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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz has said that the incumbent government should leave by the deadline given by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) if they wish to keep their dignity. Running off the success of the rally in Bahawalpur yesterday, the PML-N VP warned that the opposition coalition would use "other options" if the ruling party did...

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet is likely to assign the additional responsibility of chief executive officer of Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) to an officer from a proposed panel on Tuesday. AEDB is a statutory organisation established under AEDB Act, 2010, and the appointment of CEO of AEDB is governed by Section 5 of the Act. Sources told Profit that Power Division had...

ISLAMABAD: The Universal Service Fund (USF) has awarded contracts for two Optic Fiber Cable (OFC) projects, worth approximately Rs3 billion, to Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL). The announcement for contracts, aimed at providing connectivity in Ghotki, Kashmore, Sukkur and Khairpur districts of interior Sindh, was made at a ceremony held at Karachi Governor House on Monday.  Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, who...

LAHORE: Prime Minister's Special Representative on Religious Harmony Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Monday said the government has decided to form a high-level council comprising representatives of the Christian clergy and senior officials to address issues facing the minority community. Addressing a reception hosted in his honour by National Council of Churches in Pakistan President Bishop Azad Marshall at a local...

--Says PTI accepted no funding from prohibited entities ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Syed Shibli Faraz has said that there should be a difference between prohibited and foreign funding. Talking to the media persons on Monday along with Parliamentary Secretary Railways Farrukh Habib, the information minister alleged that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have been accepting...

Says independent working of institutions benefit nation; terms accountability crucial for civilised society

ISLAMABAD: Under track-II dialogue, former information minister and secretary-general of the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) Senator Mohammad Ali Durrani had a quiet meeting with the former interior minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan here in Rawalpindi, wherein they discussed the national dialogue. Senator Durrani, traditionally known for a very close relationship with the military, has...

In 2013, I had urged the banks to take banking to the people to increase revenues, reduce costs, to create innovation and efficiency and to provide better service to the customers. In that write up, I had also asked them to take a leaf from cinema houses the world over and shift stand alone branches to shopping malls for...

KARACHI: The Bank of Punjab (BoP) and Naymat Collateral Management Limited (NCMCL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the development of Electronic Warehouse Receipt (EWR) Ecosystem in Pakistan. EWR, the first of its kind in Pakistan, will be a digital instrument which will give financial institutions real time information and access to farmers who have placed their produce...

On 21 August 1969, an Australian born Christian Dennis Michael Rohan attempted to set fire to the Ancient Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Fire destroyed part of the roof and 800-year-old pulpit of Salahuddin Ayubi, a general who liberated Jerusalem from crusaders in the 12th century. After this accident, a former Mufti (chief Muslim Islamic legal religious authority) Amin al-Husseini...

A formulation that requires reconciliation By Rana Ziauddin Quaid-e-Azam, known as Baba-e-Qaum (father of Nation), always admired modern education. His quest for knowledge was eminent that how he mustered the courage for a voyage down the Pacific Ocean to get into Lincoln Inn’s college, which is established in Europe. He was a great believer that advanced education blended with religion can...

Avoid use of religion for political gains So far as the numbers were concerned, the PDM’s Bahawalpur rally was impressive. The audience was motivated and responsive. The PDM succeeded in papering over the interparty and intraparty divisions over the issue of resignations by postponing the final decision. The alliance also managed to maintain the momentum created by its half...

Unending agony The kidnapping and shooting dead at close range of at least 11 coal miners in Balochistan’s Mach area after being identified as belonging to the Shia Hazara community, a heinous act of terrorism carried out by the Islamic State (IS), is yet another grim reminder of the fear and danger this minority lives under in Pakistan. Back...

ISLAMABAD: Refuting what the Pakistan's ambassador in Germany claimed about IKEA "entering the Pakistani market", the company on Monday officially confirmed to Profit that "it has not announced any plans to start retail operations in Pakistan". "While we look forward to exploring expansion of purchasing operations in Pakistan, we have not announced plans to start IKEA retail operations in the...

Thousands of mourners from the Shia Hazara community on Monday protested alongside the bodies of miners killed in an attack in Balochistan's Mach coalfield area. The 11 miners were kidnapped before dawn on Sunday as they slept near the remote coal mine in the mountainous area — 60 kilometres southeast of Quetta. The attack was claimed by the militant Islamic...