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SMS volume surging gradually before elections

By: Hassan Jawwad | May 06, 2013

karachi - Cellular phone companies have been witnessing rising volume of SMS (short messaging service) on their networks generated by different political parties for their campaign to convince the ...

Tough contest likely in NA-249

By: Hassan Jawwad | April 27, 2013

KARACHI - With the record of criminals’ activities, constituency of NA-249 will pose a challenge for the caretaker government and the law-enforcement agencies for conducting peaceful general ...

Financial hub suffers Rs 4b loss due to protests

By: Hassan Jawwad | February 20, 2013

KARACHI - Financial hub of the country suffered loss of more than Rs 4 billion during last two days owing to continuing protests in the city against attack on Hazara community in Quetta. Exchanging ...

SC order rattles KSE; index plunges by 525pts

By: Hassan Jawwad | January 16, 2013

KARACHI - The Karachi Stock Exchange crashed on Tuesday after SC verdict against Prime Minister Pervaiz Asharf and other officials of the ministry who are accused of involvement in rental power case. ...

Fertilizer makers face over 2.7m tons production loss

By: Hassan Jawwad | December 19, 2012

KARACHI - The gas supply to four Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL)-based fertilizer plants has reduced substantially as compared to already curtailed supplies of 2011. Therefore, even though ...

Strike brings heavy loss to industry

By: Hassan Jawwad | December 11, 2012

KARACHI - The strike had completely halted the export and import activities while damaging the industrial manufacturing capacity of the country. It resulted in per day loss worth billions of ...

CNG closure causes massive gridlock

By: Hassan Jawwad | November 28, 2012

KARACHI - Transporters on Tuesday got violent over the suspension of compressed natural gas as they staged a protest at MA Jinnah Road when filling stations refuse them to refill gas due to low gas ...

PSM to be profitable in 18 months

By: Hassan Jawwad | November 21, 2012

KARACHI - The management of Pakistan Steel Mills has focused on the issue of raw material availability and prepared a comprehensive business plan with the roadmap of continuous supply chain of raw ...

India’s need for energy dependent on Pak: PM

By: Hassan Jawwad | November 08, 2012

KARACHI - Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Wednesday contended that Pakistan would have a crucial role in India’s efforts to acquire energy from the Central Asian Republics, saying peace ...

Eid gives boost to tanning industry

By: Hassan Jawwad | October 30, 2012

KARACHI – Every Eidul Azha, tanneries buy millions of hides across the country that gives a major support to the leather industry. Not only these hides but other wasted items, such as offal, ...

Non-professional butchers minting money exorbitantly

By: Hassan Jawwad | October 27, 2012

KARACHI - Just ahead of Eid, it’s not an easy job to hire a butcher for the slaughtering of sacrificial animal because their demands are very high and they charge extraordinary during these ...

Whopping rates keep buyers at bay

By: Hassan Jawwad | October 27, 2012

KARACHI - Animal sellers across the City are not ready at all to sell even a feeble goat of just 15kg for less than Rs18,000. They are demanding Rs20,000 to Rs30,000 for normal size goat and sheep, ...

Bakery items sales spurt

By: Hassan Jawwad | August 20, 2012

KARACHI – Despite the meager law and order situation in the City, the citizens visited shops and outlets of confectioners on Eidul Fitr to buy bakery items and cakes especially to make the holy ...

Lone Pakistani film to ‘grace’ cinemas

By: Hassan Jawwad | August 20, 2012

KARACHI - Pakistani film industry has failed to present any new film on the occasion of Eidul Fitr and mostly cinemas in Karachi have announced to show the Hollywood and Indian movies.Local cinemas ...

Cut in imported CBU bike rates to ruin local industry

By: Hassan Jawwad | August 20, 2012

KARACHI - Conspiracy to cut down CBU rates on imported bikes will destroy manufacturing and engineering base of country while endangering huge investments along with thousands of lay off, sources at ...

Traders continue past practice

By: Hassan Jawwad | July 19, 2012

KARACHI - Authorities are seemed reluctant to stop proportional price-hike before the holy month of Ramazan on all basic commodities.According to details, the holy month will start in a day or two, ...

Qaim ‘committed’ to maintaining peace

By: Hassan Jawwad | June 29, 2012

KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah has said that the Sindh government is committed to improve the law and order situation to revive the commercial and industrial activities particularly in ...

Petrol shortage hits Karachi after price cut

By: Hassan Jawwad | June 17, 2012

KARACHI – After reduction in petroleum products prices, long queues were seen at the petrol pumps in the city on Saturday, while in many areas petrol pumps refused to sell petroleum products at ...

Sindh earmarks Rs 3.55b for livestock, fisheries

By: Hassan Jawwad | June 12, 2012

KARACHI – The Sindh government has allocated Rs 3.553 billions for the development of livestock and fisheries sector in the budget for the next financial year.This was stated by Sindh Finance ...

Rupee sinks on high dollar demand

By: Hassan Jawwad | May 29, 2012

KARACHI - The US Dollar closed at Rs 93.30-93.20 in open market and Rs 92.10-92.30 in inter-bank that made local currency’s value down further here on Monday.Exchange Companies Association of ...

Switching from CNG to LPG will hurt helpless consumers

By: Hassan Jawwad | May 08, 2012

KARACHI - The decision of shutting down one complete industry in Pakistan that involves huge investments, employments and serving nation with cheaper and environment-friendly way of transport is ...

Extortion compels traders to shut down Sabzi Mandi

By: Hassan Jawwad | April 26, 2012

KARACHI - Traders at Karachi’s only wholesale vegetable market have decided to shut down Sabzi Mandi for indefinite period against extortion, robberies and killing of traders.Dealers complained ...

Prices of essential food items on the rise

By: Hassan Jawwad | April 23, 2012

KARACHI - Prices of essential food items are on the rise. Even in Bachat or Sunday Bazars people have no choice to manage their available budget to buy grocery. Ultimately the most resigned consumers ...

Karachi faces Rs50b trade losses in two months

By: Hassan Jawwad | April 01, 2012

KARACHI - All Karachi Tajir Ittehad Chairman Atique Mir has said that during last two month city trade is facing loss more than Rs 50 billion and the trade volume remain under 60 percent while 70 ...

Law, order halt business in Karachi

By: Hassan Jawwad | March 30, 2012

KARACHI - Transportation of fruit and vegetable, public transport, Industrial production and trading was partially suspended in business hub of the country, due to law and order situation, during the ...

LGS students spellbound audience with artistic skills

By: Hassan Jawwad | March 22, 2012

KARACHI - The students of Lahore Grammar School (LGS) Karachi branch presented fabulous performances at a one-day drama festival here Wednesday.The students who participated from different grades ...

Economy likely to grow 3 to 4pc: SBP

By: Hassan Jawwad | March 21, 2012

KARACHI – Economy is expected to grow by 3 to 4 percent in the fiscal year to end-June, though risks to macroeconomic stability have increased in recent months, the central bank said on ...

Bike assemblers for rationalising tariff in budget

By: Hassan Jawwad | March 17, 2012

KARACHI - Assemblers and vendors of two and three wheelers in their budget proposals have urged the government to rationalise tariff in order to bring down the costs to provide relief to the ...

EPZA to achieve $700m export target, create 0.1m jobs in 2012

By: Hassan Jawwad | March 16, 2012

KARACHI - Export Processing Zones Authority Chairman Tariq Hassan has said that EPZA achieved export target which is $570 million and hopefully it would reach $700m in next year along with creating ...

Pakistan fetches 0.5m Euro veggies orders

By: Hassan Jawwad | March 03, 2012

KARACHI - All Pakistan Fruit, Vegetable and Merchant Association President Waheed Ahmad has said that country has surpassed another milestone by fetching 0.5 million Euro orders for the export of ...

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