Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Asim Hafeez
KARACHI: The business community should set up their own security system to prevent crime in the city, said Saud Ahmad Mirza, Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) of Karachi on Tuesday. “The police have planned to install latest ...

Sunday, June 12, 2011
Asim Hafeez
KARACHI: The Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the week ended on June 09, for the lowest income group of up to Rs3,000, has increased by 0.50 percent over the previous week, the Federal Board of Revenue said on Saturday.. ...

Sunday, June 12, 2011
Asim Hafeez
Karachi Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan has said that the arson attack on some 19 markets on MA Jinnah Road in the city on Youm-e-Ashura about 17 months ago was aimed at hitting Pakistan’s economy, as Karachi is the hub of ...

Thursday, May 12, 2011
Asim Hafeez
KARACHI: Pakistan ranks 15th amongst the 116 countries having highest piracy rate in the world as the use of pirated software in the country hovers at 84 percent, a 2010 study conducted by research firm International Data Corporation ...

Sunday, April 03, 2011
Asim Hafeez
Karachi The ten-minute wait at an overcrowded Keamari bus stop was worth it when the purpose of my journey was in clear sight. As I stepped foot into the flamboyantly ornamented mini-bus, “Joban” — the latest form of ‘moving’ art ...

Sunday, March 06, 2011
Asim Hafeez
KARACHI: The cinema business, which had been shrinking since the early 1980s, has recorded a stellar growth of 70 percent over the last three years on the back of import of movies, particularly Indian, and the advent of 3-D cinema in ...

Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Asim Hafeez
KARACHI: Falling purchasing power and poor security situation cast pall over the business activities linked to the Valentine’s Day this year, a survey of markets revealed. Roses, chocolates, perfumes, heart-shaped balloons — all ...