Pakistan bans Hafiz Saeedâs Tehreek-e-Azaadi, new front for Jamaat-ud-Dawa
Pakistan bans Hafiz Saeedâs Tehreek-e-Azaadi, new front for Jamaat-ud-Dawa
As International Pressure On The Country Grew To Combat Terror And Its Funding, Pakistan On Saturday Banned Tehreek-e-Azaadi Jammu And Kashmir, A New Front For Hafiz Saeedâs Jamaat-ud-Dawa. PTI | Updated on: 01 Jul 2017, 04:42:19 PM
Islamabad:
As international pressure on the country grew to combat terror and its funding, Pakistan had banned Tehreek-e-Azaadi Jammu and Kashmir, a new front for Hafiz Saeed’s Jamaat-ud-Dawa.
TAJK gained prominence as a JuD front when it held pro-Kashmir freedom rallies and displayed banners and streamers across Pakistan on “Kashmir Day” on February 5, days after Saeed was put under “house arrest” for 90 days in Lahore.
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Relief on tariff for Mongolia under Asia Pacific Trade Accord (APTA)
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Citibank Taiwan wins ESG award at Taiwan Banking and Finance Best Practice Awards
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Citibank Taiwan Ltd (台灣花旗) was presented with the Best Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Award at the Taiwan Banking and Finance Best Practice Awards known as the Oscars of the financial sector at a ceremony hosted by the Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance in Taipei on Friday.
It is the first ESG award given by the academy, signaling that financial institutions are increasingly being influenced by ESG issues.
“We are honored to be recognized by the Taiwan Banking and Finance Best Practice Awards this year. At the same time, we also see that companies all over the world are paying more and more attention to ESG,” Citibank Taiwan chairman Paulus Mok (莫兆鴻) said in a statement. “Citibank Taiwan has enhanced its corporate social responsibility [CSR] with the framework of ESG profiles, and our ESG efforts have also truly reflected the hard work of all ou
Govt discontinues Rs25,000 bonds
Gives six-month deadline to investors to encash or convert their savings
Pakistanis have invested over Rs739 billion in all types of prize bonds and 22% of the total investment is in Rs25,000 denomi-nation bonds. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The federal government has discontinued bearer prize bonds of Rs25,000 denomination and has given a six-month deadline to investors to encash or convert their savings of Rs164 billion aimed at addressing concerns of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
“New National Prize Bonds of Rs25,000 denomination shall not be sold with immediate effect,” read a finance ministry notification of December 9. It added that those owning the banned prize bonds would have until May 31, 2021 to encash, redeem or get their bonds converted.