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Sugar price to increase to Rs38 per kg: PSMA
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 KARACHI: Sugar mills have indicated that the selling price of sugar will be Rs38 a kilo with the fixation of sugarcane price by the Sindh government at Rs81 per 40kg.
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Ban unnecessary imports, FPCCI suggests
KARACHI: Tariq Sayeed, former President of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry suggested the government to ban such imported goods for six months without which the country could survive ...
Marriott blast also hit lawyers' movement
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 By our correspondent Karachi Supreme Court Bar Association President, Aitzaz Ahsan, said that the International Jurist Conference had to be called off as the Marriott Hotel that was to ...
Human traffickers leave thousands of Pakistanis high and dry
By Muhammad Najeeb, Islamabad, Oct 5 : Abdul Jabbar is one of the thousands of Pakistanis lured by human traffickers for jobs in the Middle East and Europe, only to find themselves stranded, jailed, deported ...
KSE seeks govt guarantee to bear losses
The desperate Karachi Stock Exchange Board has forwarded two unusual proposals to the government demanding guarantees to bear the burden of losses to market and margin calls, if the stock market headed downward ...
Lawyers body meet likely to discuss SCBA election
The body will also announce the schedule for the World Jurists Conference, but is not expected to make any major decisions on the lawyers' movement for the restoration of the sacked judges.
Two killed, one commits suicide
Sunday, October 05, 2008 By our correspondent Karachi Two armed men riding a motorcycle snatched a mobile phone from a motorcyclist, Taufeeq, 25, on Korangi Road in Zaman Town police jurisdiction on Saturday.
More than 10 shot dead during Eid holidays
Saturday, October 04, 2008 By our correspondent Karachi More than 10 people were shot dead in separate incidents in different parts of the city, and six others died in various mishaps during the last 72 hours.
Odd names create Karachi's identity
The city has a history of over 200 years and has witnessed massive changes in its journey from Kolachi to Karachi.
Pakistan official: War until 'terror free'
Pakistan's war against Islamic extremists will go on until the country is "terrorism-free," a senior official said Friday after mounting violence prompted the United Nations to raise its security stance.
Pakistani politician survives suicide attack; five killed
Karachi News.Net Thursday 2nd October, 2008 At least five people, including two policemen, were killed Thursday when a suicide bomber tried to target the head of the ruling party in Pakistan's militancy-hit ...
UN raises Pakistan security level after hotel bomb
The United Nations raised its security level for the Pakistani capital after the Sept.
Suspense continues over Pak Taliban commander Baitullah
Karachi News.Net Thursday 2nd October, 2008 Washington, Oct 2 : Suspense still prevails over the death of Pakistan Taliban's top commander Bailullah Mehsud, even as the country's intelligence officials cast ...
'A fragmented Pakistan is a threat to neighbours'
"People are confused about this war," said Daud, negotiating the office vehicle he was driving through downtown Karachi's chaotic traffic.
37 killed as bus collides with tanker in Pakistan
Karachi News.Net Tuesday 30th September, 2008 At least 37 people were killed and six injured when a bus collided with a tanker in central Pakistan, officials said Tuesday.
Bail plea of rape accused rejected
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 By our correspondent Karachi Additional and District Session judge Aftab Ahmed Boghio rejected the bail application of three men allegedly involved in the gang-rape of an 18-year-old ...
Eid-ul-Fitr being celebrated with religious fervour in Pakistan
KARACHI: Eid-ul-Fitr is being celebrated across country with religious zeal and due solemnity today.
PM constitutes committee to finalise sites for shipyards
Wednesday, October 01, 2008 ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani while expressing government's resolve for the development of the shipbuilding industry in Pakistan said that the setting up of two ...
RIGHTS-PAKISTAN: Rape Survivor Families Struggle Against Odds
Rape and sexual violence are endemic in Pakistan, but cases are rarely registered.
ISI chief, 4 corps commanders changed
RAWALPINDI: In a major reshuffle in the Pakistan Army, Inter-Services Intelligence Director General Lt Gen Nadeem Taj has been replaced by newly promoted Lt Gen Ahmed Shujaa Pasha.