PPI disputes create 1,000 jobs
The Financial Ombudsman Service will take on 1,000 more staff to deal with a surge in complaints about payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling.
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Few details, plenty of questions as Pistorius disputes murder charge
Days after a tragic shooting turned an Olympic hero into a murder defendant, South Africans tried to make sense of hazy details surrounding a case that has left the nation stunned.
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U.S. family disputes Singapore probe
When an American, Shane Todd was found dead in June in his Singapore apartment, it become an international controversy that involves local police, FBI and independent analysis. His parents allege...
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Lingering project: Gomal Zam Dam threatened by land disputes
PESHAWAR: Tribal feuds may surface if the government does not settle property disputes around the Gomal Zam Dam project. These views were expressed by participants during a programme on ‘Gomal Zam...
View ArticleRapid rise in global family disputes
The number of cross-border family legal disputes referred to a UK judge who offers global assistance in such cases is rising sharply.
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In the aftermath: PTI disputes poll results in up to four cities
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters took to the streets in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and Mardan, pressing the poll body to hold re-election or recount of votes in constituencies...
View ArticleOsborne disputes claims over RBS
Chancellor George Osborne has fought back against claims that he forced Stephen Hester to stand down as head of the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
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Resolving disputes: Nearly 82% cases solved by FATA Tribunal since its inception
PESHAWAR: From a total of 499 cases submitted to the FATA Tribunal, 412 have been disposed, including 216 pending cases from the previous tribunal, according to FATA Tribunal Chairman Shah Wali Khan....
View ArticleAfrica ‘held back’ by land disputes
Africa’s economic growth is held back by confusion over who owns vast swathes of agricultural land, according to a World Bank report.
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Spanish cyclist disputes claim that 6 levies men died protecting him in...
NEW DELHI: Spanish cyclist Federico Javier Colorado Soriano, who narrowly escaped an attack in Mastung, and survived another grenade attack just 12 hours later in the troubled district of Balochistan,...
View ArticleTeachers’ unions meet amid disputes
Calls for more action over pay and pensions are expected this weekend when the two biggest teachers’ unions meet for their annual conferences.
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U.S., China differ on sea disputes
The United States and China put on sharp display Thursday their continuing differences over territorial disputes in the South and East China Seas, disputes that are now boiling over into violence.
View Article‘Record’ year for financial disputes
The amount of consumer-related financial disputes reached a record in the year to March, according to the Financial Ombudsman.
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Conflict resolution: CPLC intervenes to fix as many as 15 teenage disputes a...
KARACHI: Parents are starting to fear arguments between teenagers so much that they ask the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) to intervene as soon as possible. The committee is now resolving as...
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Streetlight power tab: Power distributor disputes civic agency’s estimates
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) has raised doubts over the calculations of the capital’s civic agency, which claims that around 33,000 street lights in Islamabad consume 1.8...
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Land disputes: Four men killed in separate incidents
HARIPUR: Four men, including three brothers, were shot dead in separate incidents, said police on Saturday. According to Havelian police, Iftikhar and Said Aksar were engaged in a dispute over the...
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Domestic disputes: Sensitisation of family court judges essential, says SC judge
Family court judges need to step away from conservatism, shed off their prejudices on any ground, and realise the sensitivity of the matter to not only protect the rights of victims but also the...
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Anti-govt protests : PTI disputes report on losses incurred by sit-ins
LAHORE: Opposition Leader in the Provincial Assembly Mahmoodur Rashid on Sunday criticised a report by the attorney general claiming that the ongoing sit-ins in Islamabad had caused a Rs547 billion...
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SC reserves judgment over high court’s jurisdiction in election disputes
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgement regarding the high court’s jurisdiction in entertaining the interim orders of the election tribunals on post-election disputes. The...
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