President Asif Ali Zardari has said that no extraordinary thing would happen if the newly-elected government succeeds in targeting the drone.While talking to the media in Islamabad on Sunday, Zardari said that he was not aware of any agreement between the government of Pakistan and the US ...

ISLAMABAD: Engineering Development Board and Centre for Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Netherlands here on Wednesday signed a partnership agreement to support private and public export sector. Chief Executive Officer EDB, Qazi Ebadullah Khan and ...

TOKYO  -Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart agreed on Wednesday to speed up talks on a deal to allow Japan to export nuclear plants and to strengthen security cooperation as both sides keep a wary eye on China’s military clout.The Indo-Japanese summit meeting ...

LAHORE (PR): Mobilink Foundation and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) have signed an agreement to enhance the award winning ‘SMS-Based Literacy’ programme.The ‘SMS-Based Literacy’ program uses Short Messaging Service (SMS) to ...

ISLAMABAD : The Harvest Tradings CEO Ahmed Jawad has said that to boost trade with the neighbouring country, caretaker government needed to review Pak-India trade agreement. He said that there was not other option than enhancing trade to normalise the bilateral political and diplomatic relations ...

KARACHI (PR): Pakistan State Oil (PSO) and Habib Bank Limited (HBL) have signed an agreement for the deployment of ATM’s at PSO retail outlets nationwide. This agreement between the nation’s leading Energy Company and the country’s largest private sector bank promises to be a ...

islamabad - Denying any new loan agreement with International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance and Economic Affairs Dr Shahid Amjad on Tuesday made it clear that it was not the mandate of the caretaker government to negotiate or sign any agreement with the ...

KARACHI (PR):  Habib Bank Limited recently signed an agreement with Daewoo Pakistan Express Bus Service, the first and largest foreign investment company with an advanced and organised transport system in Pakistan, to provide state-of-the-art electronic cash management solutions. The agreement ...

ALMATY (AFP) - Iran and world powers Saturday failed to break the deadlock in the crisis over Tehran’s nuclear drive, with the EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton saying the positions were still “far apart”.After two days of exhausting diplomacy in the Kazakh city of Almaty, ...

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) agreed on Wednesday to meet the government delegation that had negotiated with Tehrik-i-Minhajul Quran (TMQ) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri.The ECP held a meeting on Wednesday chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Justice (retd) Fakhruddin G Ibrahim to discuss ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan and India on Tuesday finalised the terms of reference for a judicial commission expected to visit India to gather evidence on the 2008 Mumbai attacks after talks held over the past five days, reported Press Trust of India (PTI). An agreement on the visit of the second ...

BAGHDAD - Top federal and Kurdish security officials agreed in Baghdad on Monday to “activate” coordinating committees between their forces and work to calm the situation in northern Iraq, a statement said. Tensions are running high in parts of the country’s north that the ...

KARACHI- The core-committee of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) have agreed on new municipal system, however, deadlock persists between both the parties on the transfer of provincial departments on lower level.It was decided that Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad and ...

ISLAMABAD – The All Pakistan Tax Employees Association (APTEA) of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has called off the strike after successful negotiations with the board management.The employees have now assured the Board that they will assume office work immediately and will ensure that the ...

KARACHI - Faysal Bank Limited has entered into a strategic partnership with Allianz EFU Health Insurance (Allianz EFU) for their upcoming product Faysal aikFaisla Health Plan, says a press release.  The signing ceremony took place at Faysal House. Aarij Ali, Head Retail Banking FBL and Taher G ...

ISLAMABAD – Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), the data analytic solutions company, has entered into an agreement with Telenor Pakistan to expand its Teradata Enterprise Data Warehouse. A Teradata customer since 2005, Telenor Pakistan has used the Teradata Enterprise Data Warehouse to its ...

KARACHI - PIA and Airbus signed an agreement for transfer of ownership of six A310 aircraft, which were acquired by the airline on lease in year 2004.Transfer of ownership of the six aircraft to the national flag carrier is another step forward in implementing the Business Plan under vision 2020 ...

KARACHI – DuPont has announced signing of a distribution agreement with ICI Pakistan. Under the agreement, ICI Pakistan will market and distribute in Pakistan DuPont™ Corian® solid surface, world-class quality material for interior design and architectural applications, says a press ...

ISLAMABAD - The Economic Affairs Division (EAD) and Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project Company (NJHPC) on Monday signed Subsidiary Loan Agreement worth $40 million, as it was a legal requirement for making loan agreement between Kuwait and Pakistan effective that was agreed on November 25, 2010.Abdul ...

ISLAMABAD - The CCP has issued exemption to a Joint Venture Agreement dated 15-06-2011 (JVA) between M/s Metro Cash & Carry International Holding B.V. (Metro) and Thal Limited (Thal) under Section 5 of the Competition Act, 2010 (Act).Metro and Thal filed a joint application before CCP for the ...

LAHORE Wateen Telecom has signed a three-year multi-million dollar agreement with Spacecom International, the worlds foremost provider of satellite and telecommunication services, says a press release. Under the $11.3 million agreement, Wateen will provide Spacecom with Ku-band and C-band ...

LAHORE Afghan President Karzais recent pre-scheduled visit to India was effectively exploited by the host country to generate ill will against Pakistan. The out-going US Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullens remarks linking ISI with Haqqani Network prompted Indian Prime Minister ...

By Our Staff Reporter KARACHI- Vice President Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry Junaid Esmail Makda has said that KCCI & Bombay Chamber have signed the historic cooperation agreement to establish Bombay-Karachi Joint Chamber of Commerce & Industry which will prove as a vital step forward ...

KARACHI Nestl Pakistan signed an agreement with National Highways & Motorway Police as part of its continued commitment to enhance Drivers Safety through training. The accord was signed between the two organizations for the expansion of the Driver Training Institute in Sheikhupura, says a press ...

LAHORE - A crucial agreement for mapping and monitoring forests of Murree Forests Division and to highlight encroachments on forest land was signed between Punjab Forest Department and World Wide Fund for NaturePakistan (WWFP). The ceremony took place at the Punjab Forest Secretariat which was ...

KARACHI - An agreement, to facilitate Pakistanis residing abroad to send home remittances, has been signed between Summit Bank (formerly Arif Habib Bank) and Xpress Money, says a press release. Summit Bank is one of the fastest growing commercial banks in Pakistan with over 1000 remittance payout ...

ISLAMABAD - A five-member delegation of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) led by Muhammad Yahya P Maroofi, Secretary General of ECO, called on the Commerce Secretary here at the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday. The Secretary General briefed the meeting about the progress made by the ECO in ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Pakistan and Japan on Friday signed an agreement under which Japan would provide a soft loan of $ 233 million for development projects in Pakistan. The signing ceremony was held here at Economic Affairs Division. The agreement was signed by Sibtain Fazal Halim, Secretary Economic ...

LAHORE PIA Managing Director Capt Ijaz Haroon and the employees representative associations failed to develop a consensus over the controversy which surfaced after signing of an agreement between the national flag carrier and the Turkish Airlines (THY), said a participant of the Mondays meeting ...

LAHORE - Special Communications Organization (SCO) and Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML), cellular operators with brand name of SCOM and Ufone respectively, have signed renewed Interconnect Agreement on Wednesday at HQ SCO Rawalpindi. The ceremony was attended by the Director General SCO, ...