Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan has said the government wants to formulate a national policy for poultry's long-term development, says a press release here on Friday. Chairing the first meeting of Task Force on Poultry
Chairman Frontier Customs Agents Group NWFP and SCCI Standing Committee on Railway & Dryport, Zia-ul-Haq Sarhadi on Friday held a meeting with NWFP Minister for Industries and Mineral Development, Malik Zafar Azam and briefed him on problems relating to d
Farzana Rehman, chairperson of Ladies' Forum of the All Pakistan Women Association, was honoured at a simple but an impressive evening here on Thursday. The colourful function was organised by stage shows committee of the Arts Council and largely attended
First Dawood Mutual Fund plans to raise Rs 125 million through initial public offering starting from March 21 to March 22 through the Karachi Stock Exchange. According to the offering document of the First Dawood Mutual Fund, investment advisor has invest
First Dawood Mutual Fund plans to raise Rs 125 million through initial public offering starting from March 21 to March 22 through the Karachi Stock Exchange. According to the offering document of the First Dawood Mutual Fund, investment advisor has invest
Marginal adjustment was seen in the value of the rupee versus the dollar in the inter-bank market on Friday as dollars' demand persisted by the major banks to meet the imports payments, money experts said. High inflows of dollars as a result of significan
The opposition and treasury members in the National Assembly grilled the government on Friday on the alleged misappropriation in the utilisation of Rs 2.58 billion budgetary allocation for Population Welfare Programme. Minister of Population Shehbaz Hussa
Marginal adjustment was seen in the value of the rupee versus the dollar in the inter-bank market on Friday as dollars' demand persisted by the major banks to meet the imports payments, money experts said. High inflows of dollars as a result of significan
The government has decided to establish criminal investigation department (CID) in Northern Areas besides empowering Northern Areas Legislative Council (NALC). The decision was taken here in a meeting with the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on chair. Federal
The company registered record highest sales revenue but higher prices of input and depressed market for yarn adversely impacted its profitability. Fortunately cotton crop for the forthcoming financial year is satisfactory and pursuant to that yarn prices
The Senate Standing Committee on Social Welfare and Special Education has expressed its concern over the non-availability of the complete data of registered non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The committee, which met here with Senator Roshan Khurshid
The company registered record highest sales revenue but higher prices of input and depressed market for yarn adversely impacted its profitability. Fortunately cotton crop for the forthcoming financial year is satisfactory and pursuant to that yarn prices
Pakistan Muslim League (PML) President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Secretary General Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Secretary Information Tariq Azeem Khan and Additional Secretary Information Syed Mehmood Hashmi have congratulated Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman and
As a matter of practice the National Assembly holds its Friday sittings in the forenoon so that the members can have a longer weekend, and reassemble next Monday evening. With almost three days furlough available the members would leave Islamabad and visi
The government's inability to maintain quorum in the National Assembly prompted President Pervez Musharraf to step in and he has summoned the ruling coalition parliamentarians on March 25 to discuss the matter threadbare. Talking to newsmen in his chamber
The government on Friday agreed to constitute a subcommittee of National Assembly to determine POL prices. Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Amanullah Jadoon made the announcement while winding up the debate on petroleum prices. It is p
Federal Minister for Food Agriculture and Livestock Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan has sought the help of Australian agriculture experts to improve the yield of mango in Pakistan, says a press release here on Friday. Bosan in a meeting with Australian High Com
The Liberal Forum Pakistan (LFP) in its national board meeting held recently expressed serious concerns over the continued conflict in Northern Areas of Pakistan. The meeting strongly condemned the acts of terrorism in the region. In also criticised the i
Legislators of the NWFP Assembly on Friday called for more participation of the parliamentarians in discussing important public matters particularly budgetary process of the province. The briefing session for this purpose was organised under the auspices
A delegation of opposition parties' MNAs will dash to Balochistan on Saturday to take stock of the situation in Dera Bugti, following Thursday's bloody 'clash' between the security forces and tribesmen. The opposition parties in the National Assembly read
The authorities, acting on the orders of the President and Prime Minister, re-arrested four men involved in a high-profile gang-rape case on Friday after an appeal by the alleged victim, officials said. The four had been freed from jail on Tuesday despite
Chairman Senate Mohammedmian Soomro has expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the sad demise of Allah Nawaz Khan Tareen, father of Minister for Industries and Production and Special Initiatives, Jehangir Khan Tareen. In his condolence message Chairman
The School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University is holding a daylong conference on 'Reforming Education in Pakistan: Constraints and Opportunities' on April 4. The conference will start with introductory remarks by Ambassad
The NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has said the provincial government would make legislation at assembly floors to give legal cover to the new industrial policy and incentives for industrial units and investment in frontier province. He was addres
Speakers at Dental Workshop on Friday stressed on joint efforts of all stakeholders to improve dentistry education in Pakistan like period of undergraduate studies and amendments in curricula according to local needs. The workshop was organised by Dental
All Pakistan Goods Transport Association (APGTA) has announced to observe three days wheel jam strike from March 25 (Friday) in Punjab ,Sindh and Balochistan as a protest against an increase in prices of petroleum products, toll-tax and road-tax. "We have
Ministry of Commerce is considering entering into Transit Trade Agreements with land locked Central Asian Republics (CARs). "Such arrangement with these countries would provide enhanced market access for Pakistani goods," Commerce Minister Humayun Akhtar
The Sindh government has taken a serious notice of use of hoarding, a government property, by Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) for propagating their million march on March 20. "It is sheer violation of the Sindh Local Government Ordinance and city government
Professor Stanley Wolpert of department of History, Los Angeles, California, the author of "Jinnah of Pakistan" and other famous books on South Asia will visit Pakistan during April 6-10, 2005. Professor Wolpert is visiting Pakistan on the invitation of P
Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Salman Shah has said that industrial parks equipped with all required infrastructure were being set-up in all provinces of the country to bolster industrial sector and facilitate foreign as well as local
A constable of Punjab Constabulary who was involved in motorcycle thefts ran away from the Police Station Lohari Gate. Authorities have suspended the services of a constable on duty. According to details two constables of Punjab Constabulary Iftikhar Ahme
Foreign cyclists have strongly reacted on the unpaved and unserviceable roads in Pakistan and said "we have erred to join the Tour de Pakistan cycle race, however we would not repeat this mistake in future." Talking to newsmen here on Friday Jawad Mousvi
Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Nouraiz Shakoor Khan expressed deep sense of grief over the sad demise of Allah Nawaz Khan Tareen, father of Minister for Industries and Production, Jehangir Khan Tareen. He prayed that may Allah Almighty give
Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Friday said Pakistan's IT industry had matured considerably during last couple of years with major global IT giants already setting up their software development centres in the country. "Our
Pakistan and China are likely to make a major headway in promoting the economic ties during Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Islamabad early April. The two sides will sign a formal agreement, giving boost to their bilateral co-operation in the economic secto
Dr Akmal Waheed and Dr Arshad Waheed on Friday filed appeal in Sindh High Court against their conviction by trial court on charges of harbouring, and providing medical treatment to Jundullah activists. Challenging the conviction by ATC, appellants' counse
A 30-seat new coaster gifted by the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) for special children was handed over to the management of the Institute of Behavioural Psychology (IBP) by Begum Asmia Athar Ali, wife of Karachi Corps Commander Lieutenant General Athar
JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company Ltd (JCR-VIS) has placed the medium to long term entity rating of A- (Single A Minus) and short-term rating of A-2 (A Two) of Saif Textile Mills Limited on 'Rating Watch'. This action has been taken in view of the potential m
JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company Ltd (JCR-VIS) has placed the medium to long term entity rating of A- (Single A Minus) and short-term rating of A-2 (A Two) of Saif Textile Mills Limited on 'Rating Watch'. This action has been taken in view of the potential m
An absconding banker allegedly involved in Rs 290.9 million fraud case has been arrested by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), it was learnt on Friday. According to report the bank manager of the Bohri Bazar branch of Habib Bank, Muhammad Yousuf, w
The government of Pakistan has decided to allocate 1250 acres of land for 'Textile City', out of which 700 acres has been allotted, whereas the remaining 550 acres will be allotted by Port Qasim Authority. Director, Textile City Board, S.M.Munir, told new
Pakistani should set up high-level marketing agencies in foreign countries to educate the buyers about the quality of Pakistani products, mainly apparels, said Vice-President Global Sourcing-Steve and Barry's University Sportswear Avi Sonpal, who recently
A seminar on "Prospects of University Research for Development of Oil and Soap Industry" was organised by the National Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry (NCEAC) under "University-Industry Interaction programme at the Sindh University, Jamshoro
The Lions Clubs International MD 305 Pakistan is organising a residential Lions Leadership Institute at Karachi from March 31- April 3, 2005. This is the second regional institute, which is being organised in Pakistan in collaboration with International A
Indonesian consul general Entjim Herrianto has said that strong brotherly relations between the two countries can be judged by the fact that no less than 15 memorandum of understandings have been signed by the Indonesia and Pakistan for mutual cooperation
A delegation of old Ravians including retired military and civil bureaucrats from India have reached here through Wagah Border on Friday, to participate in celebrations of 140th anniversary of Government College University (GCU), Lahore, which will be hel
Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has been suffering due to lack of skilled manpower to successfully regulate and monitor the state-of-the-art telemetry system installed at a cost of Rs 250 million to collect actual data regarding water releases from th
The Central Board of Revenue (CBR) has expressed satisfaction over the installation of scanner by National Logistic Cell (NLC) at the Port Qasim (PQ). Chairman CBR Abdullah Yusuf recently visited the newly installed scanner machine by NLC at Port Qasim, w
Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi will visit Pakistan in April in connection with extension of economic co-operation and resumption of official development assistance (ODA), which was suspended in 1998. This was disclosed by Secretary Economic Af
Pakistan has outlined specific actions needed to be taken by world leaders at their summit meeting in September 2005 to achieve internationally agreed development goals. Addressing the UN's Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) roundtable on "Global Partne
BMA Pakistan Government Bond Index (BMA-PGBI) yield remained stable today. Today Index Value went up by around 2 bps to close at 99.5545, only determinant of gain in index value has been intersest rate retun factor. However, in coming week people are expe
A 37-member delegation of Royal Malaysian Navy led by Captain Amzah bin Sulaiman, Deputy Commandant of Malaysian Armed Forces Defence College visited the Corps Headquarters Lahore here Friday. The delegation attended a briefing on matters pertaining to pr
BMA Pakistan Government Bond Index (BMA-PGBI) yield remained stable today. Today Index Value went up by around 2 bps to close at 99.5545, only determinant of gain in index value has been intersest rate retun factor. However, in coming week people are expe
The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority (Smeda) in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has developed "SME Toolkit" a comprehensive web service for local SMEs. According to a spokesman of the Authority, Smeda is goi
BMA Pakistan Government Bond Index (BMA-PGBI) yield remained stable today. Today Index Value went up by around 2 bps to close at 99.5545, only determinant of gain in index value has been intersest rate retun factor. However, in coming week people are expe
'World Water Day' is being celebrated here like other parts of the World on March 22, with a pledge that all out efforts will continue to be made for provision of safe drinking water to the people, maintaining the clean environment and increasing developm
Business community has criticised holding of million march and the strike call in Karachi. President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Khalid Firoz said here on Friday, "We believe in democracy and healthy political activities, but such a