Misc.

Islamabad: Sixty students gathered today at the Serena Hotel to kick off their pre-departure orientation for a year of study at U.S. community colleges. This is the sixth group of Pakistani students to study in the United States under U.S. government-funded Community College Initiative Program. “I am excited to see these outstanding students from every province in Pakistan go to the United States,” said Dr. Marilyn Wyatt, spouse of U.S. Ambassador Cameron Munter. “They will be studying in U.S. schools, [...]

Faisalabad: Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) has disconnected as many as 39 water supply connections of Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA). A spokesman of FESCO said here Wednesday that WASA was defaulter of Rs.64 million despite of repeated notices it failed to clear the pending dues. He said that earlier, the disconnected connections were restored in view of the public problems and assurance of WASA authority to clear the dues but it failed to honour its commitments and hence it [...]

Geneva: The lives of ever more men, women and children are heavily dependent on humanitarian aid. The first months of 2011 witnessed a quick succession of crises, such as those in Côte d’Ivoire and Libya, that added to existing woes brought on by armed conflicts – some of them decades old – and other situations of violence. Against this backdrop and under the pressure of budget constraints, the Annual Report for 2010 of the International Committee of the Red Cross [...]

Hague: The French authorities (OCRIEST), with support from Europol, took action on 24 May 2011 against an organised network involved in commercially falsifying and distributing EU identity documents. In total there were five arrests at four different addresses across Paris. The Dutch Royal Marechaussee took simultaneous action in the Netherlands against people linked to those arrested in France. Those arrested had been involved in the production and distribution of forged British passports, birth certificates and driving licences. The price charged [...]

Karachi: S.M. Muneer, Patron-in-Chief-KATI, Syed Johar Ali Qandhari, Chairman, Senator Abdul Haseeb Khan, CEO-KITE-DMC, Saleem-uz-Zaman, Shahid Jawed Qureshi, Vice Chairmen-KATI and Mian Zahid Hussain, Former Chairman have offered their deep condolences on the sad demise of Mr. Hakim Ali Zardari, Father of Mr. Asif Ali Zardari, President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He was an eminent politician and a member of the Pakistan People’s Party, the country’s largest political party. He was member parliament thrice and also served as a [...]

Karachi: We are pleased to inform you that the share certificates in respect of Bonus Shares announced on March 15, 2011 and subsequently approved by the Share Holders in AGM held on April 20, 2011, have been dispatched to the shareholders through the ...

Karachi: The Karachi Electric Supply Company has expressed hope that the issues faced by the citizens of Karachi in reference to difficulties in power supply system would be resolved through negotiations and in legal manner. Mr. Tabish Gauhar, CEO of KESC, on Wednesday said that the Government needs to implement law in regards to the sabotaging attempts to disrupt the distribution system and repair and maintenance work. “A handful of hooligans have been trying to make the KESC and the [...]