All the world, including Pakistan, is shut on May 01 every year, lip-servicing workers or laborers by speeches, functions, seminars, parties and fanfare. However, child labor continues to haunt on May Day and laboring kids continue to abound in the…
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) Federal Minister for Railways, Muhammad Azam Khan Swati, has sought proposals for upgradation of Marshalling Yard in Pipri (MYP) and container loading facilities at Jumma Goth during his recent visit. “The…
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The 12th edition of the Karachi Literature Festival (KLF), having the theme of Imagining New Frontier, has got underway digitally on March 26. It began with a documentary, showcasing highlights of…
Administrator Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Laeeq Ahmed, while responding to the hardships being faced by displaced shopkeepers whose business premises were razed in the anti-encroachment drive, announced to form a committee comprising KMC and KCCI representatives so that the issues…
Deputy Commissioner Central Dr. M.B. Raja Dharejo has said that the e-tax payment facility, which was introduced in District Central as pilot project, has proved successful hence it will now be expanded to all districts of Karachi within the next…
President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) M. Shariq Vohra has assured members of KISMA delegation that the Karachi Chamber, in KCCIs Proposals for Federal Budget 2021-22, will certainly be highlighting the issues pertaining to higher Regulatory Duty, Customs…
Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) M. Zubair Motiwala, while expressing sheer dissatisfaction over the arrangements made to secure the National Stadium during PSL6, stated that the return of cricket in metropolis…
The Sindh branch of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Monday organized a coordination meeting on urban resilience at the Emergency Operation Centre of PRCS-Sindh, HIlal-e-Ahmer House Karachi. All the relevant stakeholders and Humanitarian organizations participated in the meeting…
Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed said that social and welfare organizations have done excellent job in education and health sectors and got the people’s confidence through their positive activities. Talking to Al-Mustafa Welfare Society head and former Federal Minister Haji Haneef…
The Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has achieved yet another significant milestone as Pakistan International Airlines (PIA)s outlet was inaugurated within KCCIs premises which will be providing 10 percent discount on domestic and international flights not only to…
Dr. Nawaz Ali Mallah, no more. May Allah rest his soul in peace and grant courage to the bereaved. A’ameen. Midas touch of a selfless doctor As observed by Parvez Jamil Dr. Nawaz Ali Mallah, a motivational philanthropist…
In response to a suggestion by Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) Zubair Motiwala, the Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh on Law, Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development Barrister Murtaza Wahab directed the Secretary Environment to immediately notify a liaison/ consultative committee…
From man in the street to men of letters to men at the helm of affairs, Karachi has been for all and all for Karachi over the many decades.Be they visitors from America, Europe, Asia or Africa, Karachi has…
Deputy Chairman Senate of Pakistan Saleem Mandviwalla has advised the business community of Karachi to bring all their issues including the zero rating, gas crises, sales tax and other issues to his notice and also give presentations about the same…
Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Zubair Motiwala, while expressing serious concerns on the prevailing business environment, stated that host of businesses are still struggling to remain afloat while many have turned…
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) The newly appointed Divisional Superintendent Karachi Railway Division, Muhammad Hanif Gul has taken over the charge of Divisional Superintendent Karachi, replacing Arshad Salam Khattak who has been transferred to the Railways…
By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) AKUs Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research (CRM) has won Rs 14.5 million grant to develop new, targeted therapies for a common form of blood cancer in adults, Philadelphia…
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…