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Business Recorder
25-04-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
APCMA, cement cos: CAT asked to annul Rs6.35bn CCP penalty
ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has appealed the Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) to annul Rs 6.35 billion penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) on APCMA and cement companies on alleged price fixing and collusion. The Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT) heard the cement cartel case on Thursday, where Attorney Rashid Anwar, representing the APCMA, articulated his arguments and denied the accusations of price fixing and collusion. APCMA's legal representative submitted that there is a competitive landscape within the cement sector, characterised by differing prices. He described the CCP's decision against cement companies as unjust, pointing out that the Commission had imposed a significant fine on these firms in 2009, even while they were incurring losses. Cement makers: CCP keeps up efforts to combat cartelisation Rashid Anwar argued that the Competition Commission did not conduct a proper geographical analysis of cement companies. He said that the quota sharing agreement between the cement companies was signed in 2003 for two years, which had expired by the time the Commission's decision came. He argued that the CCP did not have reasonable grounds to raid the offices of the APCMA and its member companies. He requested the tribunal to invalidate the decision of the CCP. Later, the tribunal postponed the hearing of the case until May 22 following the conclusion of APCMA attorney's arguments. At the next tribunal session, attorneys representing different cement firms including former Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan, Yousuf Khosa, and Shahbaz Khosa, will put forth their arguments to the tribunal. Once they conclude, CCP's legal representatives will defend the Commission's ruling. It should be noted that the CCP had found evidence of alleged agreements and collusion concerning cement price determination (price fixing) involving the APCMA in 2009. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Gulf Today
12-03-2025
- Gulf Today
Man kills himself after 11-year-old daughter ordered to marry to settle dispute
A Pakistani father killed himself after a tribal council ordered that his 1-year-old daughter be forcibly married to settle a dispute, police said. The incident emerged after an audio recording of the father, Adil, who goes by one name, was posted on social media this week, in which he says he was coerced into the agreement by a jirga — or a council of elders. "Adil took his own life by consuming poison to save his 11-year-old daughter from being given away," said local police official Khalid Javed Khan. "He made it clear that he did not accept the jirga's verdict and would rather die." Police have arrested three men from the jirga, held in remote Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A second police official in the district, Sahibzada Sajjad, confirmed the details. The jirga was called after a young woman said she was sexually harassed by Adil's nephew while attending a wedding. The nephew was fined Rs600,000 ($2,144), which he paid, but Adil was also held responsible because the incident occurred at his home. "A local tribal jirga ruled that his daughter must be handed over as compensation," police official Khan added. "She would be forcibly married to the brother of the girl who had been harassed." He added that Adil's six daughters "are now safe". Traditional jirgas, or village councils of elder men, that settle local disputes are commonplace across rural Pakistan and operate legally alongside the modern court system. The law however bans the use of women and girls in settlements, but it remains routine. The harshest punishments claim to be on the grounds of preserving a family's honour, and can include sexual assault and forced marriage. Agence France-Presse
Khaleej Times
11-03-2025
- Khaleej Times
Pakistan father kills himself after daughter ordered to marry to settle dispute
A Pakistani father killed himself after a tribal council ordered that his 12-year-old daughter be forcibly married to settle a dispute, police said Tuesday. The incident emerged after an audio recording of the father, Adil, who goes by one name, was posted on social media this week, in which he says he was coerced into the agreement by a jirga -- or a council of elders. "Adil took his own life by consuming poison to save his 12-year-old daughter from being given away," said local police official Khalid Javed Khan. "He made it clear that he did not accept the jirga's verdict and would rather die." Police have arrested three men from the jirga, held in remote Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, close to the militant-hit regions bordering Afghanistan. A second police official in the district, Sahibzada Sajjad, confirmed the details. The jirga was called after a young woman said she was sexually harassed by Adil's nephew while attending a wedding. The nephew was fined 600,000 rupees ($2,144), which he paid, but Adil was also held responsible because the incident occurred at his home. "A local tribal jirga ruled that his daughter must be handed over as compensation," police official Khan added. "She would be forcibly married to the brother of the girl who had been harassed." He added that Adil's six daughters "are now safe". Traditional jirgas, or village councils of elder men, that settle local disputes are commonplace across rural Pakistan and operate legally alongside the modern court system. The law however bans the use of women and girls in settlements, but it remains routine. The harshest punishments claim to be on the grounds of preserving a family's honour, and can include sexual assault and forced marriage.
