This year around 382 less workers are eligible to use their voting right in forth coming annual general election of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) as compared to last year.
The final round of meetings of the "Committee on Revision of Trade Organisation Ordinance (TOO), 1961," headed by former Justice Saleem Akhtar will be held during the later part of August and first half of September.
Central President, (Awami National Party) ANP, Asfandyhar Wali Khan, on Friday said the Mutahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) had failed to fulfil the promises made with masses and deceived them in the name of Islam and Shariah.
A meeting of the Central and Provincial Executive of the Pakistan Democratic Party (PDP) will be held here on Sunday. Nawabzada Mansur Ali Khan head of the Party will chair the meeting.
Leader of the Opposition Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, talking to newsmen after the adjournment of the session on Friday till August 29, said that the government wanted to gag the opposition inside and outside the assemblies.
The Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal (MMA) has changed the venue of its anti-Musharraf public meeting scheduled on August 20 and now instead of Grand Truck road it would be staged at Jinnah Park.
The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) on Friday filed an adjournment motion with the National Assembly, seeking debate on the March 2005 Karachi stock market crash.
Days after President General Pervez Musharraf took coalition members into confidence to amend controversial Hudood laws, the opposition on Friday tactfully blocked introduction of a bill in the National Assembly designed for the protection of women, expos
Punjab Minister for Literacy and Non-Formal Basic Education Hussain Jahanian Gardezi has said that poverty reduction and human development are the priority areas of the government under "Education for All" (EFA) Programme and a number of projects have bee
Governor Punjab Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool (Retd) will visit entry test centers for B.A/B.Sc. (Hons) (Undergraduate) programmes on Sunday (August 20). The entry test for B.A/B.Sc. (Hons) (Undergraduate) programmes of Punjab University will be held
With a view to ensuring effective monitoring of sanitation work being carried out by the field workforce, the City District Government, Lahore, will provide as many as 50 motorcycles to the supervisory staff of its Solid Waste Management (SWM) department
City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal, who visited various city areas for about eight hours from midnight on Thursday to Friday morning, found choked drain at civil lines, which serves as the main discharge point for the entire Karachi.
The Sindh Seed Corporation, which was closed down in the year 2001 under the advice of the Asian Development Bank, has once again been made functional from Rabi 2005-06 and during coming Kharif 2006 it would be fully operational to produce cotton and padd
Provincial Law Minister Chaudhry Iftikhar Ahmed has said that the recent rains in Sindh have played havoc with standing crop of cotton and disturbed sowing of onion, chilies and other cash crops.
Site Association of Industry (SAI) has urged the chief executive officer of Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) to waive fix charges of August and extend the last date of payment of power bills by two weeks.
Heavy rains and overflowing sewerage lines have disturbed the entire trading activity in Jodia Bazar and the city government has failed to clean roads, traders of different sections told Business Recorder on Friday.
Director General Hydro Carbon Development Institute of Pakistan Hilal A Raza on Friday said that the profitability of sugar industry would be increased by E-10 Petrol which ultimately give benefit to cane growers also.
A team comprising of the officials of USAID and a US consultant on Friday visited Sarhad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) to seek the opinion of the industrialists regarding the construction of Reconstruction Opportunities Zones (ROZs) for the develo
The NWFP Minister for Tourism, Archaeology and Sports, Hussain Ahmad Kanju on Friday said that the federal government was agreed to hand over all its archaeological sites and museums to the NWFP government to promote tourism sector in the province.
NWFP Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani has directed the officials of Workers Welfare Board to expedite the process equipment purchase for 50-bed hospital in Peshawar Kidney Centre. Presiding over a presentation by the officials of Workers Welfare Board at
Government would file criminal case against the people involved in deforestation and give them exemplary punishment, said Fatima Atif Malhi, Chairperson, Chief Minister's task force on environment here on Friday.
Karachi Port Trust (KPT) administration on Friday claimed that there was no fault in the design or pumping system of KPT underpass at Schon Circle, Clifton as it remained functional even after heavy rain.
National Assembly was informed on Friday that the income generated from shrines situated at Noorpur Shahan for the year 2005 from January to December is Rs 21,221,918.
Federal Secretary of Health, Anwar Mahmood, speaking as chief guest at the concluding session of a seminar on "Research-to-Policy Interface for Child Health and Nutrition in Pakistan", stated that "the government is keen to cooperate in sustaining the dia
Minister for Communication, Muhammad Shamim Siddiqui said on Friday that 550 kilometres long Makran coastal highway will be handed over to Motorway Police during the current month. Speaking in a PTV programme he said the decision had been made to improve
Federal Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani has expressed the resolve of government to further empower the Election Commission under constitutional parameters in consultation with opposition to make sure the transparent elections in the country.
General Pervez Musharraf, the president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and also the head of the country's armed forces, has been a powerful 'leader' as long as he enjoyed being one of the most needed allies of the United States.
Adviser to Punjab government on Law and Human Rights Rana Ejaz Ahmed said Pakistan is better than many other countries in its human rights record. Talking to a 17-member delegation of lawyers at his office, here on Friday, he said the government policies
Carpeting and improvement of road from Lahore Expo Centre to Johar Town and widening of Sultan Ahmed Road would be carried out with a total cost of Rs 34.653 million; these projects would be completed during the current fiscal year.
Residents of Al-Habib Apartments and Mehran Heights apartment behind the petrol pump on main Clifton Road just before the Clifton underpass have been sending urgent calls to the concerned authorities and also newspapers and news agencies for drawing atten
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).
Officials of the rain emergency centre flayed the indifferent attitude of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) as it has deliberately stopped the electricity supply to Clifton area on Friday.
The Sindh Cabinet, which was to meet at Mithi on Saturday, would now meet in Karachi at 1:30 pm at the Chief Minister House, Law Minister Chaudhry Iftikhar Ahmed said on Friday. He said that the Cabinet would have a single point agenda to discuss recent r
City government has so far paid around Rs 4.464 million in futile for providing shuttle service on I I Chundrigar Road to the employees of banks and financial institutions located on the same road, since February 15, 2006, a city government officials told
City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has inaugurated 'Red Top Cabs', the urban city transportation project, launched by Messrs Optimus Limited (MOL), said a press release issued here on Friday.
The government is planning to lure foreign investments for exploration and setting up plants in mines and mineral sector in the country specially in Sindh where approximate one billion tonnes of granite had been identified, sources in mines and mineral de
Disaster Research Institute (DRI) Preston University, Pakistan, and Designmen Ltd Islamabad signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with MIE University, Japan on Friday for collaborative research and development in mitigation of disasters.
Maritime Security Agency (MSA) in co-ordination with Pakistan Navy apprehended 21 persons, who were illegally proceeding to United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman through Iran via a small boat on Thursday.
A Police Inspector and ex-Station House Officer of Ferozabad Police Station, was arrested on Friday by NAB Sindh on charges of corruption, corrupt practices and for taking bribe of Rs 4.5 million as illegal gratification.
A two-member team of FBI reached at Bahawalpur to get basic information about Rashid Rauf and environment of the city. The team also visited a number of religious seminaries and mosques. When contacted the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Ghulam Haider
Pakistani intelligence agents have arrested six suspects over a suicide car bombing outside the US consulate in Karachi in March which killed an American diplomat and four other people, officials said Friday.
The University of Sindh has decided to reactivate its Bureau of Translation for publication of books on science, social sciences and humanities to provide literature for general knowledge and awareness of students and public.
The Planning Commission of Pakistan has sanctioned Rs 460 million for a mega project of the Development of Infrastructure for Improved Facilities at Kohat University of Science & Technology (Kust). The project was approved during the Central Working Devel
Rising demand for dollar kept the rupee under pressure in the interbank market on Friday as the rupee lost three paisa more against the dollar for buying and selling at 60.35 and 60.37, respectively. The rupee is facing hard days as a result of the increa
Minister Health Punjab, Dr Tahir Ali Javed has said that promotion of engineering and scientific education is the guarantee of economic stability of any country, and there is a dire need to promote higher engineering and scientific education in the countr
Rising demand for dollar kept the rupee under pressure in the interbank market on Friday as the rupee lost three paisa more against the dollar for buying and selling at 60.35 and 60.37, respectively. The rupee is facing hard days as a result of the increa
Due to steps taken by the government for enhancing the export of fruits and vegetables, foreign exchange of US $45 million was earned through the export of 200,000 tons of citrus during the year 2005-06.
The company's sales volume have been persistently declining in the last 10 years and it has booked losses in five years out of last ten years. In the nine months of current year 2005-06, the streak of losses in the last year continued. Since last couple o
Israeli warplanes flew over Lebanon's Bekaa valley and the north of the country on Friday but did not launch an attack, a security source and a Reuters reporter in the area said.
The company's sales volume have been persistently declining in the last 10 years and it has booked losses in five years out of last ten years. In the nine months of current year 2005-06, the streak of losses in the last year continued. Since last couple o
Israeli warplanes flew over Lebanon's Bekaa valley and the north of the country on Friday but did not launch an attack, a security source and a Reuters reporter in the area said.
Self-rule as a solution to the decades-old dispute between India and Pakistan over occupied Kashmir is a non-starter unless troops from both sides are withdrawn, a top Kashmiri militant leader said in comments published on Friday.
Self-rule as a solution to the decades-old dispute between India and Pakistan over occupied Kashmir is a non-starter unless troops from both sides are withdrawn, a top Kashmiri militant leader said in comments published on Friday.
Underlining the importance of advancement in the industrial sector for development and prosperity, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday that the government is focusing on development of skills, strengthening of infrastructure, value addition, better
Underlining the importance of advancement in the industrial sector for development and prosperity, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday that the government is focusing on development of skills, strengthening of infrastructure, value addition, better
Underlining the importance of advancement in the industrial sector for development and prosperity, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Friday that the government is focusing on development of skills, strengthening of infrastructure, value addition, better
The steering committee on export of sporting and hunting arms, chaired by the Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Jehangir Khan Tareen on Friday discussed up-gradation of the industry in Pakistan.
The steering committee on export of sporting and hunting arms, chaired by the Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Jehangir Khan Tareen on Friday discussed up-gradation of the industry in Pakistan.
The steering committee on export of sporting and hunting arms, chaired by the Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Jehangir Khan Tareen on Friday discussed up-gradation of the industry in Pakistan.
The placement of orders for the import of computer hardware components has declined over 50 percent, as the issue of 15 percent GST on the import still stands unresolved. Pakistan is one of the largest importers of PC/server and hardware components in the
The placement of orders for the import of computer hardware components has declined over 50 percent, as the issue of 15 percent GST on the import still stands unresolved. Pakistan is one of the largest importers of PC/server and hardware components in the
The placement of orders for the import of computer hardware components has declined over 50 percent, as the issue of 15 percent GST on the import still stands unresolved. Pakistan is one of the largest importers of PC/server and hardware components in the
The placement of orders for the import of computer hardware components has declined over 50 percent, as the issue of 15 percent GST on the import still stands unresolved. Pakistan is one of the largest importers of PC/server and hardware components in the
A grand jury has handed up additional charges against toppled media baron Conrad Black and three associates, alleging their fraud caused Hollinger International Inc to file false income tax returns.
The total land required for the construction of Diamer-Basha Dam has been identified and now acquisition of land was being made for which sufficient funds have been provided by the federal government to Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda).
The total land required for the construction of Diamer-Basha Dam has been identified and now acquisition of land was being made for which sufficient funds have been provided by the federal government to Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda).
The total land required for the construction of Diamer-Basha Dam has been identified and now acquisition of land was being made for which sufficient funds have been provided by the federal government to Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda).