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'It happens everywhere,' Bangladesh finance minister says of collapse as death toll tops 500

The Canadian PressMay 2, 2013 05:00
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Bangladesh's finance minister downplayed the impact of last week's factory-building collapse on his country's garment industry, saying Friday he didn't think it was "really serious" hours after the 500th body was pulled from the debris.

PM gives donation to families of 5 slain truck drivers

April 15, 2013 17:36
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday gave donation to the families of five truck drivers and helpers who were killed by the BNP-Jamaat terrorists in Feni and Khulna recently.The Prime Minister handed over cheques for the donation to the relatives of the victims at a function at her official residence Ganabhaban.PM's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad said the Prime Minister has given the financial assistance to the poor families from Prime Minister's Relief and Welfare Fund.Bilkis Begum, wife of Nur Mohammad, received savings certificate of Tk 500,000 while Poly Khan, w

Fake degree saga: ECP disqualified 11 ex-lawmakers

April 15, 2013 15:26
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday disqualified eleven former parliamentarians for having fake degrees.Five former lawmakers from Punjab assembly, two from Sindh assembly, one from Balochistan assembly and three from Senate have been disqualified by the commission.Fake degree holders included former Senators Israrullah Khan Zehri, Rehana Yahya Baloch, Mohabbat Khan Mari and former provincial lawmakers included Samina Khawar Hayat, Seemal Kamran, Shumaila Rana, Shahina Khan, Rana Ijaz Ahmed Noon, Bashir Ahmed Khan, Nawabzada Tariq Magsi and Mir Nadir Magsi.

25 SHOs assume charge at new stations

April 11, 2013 12:32
As many as 25 new station house officers (SHOs) have been appointed by City Police Officer (CPO) Abdul Razzaq Cheema in the police stations of Rawalpindi district in a bid to hold the general elections 2013 in free, fair and partial manner.All the newly appointed SHOs have assumed their charges and started working, informed police spokesman Inspector Raja Fayyaz on Wednesday.According to him, CPO Abdul Razzaq Cheema stationed Inspector Raja Mussadiq Hussain as new SHO PS Waris Khan, Inspector Aziz Aslam Niazi in Police Station (PS) City SHO, Inspector Faryad Hussain SHO PS Cannt, Inspecto

PPPP finalises poll candidates list

April 10, 2013 14:31
The Parliamentary Board of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) has finalised the list of its candidates for elections to 42 seats of Sindh Assembly in the metropolis.As per list issued by the PPPP secretariat here on Tuesday, the following ticket holders of the party will contest elections on provincial assembly seats:Syed Dilawar Shah PS-89, Liaquat Askrani PS-90, Altaf Hussain Hali PS-91, Abdullah Baloch PS-92, Siddique Akbar PS-93, Rashid Baloch PS-94, Jamil Zia PS-95, Mujib-ur-Rehman PS-96, Jumman Wardan PS-97, Dr Nasir Khan PS-98, Sohail Sami PS-99, Ashfaq Qad

PM grieved over senior advocate’s death; orders enquiry

April 6, 2013 10:46
Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Friday expressed grief over the death of Chaudhry Mohammad Khan, Senior Advocate Supreme Court and former President Lahore High Court Rawalpindi Bench Bar Association.Chaudhry Mohammad Khan was reportedly found dead near Fauji Foundation Hospital in DHA on Thursday, said a press release.

Caretaker PM orders enquiry into lawyer’s murder

April 6, 2013 10:46
Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Friday ordered enquiry and submission of comprehensive report regarding the murder of senior advocate, Chaudhry Mir Muhammad Khan Khola.Media reports said that Mir Muhammad Khan Khola has served as the president of Lahore High Court (Rawalpindi bench) and was among senior lawyers of the Supreme Court.He was murdered two days before when miscreants opened firing and killed him.The caretaker PM expressed great woe over the murder of lawyer and prayed for his departed soul.

Majid Nizami for unity against conspirators

April 4, 2013 16:04
The Pakistan-Bangladesh Research and Development Institute has been established to promote growth of the mutual relations and co-operation in different fields of the two countries, said TheNation Editor-in-Chief Dr Majid Nizami.Addressing at function held on the founding day of the institute at Aiwan-i-Karkunan-i-Tehreek-i-Pakistan, he said the history exposed the conspirators who created rift between the people of two sides.

Free, fair polls priority, say ministers

April 4, 2013 15:42
Caretaker Information Minister Arif Nizami has said the government will fully facilitate national and international media during elections to enable them to perform their professional duties.Chairing a meeting at Ministry of Information in Islamabad on Wednesday, he asked official media to adopt a balanced approach and maintain a level of neutrality in reporting events.The Information Minister said "We are a staunch advocate of media freedom and can never allow any sort of curbs on it."Earlier Secretary Information Agha Nadeem briefed the minister about the working of

Cricket: Pakistan drops Younis from Champions Trophy squad

March 31, 2013 13:16
Pakistan on Sunday omitted out-of-form Younis Khan from a 30-man initial squad for the eight-nation Champions Trophy after the middle order batsman flopped in recent one-day matches. The 35-year-old Younis managed just 116 runs in the series against South Africa earlier this month which Pakistan lost 3-2 and has not managed to score a century since November 2008. Pakistan is in group B of the event to be held in England from June 3-23. The other teams in their group are arch-rivals India, the West Indies and South Africa.
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