Prominent social activist, educationist and director of Orangi Pilot Project (OPP), Parveen Rehman was shot dead near Banaras flyover within the jurisdiction of Pirabad police station on Wednesday. According to police, gunmen riding motorcycles shot her while she had been…
Category: Karachi Business
Governor of Sindh always given a sense of protection to builders: Anwar Gagai
The Chairman ABAD, M. Anwar Gagai said in a statement that Governor Sindh Dr. Ishrat Ul Ebad Khan’s departure had created a situation of uncertainty and doubt in the business community in general and in the builders’ community in particular. …
Law and order situation: Karachi elite flying abroad due to unrest
After the flight of resources, elites of the city have also starting going abroad. A club situated in Defence has found that 30 percent of its members, mostly rich people, have gone abroad over the past eight months. The club…
Pakistani Doctors to knock court’s door
Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) and Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) has unanimously condemned and rejected the idea to start evening classes in medical colleges in the country. In a joint press conference, the leaders of PMA and PIMA warned the…
ABAD SEMINAR ON VIABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMMES
Chairman ABAD, M. Anwar Gagai, Presenting ABAD Seminar Shield to Zaigham Mahmood Rizvi, Consultant on Housing Infra Structure to State Bank of Pakistan & Secretary General of Asia Pacific Union for Housing Finance with Nusrat Mirza Chughtai, Vice Chairman ABAD,…
Pervez Ashraf orders withdrawal of case against Baldia factory owners
Case against owners of Baldia factory has reportedly been withdrawn on the orders of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, four months after the worst-ever industrial disaster in the history of Pakistan, CNBC Pakistan reports Thursday. More than 250 people were…
Dr Asif Brohi appointed President of NBP
Karachi: Government has appointed Dr. Asif A. Brohi, as President/CEO of National Bank of Pakistan. A Master in Business Administration from Northrop, California and Doctorate in Public Administration, he joined National Bank of Pakistan in 1984 as an Assistant Vice…
LG ENHANCES SMART HOTEL TV LINEUP WITH UI CUSTOMIZATION, NEW FLEXIBILITY
LG Electronics (LG) today announced the latest models in its Pro:Centric® Smart Hotel TV series designed for the hospitality industry. Pro:Centric is LG’s solution for hoteliers that allows them to easily customize the in room experience, providing a convenient way…
Business community tell the public about the elements involved in kidnappings and extortion: Altaf Hussain
Expressing grave concerns on the soaring incidents of kidnappings for ransom and demands for extortion, the Founder and Leader of the MQM Mr Altaf Hussain has asked the established to find out the elements within its ranks who were harbouring…
KMDC TO GET UNIVERSITY STATUS SOON
Governor of Sindh Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan announced to upgrade the KMDC to a University in next two to three weeks and a grant of Rs100million for the college. He also announced making the current principal Prof. Waqar Hussain Kazmi the…
Karachi City court’s security tightened after threats
Security was beefed up around the City Court after bomb threat was received by unknown people on Saturday, officials said. According to police, some papers were found from the court premises which were inscribed with the threats of bomb blast.…
CITY ADMINISTRATOR ISSUE DIRECTIVE FOR MONSOON PREPARATION
KMC Administrator Muhammad Hussain Syed has said that heavy shower was forecasted for Karachi in the coming monsoon which was expected to be more than previous records of rains in the city. He therefore directed all concerned departments to get…
Katchi abadis are centers for crime, illegal water and electricity – Senator Syed Mustafa Kamal
The existing housing crisis was discussed in the detail by a variety of stakeholders of Pakistan’s Housing Construction Industry, at a conference recently held in Karachi Participants from Association of Builders and Developers, House Building Finance Company Ltd, Pakistan Housing…
Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy selected for Wonder Women of the Year Awards 2012
Karachi Observer Report The Oscar award-winning Pakistani-Canadian journalist and documentary filmmaker, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, having created waves of late, has another feather added to her cap with her selection for the Wonder Women of the Year Awards 2012 to be…
Jumbo Karachi Guide: Abdul Qadir Qureshi’s dream debut as Chief Editor
Abdul Qadir Qureshi, whose career as a working journalist spans well over four decades, has the standout quality of undertaking the toughest of assignments and delivering in the nick of time. Meeting and beating deadlines have been the hallmark throughout…
Inreasing trend of “dates” in family parks of Karachi
Today when I went with the children of my relatives at a famous park of Karachi on the evening of a working day , I saw there couples who seemed to be on dating because none of them had children with…