Tag: Hub

CNG stations in Sindh and Hub to remain closed for 24...

In view of the continuing gas shortage due to the increased winter load and in accordance with the recent ECC decision, it has been...

Lahore to house Pakistan’s first-ever business hub

The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) is bracing to establish the first-ever planned business hub of international standards in the provincial capital, Pakistan Today learned...

Hindu businessman gunned down in Hub

Unidentified men gunned down a Hindu trader in Hub on Sunday. Unidentified men shot Hindu community leader and businessman Adoumil and fled from the...

Deep Water Terminal project to make country regional hub

As Asian Development Bank (ADB) is all set to make Indo-China corridor a reality, Pakistan should wake up and make Karachi a regional hub...

Bazaars a hub of high prices

Vegetable and fruit prices remained high at Ramadan Bazaars, as compared to the open market on Tuesday. Only a few products were less expensive than...

One killed in Hub grenade attack

At least one person was killed and nine others injured in a hand grenade attack in the industrial town of Hub on Sunday. “Unknown...

Steve Jobs unveils iCloud digital hub

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs unveiled a free digital hub called iCloud on Monday that allows users to store music, photos and other content...

Presidency a hub of political activities

President Asif Ali Zardari’s political attachment is nothing new in the country’s history, as the presidency has always remained involved in political activities and...

Arrests as troops exit Syrian protest hub

Syrian troops arrested 300 people in a Damascus suburb on Thursday even as they pulled back from the protest hub of Daraa after a...

World’s highest hotel opens in Hong Kong

HONG KONG - The world's highest hotel opened its doors in Hong Kong on Tuesday, housed in the city's tallest skyscraper and offering unrivalled panoramic views of the world famous Victoria Harbour.
Towering some 490 metres (1,600 feet) above the bustling, chaotic streets of the Southern Chinese city, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel is making a grand comeback after temporarily closing in 2008.
Visitors peered out of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the 118th floor of the International

Passport office turns into bribery hub

FAISALABAD: Faisalabad Passport Office is the only place in the city where money is demanded openly by agents for getting passports issued. These agents are not afraid of police or the passport-issuing authorities because they are their godfathers. So clash with an agent invites anger and fury of the passport officials who raise unreasonable objections to applications.
Muhammad Ismail, a resident of Shahbaz Town, Jhang Road, went to the passport office along with his family and

14 injured in Hub hand grenade attack

HUB - At least 14 people were injured in a hand grenade attack on a mosque in Hub town on Sunday night. According to police sources, unidentified men hurled a hand grenade at the ablution centre a local mosque in the town, which injured 14 people, including worshippers and some passersby.
The injured were identified as Muhammad Hasan, Saeed Ahmed, Dilip Kumar, Saaedur Rehman, Constable Muhammad Umar, Qadir Bakhsh, Imran, Shabomal, Pawan, Bahadar Ali, Shair Ali, Noor Muhammad,

Hub in Lyari Football League quarters

LAHORE - Khada were held to a 0-0 draw by Bela in Group D and Rangiwara lost to Hub 0-2 in Group A of PFF-KESC Lyari Football League at Kalakot's Shaheed Abdul Rehman Park, Karachi, on Sunday.
By virtue of Hub's win, Rangiwara bowed out of the tournament while from Group-A, Hub and Nawalane joined Lyari Town, Baghdadi and Kalakot in the quarter-finals. Bilal of Khada team was in fine form and was later adjudged Man of the Match. He received shield from former PIA player Imtiaz

All the way from China to the commercial hub of country

KARACHI - A Chinese delegation of 100 young members visited the University of Karachi (KU) on Wednesday in connection with a memorandum of understanding signed between Pakistan and China to exchange the youth of both countries for promoting an interactive environment on both sides. The members of the delegation included artists, workers, students etc.
Talking to the delegation, KU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Pirzada Qasim said that the year 2011 should be regarded as the year of

Social networking sites become advertising hub

LAHORE - Social networking websites including Facebook and Twitter have provided a golden opportunity for companies to attract and trap customers for their vested interests, Pakistan Today has learnt. Various multinational companies are using these websites in order to convey their message using the "word of mouth" technique. Companies are arranging different type of competitions in order to compel users to urge their relatives and friends to "like" a particular brand.
According

Israel says London home to Hamas hub

JERUSALEM - Israel's defence ministry has accused a London-based Palestinian centre of "terror-affiliated activities" and being the organisational arm of the militant Islamic Hamas movement in Europe. Hamas,
which controls the Gaza Strip and advocates violent opposition to the Jewish state, is designated by the European Union as a terrorist organisation. An Israeli defence ministry statement issued on Tuesday said that the Palestinian Return Centre organises conferences in