The Ministry of Water and Power has increased the budget allocation for flood control up to Rs 500 million for next fiscal year as compared to Rs 350 million in 2003-04.
Pakistan on Thursday welcomed appointment of interim Iraqi administration and hoped it would exercise full sovereignty to protect country's unity and territorial integrity.
A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday partially allowed an appeal filed by Chief Editor of an English newspaper Rehmat Shah Arfidi, and converted capital sentence earlier awarded to him into life imprisonment.
Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has called upon the business community not to be discouraged by the recent spat of terrorism in the city and carry on with their normal activities.
Citibank NA Pakistan and Caltex Oil (Pakistan) Limited signed an agreement on Thursday offering zero percent service charge to Visa and MasterCard holders.
Citibank NA Pakistan and Caltex Oil (Pakistan) Limited signed an agreement on Thursday offering zero percent service charge to Visa and MasterCard holders.
Chairman of Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) Tariq Hamid went round the polling stations set up here at the Wapda House and the Sunny View to facilitate referendum for the establishment of collective bargaining agent (CBA).
PTA has received 95 applications for Local Loop (LL) and Long Distance International (LDI) licenses, collecting Rs 1.102 billion as initial license fee.
A report, which appeared in a section of the press on Thursday, alleges that the purchase of 10 billion dollars by the State Bank during the last four years has resulted in a loss of Rs 6.2 billion.
The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has accepted Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) revised offer of Rs 16.49 per kg for 300,000 tonnes procurement and asked its 22 member units to confirm the new rates by Friday afternoon.
There is a great co-operation between Pakistan and Japan in trade and investment. The two countries need to work closely to explore avenues of enhanced co-operation, particularly in the private sector.
Provincial Human Rights Monitoring Committee meeting headed by Kishwer Shaheen Awan at the Regional Directorate of Human Rights, Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights, Government of Pakistan, here on Thursday, reviewed various cases of human rights vi
Interior Minister Makhdoom Faisal Hayat strongly rebutted the assertions that law-enforcing agencies have imposed economic blockade of South Waziristan.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Khurshid Mehmud Kasuri on Wednesday called for adoption of modern techniques for cutting and polishing of the gems found in Pakistan to help country earn foreign exchange.
Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday said the next budget will have relief package for the agriculture sector to provide maximum benefits to the farmers and common man.
The Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Karachi division, has outlined a programme for protest on Friday in all five district headquarters against recent bomb blasts, murder of renowned religious scholar Mufti Nizamuddin Shamzai in Karachi, deaths due to consu
New battle lines are being drawn in Karachi. An infrequent visitor of the National Assembly Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain came to the House on Thursday quite early in the morning and took a seat between Makhdoom Amin Fahim and Qazi Hussain Ahmad.
Although the city remained under the grip of fear on Thursday due to Soyem of the Imam Ali Reza bomb blast victims, the people attended to their daily routine of going to their offices and business activities.
The Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat has said the government is committed to eradicate all types of terrorism from the country and nobody will be allowed to create law and order situation in any part of the country.
The Ulema belonging to various schools of thought have issued a 'Fatwa' at a representative meeting held under the chairmanship of Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan here on Thursday.
The United States on Thursday warned Americans in Pakistan that US citizens and interests in Karachi may be targeted for attacks during a general strike this week called to protest recent sectarian violence.
The United States on Thursday warned Americans in Pakistan that US citizens and interests in Karachi may be targeted for attacks during a general strike this week called to protest recent sectarian violence.
India's new foreign minister told his Pakistani counterpart on Thursday that the two countries should bury their past rivalry ahead of new negotiations between the nuclear powers, a statement said.
India's new foreign minister told his Pakistani counterpart on Thursday that the two countries should bury their past rivalry ahead of new negotiations between the nuclear powers, a statement said.
The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has given exemption of past sales tax liabilities, ie, prior to July 1, 2003 to jewellers who want to avail of amnesty scheme under SRO 246 (I)/2004.
The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has given exemption of past sales tax liabilities, ie, prior to July 1, 2003 to jewellers who want to avail of amnesty scheme under SRO 246 (I)/2004.
The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has given exemption of past sales tax liabilities, ie, prior to July 1, 2003 to jewellers who want to avail of amnesty scheme under SRO 246 (I)/2004.
The Pakistan Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation Ltd (Picic) has increased the its authorised capital to Rs 3 billion from Rs 2 billion, said a Picic notice issued here on Thursday.
McDonald's Corp and Sony Corp are teaming up to give away free music downloads, in a step that analysts said raises questions about McDonald's long-standing relationship with Walt Disney Co.
McDonald's Corp and Sony Corp are teaming up to give away free music downloads, in a step that analysts said raises questions about McDonald's long-standing relationship with Walt Disney Co.
Three people including a ruling party politician were killed and seven policemen were injured in a grenade attack on Thursday in Indian occupied Kashmir (IOK), occupation police said.
The United Nations Development Programme - Small Grants Programme (UNDP-SGP) has joined hands with the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (Smeda) to facilitate the promotion of small and medium enterprises working for the conservation of en
The annual fiscal budget 2004-05 and supplementary budget 2003-04 of Sindh province will be presented in the Sindh Assembly on Monday, 14th June 2004, at 2:30 pm.
The annual fiscal budget 2004-05 and supplementary budget 2003-04 of Sindh province will be presented in the Sindh Assembly on Monday, 14th June 2004, at 2:30 pm.
Punjab Budget 2004-05 is likely to be presented on June 14 and this decision has been taken after the shift in the date of the Federal Budget 2004-05 to June 12.
Whoever wins this year's US presidential election will inherit a massive fiscal headache, and international investors may dump dollar assets if the deficit is not tackled, a former top US central banker said on Thursday.
Third-generation mobile phone services are finally here after a mammoth effort that cost the industry at least 100 billion euros ($123 billion), but new systems that operate much faster already threaten to consign 3G to history.
Japan's scandal-tainted carmaker Mitsubishi Motors on Thursday announced yet another recall of about 347,000 passenger cars globally as its share price dropped 6.54 percent on the Tokyo stock market.
Japan's scandal-tainted carmaker Mitsubishi Motors on Thursday announced yet another recall of about 347,000 passenger cars globally as its share price dropped 6.54 percent on the Tokyo stock market.
France proposed an overhaul of retail price rules on Thursday that would cut the cost of common brand-name goods by up to five percent, aiming to boost consumer spending in the eurozone's second-biggest economy.
The ailing airline Swiss pulled out of a fledgling deal to join the Oneworld alliance with British Airways on Thursday owing to the costs involved, but said it was still looking for a new tie-up with another major airline.
CIA Director George Tenet, who has been under attack over the intelligence used to justify the Iraq invasion and warnings before the September 11 attacks, resigned on Thursday, the US administration announced.
CIA Director George Tenet, who has been under attack over the intelligence used to justify the Iraq invasion and warnings before the September 11 attacks, resigned on Thursday, the US administration announced.
The Finance Ministry has approved over a dozen new development projects in the agriculture sector, mainly focusing on Balochistan province, while there is only one NWFP-specific project in the development plan for the next fiscal despite upward revision i
The Finance Ministry has approved over a dozen new development projects in the agriculture sector, mainly focusing on Balochistan province, while there is only one NWFP-specific project in the development plan for the next fiscal despite upward revision i
Barclays bid rates, maximum rates for payment of interest by authorised dealers on deposits (other than those brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) and on deposits (brought under FE Circular No: 45 of 1985) -- issued by the Foreign Exchange Rates Comm
One person was killed and six received injuries on Thursday when Shia protestors demanding changes in the religious textbooks clashed with security forces in Gilgit, hospital officials said.
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One person was killed and six received injuries on Thursday when Shia protestors demanding changes in the religious textbooks clashed with security forces in Gilgit, hospital officials said.