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News for Friday, 9 Dec 2011

Govt urged to use varsity teachers and students for better results

Speakers at a meeting of the Shura Hamdard Karachi chapter unanimously urged the government to utilise the services of teachers and students of 130 universities of the country in order...

Nasreen Haque KPT chief only till 12th

Nasreen Haque, the first female civilian chairperson of the Karachi Port Trust (KPT), would no longer run the affairs of the country’s largest port operator from December 12 (Monday), Pakistan...

PML-N’s Larkana show today

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders and activists from different districts have started reaching Larkana for their public meeting on Saturday (today) where party chief Nawaz Sharif will speak. Leaders of the...

Kidnapping the family of a ‘kidnapper’?

The Sindh High Court (SHC) has asked the Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) to clarify its position in the case of a man’s murder in a “fake encounter” and his family’s...

Govt gets 3 days to solve Afaq issue

Sindh High Court (SHC) directed the Sindh government on Friday to resolve the issue of the detention of Mohajir Qaumi Movement-Haqiqi chief Afaq Ahmed within three days; otherwise the court...

Human rights lessons for youth

Awareness of human rights creates unity between us, whatever our belief, religion, political views, gender or race may be, said Fareeda Abbassi Bulbrook, chairperson of the Youth Together for Human...

New and improved Khayaban-e-Saadi at your service

The reconstructed Khayaban-e-Saadi, located near the Boat Basin in Clifton, was inaugurated on Friday. Giving details about the reconstruction process, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation Administrator Muhammad Hussain Syed said that the 3,700...

Agriculture input usage shrinks

Kissan Board Pakistan (KBP) has estimated that the usage of DAP and urea fertilisers have witnessed a drop of 90 and 33 per cent respectively. Similarly, certified seeds usage has...

PACRA maintains A- rating of DFTL

Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (PACRA) has maintained the Insurer Financial Strength rating of Dawood Family Takaful Limited (DFTL) at "A-" (Single A minus). Rating denotes DFTL's strong capacity to meet...

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