Senior journalist and Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) Secretary General Dr Furqan Rao was attacked in his office by a large group of people allegedly associated with local tea merchant Rana Imran Latif, following recent elections to a union at the Associated Press of Pakistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate,…
Islamabad: The Board of Governors of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has provided assistance to finance the PTCL Group for the acquisition of Telenor Pakistan. The decision sees the PTCL Group sign a share purchase agreement with Telenor Pakistan to acquire 100 percent of the company’s shares in cash, debt-free. PTCL has partnered with IFC,…
ISLAMABAD: International Non-Profit Organizations (INGOs) have been found operating without mandatory registration with the Ministry of Interior in Pakistan. Sources said that INGOs such as Tobacco-Free Kids and Key Strategies are working without mandatory registration in Pakistan, especially with the Ministry of Interior. According to Pakistani law, all INGOs must be registered with the Ministry…
