Sui Northern Gas Pipeline (SNGPL) Managing Director Abdul Rashid Loan has said that Pakistan is full of natural resources, there are sufficient reservoirs of natural resources like natural gas and petroleum.
Seven members of a family died and three others sustained bullet injuries when 25 armed persons on Sunday night attacked their house and sprayed bullets with automatic weapons in a village Kalo Sahi near Mangwal, Gujrat district.
An eight-member delegation of leading manufacturers of soccer ball of Sialkot, headed by Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) President Dr Nouman Idris Butt left here for China on Sunday night.
The Chairman of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has reiterated that APHC stands for peaceful solution of Kashmir dispute.
Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has called for exemption of General Sales Tax (GST) on electricity used in export goods production, sugar produced from beet and income tax on private universities, abolition of Export Development Surcharge (
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), standing committee on women entrepreneurs and Triple-E (Pvt) Limited, an event management company, are jointly organising the first international conference on women leadership and women ex
China sees a very promising socio-economic partnership with Pakistan and greater interaction in regional and international affairs for their common development, this was stated here on Monday by Cai Fangbai, Vice Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee of the
Asserting that Pakistan-India ties have improved, former Pakistani Foreign Secretary Mir Humayun Khan has said the ongoing dialogue process between the two countries is an opportunity for resolving the Kashmir issue as per the "wishes of people of undivid
The Federal government is mobilising huge funds on banishing the backwardness and poverty from the country on top priority basis. This was stated by Parliamentary Secretary for Cabinet division Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan.
According to the print media sugar prices have shot up to Rs 42 per kilogramme. NAB had dropped investigation against the sugar mill-owners when they promised that sugar prices will be reduced to an approachable limit to enable the common consumer to buy
The advertisement which appeared in the Business Recorder of April 1, "Don't get hooked" is very correct, because automobile companies have started black marketing openly and it's very sad that the government knows everything how the big industries
Within 2 days Karachiites have suffered two major deaths in two incidents, one at Faizan-i-Madina mosque where more than 30 innocent women lost their lives and the other tragedy at Nishtar Park where 47 persons embraced Shahadat resulting from a powerful
I would like to draw the attention of Ms Shamshad Akhtar, Governor SBP and Zakir Mahmood, President HBL's attention towards a violation committed by Habib Bank Limited.
A pillar of black smoke blocked a quarter of the sky, turning the spring sky outside Kirkuk overcast and hinting at yet another attack on the all-important pipeline to the refinery at Baiji.
Three years ago, 16-year-old Jagari Baske vanished from a remote village in the Indian state of West Bengal. But unlike most girls her age who suddenly flee their homes in the country's conservative countryside, she was not eloping with a boyfriend oppose
Every time there is a fire, it dies of its own accord because firefighting facilities, which are available at present in all the major towns and cities in the country, show no muscle to cope with such large fires. It is put out when every thing has been b
According to a news report, the Trading Corporation of Pakistan has awarded a contract for 50,000 tonnes of sugar to an international trading house, Cargill, at $505 per tonne C&F Karachi. And, the Swiss firm is obliged to deliver the total consignment wi
The President and CEO of Samsung Middle East and Africa Headquarters (Meahq), Chiwon Suh, is visiting Pakistan to establish the company's firm commitment in a growing and emerging market. Samsung Electronics is the global digital technology innovator.
National Forum for Environment and Health (NFEH) in collaboration with Management Association of Pakistan (MAP) is organising a national conference on Corporate Social Responsibility on April 26 at Hotel Avari Tower Karachi.
A seven-member delegation comprising senior officials of Ministries of Commerce and Agriculture and citrus exporters will visit Australia from May 9 to 19 under the Agriculture Sector Linkage Programme (ASLP).
One million Pakistanis living in North America, particularly in the United States and Canada, have resources of over 200 billion dollars, which could significantly help in the development of Pakistan's economy.
All the district ameers and general secretaries of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Pakistan, attending the training workshop at JI headquarter Mansoora, on Monday.
Wapda Chairman Tariq Hameed has said that to provide uninterrupted electricity supply to the Wapda consumers, the system was being upgraded and assured that during the summer there would be no load shedding, except break downs.
Continuing with his series of communication meetings with the employees of PIA in the domestic and international network, the Chairman and CEO, PIA Tariq Kirmani, met with the PIA employees of Multan District, comprising Dera Ismail Khan and Rahimyar Khan
The Government of Pakistan should facilitate and encourage the local investors for active participation in the privatisation process particularly in the electrical utilities.
Another batch of Pakistani contingent for UN mission departed here for Liberia on Sunday night. Commander Logistics Corps Reserve Brigadier Amjad bade farewell to the departing troops at Quaid-e-Azam International Airport.
Because of the unfortunate happenings in Karachi, which practically reduced the week to three working days, the State Bank could not finalise on time the consolidated balance sheet of the banking system, also known as the monetary survey of the country, f
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has called for report and comments for April 27, in a petition filed against a bus incident in which the vehicle had caught fire due to fireworks, and observed the report should contain the proposals and suggestions to stop suc
The Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court (PHC) has constituted a company bench, on part-time basis, comprising Justice Jehan Zaib Rahim, for disposal of matters coming under the Companies Ordinance 1984 relating to NWFP except Abbottabad and D I Khan.
Peshawar University Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Haroon Rashid has said that all available resources will be utilised to bring this university at par with the world's reputed universities, adding that co-ordinated efforts and dedication would pave the way
The 32-day summer session of the Senate is scheduled to start from May 19, 2006, to discuss several issues, including the budget for fiscal year 2006-07 that is likely to be presented in the National Assembly in the first week of June, sources said.
Senate Chairman Mohammedmian Soomro has directed the standing and functional committees to elect their new Chairpersons, as contemplated by the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Senate, 1988, an official statement said on Monday.
Federal Minister and Chairman, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Dr Atta-ur-Rehman termed the present situation of education in Pakistan 'unsatisfactory', as none of Pakistani universities came in ranking of top 1000 universities around the world.
Serious differences prevail between AJK President Major General Sardar Mohammed Anwar Khan (Retd) and Prime Minister Sardar Sikander Hayat Khan over the issue of tenure of the members of AJK Public Service Commission (PSC).
Attracting up to 798,000 foreign tourists in the current season, the country's tourism has generated $135.3 million. Tourism activity in Pakistan is on the rise over the last few years with government making fool-proof arrangements to maintain this moment
Competitive-ness Support Fund (CSF) chief executive officer (CEO) Arthur Bayhan has said Pakistan is taking steps to create 'business viable regulatory framework', besides promoting competitiveness and innovation.
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday approved 13 Radio channels for 24 districts of the NWFP under section 24(2) of Pemra Ordinance 2002.
Chairman Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra), Iftikhar Rashid has said that in the past fifty years, there was no national media policy in the country; hence satellite channels and radio station were operating in the absence of rules an
The government is likely to announce the first, incentive-laden, Textile Policy which would underline the importance of value-addition to give the industry an edge to compete with its regional competitors in the international market.
A member of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) with prayer to restrain the respondent federal law minister from interfering in the affairs of the judiciary, issuing any statement against it and regardi
The bail matter of Khawaja Saad Rafiq, MNA, and PML-N Punjab Secretary Zaeem Qadri could not be heard and the bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) constituted for this purpose would be reconstituted now.
Tax authorities of Pakistan and Serbia Montenegro have agreed on the draft of convention on avoidance of double taxation and prevention of fiscal evasion to promote bilateral trade and investment.
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Ms Anisa Zeb Tahirkheli has stressed the need to enhance media co-operation between Pakistan and Kuwait with a view to bring the peoples more closely.
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri would visit Turkey from April 20. He would meet Turkish president and prime minister and would convey messages of President Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
Karachi City District Government (CDGK) is planning to construct a chain of world-class five-star hotels, shopping plazas, and a resort, at Manghopir hills, on 'Build-Operate-Transfer' (BoT) basis in the metropolis.
The British Deputy High Commissioner in Karachi, Hamish Daniel, has expressed full support for Second Build Asia 2006 International Exhibition. This was announced in a statement of the Ecommerce Pakistan issued here on Monday.
The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (Pacra) has assigned Five-Star fund rating (Category: Balanced Fund) to Unit Trust of Pakistan (UTP), which reflects superior performance relative to its peer.
The Pakistan Credit Rating Agency (Pacra) has assigned Five-Star fund rating (Category: Balanced Fund) to Unit Trust of Pakistan (UTP), which reflects superior performance relative to its peer.
Students belonging to Islami Jamiata Talaba (IJT) on Monday held a protest demonstration at Karachi Press Club (KPC) against attack of All Pakistan Mohajir Students Organisation (APMSO) activists on its workers at Islamia Arts and Commerce College.
Linchpins of leading opposition parties will meet in London on April 23 to discuss the charter of democracy and ways and means to get rid of military interventions once for all.
Federal Minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi on Monday called on Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim at Chief Minister's House and discussed various matters. Jatoi expressed his profound grief over the Nishtar Park tragedy.
The Sindh Assembly session was prorogued on Monday, sine die, leaving halfway the discussion on Nishtar Park bomb blast. Deputy Speaker Rahila Tiwana was in the chair.
Work on the deepening of channel to 14.5 depth at Gwadar port has commenced to enable mother-ships call on the port and trans-shipment could take place from this port.
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
Karachi Transport Ittehad, an alliance of 15 transport owners associations, on Monday announced wheel-jam strike for May 5 and warned of indefinite strike after that if the assailants of transporter Malik Khalid Hussain Awan were not arrested.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Benazir Bhutto and Pakistan Muslim League (N) President Mian Nawaz Sharif are expected to meet in London on April 22. Both the leaders and former prime ministers also have had a telephonic conversation.
Access to clean drinking water was the right of every citizen of the country and it was duty of the government to ensure its provision; moreover, before 2007 general elections all the commitments made by this government would be fulfilled.
Sindh Chief Secretary Fazlur Rehman has taken notice of reports of water shortage in various city areas and supply of contaminated water and called for details in this regard from provincial secretary local government and KWSB managing director.
The 2nd specialised training for Project Directors on "Sustainable Project Cycle Management", as part of series of capacity building training course on international training arrangements under Public Sector Capacity Building Project started here on Monda
Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (Erra) has started reconstruction work in the quake-hit areas of NWFP and AJK and initiated disbursement of compensation to the survivors to build their houses.
Justice Javed Iqbal, a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday took oath of his office as Acting Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan in a ceremony held at Supreme Court Building.
The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has welcomed the Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreement to exchange frequent visits at all levels to enhance mutual understanding and friendship and deepened development of steady co-operation in the fie
The rupee strengthened against the dollar in the open market on Monday, gaining further five paisa versus the dollar for buying and selling at 60.05 and 60.10, respectively.
The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) said on Monday it would respond to government proposal on reduction in sugar prices soon after consulting its zonal chapters.
The rupee strengthened against the dollar in the open market on Monday, gaining further five paisa versus the dollar for buying and selling at 60.05 and 60.10, respectively.
A follow-up meeting regarding working of Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs) in Sindh was convened by Monitoring Judge Rehmat Hussain Jaffery and a number of decisions were taken.
During the year under review the company has made key achievement of regaining Market Volume Leadership. Its prominent brand is Gold Leaf which scaled new heights in growth and accounted for 48% of total company's volume.
Pakistan may face serious threats from the United States and some European companies over the software piracy issue and non-implementation of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).