KARACHI, NOV 11, (DNA) : Former Chief Justice Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui is set to sworn in as the 31st governor of Sindh today (Friday), as the outgoing one Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan spent a busy day having farewell meetings with dignitaries and senior government officials. Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court Syed Sajjad Ali Shah would administer the oath of governor to Justice Siddiqui at a ceremony scheduled to be held at Governor House on Friday, an official said. While no official announcement had been made for the ceremony, theRead More

KARACHI, NOV 11, (DNA) :  Consumer confidence in Pakistan dropped by three points in the third quarter, according to a survey conducted by a global performance management company, with job security being the biggest or second-biggest concern for a third of respondents. Pakistan’s confidence, which had been on the rise since 2008 and reached its highest level in the first two quarters of this year, dropped to 101 in July-September from 104 in the previous quarter, according to the Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions. Consumer confidenceRead More

ISLAMABAD, NOV 11, (DNA) : Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will inaugurate the Sangla Hill interchange on Pindi Bhattian-Faisalabad Motorway (M-4) on Friday (today). The interchange will link adjoining areas of Sangla Hill to the National Highway and motorway network for agricultural and industrial development in the area. There are agricultural farms and industries on the route and people will be able to transport products to adjacent areas and other cities, National Highways Authority spokesman Kashif Zaman told media. The interchange, completed at a cost of more than Rs3 million, isRead More