The Bank of Khyber (Khyber Bank), the premier provincial bank, was established under "The Bank of Khyber Act 1991" for conducting banking business within NWFP and was formally launched on November 1, 1991. Its first branch commenced commercial operations
The Bank of Khyber (Khyber Bank), the premier provincial bank, was established under "The Bank of Khyber Act 1991" for conducting banking business within NWFP and was formally launched on November 1, 1991. Its first branch commenced commercial operations
Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) was built and commissioned in October 1962 at Karachi in alliance with major foreign oil companies like Burmah Oil California, Texas Oil Corporation, Shell Petroleum Corporation and ESSO Standard Eastern Inc.
LUCKY TEX is a complete vertically integrated textile mill and with the addition of latest sate of the art processing, printing & finishing plant it becomes the most modern and technically well equipped mill in Pakistan, which has been specifically design
Tetra Pak began in the early 1950s as one of the first packaging companies for liquid milk. Since then, it has become one of the world's largest suppliers of packaging systems for liquid dairy products (milk, cream), juices, nectars and still drinks and n
The above statement is a reflection of the changing role of business. Whereas for Milton Friedman a few decades back the business of business was business for Anita Roddick today the business of business is responsibility.
The members of the Panel of Judges met on 18 March 2006 at Head Office, Lahore to evaluate the reports submitted by the entrants and concluded as follows:
ACCA is the largest global professional accountancy body in the world, with over 345,000 members and students in 160 countries. ACCA's headquarters is in London and it has 75 offices and other centres around the world.
Lucky Tex was established in 1993 by our Company Chairman Mr Ahmed Tabba. Under a joint venture with a foreign firm a Stitching unit was made operational in 1995, and then in 1997 a site was bought for a complete in-house production facility from weaving
It gives me great pleasure to receive the Pakistan Environmental Reporting Award-2005 in non-listed, local companies category on behalf of Engro Asahi Polymer and Chemicals Limited (EAPCL).
It is a matter of great pleasure that PRL has achieved a milestone in the corporate sector by receiving 2nd consecutive year ACCA-WWF Pakistan Environmental Reporting Award 2005 for its best performance in environmental reporting.
ACCA has been actively involved with the unfolding debate on corporate social and environmental responsibility since 1990. We promote transparency and best practice.
Over the years PERA has helped corporate sector in becoming environmentally responsible by reporting environmental management strategies & policies. Also, continual improvement in environmental reporting will help in meeting regulations and other internat
In its pursuit of economic development, Pakistan is cognisant of protecting the environment and to ensure all Pakistani's with a quality living environment. Up until recently, a regulatory approach has been used to implement the various environmental prot
Australia's Stuart Appleby fired a third-round 69 on Saturday to hold a two-shot lead over surging Swede Mathias Gronberg heading into the final round of the Shell Houston Open.
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, last year's European Rookie of the Year, capitalised on a disastrous triple bogey by Sweden's Henrik Stenson to win the BMW Asian Open on Sunday.
China are the overwhelming favourites to win the world table tennis team championship which starts here on Monday. Such is the dominance of the Chinese, who won all the titles at last year's world individual event in Shanghai, that their rivals have been
West Brom manager and former-England captain Bryan Robson claimed Sunday that Real Madrid star David Beckham is too weak to captain the national side and should be replaced for the World Cup.
Rafael Nadal brings his clay game home to Spain for the first time this season as he defends another 2005 title as top seed at the Barcelona Open starting on Monday.
Vladimir Klitschko won something more important than the International Boxing Federation heavyweight championship by flooring American Chris Byrd in a one-sided bout on Saturday.
New Zealand secured first place in the final of the qualifiers, beating South Korea by four goals to one in a fast and action packed match at Changzhou (China) on Sunday, according to information made available by the International Hockey Federation (FIH)
Major oil consuming nations and companies must outline their plans for the downstream refining sector to help avoid wild oil price swings, Nigerian Minister of State for Petroleum Edmund Daukoru said on Sunday.
Microsoft and European Union regulators will square off in the EU's second highest court Monday over a fine of nearly half a billion euros that the bloc imposed on the software giant seven years ago.
Iran's dispute with the West over its nuclear work is not scaring foreign investors from the country's prized oil, which Tehran vows to keep exporting no matter what.
Home to one third of the world's population, China and India are essential factors in the interplay of forces that has driven global oil prices to their current highs.
European Union farm ministers are set to approve Tuesday special aid payments to poultry farmers hit by the collapse of prices due to the bird flu crisis, officials say.
The global economy is having to learn to live with stubbornly high oil prices, and so far it has done pretty well - but the long-term outlook is uncertain, according to analysts here.
The spike in oil prices, currently around 75 dollars a barrel or about three times the level of four years ago, is a result of geopolitical and technical factors that seem unlikely to disappear soon.
The world's most powerful oil consumers, fearing soaring energy costs could endanger their prosperity, turned up the heat on producer countries this week end but met stiff resistance to their appeals for enhanced output capacity.
Energy-rich Gulf Arab states have reaped the fruits of high crude prices, posting record oil revenues of about 300 billion dollars last year, and are set to increase their windfall in 2006.
A truck full of palm oil has overturned and emptied its load into a river near the Malaysian capital, threatening to disrupt the water supply to thousands of residents, a report said Sunday.
German car giant BMW said Sunday it was committed to the Chinese market and would almost certainly keep its flagship Asian Open golf tournament on the mainland.
Foreign appeals for China to revalue its currency and so help balance the dangerously lopsided world economy are reaching fever pitch. But Beijing shows every sign of biding its time.
Chinese President Hu Jintao discussed with Saudi leaders during his current visit a proposal to set up a strategic oil reserve in China fed by Saudi supplies, a Chinese official told AFP Sunday.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says that iodised salt could have lowered the numbers of children who developed thyroid cancer following the Chernobyl nuclear accident, and called for the supplement to be widely used throughout the affected re
Several factors directly or indirectly influence the full production potential of dairy animals that include inadequate feed sources, dairy herd structure, inadequate marketing channels and animal diseases.
The Director General Environmental Protection Agency, Punjab, Choudhry Ahmed Nadeem, has said that owing to rapid growth of population in the urban areas and shifting of rural people to the big cities, the atmosphere has become polluted.
The Neem tree grows prolifically throughout South Asia, especially in Pakistan, Burma, India and Sri Lanka. Its medicinal properties have been known about for thousands of years and its uses are so varied that this tree is called the "Village Pharmacy" of
Persistent hiccupping in addition to weight-loss and difficulty swallowing could be a warning sign of cancer of the oesophagus, an Irish researcher said on April 19.
A home-based exercise program for overweight or obese patients with advanced heart failure results in significant weight loss after six months, researchers in California report.
Silver dental fillings widely used to fill cavities do not appear to cause brain damage in children even though the mercury in them is a known neurotoxin, according to studies published on April 18.
The stomach bug Helicobacter pylori is the cause of most stomach ulcers, so doctors often try to eradicate the trouble-maker with antibiotic therapy. When this doesn't work, as is the case 10-23 percent of the time, a yogurt may help, according to a study
Pharmacologists here have found that a powdery extract prepared from the leaves of guava plant (Psidium guajava) protects liver from damage, a finding that may help in developing a cheap remedy for jaundice.
It has been spun into a video game and mobile phone game already - now fans of The Da Vinci Code can also embark on an online puzzle quest run by Google.
Google Inc, the consumer Web search favourite, will help office workers dig deeper into business software programs and databases to find relevant information tidbits, the company said on April 18.
Regular internet surfers may have experience of PC infection, when browser opens several pop-up windows simultaneously, tens or hundreds applications installed automatically and all run at the same time.
Cognos Inc is launching a new search tool, in partnership with IBM and Google, to offer services that Canada's biggest software maker hopes will increase demand.
Widevine Technologies, which designs technology to prevent digital video theft, on April 19 said it had received $16 million from several investors, including network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc.
Oracle on April 21 announced it has become the first enterprise software provider to receive global certification under the new J.D. Power and Associates Certified Technology Service & Support Program for its world-wide support business, encompassing 17 h
The first batch of quarterly results from technology companies this week showed there is no stopping consumer spending on gadgets. Mobile phone makers reported a whopping 30 percent average increase in shipments in the traditionally slow January-March qua
Nearly half of US users of the Internet went online for help with major life decisions such as finding a college for their child or looking for a new place to live, according to a survey released on April 19.
Growing IT awareness in the country and increased focus from multinational IT vendors, Pakistan's PC shipments grew by 16.6 percent in 2005 to reach 494,000 units. Additional market accelerators include strong economic growth, the government's drive to pr
Telecom equipment maker Ericsson said on April 19 that it had won a contract with mobile operator 3 Scandinavia to provide push e-mail, giving access to email, contact and calendar updates via 3G networks.
The world's largest cellphone maker Nokia will unveil new multimedia phone models, including an N73 camera phone, at an event in Berlin next week, sources close to the company told Reuters.
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates made a cryptic remark about Internet freedom at a luncheon with Chinese President Hu Jintao on April 19, underscoring the sensitivity of the issue.
Apple Computer Inc is planning to build a new, 50-acre campus near its present headquarters in Cupertino, California, company Chief Executive Steve Jobs said.
World-wide shipments of personal computers rose a better-than-forecast 12.9 percent in the first quarter, with nearly all regions doing better than expected, helped by strong notebook sales, according to data released by market researcher IDC.
Leading US carrier American Airlines Inc on April 19 reported a narrower quarterly loss as rising fuel prices were partially offset by increasing revenue.
Leading US carrier American Airlines Inc on April 19 reported a narrower quarterly loss as rising fuel prices were partially offset by increasing revenue.
Citigroup Inc on April 17, said first-quarter profit rose 4 percent as record revenue from non-US operations and from fixed-income trading and investment banking offset weakness in US consumer banking operations.
Citigroup Inc on April 17, said first-quarter profit rose 4 percent as record revenue from non-US operations and from fixed-income trading and investment banking offset weakness in US consumer banking operations.
India's third-largest software exporter, Wipro, annual net profit climbed 26.9 percent as revenues crossed the two-billion-dollar mark in a booming outsourcing market.
India's third-largest software exporter, Wipro, annual net profit climbed 26.9 percent as revenues crossed the two-billion-dollar mark in a booming outsourcing market.
Japan's Toyota Motor said on April 20, it plans to spend about 1.4 trillion yen (12 billion dollars) on plants and equipment in the year to March 2007, with the focus on overseas markets.
Bank of America Corp on April 20 said first-quarter profit rose 13.5 percent, topping Wall Street forecasts, helped by record investment banking fees and trading profit and the purchase of credit card issuer MBNA Corp.
Bank of America Corp on April 20 said first-quarter profit rose 13.5 percent, topping Wall Street forecasts, helped by record investment banking fees and trading profit and the purchase of credit card issuer MBNA Corp.
Fund managers are finding it difficult to justify recent share prices of one-of-a-kind UK assets such as the London Stock Exchange and Associated British Ports, and opinion is divided on their true worth.
Fund managers are finding it difficult to justify recent share prices of one-of-a-kind UK assets such as the London Stock Exchange and Associated British Ports, and opinion is divided on their true worth.
Taiwan-based Acer Inc, the world's fourth largest branded personal computer vendor, said on April 17, it plans to release 50 million shares in cell handset maker BenQ through global depository receipts.
Taiwan-based Acer Inc, the world's fourth largest branded personal computer vendor, said on April 17, it plans to release 50 million shares in cell handset maker BenQ through global depository receipts.
India's top international telecoms provider Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd said on April 18, it would seek more acquisitions to boost its network access and expand the range of services on offer to customers.
Kia Motors said on Thursday it had postponed indefinitely a groundbreaking ceremony for its first US plant amid a graft probe targetting its president.
HSBC, Standard Chartered and Barclays are among the bidders for South Korea's top credit card firm, LG Card Co Ltd, a newspaper reported on April 20, quoting unnamed financial sources.
Visa is expecting double-digit growth in China over the next five years, exploiting a market where plastic money is still a rarity and contributes less than 1 percent to the company's global business.
Visa is expecting double-digit growth in China over the next five years, exploiting a market where plastic money is still a rarity and contributes less than 1 percent to the company's global business.
South Korea's biggest car maker, Hyundai Motor Co, apologised on April 19 for a deepening bribery scandal and said its chairman's family would donate $1 billion in shares of an affiliate to charity.
Nineteen appliance makers and financial groups, including Whirlpool Corp, J. P. Morgan Chase & Co and AIG, submitted preliminary bids for South Korea's Daewoo Electronics, newspapers reported.
Bangladesh interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Sunday. 69.25/69.95 (previous 69.15/70.00) Call Money Rates: 14.00-34.00 percent (previous 16.00-39.00 percent).
Singapore shares are expected to ease on profit-taking next week after a rally that propelled the benchmark index to new all-time highs beyond 2,600 points, dealers said.
Taiwan share prices are expected to correct next week after recent sustained gains, with investors likely to take profits and test the key 7,000 points support level, dealers said Friday.
Can India's stock market keep rising after its record-breaking streak or is it time for investors to bail out? It has been just two-and-half months since Mumbai's benchmark index, the Sensex, hit the historic 10,000 mark and last week it raced past 12,000
The Indonesian stock market is expected to undergo a correction in the coming week after rising more than five percent this week, analysts said Friday.