ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has announced a significant change in its policy regarding passport issuance for children, directly impacting thousands of Pakistani families. According to the new directive, the previously accepted B-Form will no longer be valid for obtaining a child’s passport. Instead, parents will now be required to present a … Read more
A UK family who owned more than 1,000 slaves on the Caribbean island of Grenada during the 19th century. Reparations will also be paid by the aristocratic Trevelyan family. When slavery was outlawed in the UK in 1833, her ancestors received compensation, while liberated African slaves received nothing. A UK family who owned more than … Read more
KARACHI: Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited (FFC) has posted a 20 per cent increase in net profit to Rs35.69 billion, translating into the earnings per share (EPS) of Rs28.06 for the year ended December 31, 2021. FFC also declared a final cash dividend of Rs4.65 along with the results, which is in addition to the interim … Read more
KARACHI: Leveraging innovation in technology, Telenor Pakistan and Unicef have handed over the digital birth registration (DBR) system to the Sindh government, a statement said. After its successful launch and implementation in three pilot districts, the local government in Sindh is now all set to take over the digital birth registration project and scale it across … Read more
KARACHI: The board of directors of Awwal Modaraba Management Company has approved the merger with a subsidiary of Pak-Brunei Investment Company Limited (PBICL), a bourse filing said on Thursday. The company will merge with the corporate restructuring company (CRC), which is to be established by PBICL as its wholly-owned subsidiary, it added. Awwal Modaraba Management … Read more
