According to a statement issued by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), global warming, which impairs agricultural productivity, is threatening rice harvests.
Pakistan is short of investible resources and that is the main reason for its under-development. Total investment which hovered around 17 percent of GDP during the last few years rose to 18.1 percent in 2003-04, but this is by no means sufficient to susta
The international organisations have assured full co-operation to achieve Comsats goal of sensitising developing countries for science and technology development.
Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) Punjab has foiled an attempt to smuggle huge quantity of supreme quality hashish (charas) abroad, in a raid at Lahore Dryport. However, no arrest could be made.
Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI), in collaboration with Jang Cultural wing will organise Hyderabad Shopping Festival here from July 31, to Aug 15, 2004.
Liaquat Baloch, a key leader of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal, has hailed the statement of Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain offering accountability of the rulers.
The Third National Children Mountain Conservation Meet will start in AJK under the aegis of the AJK Tourism Department in collaboration with 'Adventure Foundation Pakistan (AFP).
The rude behaviour and involvement in crime by jail officials of the Adiala Central Jail, has turned the already over-crowded prison into a hell for the inmates, and a gold mine for themselves, said Ulfat Hussain Kazmi, president, Global Foundation, a hum
Managing Director, Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) Brigadier Iftikhar Haider has asked KWSB engineers to take immediate steps for disconnecting illegal and over-sized water connections in the city to control water shortage.
Punjab government attaches great importance to improvement of roads network in the province and has allocated huge sum of Rs 8.15 billion in the annual budget for the year 2004-05 for the purpose.
The government has announced 50 percent extra pay for the doctors and the paramedical staff working in the emergency wards of the hospitals, said Rahat Qudusi, Punjab CM's Advisor on political affairs here on Saturday.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Chief Justice Irshad Hasan Khan (Retd) has directed that public notices in the bye-elections in constituency NA-59, Attock-III and NA-229 Tharparkar-I should be issued by the concerned returning officers on July 5 as per
The two massive size hospital waste incinerators at the disposal of the City District Government of Karachi (CDGK) are operating at a mere 15 percent of total capacity owing to lack of co-operation of the local hospitals, pathological laboratories, blood
In spite of ban on child labour, thousands of children are working in biscuit, carpet, embroidery, garments and polythene factories in Multan city with the connivance of labour welfare department, which is allegedly extorting bribe from all small and big
Sindh chief minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has appreciated the faculty of Jamia Farooquia for imparting religious education to students in its true spirit.
During the next week, the First Bench of the Supreme Court will sit at the principal seat to dispose of a five-page cause list dominated by appeals in service matters.
Shahzad Ahmed Sadan, Senior Executive Vice President (HR) PTCL has said that Regional Telecom Training Schools (RTTS) of the company will be accorded the status of college to cater the ever-growing needs of imparting training to PTCL staff.
Chairman ARD and vice-chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Makhdoom Amin Faheem has welcomed the remarks of Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain that the accountability should be done only by the judiciary and not by any other body.
The commodity wholesale markets had lacklustre going during the week ended on July 3, 2004. The fluctuations were modest which showed supply/demand in match.
Experts and analysts on Saturday urged the government to take appropriate measures for the effective marketing of products being manufactured in small industrial units across the country.
The Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RBISE) would very soon launch its official website to disseminate the results of the matriculation examination - 2004 to the candidates.
Under the "Food Support Programme", Pakistan Post has disbursed an amount of Rs 1.6 billion to over 1 million beneficiaries in Punjab, Sindh, NWFP, Balochistan, Islamabad Capital Territory, Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas along with "Pakistan Baitul Mal"
The Senate is set to take up a heavy agenda involving private members' bills, resolutions and motions when it meets again on Monday. There are 14 private members bills, eight resolutions, and three amendments to Senate Rules, according to the agenda circu
As many as nine division benches and 25 single benches will work at principal seat of the Lahore High Court (LHC) during the week commencing from Monday (July 05).
The ginners willy-nilly bowed to the dictates of international frequent and sharp retreats, though their wait did not end for a quicker outlet during the week ended on July 3, 2004.
Anti-Thal Canal Action Committee has decided to reactivate itself after silence of almost three months and to hold "water conferences" in all towns of the province and to address district base councils.
Sindh chief minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has asked the administration to ensure that mosques' loudspeakers should only be used for calling "Azaan" and citation of "Khutba-e-Juma."
Cancer is the leading cause of death among children in developed countries. Due to a lack of precise data, however, the death rate of children with cancer is unknown in Pakistan, said Dr Barkat Hooda, assistant professor and consultant paediatric haematol
Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz has a proven track record of improving the economy of the country, and he would contest by-elections on this performance with a mission to continue the positive and encouraging economic policies.
Proponents of proposed Hisbah Bill argued on Sunday that the main objective of the Hisbah Institution was to reconstruct and reform the society, and provide justice to the oppressed segments of the society.
Muhammad Basharat Raja, provincial Minister for Local Government and Law, has reiterated the resolve of his government to take concrete steps for maintaining the law and order in the province in order to improve the economic condition.
The life of Asif Ali Zardari is in danger because his health is deteriorating day by day, and the government would be responsible for all consequences if Asif Ali Zardari was assassinated through mental and physical torture, said Dr Babur Awan, a legal ad
Former Prime Minister and chairperson of the Pakistan Peoples Party Benazir Bhutto said that the Pakistan Peoples Party would continue its struggle for the restoration of democracy in the country.
NWFP Governor Lieutenant General Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah (Retd) has said that the government has raised the education budget for Fata by Rs 280 million, which is 4 percent higher than the previous year's allocation, saying that during the current finan
Sindh Health Secretary has, with immediate effect, ordered suspension of Town Health Officer, Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town, Dr Kazim Raza Memon and Taluka Health Officer, Tando Bago Dr Bashir Ahmed for low coverage during Sub National Immunisation days and their
Minister for Religious Affairs Muhammad Ejaz-ul-Haq said on Sunday that 240 private 'Haj Organisers' have been registered with the Ministry of Religious Affairs and will be responsible for sending 50,000 Haj pilgrims under private Haj scheme.
Three people have been arrested for distributing contaminated buffalo milk which caused food poisoning in more than one hundred people in Karachi, police said on Sunday.
The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has announced the procedure and documents required for the issue of visa recommendation letter for exporters seeking visa from foreign embassies in Pakistan.
The lawyers community all over the province on Saturday boycotted the courts, on the call given by Punjab Bar Council (PBC), to register their protest against the attitude of District Police Officer (DPO) Gujrat.
The Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi while meeting a delegation of District Bar Association Gujrat here on Sunday said that lawyers were playing an effective role in promotion of justice and institution of democracy in the country.
Pakistan's next Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz is no stranger to Indian premier Manmohan Singh, whom he frequently meets during international seminars and conferences, according to an interview with Aziz aired on Sunday.
A cricket legend Imran Khan may go head-to-head with the man designated as the country's next prime minister in a by-election in August, Pakistan Tehreek Insaf officials said.
The ruling PML on Sunday condemned opposition propaganda dubbing prime minister-in-waiting Shaukat Aziz as 'US agent', and said that Shaukat is a much better Pakistani than those in the opposition.
Sindh Minister and senior leader of Pakistan Muslim League (PML), Imtiaz Shaikh has invited local and international observers to visit the constituency of Prime Minister-designate Shaukat Aziz in Mithi and monitor the bye-elections to be held on August 18
The police were placed on a high security alert on Sunday and searching for two suicide-bomber sisters out to launch strikes on government targets, police said.
Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said that the province would soon witness an era of rapid progress and prosperity when Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz would become the new Prime Minister of the country after election as member of the National
The monitoring of Attock area and the bridge over River Indus and of all traffic coming into Punjab from the NWFP has been intensified by the law-enforcement agencies following seizing of huge quantity of arms and ammunitions in the NWFP.
The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) will consider post-Jamali political scenario in its emergency meeting in Lahore on Monday, as the opposition parties are yet to form a bridge on the issue of nominating joint candidate against Shaukat Aziz i
Minister of State for Water and Power Mir Khalid Ahmed Khan Lund said that a big public meeting would be held on Wednesday in Mithi in connection with the by-election for NA-229, Tharparkar-I.
India has short-listed four armaments companies for the purchase of responsive jammers, to be installed along the Line of Control (LoC) in Indian occupied Kashmir.
India has short-listed four armaments companies for the purchase of responsive jammers, to be installed along the Line of Control (LoC) in Indian occupied Kashmir.
Leasing companies are currently exploring new business avenues and are likely to set up joint venture entities in Middle East (ME)to promote cross-border leasing activity and promoting leasing business to small and medium corporate houses to help cut pove
Leasing companies are currently exploring new business avenues and are likely to set up joint venture entities in Middle East (ME)to promote cross-border leasing activity and promoting leasing business to small and medium corporate houses to help cut pove
Wapda generated through its thermal power stations during just gone fiscal year, which is a record in the past five years. This was possible owing to proper management and maintenance of plants, said a Wapda spokesman here on Sunday.
Wapda generated through its thermal power stations during just gone fiscal year, which is a record in the past five years. This was possible owing to proper management and maintenance of plants, said a Wapda spokesman here on Sunday.
The Central Board of Revenue has laid down a new condition in revised SRO 410 allowing duty-free accessories imports, directing exporters to furnish bank guarantee equal to the amount of full duty at the time of clearance.
The Central Board of Revenue has laid down a new condition in revised SRO 410 allowing duty-free accessories imports, directing exporters to furnish bank guarantee equal to the amount of full duty at the time of clearance.
The declaration of dividend by National Investment Trust is a bonanza for several listed banks holding large chunk of units, generating income of as much as Rs 890 million.
The declaration of dividend by National Investment Trust is a bonanza for several listed banks holding large chunk of units, generating income of as much as Rs 890 million.
The declaration of dividend by National Investment Trust is a bonanza for several listed banks holding large chunk of units, generating income of as much as Rs 890 million.
Three people including a woman were killed and five others injured when armed men opened fire at their bus in northern Pakistan, an official said Sunday.
Three people including a woman were killed and five others injured when armed men opened fire at their bus in northern Pakistan, an official said Sunday.
Sudan has started disarming Arab militias accused of sowing death and terror in its western region of Darfur and is confident the process will proceed smoothly, Foreign Minster Mustafa Osman Ismail said on Sunday.
Britain's government was set to unveil plans to allow car drivers carrying one or more passengers during the morning rush-hour use of their own motorway lanes in a bid to cut congestion and pollution, a newspaper said Sunday.
Italy should be awarded the same treatment by European Union finance ministers as Germany and Portugal have been given, the chairman of EU finance ministers' meetings said on Sunday.
Australia's economy will be given one last boost as a result of the conservative government's May budget before demand is dampened by the nation's slowing housing and construction markets, an independent forecaster said on Monday.
Kuwait-based Aviation Lease and Finance Company (ALAFCO) said on Sunday it has leased a new $100-million Boeing 777 it bought recently to Malaysian Airlines for a period of nine years.
Kenyans fear a slide back to the dark days of dictatorship after bloody weekend street battles in Nairobi brought to a head Kenya's worst political crisis since President Mwai Kibaki came to power 18 months ago.
Engineers assessed damage to a sabotaged oil pipeline in southern Iraq on Sunday as exports remained at half their pre-attack level, officials and shipping agents said.
In order to bring about good governance, transparency, accountability and improvement in public procurement of goods, works and services, the federal government has issued Public Procurement Rules - 2004 which will apply to new tenders worth Rs 300 billio
In order to bring about good governance, transparency, accountability and improvement in public procurement of goods, works and services, the federal government has issued Public Procurement Rules - 2004 which will apply to new tenders worth Rs 300 billio
In order to bring about good governance, transparency, accountability and improvement in public procurement of goods, works and services, the federal government has issued Public Procurement Rules - 2004 which will apply to new tenders worth Rs 300 billio
India on Sunday tested a short range variant of its nuclear capable surface-to-surface Agni missile from a testing site off the country's east coast, a defence official said.
India on Sunday tested a short range variant of its nuclear capable surface-to-surface Agni missile from a testing site off the country's east coast, a defence official said.
The carry over transaction (CoT), commonly known as 'badla' rates during the last week recorded an increase of 38 percent after rise in share prices and imposition of withholding tax on badla income.
The carry over transaction (CoT), commonly known as 'badla' rates during the last week recorded an increase of 38 percent after rise in share prices and imposition of withholding tax on badla income.
The nomination of Shaukat Aziz as next prime minister sent positive signals to stock market investors as buying in cement, bank, gas and fuel sectors helped KSE-100 index to recover losses of past two weeks.
The nomination of Shaukat Aziz as next prime minister sent positive signals to stock market investors as buying in cement, bank, gas and fuel sectors helped KSE-100 index to recover losses of past two weeks.
Exporters of polyester staple fibre (PSF) based textile products can not claim duty drawback on exports in the new fiscal year as the rates applicable under the concerned notification would not remain valid from July 1, 2004.
Exporters of polyester staple fibre (PSF) based textile products can not claim duty drawback on exports in the new fiscal year as the rates applicable under the concerned notification would not remain valid from July 1, 2004.