Imran Ismail unaware of Liaquat Ali Khan's place of death & birth

Governor Sindh Imran Ismail made a historically inaccurate statement  while referring to the place of death and birth of Pakistan's first prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan. "Liaquat Ali Khan, the son of Karachi, was martyred in Karachi [on October 16]," the governor said, as he paid his respects to the former PM on his 70th death anniversary. The Quaid-e-Millat was assassinated in Rawalpindi in 1951 by a fanatic, while he was born in an Indian state.

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Strong tsunami can be triggered along Sindh-Makran coast any time, PMD warns

Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Director General Muhammad Riaz warned that the Sindh-Makran coast is prone to multiple natural hazards, including cyclones, monsoon depressions and a tsunami, which can be triggered anytime and can cause unprecedented damage in the coastal belt. Speaking at a workshop on "mitigating tsunami risk" at a hotel in Karachi, the PMD director said: “The Makran Subduction Zone, which is within 50 kilometres from the Sindh-Makran coast, is like a nuclear weapon present in the sea. It can explode anytime. May be in 10-20 years or maybe…

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Strong tsunami can be triggered along Sindh-Makran coast any time, PMD warns

Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Director General Muhammad Riaz warned that the Sindh-Makran coast is prone to multiple natural hazards, including cyclones, monsoon depressions and a tsunami, which can be triggered anytime and can cause unprecedented damage in the coastal belt. Speaking at a workshop on "mitigating tsunami risk" at a hotel in Karachi, the PMD director said: “The Makran Subduction Zone, which is within 50 kilometres from the Sindh-Makran coast, is like a nuclear weapon present in the sea. It can explode anytime. May be in 10-20 years or maybe…

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Karachi board will announce matric results in next 10-15 days

The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) will announce the results for matriculation in the next 10-15 days. BSEK Controller Zaheer Bhutto said the preparation of Science Group's results is in the final stages and the results will be issued within 10-15 days. A day earlier, the BSEK had announced matriculation results for persons with disabilities. Bhutto, in the statement, said as many as 19,638 candidates — regular and private — registered for the examination, while a total of 18,640 students attempted the exam. The controller said 998 students did…

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'New NAB ordinance does not apply on public office holders,' rules accountability court

An accountability court in Islamabad Saturday ruled that it is prima facie established that PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari was involved in the Rs8 billion suspicious transactions case. In its written verdict relating to the rejection of Asif Ali Zardari’s acquittal plea in the corruption reference, the accountability court said that it is an irrefutable fact that Zardari was a public office holder. “The new NAB ordinance does not apply on the public office holders,” read the verdict. Zardari is facing charges of money laundering and corruption to the tune…

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Karachi board will announce matric results in next 10-15 days

The Board of Secondary Education Karachi (BSEK) will announce the results for matriculation in the next 10-15 days. BSEK Controller Zaheer Bhutto said the preparation of Science Group's results is in the final stages and the results will be issued within 10-15 days. A day earlier, the BSEK had announced matriculation results for persons with disabilities. Bhutto, in the statement, said as many as 19,638 candidates — regular and private — registered for the examination, while a total of 18,640 students attempted the exam. The controller said 998 students did…

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'New NAB ordinance does not apply on public office holders,' rules accountability court

An accountability court in Islamabad Saturday ruled that it is prima facie established that PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari was involved in the Rs8 billion suspicious transactions case. In its written verdict relating to the rejection of Asif Ali Zardari’s acquittal plea in the corruption reference, the accountability court said that it is an irrefutable fact that Zardari was a public office holder. “The new NAB ordinance does not apply on the public office holders,” read the verdict. Zardari is facing charges of money laundering and corruption to the tune…

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