Taza Kino - Pakistani News

Economic conditions place CFOs in the spotlight

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:09:22 +0500

The economic downturn has raised the senior finance executive’s profile in organisations worldwide, with more Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) involved in strategy development and prioritising risk management than this time last year, finds new research from CFO Research Services and ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) published today.
The economic downturn has raised the senior finance executive’s profile in organisations worldwide, with more Chief Financial Officers...

ParkwayHealth Singapore held its free medical consultation in Pakistan

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:15:15 +0500

ParkwayHealth Singapore held its free medical consultation in Pakistan

Top Surgeons from the Asia’s top medical facility held a one day consultation for patients suffering from Gastro and Neurology related diseases.

ParkwayHealth, one of Asia’s leading private healthcare group sent two of its top surgeons to held free consultations in Pakistan ...

Politicizing the society

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:02:54 +0500

On July 5th, 1977 General Zia Ul Haq, Chief of the Army Staff, overthrew an elected Prime Minister, declared himself the president and imposed martial law in Pakistan.

For a very long time after his take over civil liberties were banned. The right of the people to rule themselves was buried deep in the mud. The word politics...

Prostitution Picks up on Karsaz Road

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:35:14 +0500
While traveling Karsaz Road in between Shara-e-Faisal and Bridge at Stadium Road in Karachi, something new is happening.

Girls/Women wearing very fancy clothing are seen. The reason these girls got my attention wasbecause despite the fancy appearance (i dare say seductive appearance) they were wearing traditional veils or nakabs. You can observe at the various bus stops that now exist at the Karsaz road starting from the very first one after the Traffic Police sub station on the start of th...

Mobilink Genie Reappears - Mobile Commerce

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:11:43 +0500

After a faulty start in July of 2008, when MobilinkGSM Mobile Payment System AKA Genie forced to shutdown as a result of conflict with the State Bank of Pakistan the Genie has finally reappeared.
According to a press release issued in 2008 the aim of the Genie was to provide 92% "unbanked" Pakistani with the privilege of accessing a financial service.
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Elements, of the Elementary Particle. Meaning: The Definitive Islamic Concept, of "A State of Creation": "Matter.

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:50:19 +0500
Defining, the Ordained Totality of the Existents, with "Paired Singularities" Defining Distinct Forms, what Constitute, the Totality, called, "Physical Universe

1. Thus, my Heralding the Sequential Change in Human Cognition of Existential Reality, by Establishing, Semantically, and in Definitive Terms:

That, "The State of Being" ... Meaning, the "Existential Reality" of Forms... Is Manifest ... In a "Life's Orientated" Defining .... Within, &...

Algebra Capital CEO confident of regional economic upturn

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:06:54 +0500

CEO named one of the 25 most influential asset managers from Tokyo to Dubai --- Ziad Makkawi, chief executive officer and founder of leading asset management company Algebra Capital Limited (Algebra), is optimistic that the worst of the impact of the global credit crisis on emerging and regional market economies has passed already. According to Makkawi, the persisting global credit crisis is the single most dangerous impediment today to a global recovery. It is, however, less severe a...

Gunmen Force Shop Closure at Cochin Wala/Cloth Market

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:14:44 +0500
Gunmen riding motorcycles started ariel firing couple of hours back at at Chochin Wala market (main Karachi Cloth Market)
No body knows what had happened Or why these kids were firing in the air and forcing the shops to close

The disheartened and dejected shop owners did the needful and closed all shops.

ACCA calls for principles-based approach to avoiding future financial shocks

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:25:17 +0500
"It is vital that the apparent failure of 'light-touch' regulation does not become synonymous with a victory for rules over principles. The most important issue is not so much the description of the system, but that all parties understand and respect the purpose of regulation and that effective enforcement takes place. And those being regulated - banks and other businesses - have a crucial role to play in establishing a workable system."

Financial regulation across major capita...

Sindh Assembly Mourns Death of Michael Jackson

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:20:25 +0500

One minute of silence was observed in Sindh assembly at Karachi in memory of the Michael Jackson this Saturday. The motion was moved by Peoples Party MPA, minorities member Saleem Khursheed Khokar.

Michael Jackson