The Forest Department had spent a sum of Rs 2.5 million on digging 27 new ponds and de-silting another 13 in the Cholistan desert, Divisional Forest Officer Mian Fida Hussain told newsmen on Wednesday. Water ponds are the life-line for humans and animals
At least seven persons were killed and 19 others received serious injuries in a road accident in Khanewal. According to hospital sources, a bus carrying pilgrims on route to shrine Sakhi Sarwar in Dera Ghazi Khan from Faisalabad, ran into a tractor trolle
The annually held flower show will begin here in the city on Thursday, with the participation of students, industrial estates, district government departments as well as private nurseries.
Punjab Minister for Trade and Investment Mian Muhammad Shafiq has said that his government intends to set up the latest expo centre in Faisalabad. He said on Wednesday that his government had also started working on a strategy to develop solar energy indu
Punjab Governor Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool (Retd) said on Wednesday that Pakistan enjoys strong, historic and friendly relations with China. "Exchange of more delegations in trade, culture and sports will further strengthen ties between the two cou
President Supreme Court Bar Association, Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan on Wednesday challenged Attorney General Malik Muhammad Qayyum and senior lawyer Sharifuddin Pirzada for a live television debate on the deposed judges issue.
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Wednesday announced to establish a high-speed communication infrastructure 'National Research and Education Network' (NREN) for universities/institutes and other academic sectors of the country.
The gas from Iran via Pakistan is four-time cheaper for India than LNG or Iranian gas import through deep-sea gas pipeline by New Delhi. The Iranian gas will be cheaper for India even if the price included the transit fee payment to Pakistan.
Dr Rashid Amjad, vice chancellor Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (Pide) and president Pakistan Society of Development Economists (PSDE) has advised the new government to set up a high level commission on climate change to be headed by the Prim
Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that it is always the valiant and professionally sound military commander, who leads his men from the front, which proves decisive in challenging situations.
Pakistan navy mission comprising submarine Hurmat, Mine Counter Vessel Muhaiz, Missile Boat Jurrat, and Coastal Tanker Gwadar are presently on a goodwill training cruise to Islamic Republic of Iran. According to a press release issued by Pakistan Navy her
The local police on Wednesday used heavy shelling of tear gas and batton charged to disperse a students' rally taken out against the republication of the blasphemous caricatures in the European newspapers.
Bearish sentiment was seen on the currency market on Wednesday as the rupee gave up its firmness versus the dollar on both open and interbank market, money experts said. The rupee lost seven paisa against dollar at 62.86 and 62.88 for buying and selling i
The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) has arrested a senior clerk after being found guilty of bribery to issue a chemical examination report of a rape case.
Bearish sentiment was seen on the currency market on Wednesday as the rupee gave up its firmness versus the dollar on both open and interbank market, money experts said. The rupee lost seven paisa against dollar at 62.86 and 62.88 for buying and selling i
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has told officials concerned to start renovating the provincial headquarters building in Lahore, which was badly mangled by the suicide bombers' attacks here on Tuesday.
Pakistan International Container Terminal Limited (PICT) is the only container terminal in the country sponsored and owned by the Pakistanis and the only port infrastructure project whose shares are traded on the Karachi Stock Exchange.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Quaid and former prime minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met Saudi Ambassador Ali Awadh Al-Asseri at the Saudi Embassy here on Wednesday. During the meeting, matters of mutual interest came under discussion, party sources sa
Pakistan International Container Terminal Limited (PICT) is the only container terminal in the country sponsored and owned by the Pakistanis and the only port infrastructure project whose shares are traded on the Karachi Stock Exchange.
Pakistan Peoples Party Information Secretary, Sherry Rehman on Wednesday blamed the unconstitutional acts of the lost regime for political, economic, and judicial turmoil in the country during the year 2007. She was commenting on a report released in the
Local leaders of Pakistan Peoples Party have begun to give vent to their reservations over the elimination of Makhdoom Amin Fahim from the race to the Prime Minister's House and nomination of comparatively junior colleagues in the party for the race.
The All Pakistan Motor Dealers Association (APMDA) has approached the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) against Karachi customs officials, allegedly involved in wrong assessment of duty on vehicles imported under Transfer of Residence (TR), gift and baggage
The preparation of Polaroid cards for new set of lawmakers will begin on Thursday at the parliament cafeteria. Side by side the work on collecting materials for biographical sketch of each member will also be taken on hand.
Taking strong exception to the appointment of Mubassahir Lucman as Advisor in the Information Ministry, the Senate Standing Committee on Information in its meeting held on Wednesday appointed a four-member sub-committee to look into the issue whether a ca
President Pakistan Muslim League-Q and former Prime Minister Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Wednesday termed national reconciliation mandatory for completion of the new assembly's stipulated term.
Punjab Governor, Lieutenant General Khalid Maqbool (Retd), Caretaker Chief Minister former Justice Ejaz Nisar, Chief Secretary Punjab Salman Siddique, Inspector General of Police Dr Syed Azhar Hassan Nadeem, FIA Director Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmad and other s
National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) management has launched a major programme in the organisation with a view to find and identify the talented employees from within the bank thought the country to place them on important positions in all functional areas of
Signing ceremony was held here to mark the financial close of Rs 13,000 million multiple syndicated facilities arranged by Allied Bank for Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited (MLCFL).
Signing ceremony was held here to mark the financial close of Rs 13,000 million multiple syndicated facilities arranged by Allied Bank for Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited (MLCFL).
Resale one of the world's leading trade fair for used machinery and equipment will take place from 23-25 April 2008, in Karlsruhe, Germany. This year over 50 visitors from Pakistan have already registered to attend the fair.
The federal government has chalked out a plan to develop the urban transport system and infrastructure with a view to providing fast, reliable, safe, and affordable services to the urban population.
Former security officials, intellectuals and researchers have expressed the view that the restoration of peace and establishment of democracy in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) need a long-term sustainable socio-economic development involvi
Governor State Bank of Pakistan, Dr Shamshad Akhtar has stressed the need for structural reforms to address fiscal and external account deficits in the context of changing global economic environment, says a press release.
Bahria University Karachi has launched first ever "Pharmaceutical Business Management MBA" programme in Pakistan with the objective of fulfilling the training and development needs of the 80 billion rupees Pharmaceutical Industry in Pakistan. It was discl
Atlas Bank Limited - member of the Atlas Group - has announced the decision to procure and implement the Siebel Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solution from Oracle Corporation.
The impacts of prevailing air pollution is causing a loss of Rs 62-65 billion - one percent of gross domestic product (GDP) - to the health sector annually, sources told Business Recorder here on Wednesday.
A damaged engine forced a Pakistani military C-130 aircraft to make an emergency landing on Wednesday at an airport in northern Portugal, the country's airport management company ANA reported.
A damaged engine forced a Pakistani military C-130 aircraft to make an emergency landing on Wednesday at an airport in northern Portugal, the country's airport management company ANA reported.
The world's largest Islamic body is modernising its charter to combat extremists and poverty and to emphasise values of tolerance and understanding amid concerns over an anti-Islam backlash. If last-minute differences can be ironed out, the revamped chart
The world's largest Islamic body is modernising its charter to combat extremists and poverty and to emphasise values of tolerance and understanding amid concerns over an anti-Islam backlash. If last-minute differences can be ironed out, the revamped chart
Security forces missed the militant hideout they were aiming for and killed 15 civilians in an artillery barrage that landed in a residential area in the restive tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, local media reported Wednesday. Separately, four people,
Security forces missed the militant hideout they were aiming for and killed 15 civilians in an artillery barrage that landed in a residential area in the restive tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, local media reported Wednesday. Separately, four people,
The global credit crisis could intensify, and world central banks must be ready to consider a wide range of actions to safeguard the economy, an International Monetary Fund official said on Wednesday.
The global credit crisis could intensify, and world central banks must be ready to consider a wide range of actions to safeguard the economy, an International Monetary Fund official said on Wednesday.
The global credit crisis could intensify, and world central banks must be ready to consider a wide range of actions to safeguard the economy, an International Monetary Fund official said on Wednesday.
A senior British prosecutor is to be posted to Pakistan to tackle terrorism and international crime, in the first such appointment outside the industrialised world, reports 'Financial Times'.
A senior British prosecutor is to be posted to Pakistan to tackle terrorism and international crime, in the first such appointment outside the industrialised world, reports 'Financial Times'.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday said the United States has been in consistent contact with Pakistan on dealing with violent extremism along its border with Afghanistan as she acknowledged complexity of the challenge on the rugged border.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday said the United States has been in consistent contact with Pakistan on dealing with violent extremism along its border with Afghanistan as she acknowledged complexity of the challenge on the rugged border.
Fourteen companies from Pakistan are participating in a three-day conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, aiming to boost the Pakistan''s access to regional medicine trade opportunities in the market of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asea
Fourteen companies from Pakistan are participating in a three-day conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, aiming to boost the Pakistan's access to regional medicine trade opportunities in the market of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Aseaa
Fourteen companies from Pakistan are participating in a three-day conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, aiming to boost the Pakistan's access to regional medicine trade opportunities in the market of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Aseaa
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping Pakistan craft, a comprehensive energy efficiency policy and investment programme to meet the growing energy demands of an expanding economy and population. ADB is also providing a $600,000 grant to fund the pre