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Police, prisoner department held responsible for Ruhullah escape: report submitted in SC ISLAMABAD: The Secretary Interior Punjab on Tuesday submitted a report before the Supreme Court terming the police, health department and the prisoner department responsible for the escape of Ruhullah, accused of killing former Attorney General (AG) Sardar Muhammad Khan from the country.A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed the hearing of a sou moto case of the murder of former AG and the escape of Ruhullah, the accused who was shifted from Adiala Jail to the District Headquarters Hospital, from where he first escaped to Dubai and later fled to Afghanistan.During the course of proceeding, Tahir Aalum, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Islamabad rejected the allegations levled against him and stated that he was blamed without justification in the report as it was not in his duty chart to conduct this matter.He said that he was SSP Islamabad at that time, whose duty was an investigation ...

Ashraf submits apology in SC over contempt case ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Tuesday submitted his unconditional apology through his counsel Wasim Sajjad before the Supreme Court against the contempt of court charges framed against him in the Rental Power Projects (RPPs) case.Wasim Sajjad also requested for granting permission to Raja Pervaiz Ashraf for withdrawal of the letter while presenting un-conditional apology before a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.Ashraf stated in his apology that the motive ...
LHC seeks report from OGRA by June 19 LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial Monday sought a report of comparative data of international and domestic petroleum prices from the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) by June 19 on a petition seeking details of taxes levied on the petroleum products.The order was passed on a petition filed by Muhammad & Ahmad, a public interest litigation company, through counsel Muhammad Azhar Siddique.Earlier, the OGRA's counsel appeared before the court and informed ...
SC adjourns hearing of Musharraf's case till May 22 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned hearing in the high treason case against former president Gen (retd) Pervez Musharraf till May 22. The three-member bench headed by Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja resumed hearing of various identical petitions seeking initiation of a treason case against Pervez Musharraf.During the course of proceedings, Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja remarked that the viewpoint of the parliament was crucial to the case. The parliament had already legislated punishment for treason ...
President strongly condemns murder of PTI leader in Karachi KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday strongly condemned the murder of Ms Zahra Shahid Hussain Vice President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in Karachi. The President in a message to the family expressed his heartfelt condolences over the tragic incident. The President prayed to Allah Almighty to shower his blessings on the departed soul and grant courage to the family to bear this loss with equanimity. Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2013 ...
Altaf Hussain slams PTI leader's murder KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain has strongly condemned the murder of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Zehra Shahid Hussain. Altaf Hussain termed the PTI leader's killing a barbaric act. He offered condolences over the killing with Zehra Shahid's family and the workers of the PTI, said an MQM press release received here on Saturday night. He prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace and grant fortitude to the ...
PPP gave historic sacrifices to usher democracy: Taj Haider KARACHI: General Secretary of PPP Sindh, Taj Haider has said that Pakistan Peoples Party had given historic sacrifices for bringing democracy to Pakistan. In a statement issued here on Saturday, he said "we have fought against the heaviest odds and excesses, but have never moved away from the electrical process". He urged all PPP office bearers, workers and supporters to fully participate in the polling on 43 polling stations of NA-250, PS-112 and PS-113. Boycotts ...

 



 
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Banking Review 2012

Annual2011/12
Foreign Debt $65.562bn
Per Cap Income $1,372
GDP Growth 3.7%
Average CPI 10.08%
MonthlyApril
Trade Balance $-1.779 bln
Exports $2.130 bln
Imports $3.909 bln
WeeklyMay 20, 2013
Reserves $11.601 bln