K-Electric hosted the visit of NED University's students at its power plants located in Bin Qasim and Korangi. The technical visit is in line with the KE's vision to equip and well prepare engineering universities' students with practical industrial expos
Premier Insurance has signed a memorandum of understanding with Health eConnex for quality insurance services. "We have signed an agreement with Health eConnex (TPA) to provide quality health insurance services to our customers", Mohammad Asif Arif CEO Pr
Unknown armed motorcyclists on Tuesday killed a policeman in Liaqatabad area. According to police sources, the cop was targeted when he was on the way back to home after duty. The attackers opened indiscriminate firing on him at Liaqatabad No-10 and fled,
General Secretary, United Business Group (UBG) and former Vice President FPCCI Zuberi F. Tufail has called for increasing Pakistan's share in bilateral trade with China. He said at present Pakistan-China bilateral trade is about $12 billion, wherein China
Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif went to the residences of those killed in Gulshan Iqbal Park tragedy and condoled with the bereaved families. He also gave cheques of financial assistance to heirs of the deceased. The Chief Minister first wen
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday phoned Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and extended his condolences on the loss of lives in the Lahore bomb blast. The Canadian Prime Minister condemned such inhuman terrorist acts and said that Canad
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah while speaking at a press conference on Tuesday said THAT provincial government has formed a joint investigation team (JIT) to probe the park suicide incident. He said operation against terrorists launched in the provinc
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Qaim Ali Shah paid a visit to the victims of Gulshan-e-Iqbal blast at the Jinnah Hospital and enquired after their health on Tuesday. PPP Punjab President Mian Man
The provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tuesday passed the KP Antiquities Bill, 2016 to provide protection and preserve the rich the archaeological heritage of the province in an effective manner. The Provincial Minister for Law and Parliamentary Af
Former Finance Minister Salman Shah believes that development spending on mega projects has failed to contribute in improving the standard of living of the average Pakistanis. Speaking at a public discussion on 'Mega Project, Markets, and Economic Growth'
Karachi Council on Foreign Relations and the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) - Iran signed an accord to develop cooperation and partnership between the two institutions in the Prime Minister House on March 25th, 2016. Iranian Pres
Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is spending Rs 8 billions to reconstruct the schools hit by earthquake in 2005. Talking to reporters after inaugurating the upgraded schools in Abbott
All field offices of the Federal Board Revenue will remain open and observe extended working hours ie 09:00 am to 08:00 pm on Wednesday (March 30, 2016) and 09:00 am to 10:00 pm on Thursday (March 31, 2016) for collection of duty/taxes. Field offices of t
Lawyers on Tuesday demanded immediate resignations of the prime minister and the Punjab chief minister following their outcry over Sunday's bombing that left a score of people dead and many others injured. The lawyers' rally began from the Supreme Court B
Pakistan's first Academy award winner, director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, has paid tribute to victims of the Easter bombing in Lahore with a short film posted to her Facebook page.
In order to provide a platform to women entrepreneurs from KP to exhibit their skills, the Tourism Corporation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (TCKP) would organise a three-day event "Hunar Hawa Mela" from April 1. The event will be held at the PIA Planetarium in Haya
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Communications met here on Tuesday under the Chairmanship of Sufyan Yusuf to discuss the policy to set up Trauma Centers along motorways and highways with the help of Provincial Health Departments. The Committee
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sindh, A D Khawaja on Tuesday took serious notice of crippling traffic jams in the city and issued special directives to Karachi Traffic Police to take strict measures ensuring better traffic system particularly during pe
Five Chinese companies based in Karamay Xinjiang region have pledged to make heavy investment in Gwadar port for its rapid development, according to Karamay's publicity department, reports China Daily on Tuesday. The senior representatives of these compan
The district police and law enforcing agencies intensified security in the city while beefing up joint patrolling, police pickets and search operations in various areas in the wake of suicide attack in Lahore that claimed 74 lives and left 313 injured. Po
President Mamnoon Hussain on Tuesday said maternal and child healthcare was the foundation of development of a society and called upon the Saarc countries for collective efforts to address the important social issue. Addressing at the inauguration of regi
School-Partners of the Punjab Education Foundation have been urged to ensure the success of this year's enrolment campaign. The campaign is to be launched by the School Education Department on April 1s in the province claiming to target a hundred-percent
German ambassador to Pakistan Ina Lepel has called upon the rice exporters to play their role in promoting the bilateral trade and further strengthening the economic relations between Pakistan and Germany. 'We have good economic relations but there is mor
A delegation of parliamentary leaders of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly led by Chief Minister Pervez Khan Khattak called on the Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Iqbal Zafar Jhagra here at Governor's House Peshawar Tuesday. They remained with the Governor for som
District Government Peshawar has decided taking urgent steps for elimination of rats from the provincial metropolis and announced payment of Rs 25/- prize for each killed rat. The decision was taken in a meeting held here with District Nazim Mohammad Asim
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak has ordered strict action against those responsible for placing debris of construction materials on the roads of provincial metropolis asking concern authorities for removal of such material immediately to
Ambassador of Qatar to Pakistan Saqr Bin Mubarak Al-Mansouri said on Tuesday that his country was interested to build two power plants in Pakistan for which initial studies were in progress. He said Qatari and Chinese companies were already working on fou
Balochistan Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri met Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, here Tuesday. Balochistan Chief Minister strongly condemned Gulshan Iqbal Park tragedy and expressed deep sense of sorrow and grief over the loss of precious human lives
Universal Service Fund Company (USF Co) 43rd Board of Directors meeting was convened on Tuesday in the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom, Islamabad. The Chairperson, board of directors, USF Co and the Minister of State for IT & Telecom Anusha
Universal Service Fund Company (USF Co) 43rd Board of Directors meeting was convened on Tuesday in the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom, Islamabad. The Chairperson, board of directors, USF Co and the Minister of State for IT & Telecom Anusha
Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Aviation, Shujaat Azeem inaugurated PIA's new Research & Development centre on Tuesday. A fully automated Central Reservation Control which is part of this center has also been made functional. This initiative
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Tuesday organised an awareness session on "Formation of companies and mandatory online submission of returns through eService portal" at Hailey College of Commerce, Punjab University, Lahore. A
Taking into account the viewpoint of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP), the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has dropped proceedings against a chartered accountant company of a textile mill on the issue of trea
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has prepared PC-I of the Agro Food Processing (AFP) Centre, Mirpur Khas (Sindh) and submitted to the federal government for provision of necessary funds. The Pakistan Industrial Development Co
Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) President Shah Faisal Afridi has urged the government to provide residence cards to the Chinese investors on the pattern adopted by developed countries. In a letter to the Board of Investment's Cha
The major political parties on Tuesday termed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's televised address to the nation "visionless" and "disappointing" with no clear-cut policy against terrorists and timeline for implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) in l
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) Mian Rehman Aziz has nominated Mohammad Zaka-ur-Rehman as Chairman for Hajj, Umrah and Tour Operators Regional Standing Committee for the year 2016. Zaka ur Rehman has been associated wi
A local prayer leader, accused of raping a minor seminary student in Tajori area of Lakki Marwat district, was arrested on Tuesday, police said. Station House Officer (SHO) Ayaz Khan said that the 38-year-old accused, who was a prayer leader at a local mo
Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) apprehended eight electricity thieves upon the special directives of Chief Executive Officer Dr Rana Abdul Jabbar Khan in different areas of IESCO Region. According to the details, five culprits were caught red ha
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Tuesday said recently announced Automotive Development Policy 2016-21 is encouraging but far from perfection. The policy announced after delay of three years claims that it encourages
University of Health Sciences on Tuesday arranged global seminar on "recent updates in management of cleft lip and palate" for local surgeons and medical students that underscored the importance of seeking early intervention for surgical correction of the
The Large Taxpayers Unit of Lahore (LTU) of the Federal Board of Revenue has recovered up to Rs 450 million from the Pak-Arab Refinery Company (PARCO) as part of income tax amount overdue against the company since the tax year 2009. "Another Rs 220 millio
A petition seeking the scrapping of stay against the construction of a 200-feet radius of protected buildings in the Orange Train project has been dismissed. The court dismissing the application said on Tuesday that the federal government had hardly any r
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, on Tuesday announced its newest 12 mega pixel (Mp) image sensor for smartphones, which will elevate the quality of mobile phone pictures. Already in mass production, this 1.4
The economic potential of Pakistan and Brunei will be reassessed particularly to make textile sector of Faisalabad more attractive and profitable for the investors of Brunei, said Dato Mahmud Saidin High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam. He was addressin
There are over 600 local pharma manufacturing units in Pakistan and this alone is evidence enough for a healthy competition amongst the pharma industry. Rather than spending its resources on unrealistic price controls, the Drug Regulator Authority Pakista
The National Skills Show will prove to be a milestone in providing job opportunities to young generation, claims the chief minister is patronising the mission of the Technical and Vocational Training Authority (TVTA) for Yaqeeni Rozgar, said authority Cha
Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday directed the Sindh government to inform it about the measures taken to counter predicted heat-wave in the province. The SHC bench headed by Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah issued this directive while hearing the petition, f
Water flow in the four live rivers has increased to the tune of 1, The running water in the river Jhelum at Mangla on Tuesday was 57,500 cusecs, in the mighty Indus at Tarbela 32,500 cusecs, in river Kabul at Nowshera 25,400 cusecs and in river Chenab at