The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has demolished 550 more illegal structures in its ongoing campaign against encroachers in I-11 sector of the federal capital, a CDA official said on Tuesday.
Pakistan International Airlines would be made a world class service-oriented airline, PIA Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tariq Kirmani said on Tuesday. The national flag carrier would have competitive fares more frequencies and direct flights to dif
Foreign Minister Khurshid M. Kasuri on Tuesday expressed deep condolences over loss of life and widespread damage caused by hurricane Katrina in US southern regions and offered Pakistan's assistance in relief efforts.
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Sher Afgan Khan Niazi on Tuesday said construction work on two big water reservoirs would start during current year. Speaking in a PTV programme, he said there would be shortage of water for irrigation and other purpo
The latest close of key indices on major world stock exchanges and the London closing values of the euro, the Japanese yen, the British pound and gold bullion (previous day's closes in brackets).
Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) generated 6.5 percent more power during 2005 than the last year's production. The hydropower share in the overall power generated in the country has reduced by 35 percent showing decrease of 4.7 percent.
Planning is being devised to develop infrastructure of railways in a bid to cope with rising energy prices, Minister of State for Railways Ishaq Khan Khakwani said on Monday.
Central Board of Revenue (CBR) Chairman Abdullah Yusuf will attend a briefing at the Customs Collectorate, Quetta and review its performance on Wednesday. The Chairman will also visit the newly established Medium Taxpayers Unit (MTU), which has been set u
A three-day Thailand exhibition- 2005 will be held here at a local hotel from September 10 to 12. The exhibition is being organised by the Department of Export Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, Royal Thai government in association with Royal Thai Consulate
Former diplomat and an author Najmul Saqib Khan said improving education system and maintaining confidence between the people and the state are imperative for building a strong nation.
Telenor is celebrating its 150th anniversary. The celebration is a commemoration of Telenor's history of providing innovation and cutting-edge technology in the telecom field as well as positive nod to an inspiring future.
The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, on Tuesday said Pakistan has enhanced its co-operation with foreign countries to check the menace of money laundering.
As per the print media reports, the service tenure of 3 out of the 5 members of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) has been curtailed from five years to three years through a presidential proclamation. Resultantly, three members will stand relie
"It is not good to gift Israel before it really implements the peace process," says an official of the Palestinian Authority, in reaction to the historic meeting between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and Israel!
It should be a prime minister's dream re-election scenario - strong oil-based economic growth, low unemployment and the kudos of seeing your country rated best place to live in the world by the United Nations. It's all come true for Norway's centre-right
There is a very dangerous phenomenon that seems to be occurring in the United States of America; something that I refer to as "the dumbing-down of the American mind," a nearly willful tendency for Americans to forgo reality in favour of believing what the
The steady rise in the international oil price has made serious dents in the growth targets of all countries, developed as well as developing. The reasons are largely related to America's war on terror extending to its occupation of Iraq and the consequen
The government's conduct of the last month's local bodies elections seems to have acted as the proverbial last straw on the camel's back for the Opposition parties which, for long, have been accusing the government of resorting to political engineering an
Chairman Senate, Mohammedmian Soomro will represent Pakistan's Parliamentary delegation at the 2nd World Conference of Speakers of Parliaments (WcoSoP) scheduled to be hold from September 7 to 9, in New York.
The Defence Day of Pakistan was observed with traditional fervour and solemnity in all cantonments of NWFP, says an ISPR press release issued here on Tuesday.
Kashmiris living at both sides of the line of control - Azad Jammu Kashmir and Indian held Jammu Kashmir - as well as rest of the world observed the Defence Day of Pakistan on Tuesday with great enthusiasm, devotion and due solemnity coupled with renewal
Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Cabinet Division Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said that people are suffering adversely due to the lack of leadership, and the people were deprived of their fundamental rights by the leaders of the country.
Director General (Costing) Wapda, Ahmad Nawaz Mughal has been posted as General Manager Finance (Power) while Anwar-ul-Haq, Finance Director Jamshoro Power Company Limited has been posted as Director General (Costing) Wapda Lahore on current charge basis.
Indus River System Authority (Irsa) on Tuesday released 253,410 cusecs water from various rim stations. According to Irsa sources, an overall water inflow from various reservoirs recorded on Tuesday was at 259,159 cusecs.
Pakistan Postal Services Corporation (PPSC) has initiated work to computerise 21 more general post offices by June next year, according to PPSC Deputy Director General Ghulam Panjtan Rizvi. He told APP in an interview the plan would be carried out within
A special committee of Mango Task Force (MTF) has sought a report from patwaris to discuss possibility of setting up agriculture export processing zone or at least some storage and fruit processing facilities, particularly for mango, near new fruit and ve
Pakistan Railway would enter into an agreement with Pakistan Railways Advisory and Consultancy Services (PRACS), a public limited company, mandating PRACS to take over the task of commercial management, monitoring and customer facilitation of container tr
Daewoo Pakistan Express Bus Service is launching a new bus service from Faisalabad to Dera Ismail Khan from Wednesday. In this regard an inaugural ceremony will be held at Faisalabad terminal of Daewoo here at 3.00 pm on September 7.
Sarabjit Singh, an agent of Indian secret agency 'Raw', was involved in bomb blast at the general bus stand in Multan on July 7, 1990, in which four persons were killed and another nine injured. He had confessed that he was involved in five bomb blasts in
A two-day inter-regional conference on 'Violence against women' would start here from September 7. The conference would be attended by 65 delegates from 25 countries including USA, UK, Sweden, Canada, Norway and Saudi Arabia.
The investment bank has substantially increased its portfolios of investments long term finances and fund placements with financial institutions. It has recorded all time high revenue as source of revenue has been diversified as well as the bank made full
Pakistan Muslim League (PML) is enjoying the support of more than 125 union council Nazims out of 170, and it would sweep the elections for the slot of district and tehsil Nazims in Rawalpindi district, said Provincial Minister for Local Government and La
Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) Lahore co-ordination committee which met here on Tuesday evaluated party's performance in the recently held local body polls. The meeting that was attended by Jahangir Badr, Qasim Zia, Navid Chaudhry and other
The income tax department has asked the tax authorities to improve the computer programme "Nexus" for searching the new taxpayers and broadening the tax base in 2005-2006. The CBR has termed "Nexus" as a major tool for brining the prospective taxpayers wi
Nightmare continues for the Shaukat Aziz-led administration, as the chair once again abruptly adjourned the session on Tuesday sensing strong criticism by the opposition as well as some treasury members over unprecedented price hike in petroleum products.
Since September 6, 1965 when war broke out between Pakistan and India, it was the first time that our National Assembly was in the session here on Tuesday. Forty years down the road everything - values, concepts, perceptions - has metamorphosed, but what
In a significant move, joint opposition on Tuesday decided to stage a sit-in in front of the Parliament against military dictatorship, price hike, unemployment, lawlessness and rigging in the local bodies elections on Friday to mark countrywide strike.
Opposition strike on September 9 would prove to be a referendum against rulers, who have rigged the local government elections to install puppets of their choice.
Opposition lawmaker Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Tuesday called for holding dialogue with the military to send them back to barracks and let the politicians do their job. It was for the first time that the National Assembly was in session on the Defence Day w
Export Promotion Bureau has received the following Trade Enquiries from abroad. Interested Pakistani parties dealing in the under mentioned items can obtain further details from the addresses given or from EPB Head Quarters and its Regional/Sub-Regional O
The World Bank (WB) has expressed satisfaction over the overall progress of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) capacity-building project and has greatly appreciated the steps being undertaken by the commission for revamping the CSS competitive e
Minister of state for sports and culture Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani on Tuesday said normal ties between India and Pakistan could be established without the settlement of Kashmir dispute. "Time is near when Kashmir will formally become part of Pakistan b
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued notice to secretary archaeology in a petition filed by one Muhammad Shafi, praying to the court to declare the appointment of respondent Muhammad Shafiq as Superintendent in Lahore Museum as illegal and without lawfu
A veteran journalist and poet, Hassan Abidi died here on Tuesday of cardiac arrest, family sources said. The deceased who was born in 1929 in UP, leaves behind a widow and two daughters and a son to mourn his death.
A new labour organisation- Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF) is being launched on Thursday (September 08) for making efforts to protect rights of labours' community. A spokesman of All Pakistan Federation of Trade Unions said here on Tuesday the PWF has b
Pakistan with the support of Unicef, WHO and Gavi will soon be administering monovalent vaccines to eliminate the strain One of the polio virus identified in the Pakistani environs.
Governor of Punjab, Lieutenant-General Khalid Maqbool (Retd) gave awards to police officers and jawans showing exemplary duty in a ceremony held at Governor House here on Tuesday. IG Punjab Zia ul Hasan Khan and other senior police officers were present o
Piaf-Founders alliance has claimed that support from the trade and business organisations to their candidates for the forthcoming Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) elections is increasing.
What a travesty of events? While sugar prices in the open market have rocketed appallingly high, The Pakistan Society of Sugar Technologists (PSST) are celebrating its golden jubilee, which will continue for three days ie September 5 to 7. The timings of
Trade Union groups, contesting elections for Wasa Workers Union Rawalpindi (WWUR) have been allotted the election symbols for the upcoming trade union elections.
Higher payment bills pushed the dollar demand up in both the interbank and open markets on Tuesday amid tight supply of the greenback, dealers said. The rupee, after maintaining a firm trend in the interbank for the several days, shed three paisa versus t
NWFP Minister for Information and Public Relations Asif Iqbal Daudzai said on Tuesday that the MMA government has decided to establish journalists foundation for the welfare of media community and in this connection a considerable development has already
Higher payment bills pushed the dollar demand up in both the interbank and open markets on Tuesday amid tight supply of the greenback, dealers said. The rupee, after maintaining a firm trend in the interbank for the several days, shed three paisa versus t
Pak-India Business Council (PIBC) has demanded of the government to provide transit trade facility to India for Afghanistan. "Pakistan can earn 2 billion dollars from transit fee which is equal to country's 20 percent exports," said, Hafiz Noor Muhammad K
The investment bank has substantially increased its portfolios of investments long term finances and fund placements with financial institutions. It has recorded all time high revenue as source of revenue has been diversified as well as the bank made full
Crude rubber stocks held at private Japanese warehouses fell to 7,740 tonnes as of August 31, down about 6.6 percent from 8,287 tonnes on August 20, the Rubber Trade Association of Japan said on Tuesday.
"Now it is time to curtail inflation and apply tight monetary policy," said State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Ishrat Hussain while addressing a meeting of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Tuesday.
Asian naphtha prices slipped back on Tuesday despite firmer Brent crude and backwardation narrowed due to easier international gasoline prices, traders said. The key open-spec naphtha contract for second-half October delivery was notionally assessed at ar
"Now it is time to curtail inflation and apply tight monetary policy," said State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Ishrat Hussain while addressing a meeting of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Tuesday.
Crude losses failed to dampen Asian middle distillate prices on Tuesday, due to winter supply concerns as refiners rushed into producing auto fuel at the expense of other products.
The long overdue technical correction set in at Karachi Stock Exchange on Tuesday as several investors found last week's gains attractive and indulged in selling with the result that losers outnumbered gainers.
Cameroon introduced tighter regulations on the sale of cocoa on Monday in a bid to raise the quality of its exports as it pushes through a campaign to boost output in the central African country.
The long overdue technical correction set in at Karachi Stock Exchange on Tuesday as several investors found last week's gains attractive and indulged in selling with the result that losers outnumbered gainers.
Japan's largest corn importer, Zen-Noh, said on Monday its grain elevator in hurricane-hit Louisiana is capable of operating and could resume shipments if restrictions on Mississippi River traffic are eased.
The long overdue technical correction set in at Karachi Stock Exchange on Tuesday as several investors found last week''s gains attractive and indulged in selling with the result that losers outnumbered gainers.
Australia exported a record amount of wheat to Indonesia and other countries and made the first major sales to China in a decade in the latest export period, monopoly wheat exporter AWB Ltd said.
Equities moved both ways on the Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) but finally settled in negative zone amid ascending transaction volume on account of profit taking and lacking interest on the part of investors.
China has sold two cargoes of corn to South Korea to replace US grain as US Gulf ports are closed due to damages from Hurricane Quatrain, an industry source in China said on Monday.
Equities moved both ways on the Lahore Stock Exchange (LSE) but finally settled in negative zone amid ascending transaction volume on account of profit taking and lacking interest on the part of investors.
Tanzania mild coffee prices eased at last week's auction, mostly due to the large volume on sale, traders said on Monday. The weekly auction was held on Thursday but the Tanzania Coffee Board issued the results on Monday.