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• Illegal immigrants not to be issued birth certificates
• Experts for introducing sustainable agriculture policy in Sindh
• High banking spread major hurdle for growth of private sector – ICCI
• PM rejects increase in petroleum prices
• 69 shopkeepers fined for overcharging
• Three fall prey to Karachi violence
• FPCCI body appointment
• Encroachers free to occupy streets on holidays
• Demo against occupation of graveyard
• Strengthening of SMEDA on modern lines demanded
• Woman, son killed in alleged police firing
• Strike against load shedding, lawlessness
• Pak amongst top countries with most bomb blast cases
• Musharraf advised complete bed rest by doctors
• Al-Qaida Breakaway Group Kills Kurds in Northern Syria
• State Media: Egypt Revokes 52 Morsi-era Pardons
• WFP: Yemen Suffers Severe Food Shortages
• Obama Accepts VA Chief’s Resignation
• Oil Boom Transforming Rural North Dakota
• Obama: Spokesman Carney to Step Down

Illegal immigrants not to be issued birth certificates Posted: 31 May 2014 04:50 AM PDT KARACHI, Commissioner Karachi Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui has said that illegal immigrants are security risk that is why they should not be issued birth certificate and if any illegal immigrant possesses birth certificate or Permanent Residence Certificate it should be cancelled. There is nothing more important than life and property of people, therefore, no risk could […]

Experts for introducing sustainable agriculture policy in Sindh Posted: 31 May 2014 04:17 AM PDT HYDERABAD :  Experts at a workshop on Saturday called for introducing sustainable agriculture policy in Sindh province in order to enhance livelihood for farmers and alleviate poverty. They also established Forum headed by SEARCH Pakistan for ensuring farmers-friendly agriculture policy in the province. Spurious fertilizer, pesticides and uncertified seeds are being used in Sindh lands […]

High banking spread major hurdle for growth of private sector – ICCI Posted: 31 May 2014 04:17 AM PDT Islamabad : Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry has called upon the government to reduce the high banking spread as it is impeding the growth of business activities in the country. Shaban Khalid, President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) said that SMEs are the backbone of any economy, but highest banking spread in […]

PM rejects increase in petroleum prices Posted: 31 May 2014 04:16 AM PDT Islamabad  : Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has rejected a summary for the increase in the prices of petroleum products. According to media reports, the OGRA had proposed the increase with effect from June 1st. However, the prime minister said that the government will give 1.5 billion rupees subsidy for maintaining the prices of petroleum at […]

69 shopkeepers fined for overcharging Posted: 31 May 2014 04:15 AM PDT KARACHI : In a crackdown against profiteers, 69 shopkeepers were charged with Rs238000 fine for selling commodities on above rate than fixed by the administration in the city. Commissioner Karachi Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui has said that the campaign launched against profiteers would continue till they ensured that the commodities were sold at rates fixed by […]

Three fall prey to Karachi violence Posted: 31 May 2014 04:15 AM PDT KARACHI : Three persons were killed and two others injured in separate incidents of violence in the city on Saturday. An unknown man, aged 35, was killed when unidentified armed men opened fire on him near Yasrib Imam Bargah in Defence Housing Authority Phase 4. The body was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC) […]

FPCCI body appointment Posted: 31 May 2014 04:15 AM PDT Karachi :Zakaria Usman, President FPCCI has appointed Muzaffar Saeed as Senior Vice Chairman of Pakistan  Canada Business Council of FPCCI and advised him to actively participate in the affairs of the Council which is one of the active Business Council of FPCCI. Keeping in view of his business experience in Canada the President has expressed […]

Encroachers free to occupy streets on holidays Posted: 31 May 2014 04:14 AM PDT Karachi : The organized mafia of encroachers has succeeded in frustrating the efforts of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, police and other relevant departments to keep the Empress Market Saddar an encroachment-free area. Despite, some half dozen operations recently, the government has failed to prove its writ in this busy commercial and residential area, as soon after […]

Demo against occupation of graveyard Posted: 31 May 2014 04:14 AM PDT NAUDERO] : Villagers of Khanwah Goth near here staged a sit-in, held protest demonstration and blocked main Ratodero-Naundero road against illegal occupation of their graveyard. Villagers including Talib Jarwar,Zahid Jarwarand others said that the alleged land grabber has leveled about 100 graves of their ancient graveyard to establish a fish farm there. They said heavy […]

Strengthening of SMEDA on modern lines demanded Posted: 31 May 2014 04:13 AM PDT Karachi : The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (UNISAME) has urged the government to earnestly appreciate the role of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) and strengthen it on modern lines to face the challenges to the sector. SMEDA needs to be taken very seriously as an SME promotion and development authority […]

Woman, son killed in alleged police firing Posted: 31 May 2014 04:12 AM PDT Larkana : An aged woman and her son were gunned down& her another son injured allegedly by police in Lalu Rounk town in Kambar-Shahdadkot district on Saturday morning. 55-years Lashman Khatoon and 35-years Chakar Hussain Solangi died in Chandka Medical College Hospital where they were rushed in critical condition. Another injured son of Khatoon, 33-years […]

Strike against load shedding, lawlessness Posted: 31 May 2014 04:12 AM PDT NAUDERO : Shehri Action Committee, Naundero has announced to observe a shutter down strike on Monday against prolonged electricity load shedding and growi9ng lawlessness. The decision was made in a meeting attended by different political, social welfare and literary organizations including PML-N, PPP-SB, JSQM, JUI-F, Awami Tehreek, PML-F, Sachal Ittehad, Awami Jhamoori Party, Sindhi Adabi […]

Pak amongst top countries with most bomb blast cases Posted: 31 May 2014 04:11 AM PDT Islamabad : Pakistan reportedly ranks among the top countries with most number of bomb attack cases. On an average, the country reports roughly two major bombings per day. Iain Overton, policy director of the London-based Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) says that the attacks, including the use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), has made Pakistan […]

Musharraf advised complete bed rest by doctors Posted: 31 May 2014 04:10 AM PDT Islamabad : Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has been advised complete bed rest by the medical board treating him for his spinal cord problems. According to The Nation, the medical board also recommended the former president to have his physiotherapy conducted on daily basis. Musharraf has reportedly been advised by his doctors to go abroad […]

Al-Qaida Breakaway Group Kills Kurds in Northern Syria Posted: 30 May 2014 06:05 PM PDT Kurdish civilians are among the dead in a village in northern Syria attacked by fighters from an al-Qaida breakaway group, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL. A local Kurdish journalist (Muntasr Sino) told VOA’s Kurdish service the dead included women and children as well as fighters killed in an exchange with […]

State Media: Egypt Revokes 52 Morsi-era Pardons Posted: 30 May 2014 06:04 PM PDT CAIRO — Egypt’s interim president has revoked amnesties for 52 people pardoned by ousted president Mohamed Morsi, state media reported, including Islamists affiliated with the banned Muslim Brotherhood. Morsi, Egypt’s first freely-elected president, pardoned a number of Islamists during his one-year rule, many of whom had been imprisoned since the 1990s. He was overthrown in […]

WFP: Yemen Suffers Severe Food Shortages Posted: 30 May 2014 06:04 PM PDT GENEVA — The World Food Program (WFP) reports Yemen is facing a humanitarian crisis, with millions of people going hungry and widespread malnutrition threatening the health of millions of children. According to the U.N. agency, nearly half of Yemen’s 25 million people are going hungry. Among this group, 4.5 million are suffering severe food shortages […]

Obama Accepts VA Chief’s Resignation Posted: 30 May 2014 06:02 PM PDT WHITE HOUSE — Former Army Gen. Eric Shinseki, head of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, has resigned, saying he did “not want to be a distraction” after a government investigation confirmed widespread shortcomings in the health care the nation provides its military veterans. President Barack Obama announced the resignation in a White House address […]

Oil Boom Transforming Rural North Dakota Posted: 30 May 2014 06:01 PM PDT WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA — A relatively new drilling technology that allows oil to be extracted from the earth through a process called hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” has brought a flood of development to rural towns situated on the Bakken shale formation in North Dakota and Montana. The development brings risks and rewards. Six years ago […]

Obama: Spokesman Carney to Step Down Posted: 30 May 2014 06:01 PM PDT President Barack Obama interrupted the White House daily press briefing on Friday to announce that his spokesman Jay Carney is stepping down, and named as a replacement Josh Earnest, Carney’s deputy. Obama said he would miss Carney and his advice, but called Earnest “a straight shooter and a great guy” who had been part of […]

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