Allow Afghan traders to use Wagah border or lose transit route: Ghani on September 10, 2016ISLAMABAD: Kabul has threatened to shut the Afghan transit route for Pakistani exports to Central Asia if Islamabad does not allow Afghan traders to use Lahore’s Wagah border for trade with India. “If Pakistan does not allow Afghan traders to use the Wagah border for imports and exports of their goods, Afghanistan will also not […]
Muslims flood Mecca to perform hajj on September 8, 2016 MECCA, Saudi Arabia: At least 1.5 million Muslims from around the world came to Saudi Arabia on Thursday for the annual hajj pilgrimage but the Iranians absent. The pilgrims crowded into Mecca’s sprawling, air-conditioned Grand Mosque to walk around the Kaaba – which Muslims across the globe face while they pray. The first rite […]
PIA in debt of over Rs 170bn, past corruption blamed on September 8, 2016ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) are to repay Rs 177 billion to creditors, it was revealed on Wednesday during question hour. The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Sheikh Aftab told the house that in the past, extreme inefficiency and corruption plagued PIA and the airline was destroyed due to corruption and poor policy making. In the […]
USC moves CCP against sugar mills cartel on September 7, 2016ISLAMABAD: Utility Stores Corporation (USC) has moved an application against the sugar mills cartel to the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP). USC has requested CCP to take action against sugar mills for refusing to participate in its tendering process. USC sources stated that the sugar mills cartel was behind the supply shortage being faced by […]