Islamabad, July 17 (ANI): In the continuing game of political ‘ping-pong’ over Jamaat-ud-Dawaa (JuD) chief Hafeez Mohammad Saeed ,the Pakistan government has now claimed that it has enough proof against him to overturn the Lahore High Court’s verdict to release the 26/11 mastermind. Deputy Attorney General Shah Khawar said the government has enough evidence against [...]
By Betwa Sharma United Nations, July 15 (IANS) A three-member UN commission appointed to probe the “facts and circumstances” of the assassination of former Pakistan prime minister Benazir Bhutto will soon start investigations but will have limited mandate, an official said. The fact-finding body will arrive in Pakistan in the next few days to begin [...]
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) The ultimate motive of the Nov 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks was to weaken the Indian government and capture Kashmir, the sole caught-alive Pakistani terrorist Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab confessed before he retracted his confessional statement in a special court Friday. The conspiracy involved terrorists carrying out attacks in Mumbai and other [...]
Lahore, Mar 16 (ANI): To protest the undemocratic steps adopted by the Pakistan Peoples Party Government against the marchers, Deputy Attorney of Pakistan Abdul Hayee Gillani and PPP Parliamentary Secretary Ijaz Virk have resigned from their posts to record their protest against the torture of lawyers. Gillani said he had faxed his resignation to President [...]
Singapore remains the best place for Asian expats By TEH SHI NING SINGAPORE is still the best place for Asian expatriates to live in, a global human resources consultancy said yesterday. Edging out Sydney and Kobe, which were ranked second and third, Singapore defended its top spot for a 10th year in ECA International’s latest [...]
Contractors found touting for business in Punggol housing estates By Liang Kaixin and Cheryl Lim, SINGAPORE : It may be a property buyers’ market now, but the poor economy has brought woes to another segment of the housing industry. The business slump is turning contractors into casualties of the recession, forcing some to tout for [...]
AIG execs in China to push sale of AIA (BEIJING) US insurer American International Group (AIG) has sent senior executives to China to discuss the sale of its Hong Kong-based AIA unit, a top official with China’s insurance regulator said yesterday. But Chinese firms’ potential bids for the embattled US insurer’s Asian life insurance unit [...]
More job cuts expected in Asia’s fund industry – HONG KONG (HONG KONG) Asia’s fund management industry will see further job cuts in the coming year as a plunge in revenue caused by the global financial crisis forces it to rein in costs, senior executives said yesterday. The industry in Asia, like its US and [...]
120 die in Mumbai carnage – India Terror attack on luxury hotels; dozens taken hostage; commandos prepare final assault By Ravi Velloor, South Asia Bureau Chief People ducking as gunshots are fired from inside the Taj hotel in Mumbai yesterday. Indian commandos and security personnel are still battling gun-toting militants who attacked several landmark sites [...]
Bosses, if you must make cuts, here’s what to do 1 AVOID DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS It is better to do your calculations thoroughly and then retrench in one fell swoop, than make multiple cuts as things worsen, says Dr Stewart Black, executive director of the Insead business school’s Centre for Human Resources in [...]
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