Saturday, January 7th, 2017
PIA’s director quits over management’s move of not presenting clear picture of losses
KARACHI, JAN 07, (DNA) – A senior official of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resigned claiming that the management manipulated a Senate committee and did not present a clear picture of the airline’s losses in the current year, it was learnt on Friday. According to sources in the airline, Director Customer Services Tabassum A. Qadir tendered her resignation via email to PIA chief Bernd Hildenbrand on Thursday while the Senate committee, that had allegedly been presented the “manipulated” figures a day earlier, was still in the airline’s offices. The three-memberRead More
First batch of machines to lift garbage from Karachi arrives from China
KARACHI, JAN 07, (DNA) – The first batch of machines imported from China to lift garbage in Karachi’s district South has arrived at the Karachi port and the second shipment is expected to arrive next week, officials in the Sindh government told on Friday. Jam Khan Shoro, Sindh minister for local government, said the first batch included 200 tricycle refuse vehicles, 1,300 handcarts, 5,000 dustbins of 240-litre capacity, several 280-litre steel dustbins, 3,200 dustbins of 260-litre capacity, showers to clean trees, mechanical sweepers and street-washing vehicles. Officials at the CM HouseRead More
Tayyaba was ‘definitely tortured’, says Pims head
ISLAMABAD, JAN 07, (DNA) – Although a medical board waited several hours in vain for police to produce Tayyaba for a second medical examination, Pims Vice Chancellor Dr Javed Akram said there was no doubt the child had been tortured. A board consisting of burns surgeon Dr Tariq Iqbal, plastic surgeon Dr Hameeduddin, general surgeon Dr S.H. Waqar and psychologist Dr Asma, was supposed to examine Tayyaba on Friday. However, they ended up waiting for hours for police to produce the 10-year-old girl. Both Farzana Bibi and Kausar Bibi – theRead More
Index climbs past 49,000 points
KARACHI, JAN 07, (DNA) – Extending its rally into the second day, the stock market saw the KSE-100 index cross the barrier of 49,000 points on Friday with a gain of 324.6 points, or 0.67 per cent, to close at an all-time high of 49,038.23 points. Volumes rose to 431 million shares from 329m shares traded a day ago while the value grew to Rs20.7 billion from Rs18bn. The start of the session was weak as the index dipped 63 points in the red partially due to the Friday factor. ButRead More
Australia crush Pakistan to sweep Test series
JAN 07, (DNA) – Australia clinched a series clean sweep with an emphatic 220-run win over Pakistan in the third Test in Sydney on Saturday. The tourists were all out shortly before tea on the final day for 244 chasing 465 runs with paceman Josh Hazlewood and spinner Steve O’Keefe both snaring three wickets. Pakistan’s hopes of holding out for a draw evaporated with the dismissals of leading series runscorer Azhar Ali and veteran Younis Khan before lunch. Wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed topscored with a fighting unbeaten 72 off 70 balls. AustraliaRead More
UN secretary general agrees to play role of ‘honest broker’: Maleeha Lodhi
WASHINGTON, JAN 07, (DNA) – The new United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has agreed to play the role of an “honest broker” to de-escalate tensions between India and Pakistan, Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations Maleeha Lodhi said. In an interview on Saturday, after her meeting with the UN secretary general she said that Pakistan welcomed the decision. The UN secretary general appreciated Pakistan’s war against terrorism. Pakistan on Friday handed over a dossier, carrying evidences of Indian subversive activities within its territory, to United Nations (UN) Secretary GeneralRead More