Karachi, Nov 14 : A new survey conducted in Pakistan has revealed that people believe no system of governance including federal, provincial, district, tehsil/taluka and union was corruption-free as contracts and construction project licences are awarded after minting money.
The findings of the National Survey on Citizens’ Perceptions and Preferences on the Local Government System in Pakistan were presented at Provincial Dissemination Workshop here last evening.
Karachi, Nov 14 : Kidnappers of prominent Pakistani filmmaker and distributor Satish Anand have reportedly demanded one million pounds for his release.
Anand was kidnapped from Karachi on October 20.
His family claimed to have two phone calls, one traced to Quetta and the other to Bannu, asking them to deposit the money in an Egyptian bank account.
Karachi, Nov 13 : Putting aside building by-laws, the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in Karachi, which makes tall claims about upholding building control laws and clamping down on violations in its area, has allowed a restaurant to come up and caring out a parking space by blocking a service road of the Beach Avenue.
Karachi, Nov 13: Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has said that he has accepted an offer to deliver lecture at the Oxford University. He would be visiting the university in December or January.
He also said that he was offered lectureships from various universities of Europe and America.
“I have not really taken a decision, except for Oxford University, where I will be lecturing in the last week of December or the first week of January 2009,” the Daily Times quoted him as saying.
Karachi, Nov 12 : The Indo-Pak cricket series scheduled for early next year in Pakistan may be called off, as India’s External Affairs Ministry believes that security situation in the host country is “dangerous”.
But, a final decision is yet to be taken in this regard.
The series include three Tests, five One-day Internationals and a Twenty20 International in January-February 2009.
Karachi, Nov. 10 : Most Pakistanis living in the country’s commercial capital Karachi appear to be happy over the election of Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th President of the United States, claims a report.
Karachi, Nov 14 : A new survey conducted in Pakistan has revealed that people believe no system of governance including federal, provincial, district, tehsil/taluka and union was corruption-free as contracts and construction project licences are awarded after minting money.
Karachi, Nov 14 : Kidnappers of prominent Pakistani filmmaker and distributor Satish Anand have reportedly demanded one million pounds for his release.
Karachi, Nov 13 : Putting aside building by-laws, the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in Karachi, which makes tall claims about upholding building control laws and clamping down on violations in its area, has allowed a restaurant to come up and caring out a parking space by blocking a service road of the Beach Avenue.
Karachi, Nov 13: Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has said that he has accepted an offer to deliver lecture at the Oxford University. He would be visiting the university in December or January.
Karachi, Nov 12 : The Indo-Pak cricket series scheduled for early next year in Pakistan may be called off, as India’s External Affairs Ministry believes that security situation in the host country is “dangerous”.
Karachi, Nov. 10 : Most Pakistanis living in the country’s commercial capital Karachi appear to be happy over the election of Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th President of the United States, claims a report.
