Consul General of Turkey Tolga Ucak has said that as the coronavirus situation was likely to improve after April 2021 therefore, the Karachi Chambers business community should immediately start online interactions with their Turkish counterparts and subsequently look into the…
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KMCs revenue would be increased after making municipality charges collection: Administrator Karachi
Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed on Friday said that Karachi Metropolitan Corporations revenue would be increased after making municipality charges collection better and the citizens would be provided more facilities. Printed MUCT bill should be sent to the people every month…
Zubair Motiwala for out of turn release of IT refunds to small traders, SMEs
Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) M. Zubair Motiwala has stressed that the pending Income Tax Refund Claims of small traders, shopkeepers and the SMEs must be calculated out of the turn…
Railways Minister visits QICT, PIBT
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Federal Minister for Railways, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, visited the Qasim International Container Terminal (QICT), a major container loading and unloading facility, under the auspices of the Dubai Port World…
Minister vows to double Railways freight volume
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Federal Minister for Railways, Muhammed Azam Khan Swati, has declared that annual freight revenue of Pakistan Railways will be doubled in few months from PKR 11 billion at present to…
Railways minister visits KPT, Wazir Mansion
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) “The establishment of a marshalling yard in Wazir Mansion will prove immeasurably beneficial. The facility, if constructed, will be advantageous in terms of significantly enhancing port efficiency, drastically declining turnaround time…
Railways new minister calls for attainment of fiscal targets
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The newly inducted Minister for Railways, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, has called for utilizing all resources to overcome losses and transforming the organization into a profitable entity. He was chairing a…
Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed on Tuesday directed concerned officials to make Al Markaz e Islami more beautiful
Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed on Tuesday directed concerned officials to make Al Markaz e Islami more beautiful and complete the renovation works at the earliest. After construction of auditorium, Islamic, educational and other events would be arranged here to apprise…
AKU nurses, midwives steal limelight
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Eight Pakistani nurses and midwives have been honoured in the global 2020 100 Outstanding Women Nurses and Midwives. All eight nurses and midwives from Pakistan happen to be faculty or alumni…
Zubair Motiwala demands KCCIs representation at all Boards/ Institutions providing basic infrastructure & civic amenities
Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Zubair Motiwala, while appreciating ECCs endorsement to Rs739 billion Karachi Transformation Plan (KTP), stressed that although KTP covers some desperately needed projects for Karachi but the…
Mayar-e-Zindagi launched at KPC
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Literary Committee of the Karachi Press Club, one of the iconic institutions of the country, organized the launching ceremony of Asma Hassans recently published book Mayar-e-Zindagi at its own purpose-built…
BMP confident for victory in FPCCI elections as two candidates win unopposed
By Syed Sajid Aziz (Pakistan News & Features Services) Mian Nasir Hayatt Maggo, the presidential candidate of the Businessmen Panel in the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), for the upcoming annual elections of 2021, has expressed…
Railways retrieve petrol pump’s land in post-midnight operation
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) In a major land-retrieval operation, the Pakistan Railways got back the possession of a petrol pump’s land in Karachi as the licensee had been declared defaulter for a long time. The…
Hundreds of thousands of residents of Korangi would be facilitated through construction of 7000 road in Korangi: Administrator Karachi
Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed on Tuesday said that hundreds of thousands of residents of Korangi would be facilitated through construction of 7000 road in Korangi. Before the construction, sewerage line was also laid which would resolve the issue of over…
Karachi-Mirpurkhas Mehran Express resumed
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Pakistan Railways, in view of the public demand, has resumed the operations of the Karachi-Hyderabad-Mirpurkhas Mehran Express from City Railway station Karachi on December 20. Sabir Qaimkhani, a federal lawmaker from…
Rehabilitation of China Creek Bridge in full swing
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The rehabilitation work of China Creek Bridge, located near Karachi Port Trust (KPT) connecting City Station with the port directly, is in full swing these days. The direct and the easiest…
A question of national dialogue
All felt, seen, said and done about our moral, social, economic and political degradation, co-existing with conflicting views and clashing interests is the only option and glimmer of hope as salvage and salvation of a bewildered nation. Dead sure…
KMC Administrator sought recommendations from Senior Director Medical and Health Service for establishing oxygen plant
Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed on Tuesday directed Medical and Health Services to establish oxygen plant to ensure timely provision of oxygen to Karachi Metropolitan Corporations hospitals. COVID-19 special ward at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital should remain functional around the clock. The…