NATIONALKARACHI - At least 33 people, including women and children, were killed and 15 injured when a Sukkur-bound passenger bus rammed into an oil tanker in the wee hours of Sunday in Nooriabad located 94km
Over the last few years, human resources have been valued as an integral part of any business. <br />With institutions now heavily dependent on the contribution of their human resources in terms of meeting goals and targets, it is essential that employers value their employees and keep them motivated for increased commitment and competence.<br />As organisations expand and increase the size of their workforce, employee problems both personal and job-related tend to multiply and can
BusinessKARACHI - The recently inaugurated advanced grain and storage terminal at Port Qasim is operating at almost half of its cargo and ship handling capacity due to insufficient dredging and therefore inadequate draft constraints at the 45-kilometer long navigational channel of the country's second largest seaport.<br />A joint venture completed on a Built-Operate-Transfer basis, the Fauji Akbar Portia Terminals Limited (FAP) at Port Qasim was constructed at a cost of $135 million and is
LAHORELAHORE - Tehreek-e-Minhaj ul Quran chief Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri has said that the present setup is geared to protect the vested interests of the powerful elite and no one is raising voice against corruption and oppression. <br />Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri expressed these views while delivering his keynote speech telephonically from Canada to a concluding session of a two-day meeting of MQI's Majlis-e-Shura in the city here on Sunday. The meeting was attended by over 600 delegates from
NATIONALISLAMABAD - The government on Saturday said an inquiry had been ordered into a scam regarding issuance of visas by foreign missions on basis of recommendations made by the officials in those offices.F
LAHORE - The 7th National Ju-Jitsu Championship 2011 concluded here at the WAPDA Sports Complex on Saturday with hosts WAPDA winning the title with 77 points. Police secured the second place with 39 p
NATIONALISLAMABAD - The two rounds of negotiations between the government and PML-N committees have so far not touched real issues plaguing the economy, as both sides have been working on cosmetic exercises,
ForeignRIYADH - Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz arrived in Casablanca, Morocco on Saturday to convalesce two months after undergoing back surgery in the United States, the official SPA news agency reporte
LAHORELAHORE - An accountability court on Friday re-opened the case filed against Syed Fiaz Hussain Shah, partner of Syed Sibt-ul-Hassan Saha alias Double Shah, while fixing February 3 as the date of hearing.<br />Earlier, the case was consigned to record, owing to accused' non-appearance. Yesterday, the court issued show-cause notice to investigation officer of the reference as to why he had not yet filed the list of properties of the accused.<br />Fiaz Shah was co-accused in a financial
NATIONALGUJRANWALA - A 26-year-old hafiz-e-Quran, Hafiz Tayyab committed suicide by jumping before a Lahore-bound Malikwal Express train the other day. He was a son of a prayer leader and was jobless these da
LAHORELAHORE - The formal dinner of the LUMS Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs Summit (YLES) 2011 was held at old Hockey Field LUMS on Friday. With the pirate theme created with a laboriously made large ship,
NATIONALLAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday allowed the Pakistan Railways (PR) to purchase locomotives by inviting tenders and directly approaching manufacturers of locomotives. The court issued th
