Labour leaders have vowed to stand firmly by the democratic forces in times of trials and frustrate all attempts to derail process of democratisation in the country.
In a joint statement issued to the press, Iqbal Haider, Secretary General, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and Zohra Yusuf, Vice Chairperson, HRCP has strongly condemned the abduction, gang rape and humiliation of a 19 years old newly-wed woman
Nominated Chief Minister of Sindh, Syed Qaim Ali Shah has assured business community that economic policies would be made in consultation with representatives of business community. Talking to a 35 member delegation of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Indu
Apropos a news item "Iodised salt sale to be prohibited from June" carried by Business Recorder on March 20, the headline of this item should be read as "Substandard Iodised salt sale to be prohibited from June".
Apparel exporters have demanded of the government to provide them with zero-rated export facility and duty-free access to EU and US markets to tackle the rising unemployment in the country. They said on Thursday that high cost of production, export levies
Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) Peshawar Chapter is holding a trilingual (Urdu, Pushto and Hindko) Mushaira in connection with the "Pakistan Day" celebrations on Tuesday, 25th March 2008 at 3.00 pm, at Peshawar Press Club.
The Former Prime Minister (PM), Azad Jammu and Kashmir AJK, Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudhry on Thursday stressed to the raise Kashmir issue at world fora and expedite diplomatic efforts in Pakistan and abroad.
International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and DataCheck Pvt Ltd, Pakistan's leading private credit bureau, Thursday launched the first credit bureau scoring system in the country, which will enhance the credit environment
Caretaker Minister for Environment, Syed Wajid Hussain Bokhari on Thursday urged all stakeholders to join hands for coping with the situation emerging due to poor sanitation in the country. "We need collective efforts to meet this challenge as well as the
Afghan President Hamid Karzai welcomed on Thursday the appointment of a woman as Speaker of Pakistan's new parliament for the first time in the neighbouring Muslim country's 60-year history, his office said.
President Tariq Syeed, Vice President Iftikhar Ali Malik of Saarc Chamber of Commerce and Industry along with the president of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Tanveer A Sheikh, will visit Faisalabad here on Sunday, March
Chairman Cotton Brokers Forum, Naseem Usman has said that in the current season cotton of Rs 45 billion has been imported till now. It is expected that at the end of the season, cotton of about Rs 55 billion would have been imported.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Thursday awarded grants to 20 local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to instruct communities in 10 districts and two Federally Administered Tribal Area agencies on clean water and hygi
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).
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide 0.8 million dollars for market infrastructure project, formerly Rural Business Development Project and Rural Economy Business Development Project, for updating strategy to guide a long-term programme for agric
NWFP chief minister designate Amir Haider Khan Hoti has said that the coalition government in the province will give top priority to law and order and for that matter they will invite militants for talks. He said he had already asked the concerned authori
Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, former US permanent representative to the United Nations, who also currently holds chair of the Asia Society called on the NWFP Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani here on Tuesday. The NWFP caretaker Chief Minister Shamsul Mulk was al
President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday telephoned the newly elected Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and felicitates them on their success. The President, particularly, felicitated Dr Fehmida Mirza for being the first woman speaker of t
The new government, which faces enormous economic challenges, has to rationalise Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) and reduce non-development expenditure to provide immediate relief to the masses, said coalition partners in the government on Thursd
An IUCN expert has cautioned that Pakistan is on the borderline of water scarce nation and the situation would further be exacerbated by the impending climatic changes.
Senior leader of Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Senator Safdar Abbasi on Thursday termed Khawaja Asif's statement against Amin Fahim as inappropriate and said the latter had been meeting government officials after permission of martyred Benazir Bhutto.
The Punjab Consumer Protection Council and the Technology Up-gradation and Skill Development Company (Tusdec) have jointly organised a seminar in Dera Ghazi Khan to create awareness about the hazards of sub-standard products and services.
Wateen Telecom and Warid Telecom under the Warid Telecom International (WTI) umbrella are quickly evolving as major players in the emerging markets of South Asia, Africa and now Eastern Europe.
The Senior Research Fellow of Brunel University London, Dr Syed Ghulam Sarwar has said that the scholars of the Institute of Information and Communication Technology (IICT) should conduct research on key social issues.
Pakistan is considering raising the price it pays farmers for wheat by at least 18 percent after failing to persuade to them to sell the grain for strategic stocks at current rates, a government official said on Thursday.
Speakers in a day-long national conference on "internal threats to Pak security" have stressed the need for adopting effective measures to increase the level of awareness, preparedness and response to the internal threats to the security of Pakistan.
Bearish sentiment was witnessed on the interbank market on Thursday as the rupee shed four paisa against dollar for buying at 62.88 and it also fell by three paisa for selling at 62.90, dealers said.
Secretary Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (Tevta) Muhammad Arshad Bhatti has said that the authority was striving hard to promote technical education and vocational training in the country.
Bearish sentiment was witnessed on the interbank market on Thursday as the rupee shed four paisa against dollar for buying at 62.88 and it also fell by three paisa for selling at 62.90, dealers said.
The old debate whether the Father of the Nation desired Pakistan to be an Islamic or secular state has not come to an end. It was revived by the biographer of the Quaid-i-Azam, Rizwan Ahmad, during a talk he gave in a function hosted by Nazriya Pakistan C
Water Member of Wapda Engineer Muhammad Mushtaq Chaudhry has said that Pakistan is emerging like many countries as one of the water scarce country - as a World Bank Report says - because of high population pressure and urbanisation and industrialisation.
An Indian fisherman died in a police hospital here on Thursday, prisons officials said, citing "medical reasons." Laxman Kanji, 40, had been shifted to the police hospital from a Karachi jail after he complained of pain in his stomach last week, they said
Speakers at a seminar on "Role of Media in HIV Prevention" underlined the need of creating awareness among people vulnerable to HIV/AIDS for prevention of the fatal disease and keeping the society clean from various other social ills.
At least 250 buffaloes were burnt alive and over 300 received injuries when a fire gutted four dairy farms in cattle colony on Thursday. Official in the fire brigade department told Business Recorder that the fire broke out in one of the farms when
The US government headed by President George Bush is keen on ensuring the stability of the US dollar in the international foreign exchange market and make sure that the US dollar continues its role as the major reserve currency in the world, reports UPP s
Asymmetric threats, exploitation of ocean resources and pollution are the challenges presently being faced by the navies around the world, said Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir. He was addressing International Maritime Defence confer
Archdiocese of Karachi has achieved yet another milestone by launching online edition of Agahi - the Archdiocesan Urdu Weekly, here on Holy Thursday in a simple but impressive ceremony, says a press release.
Pakistan Embassy in Zambia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Commerce, Zambia, for enhancing bilateral trade between the two countries.
Sindh Governor, Dr Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan has extended felicitations to Hindu, Christian and Parsi communities in the province on their festive days of Holi, Good Friday and Nauroz.
Special Federal Anti-Corruption Court Central II, presided by Judge Shaukat Ali Memon, on Thursday adjourned the hearing of Artefacts Smuggling case, which is commonly known as container case against Asif Ali Zardari, till May 24.
The Religious Board for Modarabas on Thursday approved different Shariah compliant model Islamic financing agreements for Modaraba sector, facilitating resource mobilisation of new products for the Islamic financial market.
The Religious Board for Modarabas on Thursday approved different Shariah compliant model Islamic financing agreements for Modaraba sector, facilitating resource mobilisation of new products for the Islamic financial market.
The Religious Board for Modarabas on Thursday approved different Shariah compliant model Islamic financing agreements for Modaraba sector, facilitating resource mobilisation of new products for the Islamic financial market.
The Religious Board for Modarabas on Thursday approved different Shariah compliant model Islamic financing agreements for Modaraba sector, facilitating resource mobilisation of new products for the Islamic financial market.
The foreign exchange reserves of the country declined by $297 million last week, mainly owing to rising oil import bill in the wake of soaring oil prices in the world market. According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), country''s overall foreign exchange r
The foreign exchange reserves of the country declined by $297 million last week, mainly owing to rising oil import bill in the wake of soaring oil prices in the world market. According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), country's overall foreign exchange re
The foreign exchange reserves of the country declined by $297 million last week, mainly owing to rising oil import bill in the wake of soaring oil prices in the world market. According to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), country's overall foreign exchange re
United Bank Limited (UBL) has opened its office in China on commercial basis from Thursday. UBL President Atif Bukhari stated this while talking to a private TV channel, he said that purpose of opening office in China is to carry out transactions with glo
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has issued three self-contradictory rulings on the interpretation of tax laws for payment of excise duty refund to the payphone companies. Sources told Business Recorder on Thursday that Collector of Customs, Sale
Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful test flight of a pilotless plane, the military announced. Flight data from the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) named "Uqaab," showed the exercise had been successful, it said in a statement.
Pakistan on Thursday conducted a successful test flight of a pilotless plane, the military announced. Flight data from the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) named "Uqaab," showed the exercise had been successful, it said in a statement.
Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said a new consular agreement with Pakistan is being finalised to replace the existing protocol to ensure expeditious release of prisoners in each other's country.
Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said a new consular agreement with Pakistan is being finalised to replace the existing protocol to ensure expeditious release of prisoners in each other's country.
The US Ambassador to Pakistan, Anne W Patterson, lauded the "successful counter-terrorism partnership between Pakistan and the United States" and noted that "there is no more important task in Pakistan today than to stop the scourge of terrorism."
US Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday he expected the new Pakistan government to be "good and effective" US allies, as he made a surprise visit to neighbouring Afghanistan. "I expect they'll be good and effective friends and allies of the United Sta
US Vice President Dick Cheney said Thursday he expected the new Pakistan government to be "good and effective" US allies, as he made a surprise visit to neighbouring Afghanistan. "I expect they'll be good and effective friends and allies of the United Sta
Pakistan People Party (PPP) parliamentary leader-designate in Sindh Assembly, Pir Mazharul Huq has demanded high level inquiry into the fire incident at Board of Revenue Sindh.
Pakistan People Party (PPP) parliamentary leader-designate in Sindh Assembly, Pir Mazharul Huq has demanded high level inquiry into the fire incident at Board of Revenue Sindh.