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Ph. 042-37350473 Cell # 0300-8848226 NEWS OF Mail to: [email protected], [email protected] THE DAY PLP NEWS ALERTS EMAIL No. 196-2014 NEWS HEADLINES Top Stories ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Government shoots itself in the foot again .................................................................................................. 5 Prime Minister won't step down .................................................................................................................. 6 Nawaz meets Khurshid, Fazl, others ............................................................................................................. 7 Prime Minister uttered not a single word on Lahore killings: Gilani ............................................................ 7 Jaffar's proposal of deputy Prime Minister not PML-N's: Dar ...................................................................... 8 Constitution Avenue: PTI, PAT given one day to clear one lane for traffic ................................................... 8 Imran to make important announcements today ........................................................................................ 9 PTI Punjab MPAs submit resignations ........................................................................................................ 10 ECP rejects vote rigging allegations ............................................................................................................ 11 Punjab Governor spends busy day.............................................................................................................. 11 THE RUPEE: mixed patterns ........................................................................................................................ 12 6,600 megawatts coal projects: date for submission of EoIs extended till September 29. 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India court pressures Modi on 'criminal' ministers .................................................................................... 13 MoU for mass transit train signed: Zardari attends Beijing moot .............................................................. 14 LeT links: US dubs Lahore money-changer 'terrorist' ................................................................................. 14 UK police arrest man in Imran Farooq case ................................................................................................ 15 General Raheel briefed about security situation in Karachi ....................................................................... 15 Pakistan, India hold first flag meeting after border firing .......................................................................... 16 Turkey ruling party crowns Davutoglu as Erdogan successor..................................................................... 16 French fraud case: IMF's Lagarde put under investigation ......................................................................... 17 Israel closes Golan area as Syria rebels seize crossing................................................................................ 18 Abdullah vows to reject result of Afghan election audit ............................................................................ 19 Index slips below 27,000-level .................................................................................................................... 19 LSE index drops by 20.49 points ................................................................................................................. 20 ISE index sheds 39.05 points ....................................................................................................................... 21 BRIndex30 loses 380.18 points ................................................................................................................... 21 Business and Economy: Pakistan ............................................................................................................. 23 China wants to enhance investment in energy, health, infrastructure sectors: Sino-Pak JCC meeting held in Beijing ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 'GATE-Pakistan' launched in Berlin ............................................................................................................. 23 Dar, Chinese envoy discuss economic cooperation .................................................................................... 24 MoC looking for new high-growth sectors of exports to UK ...................................................................... 25 BACK TO HEADLINES Page 2 PLP NEWS ALERTS EMAIL No. 196-2014 Punjab government approves six uplift schemes worth Rs 6,826 million .................................................. 26 PIAF-Founders Alliance for revival of economic activities .......................................................................... 27 Consumer rights protection vital to economic growth: Punjab Governor ................................................. 27 LCCI, Jakarta Chamber sign MoU ................................................................................................................ 28 DHA project in Multan: 'Rs 80 billion economic activities likely in five years' ........................................... 29 Activity at Karachi and Qasim ports ............................................................................................................ 29 Local pharma drugs: UoP plans to conduct Bioequivalence Study ............................................................. 31 Karachi Airport: Unusual security causes flight delays ............................................................................... 32 Piarea to launch official magazine on August 30 ........................................................................................ 32 MoU for mass transit train signed: Zardari attends Beijing moot .............................................................. 33 NHA projects on BOT basis: whistleblower Pakistan points out violation of PPRA rules ........................... 33 Company News: Pakistan ......................................................................................................................... 35 Maple Leaf Cement ..................................................................................................................................... 35 Taxation: Pakistan .................................................................................................................................... 38 Sri Lankan Customs detains two Pakistan containers ................................................................................. 38 Container scandal: NAB yet to prove allegations against customs agents ................................................. 38 ATL to be updated on fortnightly basis: FBR ............................................................................................... 39 Dispute resolution: FTO castigates tax departments for poor response .................................................... 40 'Civic bodies share in OZT not increased' .................................................................................................... 42 Cotton and Textiles: Pakistan .................................................................................................................. 43 Cotton market: persistent demand helps prices remain firm .................................................................... 43 Central Executive body: PCGA's ginner group elected unopposed ............................................................ 44 Trade negotiations: APTMA asks government to ensure level-playing field with India ............................. 44 Agriculture and Allied: Pakistan ............................................................................................................. 46 'Abiyana recovery must for better canal system' ....................................................................................... 46 Four flour mills KP government cancels wheat quota ................................................................................ 46 Daily trading report of PMEX ...................................................................................................................... 47 Cattle reaching local markets: KMC officials directed to initiate vaccination ............................................ 47 Channel closure caused by anchored fishing boats: KFHA ......................................................................... 48 Fuel and Energy: Pakistan ....................................................................................................................... 50 6,600 megawatts coal projects: date for submission of EoIs extended till September 29......................... 50 Rs 71 million released for gas supply in Rawalpindi: SNGPL....................................................................... 51 Fuel and Energy: World ............................................................................................................................ 52 Crude oil little changed after oil inventory draw, Cushing build ................................................................ 52 Sinopec says first