate tycoon, asking him to appear before the court on Thursday, DawnNews reported.

A three-member bench of the SC’s senior most judges, headed by Justice Shakirullah Jan, was hearing the suo motu case [...]

I take oath on Quran I never received a penny from Malik Riaz: Imran

Brushing aside allegations of receiving money from real estate tycoon Malik Riaz, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said; I take oath on Quran I never get even a penny from Malik Riaz. Imran Khan categorically denied that any of his party member had taken money, reasoning if it happened he must have known that. The [...]

Malik Riaz claims spending Rs 342m on Dr Arsalan

Islamabad:Former owner of Behria Town Malik Riaz submitted written statement in SC against Dr Arsalan, statement says he spent a total amount of Rs 342 million on chief justice’s son Dr Arsalan.

The written statement of real estate tycoon Malik Riaz, which he submitted in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, stated that he spent a [...]

AFRIDI BEHIND THE BARS?

PROFESSOR ALI SUKHANVER

My younger son was depressingly disappointed when one day he was reading a headline in a western newspaper, ‘Afridi Behind the Bars’. In a very dismal tone he said to me, “Baba! These western newspapers are simply damaging the repute of our national hero Shahid Afridi by such misguiding headlines.” I [...]

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