IN a first sign that the continued monetary easing seems to be having some impact on the banking sector’s earnings, Askari Bank Ltd reported a drop in its interest income for the third quarter of the year...
When interest rates drop, the yields on freshly issued loans and government bonds fall immediately, while those on existing advances (with variable rates) fall with a slight time lag...
Professor Hassan Askari was named as Punjab caretaker chief minister by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday...
LAHORE: Professor Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi is a renowned political scientist and military analyst, currently working as professor emeritus of political science at the Punjab University...
A former visiting professor of Pakistan Studies at the Columbia University from 1996 to 1999, Prof Askari has also served as Allama Iqbal Professor at Heidelberg University, Germany, from 1988 to 1991...
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Awami National Party (ANP) have expressed their concern over the appointment of political analyst Dr Hasan Askari (suggested by the PTI) as caretaker Punjab chief minister, whereas the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) are content with the posting and demand that everyone move on to the next stage of elections...
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Professor Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi took oath as the Punjab caretaker chief minister in a ceremony held in Lahore on Friday...
Governor Punjab Rafique Rajwana administered oath to Dr Askari, whose name for the provincial caretaker role was finalised by the Election Commission of Pakistan...
LAHORE: Caretaker Chief Minister Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi says that the interim government will provide equal opportunities to all the political parties while following the framework given by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)...
Dr Askari was speaking to the media after visiting the mausoleum of Allama Iqbal on Saturday...
MULTAN: Caretaker chief minister Hasan Askari Rizvi says the administrative responsibilities in connection with elections have been increased due to rise in the number of polling stations...
LAHORE: PML-N leader Senator Pervaiz Rasheed has asked caretaker Chief Minister Dr Hassan Askari to face the media and own that party workers were arrested on the CM’s orders...
“I do not demand Dr Askari release PML-N workers,” he said...
An evening meant for fun and relaxation turned into a nightmare on Sunday as a joy-ride at the newly-opened Askari Amusement Park in Karachi fell apart, crushing at least 9 underneath it...
PIB police on Monday registered a case against the administration of Karachi's Askari Amusement Park where a swing had collapsed on Sunday night resulting in the death of a teenaged girl and injuries to 24 others, among them children and women, officials said...
The FIR has been registered under Sections 319 (unintentional murder) and 337 (H-1) (causing hurt by a rash or negligent act) of the Pakistan Penal Code...
KARACHI: An additional district and sessions judge (South) extended on Monday pre-arrest bail granted to four suspects in a case pertaining to death of a teenager caused by falling of carousel in the Askari Amusement Park...
According to the prosecution, Kashaf died and the others sustained injuries when the rotating machine fell on the ground on July 15 at the Askari Amusement Park...
KARACHI: Experts and officials have found serious flaws in equipment, maintenance and operations of the Askari Amusement Park, where the collapse of a carousel had caused the death of a teenage girl last month, it emerged on Tuesday...
“Unfortunately, the fly turtle ride was not brand new at the time of installation,” it said...
KARACHI: Askari Bank declared 1HCY20 PAT of Rs4...
Altern, Rousch Pakistan sign MoUAltern Energy Ltd — a publicly listed company in the power sector — informed the PSX on Tuesday that Rousch (Pakistan) Power Ltd (RPPL), a subsidiary of Power Management Company (Pvt) Ltd (which in turn is owned by the notice issuer), having a power plant established under the 1994 Power Policy and the “Committee” for Negotiations with IPPs, as set up...
KARACHI: The formidable Askari Alphas outplayed Bahria Club 76-50 in the final to lift the 5th Essa Lab Basketball title here at the Arambagh-Abdul Nasir court on Tuesday...
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed military authorities to hand over the possession of Askari Park to the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC)...
A two-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed directed the KMC to remove all commercial activities and structures on the premises of the park and ensure that it would be fully kept for public...